
New Greene Machine makes debut
The new Greene Machine Funny Car made its first test pass on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex, provided an added treat for fans watching the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel Championship.
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The new Greene Machine Funny Car made its first test pass on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex, provided an added treat for fans watching the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel Championship.

FUCHS Top Fuel dragster pilot Phil Lamattina has made his third finals appearance in row after the first three rounds of the current ANDRA Championship season.

Mark Sheehan put a stop to Darren Morgan’s winning streak on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex, taking victory in spectacular fashion in the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship.

Darren Morgan’s domination over Top Fuel remained in place following day one of qualifying in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at Perth Motorplex.

Darren Morgan Racing heads west this weekend for a Top Fuel showdown at the Perth Motorplex.

The tough, USA-experienced Rapisarda Racing outfit will be out to stop Darren Morgan’s championship charge come this weekend’s third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship at Perth Motorplex.

The 8000 horsepower nitro dragsters of Top Fuel are crossing the desert expanses of Australia in readiness to attack Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday night in what will be a crucial round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.

Drag racing stalwart Victor Bray has stepped into the winners’ circle for the second time in as many weekends, taking victory in a father versus son final at Adelaide International Raceway’s anniversary invitational on Saturday evening.

ANDRA Top Doorslammer pilot, Murray O’Connor has smashed through the 6-second barrier with an amazing performance at last weekend’s Goldenstate Titles at the Perth Motorplex.

The Top Fuel arms race is heating up with Mark Sheehan enlisting help from USA Top Fuel powerhouse Alan Johnson Racing ahead of next weekend’s ANDRA championship round at Perth Motorplex.

As you are aware, during the Goldenstates Drag Racing event on the weekend, the Perth Motorplex suffered a small number of incidents resulting in the early tripping of the ET beam in the right-hand lane (Lane 2).

Queensland drag racing veteran Victor Bray has taken victory against local hero and reigning champion John Zappia in a breakthrough appearance for the Perth Motorplex’s Goldenstates event at the weekend.

A sterling driving job at the 2012 Australian Nationals by Roy Romeo in the family’s Super Gas Commodore resulted in him leading both the Southern Super Gas Series and the ANDRA Aeroflow Championship and taking home the coveted gold Christmas tree.

Old sparring partners Victor Bray and John Zappia matched up again at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night with Bray emerging as the upset winner in round two of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship.

Three times Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion, Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team stamped their intentions for the new ANDRA Pro-Series, Top Qualifying, winning the Meeting, setting a new MPH Personal Best and ran quicker than anyone had on a Motorcycle at Sydney Dragway in history.

John Zappia showed who was boss in qualifying here at the 41st Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex by top qualifying his Fuchs Lubricants / Striker Crushing and Screening Monaro in a tough field of Doorslammers.

Reigning ANDRA Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia went from a non-qualifying performance in the opening round of the series in Sydney to top qualifier in Perth following day one of the 41st annual Goldenstates.
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The 41st annual Goldenstates take place at Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday, featuring round two of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series for Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol.
Australian National Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia is competing at his home track for the 41st Annual Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex this weekend for round two of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship, and is hoping to turn around his luck at the event.

Double duty is no foreign concept to John Cannuli, a fierce competitor in both ANDRA Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol.

The Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway was good event that could have been great for ANDRA Top Alcohol competitor Wayne Price, as his team continues to develop into the ‘dark horse’ of the ANDRA Top Alcohol bracket.

A number of new records were set at the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway last month.

When Peter Kapiris was taken to hospital following his clutch explosion at the Australian Nationals, his thoughts were pre-occupied with getting his Top Doorslammer back together and being able to make race day.
Less than two weeks after an action-packed outing at Sydney Dragway, Team Bray Racing’s Victor and Ben Bray are set to head across the country for the Perth Motorplex’s 41st annual Goldenstates this Friday and Saturday.

Nineteen Top Doorslammers and nine Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Dragsters are ready to do combat next weekend as the ANDRA championship moves on to the west coast for the 41st annual Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex.

Rapisarda Racing scored a superb come from behind first round win over mega budget Al-Anabi Team in first round then fell to privateer Bob Vandergriff in the quarter- finals at the final round of the NHRA championship season at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California.

This weekend sees 3 huge events on the Sydney Calendar, The Annual Rocket Open Day on Saturday from 8am to 3pm, The Australian Nostalgia Fuel Association Annual Pioneer Awards on the Saturday evening from 5pm and thehe Cruzin Magazine Nostalgia Drag Racing Event at Sydney Dragway on Sunday from 9am, racing from 1pm.
Since taking the win at the season ending Winternationals, the off season was productive but time consuming and before Reed knew it, the Nationals were fast approaching and time had run out to do some much needed testing prior to last weekend at Sydney Dragway.

Rapisarda Racing and Cory McClenathan have booked an appointment with Al-Anabi ace Shawn Langdon in first round of racing following a superb pass of 3.86/ 487 km/h to qualify in 16 th spot after four gruelling rounds at the final event on the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle championship season at Pomona, California.
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