
Sydney APSA Pro Street Shootout testing day two
Testing continued today for those over-powered under-tyred APSA Pro Street cars ahead of this weekends shootout.
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Testing continued today for those over-powered under-tyred APSA Pro Street cars ahead of this weekends shootout.
Never before has the prize pool been this high! Race fuel supplier Sunoco today announced a major cash injection at Willowbank on June 5-8th by supporting Pro Stock, Comp Eliminator and Super stock. A bonus $15,000.00 has been allocated to these three classes at the race.

Twenty-eight year old Grace Howell will make her debut in the Australian professional ranks at Willowbank Raceway’s FUCHS Winternationals (5-8 June 2014), competing in the Pro Stock category.

Hidden Valley Drag Strip is set to be the home of horsepower this weekend as the 2014 NT Titles Presented by 7mate kicks off on Friday night with teams from across the Territory converging on the Valley.

The 2014 APSA Pro Street Shootout series will really crank it up this Saturday at Sydney Dragway, before then though we will be teased with a preview during a few days of testing.

Ten of the world’s quickest and fastest sport compact racers will take to the Willowbank Raceway quarter mile on Friday and Saturday 6th and 7th of June as Factory Xtreme showcase the very best side-by-side turbocharged drag racing on the planet.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Show has a new star – it’s not a driver, crew chief or stunt rider – it’s a new car and the launch of Stormtrooper is likely to be a fan favourite with the kids, as well as the parents.

Ron Capps is one of the world’s most popular and successful drag racers and Australian race fans will have a chance to meet and watch the US superstar at Sydney Dragway’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Extravaganza November 29, 2014.

Craig Davis was the man with the smile after being the first local Super Sedan (SS/AA) vehicle to run a six second pass at Hidden Valley Drag Strip during the Dash 4 Cash event.

Mobil 1 backed Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Steve Ham has burst out of the wilderness that has held him ransom since last season, to make the finals of Sydney Dragway’s X Champs.
Spinozzi Racing made it through to their first Pro Stock final round recently at the X-Champs, scoring the runner up trophy against Aaron Tremayne.
The thrill of victory was tainted by several broken engines for the Tremayne Pro Stock team and a fault with the fuel has been suggested as the reason.
> Former Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson was uncharacteristically eliminated from the X-Champs with a red light at Sydney Dragway last weekend.

It has been confirmed what has been buzzing around the internet since yesterday that Ray Treasure has resigned from his position of Track Manager at Sydney Dragway.

It was no holds barred at the 2014 X-Champs in Sydney as 11 new records were set across eight classes.

Extreme in name, extreme in nature, the 2014 X Champs delivered plenty of white knuckle rides.
Sunoco, one of America’s most recognizable fuel companies with a long heritage in motorsports, will become an official sponsor of NHRA in 2015, it was announced today.

John Zappia has returned to the top of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer points table following victory at the X-Champs at Sydney Dragway on Sunday.

ANDRA Gold Christmas Trees were handed out and records were smashed in an memorable weekend of racing in Round 6 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.

Victor Bray has jumped from tenth to sixth in the ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship courtesy of a semi-final appearance at the weekend’s X-Champs.

The excitement continued on the final day of the X Champs, fortunately the weather was kinder and champions were crowned – Here is all the action from the day in freeze frame from our photographers.
The X-Champs lived up to the billing and provided total non-stop action all weekend culminating in a pulsating final day of eliminations.

Join the team at Drag News Australia for LIVE coverage of the X-Champs from Sydney Dragway. This event marks DNA’s 4th year of operation, so join in the celebrations from this Friday morning May 2nd for all the Sportsman qualifying and stay with us all the way through to the finals on Sunday.

The weather threatened and the rain poured, but qualifying in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at the X-Champs still went ahead at Sydney Dragway.

Bitterly cold temperature, cold winds, cold track, but hot action, day two of the X Champs lived up too its name delivering one of the most extreme days ever in drag racing. Here a few snap shots highlighting some of the action….and in case you missed the point, it was fecking freezing!
The X-Champs is off to a flying start as several competitors set themselves up for a record setting weekend in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.

Day one of the X Champs was all about the sportsman racers, here is a few snap shots highlighting some of the action.

X Champs is upon us and it has been a week of frantic testing where for some not everything went to plan, here is a wrap up with loads of photos and video footage.

Super Street might be the entry level category for championship drag racing but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its fair share of tough competitors and few are stronger than three times WA state champion Blake Jeffreys.

NHRA Aussie Shane Tucker returns this weekend in what will most likely be his only Australian appearance of the year in a stacked X-Champs Pro Stock field.
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