
Hidden Valley heats up
It’s going to be a hot couple of weeks in the lead up to Slamfest 2012 at Hidden Valley Drag Strip as teams use the next two weeks as a testing opportunity before the big event.
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It’s going to be a hot couple of weeks in the lead up to Slamfest 2012 at Hidden Valley Drag Strip as teams use the next two weeks as a testing opportunity before the big event.
ANDRA broadcast manager Dean Neal has resigned from his role after seven years hosting and producing the TV content of both the ANDRA Pro Series and Rocket Allstars Racing Series.
The 2012 NT Quarter Mile Titles Presented by 7mate was one of the most action packed events in recent years with records broken, personal bests and an amazing array of entertainment both on and off track.
The first night of the 2012 NT Quarter Mile Titles will go down in history as seeing the quickest Doorslammer pass at Hidden Valley Drag Strip.
Deputy Chief Minister, Delia Lawrie, today inspected some of the mean machines taking part in this weekend’s NT Drag Racing Titles and announced funding for the inaugural Darwin round of ‘Slamfest’ to be held at Hidden Valley next month.
Three times Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion, Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team are set to raise the bar in the Australian Pro-Series Top Bike Championship in 2013.
Rino D’Alfonso has resigned from the role of South Australia divisional director, to which he was elected by ANDRA members earlier this year.
Benaraby Raceway is getting ready to host more than 100 racers on Saturday 21 July 2012 for round two of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series.
Benaraby Raceway is getting ready to host more than 100 racers on Saturday 21 July 2012 for round two of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series.
Fowler Family Racing went back to back as Super Sedan champions in the Rocket Allstars Racing Series this season, earning the coveted gold Christmas tree and putting the cap on another season from one of Australia drag racing’s most well-travelled teams.
Team Rapisarda’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals campaign ended with a first round loss at the hands of T.J. Zizzo.
“This is our best result yet.” Declared Santo Rapisarda after the family owned fuel car qualified in sixth spot at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk Ohio.
Rapisarda Racing have slotted into sixth spot after the opening day of qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Norwalk Ohio.
Mal Bulley has been announced as the new CEO of the Australian National Drag Racing Association following a month long search.
Top Alcohol worldwide seems to have a habit of being dominated. In the USA its Frank Manzo who strangles the category with his smarts and driving skills while his Australian equivalent is Gary Phillips, a man with 15 championship titles to his name.
It’s with regret that the Jason Hedges Racing team announce that they won’t be contesting the 2013 ANDRA Pro Series season.
National record holder and multi car owner Jeff Clarke passed away 2am Sunday. Drag News Australia would like to extend their sympathy to his family and friends at this difficult time. courtesy of Perth Motorplex
Rapisarda Racing’s finest weekend on the NHRA Full Throttle series came to a premature end when Cory McClenathan smoked the tyres in round one of eliminations against Texan Steve Torrence.
A personal best of 3.85/311 mph for Rapisarda Racing has catapulted the Oz team into 12th spot spot at the end of qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago.
Rapisarda Racing have clocked their finest qualifying performance since joining the NHRA Full Throttle Series in 2010. A superb pass of 3.86/490 km/h. clinched the Oz outfit tenth spot and with two qualifying sessions remaining has all but guaranteed the team a start on race day.
SANTO RAPISARDA Racing will make their first appearance at historic Route 66 Speedway Chicago in round 11 of the NHRA Full Throttle championship this weekend.
Speedflow now have available a new size in our 140 Series range. The new -3 size is manufactured from steel with a different design than our standard hex style used in the -4 to -12 sizes.
The 2012 Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank International Raceway, Queensland Australia was the most dramatic event of the year for ANDRA Pro Series Australian Top Doorslammer teams – with inclement weather, extended race days, team withdrawals, nail-biting “championship on the line” runs, pending retirements, upset wins, and quickest passes in history – all playing center stage at various times of the event.
Yesterday PAC Performance revealed their new Mazda 6 SP weapon and they believe its packing the artillery required to take back the rotary world record.
Australian Drag Racing Legend Gary Phillips has claimed yet another ANDRA Pro Series Top Alcohol crown, taking his championship tally to sixteen.
On Thursday night the BDRA held a meeting at the Bairnsdale RSL to outline its recovery and development strategy for the recently vandalised Bairnsdale drag strip. Local drag racers from Bairnsdale and also from as far away as Canberra and Sydney attended to ask questions about BDRA plans for the future of the facility. Police and council representatives also attended.
Let’s have a big hand for the advent of small, high definition cameras which have allowed more and more racers to take us inside their worlds. Here’s a sampling of some of the best from the Fuchs Winternationals.
ANDRA’s Best Engineered Vehicle Award is a prestigious honour for Australian built drag racing vehicles, the winner at this year’s Fuchs Winternationals was Super Compact competitor Chris Tait in his Toyota-powered Nissan 200SX.
Greg and Kim Clayton had no plans for drag racing during 2012. It was decided to put their supercharged altered Competition car away in the workshop and concentrate on business and family life for the year.
Darren Morgan is enjoying basking in the glory of his third ANDRA Top Fuel championship following his nail biting series win over challengers Damien Harris and Andrew Cowin.
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