Tommy Johnson Jnr’s recent trip to Australia not only took in some racing at the 2013 Nitro Champs but gave Dragnews reporter Gioenne Rapisarda a chance to take a glimpse into the life of an NHRA star.

General Manager, Kevin Prendergast, announced today that Perth Motorplex has appointed Rod Britton as the new Drag Racing Manager. Former Drag Racing Manager, Dean Neal, takes on the newly created position of Promotion and Media Manager.

The 2013 Nitro Champs was an event that gave Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Scott White something to smile about. He was able to qualify in the top half of the field and got past the first round of eliminations. In fact White was so happy to have gone into the semi-finals that for the Darwin racer it may as well have been the finals.

This Saturday 18 May 2013 will host the last competitive hit-out at Willowbank Raceway prior to the beginning of 2013’s FUCHS Winternationals festivities.

Heading into the 2013 Nitro Champs the goals were simple for Darren Morgan Racing; be consistent, go rounds and regain the championship lead.

Reigning Australian Nationals Champion , Greg Clayton has returned to his happy hunting ground of Sydney Dragway last weekend claiming another finals appearance in Competition Eliminator at the famed Nitro Champs.

I’m sure we’ve all heard about that cheap part that stands in the way of what would have been an awesome run & this is exactly what happened to Steven Reed in his Allstar Batteries Top Alcohol Funnycar, last weekend for the Nitro Champs @ Sydney Dragway.

For factory Mopar pilot Lee Bektash, the 2013 Nitro Champs was a standout event, as the long time drag racer converted the potential in his Chrysler-powered Pro Stock machine to ANDRA Gold.

The LTFR Top Fuel dragster had a mixed weekend at the Sydney Nitro Champs but a semi final appearance and more data, sees the team confident about their chances as the ANDRA Series heads to it’s biggest event of the season, the Fuchs Winternationals.

Queensland’s premier drag racing facility – Willowbank Raceway – will be besieged by almost 100 vehicles of yesteryear this Saturday 11 May for the second outing of the 2013 Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drags series.

Tyre shake and mechanical issues saw Team Bray Racing’s Victor and Ben Bray endure a ‘tough day at the office’ during the weekend’s Top Doorslammer racing at Sydney Dragway’s Nitro Champs.

The 2013 Nitro Champs saw three first time professional winners in racing that ranged from the record breaking to the bizarre.

Drag News will be bringing to you live coverage of the 2013 Nitro Champs from the first pass on Friday morning through to the finals on Sunday. Join our commentary team and contribute to the event with our interactive blog. It’s the next best thing to being there.

Darren Morgan managed to sway the Top Fuel points balance slightly in his favour during qualifying for the 2013 Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway, taking top position ahead of race day.

ANDRA Top Doorslammer pilot Murray O’Connor heads to the Nitro Champs in Sydney this weekend with one thing on his mind – to beat the best.

Reigning five times back to back ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia has arrived in Sydney Australia for Round 5 of the Australian Championship at the prestigious Nitro Champs this weekend – set to do battle with the other 17 competitors.

The 2013 Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway is shaping up to be one of the very best. With Darren Morgan and Phil Lamattina locked in equal 1st position on 487 points, round 8 of the ANDRA Top Fuel Championships will be a knock ‘m down, drag ‘m out affair with victory catapulting the winner to the top of the leader board.

For most racers, the week leading up to a big race is usually spent in garages and sheds making last minute adjustments, fine tuning and looking for any performance advantage they can gain over their opposition.

He might have spent 11 months out of the driver’s seat of the world’s fastest accelerating vehicles, but three times Australian Top Fuel champion Phil Read doesn’t have nerves ahead of his return at this weekend’s Nitro Champs, just a pure desire to win.

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (3-5 May 2013) at Sydney Dragway, Team Bray Racing’s Victor and Ben Bray will line up amongst a field of more than 20 Top Doorslammers for the infamous Nitro Champs event.

Jason Grima expanded to a two car assault team at the Westernationals with Grima driving the PC Group Ford Mustang while NHRA racer and team adviser Brandon Huhtala was steering the ‘Blue’ Mustang, the partnership will reignite at the Nitro Champs.

Fraser Motorcycles sponsored Bad Bones Racing Top Fuel Harley is ready to go up against rival Chris Matheson and the rest of the Top Fuel Bike competition as the season reaches its mid-point at the 2013 Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway on May 3-5.

Mopar factory driver Lee Bektash says Pro Stock is likely to become a six second free for all with cool, clear conditions forecast for this weekend’s Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.

It has been a hectic time for Western Australian Top Alcohol racer Adam Marchant in the lead up to the Nitro Champs in Sydney with a major rebuild of his dragster now complete.

  When it comes to international experience driving 8000 horsepower nitro Top Fuel dragsters, few have more runs under the belt than Avon, Indiana-based Tommy Johnson Jr.

It is now planned Tommy Johnson Jr will replace Larry Dixon in the seat of the Rapisarda Autosports International Top Fuel Dragster at the upcoming Nitro Champs, with Lee Beard returning to assist in the tuning duties.

Northern Territory Minister for Sport and Recreation Matt Conlan has announced that Alice Springs and the town’s dragway will be beamed into television screens around the country later this year, putting the Centre on the drag racing map.

Team Bray Racing’s Ben Bray re-wrote the record books on Saturday 20 April 2013 when at Willowbank Raceway’s Super Sportsman event he blazed down the Queensland quarter-mile in 6.807 seconds at 202.39 miles per hour in his four cylinder Nissan Altima.

Sydney Dragway will be seeing more nitro than ever before at the Nitro Champs on May 3-5 with Top Fuel dragsters, Nitro Funny Cars and Top Bikes all on track and all burning motorsport’s most famous fuel.

Roma’s Laurie Fitzgerald is one racer who can’t wait to see the 2013 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series return to the new-look Ironbark Raceway come Saturday 27 April 2013.