
Health forces Gary Miocevich retirement from Perth Motorplex
Having been responsible for the design, development and construction of the Perth Motorplex in 2000, Gary Miocevich has been forced to retire, as he deals with health related issues.
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Having been responsible for the design, development and construction of the Perth Motorplex in 2000, Gary Miocevich has been forced to retire, as he deals with health related issues.
Graham Elliot says that his departure from Sydney Dragway is a completion of appointment that comes under amicable circumstances.
Twenty seven year old carpenter Warrick Baczynski may only be a quarter-mile rookie, but that isn’t stopping him mixing it with the top end of town as part of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series which will hit his home-track of Benaraby Raceway this weekend (Saturday 2 August).
Three-time Australian Champion drag racer, Graeme “The Bricklayer” Cooper will contest the world’s oldest and most prestigious drag race, the NHRA’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis next month.
Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Chris Matheson took the full brunt of a freak accident during eliminations from the last round of the championship at Hidden Valley Dragstrip.
When the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series hits Benaraby Raceway on 2 August, a local brother and sister will be looking to continue their assault on the Series point scores of their respective brackets.
VP Racing Fuels has introduced three new performance Madditive productsfor use with pump fuels.
Australian Nitro Funny Car driver Peter Russo finally made the field of an NHRA event on the weekend, sneaking in to the number 16 place in Sonoma, California.
Brothers Wayne and Gary McGuinness recently spent time in the USA learning more about racing nitro motorcycles, but it is proving inspiration for some further moves.
The Calder Park Drag Racing Street Outlaws Series kicked off on Friday Night July 11th in front of an eager crowd of spectators ready to see some of the toughest street cars battle it out for top spot on their representative lists.
The Desert Nationals presented by Supercheap Auto and Shannons Insurance at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this past weekend was the site of four new 660 feet national records, the first to be set in Northern Territory.
When you’re racing over 660 feet, there is no room for error. The half-track distance is set up for close tight racing from the hit of the throttle to the finish line; it’s all over in a blink of an eye.
Conditions were cool but the action was hot during qualifying for Round 8 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the 2014 Desert Nationals presented by Supercheap Auto and Shannons Insurance.
Steven Ham has put himself back in the title fight for the Australian Top Alcohol Championship by winning round six at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Dragstrip last weekend.
Round four of the Queensland Drag Racing Championship at Willowbank Raceway was to be a Group Three only affair. But with 30 Pro Street racers putting their hand up to do some testing runs, it made for a show guaranteed to excite with wheelstanding action.
Reigning Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia is in the winning groove after taking out Round 7 of the ANDRA Pro Series over the weekend at Hidden Valley Drag Strip in Darwin.
David Carroll is confident his engine problems are behind him allowing the Victorian to take his place in the Modified Bike field at the Desert Nationals this weekend in Alice Springs.
When the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship comes to Alice Springs for the Desert Nationals this weekend, one of the premiere brackets on show will be the loud and fast Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds and Sedans of Supercharged Outlaws.
Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes has taken the covers off a stunning new 1957 Corvette Roadster that he hopes to defend his national title with later this year.
Grant and Debbie O’Rourke are in the midst of a few days of rest and relaxation after the latest round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series in Darwin, with both husband and wife eliminated in their first rounds of racing after qualifying eighth and seventh in the Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol brackets respectively.
Alice Springs local Andrew Sutton doesn’t race at his home strip as much as you might think. But he can’t wait for the Desert Nationals to roll around this weekend for a rare opportunity to put the hammer down in his 1953 Chevy Corvette at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.
John Zappia and Mark Drew have taken a stranglehold on their respective Championships with victory in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at Hidden Valley Drag Strip.
Can anyone stop Gary Phillips? The 16-times Top Alcohol Champion continued his ominous form during qualifying at Hidden Valley Drag Strip tonight laying down a 5.468 second pass at 264.34 mph right out of the gate.
Join Drag News Australia LIVE from Darwin for the ANDRA Top Alcohol, Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle round, this Friday and Saturday July 11 and 12.
Daniel Gregorini says his team will be aiming to avoid a repeat of the ignition problem that cost them a shot at a win recently in Queensland as the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship heads to Darwin this weekend.
JHR are once again having their Pro Stock engine program lifted by Tremaniac Racing to be ready for the 2015 ANDRA Pro Stock Season.
A newly announced Pro Street racing concept set to make its debut at this weekend’s Queensland Drag Racing Championship round at Willowbank Raceway (Saturday July 12) is fast gaining traction, with more than 20 racers expected to take part.
For the first time in ANDRA Championship Drag Racing history, the 3000 plus horsepower, supercharged V8 sedans of Top Doorslammer will rock the Valley in Round 7 of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.
The supercharged, methanol burning Funny Cars and Dragsters of Top Alcohol return to Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend led by none other than ANDRA Drag Racing Series leader and 16-time Top Alcohol Champion Gary Phillips.
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