
David Carroll to make Alice Springs debut
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.
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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.
When husband and wife Grant and Debbie O’Rourke hit Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend for the latest round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series (11-12 July), it will be Australia’s quickest and fastest current female drag racer who will lead the way for the high-octane pairing.

Editorial – Get them early. That should be the philosophy of ANDRA and indeed any drag racing organisation/body/track as we look to build our base of racers.

Australian Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Steve Harker took a holeshot win at Norwalk, Ohio on Sunday, defeating Chris Foster in the final of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

New WA Junior Dragster state champion Makenah Johnson-Begg drove the race of her life to claim her first title as she eyes bigger things for the future.

ANDRA will be changing its fee structures for the new financial year with membership fees and Group One licences increasing but the cost of Super Street and Junior Dragster licences falling.

The recent 1/8th mile PDRA Summer Drags held at Martin Michigan included a very special and rather unexpected public debut of a fantastic new race car courtesy of Australia’s Paul Mouhayet.
The nitro cowboys of Top Fuel Motorcycle head north to Hidden Valley Drag Strip next week in the hunt for ANDRA Drag Racing Series glory.

Western Australian Modified state champion Sam Treasure will be stepping up next season, recently bringing the ex-Chris Stipanovich Nitro Funny Car across the continent. The team will be spending some time on methanol first as they learn about running a supercharged vehicle. They will also be modifying the car to run as both an altered and a funny car. “As it is now it’s a complete Nitro Funny Car with all spares,” Treasure said. “The only thing that it’s missing is a blower. “It has a brand new spare block and brand new spare crank, the motor in the car has only done 12 passes since new. “We will be modifying the car to run on alcohol and run Supercharged Outlaws for a while then maybe nostalgia nitro.” {fcomment}

Maurice Allen and Milwaukee Tools have put together this ripper video from the Fuchs Winternationals that sums up the passion involved in all drag racing teams.

Shane Tucker has finished an NHRA career best, reaching the semi finals in Chicago on Sunday.

The Summerland Drags at Casino Airstrip in northern New South Wales continued its series of popular events recently.
Fuchs Winternationals Top Fuel runner up Anthony Begley is revving up for charity motoring event Variety Bash, celebrating 30 years since the first event on the dusty roads from Bourke to Burketown, instigated by adventurer, famed philanthropist and Bash visionary Dick Smith.

Shane Tucker achieved his best ever qualifying performance last weekend in New Hampshire and will be looking for a repeat of the success this weekend at Chicago’s Route 66 Raceway.

Before the 2014 FUCHS Winternationals, the Pro Stock national records matched the quickest marks seen in the eliminator, at 6.982 and 196.10mph, and the Willowbank track records weren’t too far behind at 6.983 and 196.04mph. By the end of the iconic Willowbank Raceway event, these elapsed time marks has been bettered 12 times and the speed records exceeded 10 times.
Clear skies and an outstanding racing surface saw the record books take a hammering at the 47th FUCHS Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway over the Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Jack Danaher has been released from hospital following a terrifying crash in the braking area of Sydney Dragway over the weekend. First video has been released of the incident.
Hard work and dedication paid off for brothers Tyronne and Aaron Tremayne at this year’s Fuchs Winternationals as the pair met for the fifth time in a final, with Aaron taking the win after a red light from Tyronne.
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