Whilst the final day of qualifying at the O’Reilly Winternationals succumbed to the weather, Rapisarda Racing were able to secure a finals day birth. Drag News Australia brings you an insight into the team as it prepares for eliminations tomorrow.

Day two of qualifying has come and gone for Rapisarda Racing at the season opening O’Reilly Winternationals and Drag News Australia continues to bring to you exclusive reports from the teams NHRA assualt both on and off the track.

Last Tuesday the Central Highlands Drag Racing Association was formed with a meeting of over 100 drag racing racers and punters eager to begin the process of developing a eighth mile drag strip in the Central Queensland town of Emerald.

Becoming Australia’s first licensed female Nitro Funny Car driver in the modern era is no small feat and it is one that has taken some three years of hard work from Christine Steffens.

Drag News Australia brings to you exclusively our day one qualifying wrap up for Rapisarda Racing at the 2012 O’Reilly Winternationals in Pomona, California.

Sponsors and racers are throwing their support behind the first nostalgia event to be held at Willowbank Raceway under the facility’s management.

This weekend Rapisarda Racing will tackle the O’Reilly Winternationals the first event of the demanding NHRA series. Drag News Australia will bring you updates on the teams progress throughout the weekend and an event wrap up at its conclusion. Here is our first look at the state of play so far.

Steven Ham and the East Coast Lubes team took the opportunity to use the New Years Rocket All Stars round at Willowbank Raceway as a test session for upcoming Pro Series events.  

Sport Compact racers Mal Glassett  and George Marcevski have purchased the “Ian Racing” RX3 and are bringing it back to Australia after a short tour of Puerto Rico and USA.

With a temperature in the forties and plenty of humidity to boot, racing conditions were hardly comfortable at Perth Motorplex for the third round of Top Fuel in the ANDRA Pro Series.

Here are the quick results from last weekends Slamfest event at South Coast Raceway, Portland, stay dialed in for a event wrap and photos to come.  

If you didn’t already think Darwin was becoming a hot spot for new drag cars, we now have fresh pictures of yet another Top Alcohol Funny Car destined for Hidden Valley Drag Strip in 2012.

The Rocket Allstar Racing Series launched into life for 2012 at Willowbank Raceway on January 21st with nearly 180 entries looking for those valuable championship points at the third round of the series en route to a national title.  

Eighth mile action is back bigger than ever, with the 2012 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series formally announced today by series organisers.

The start of the APSA Pro Street Series for 2012 will begin in Melbourne, at what has been called in the past, “The Home of Pro Street”. Due to popular demand and racers requesting a points round in VIC, APSA sponsors and Calder Park Raceway are happy to bring Pro Street back to VIC here at Calder Park on 18th February 2012.

The Tremaniac racing team debuted their new GXP and Willowbank Raceway last night.

The ANDRA Pro Series will be backed up by a strong field of Australia’s best sportsman racers when it returns to Adelaide on April 13, 14 and 15.

Western Australian Top Fuel driver Mark Sheehan put in the race of his life on Saturday night to win the third round of the ANDRA Pro Series at Perth Motorplex.

Darren Morgan’s defence of the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship is back on track after a runner up performance in the third round at the Perth Motorplex.

Australian Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia took the win in the first of three rounds in the eighth mile Slamfest Series organized by Pro Modified Australia, with a super consistent performance.

ANDRA Pro Series champion Darren Morgan is assured his new car will finally deliver gains for the AEG Powertools team this weekend in round three of the Top Fuel championship at Perth Motorplex.

Check out all the photos from the day below!

As 2011 was wound up and the new year arrived testing at Sydney Dragway has been record setting, here is a wrap up of all the action over the new year.

The family business may be known as Rocky Lamattina and Sons but this coming weekend, it’s all about Rocky Lamattina and Dad, as the father and son combination both pilot their respective dragsters down the strip at the Perth Motorplex together for the very first time.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) can confirm that an ANDRA Pro Series round featuring Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Bike and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories will be held at Adelaide International Raceway on April 13, 14 and 15.

Darren Morgan Racing goes into the third round of the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship at the Perth Motorplex this weekend with a head of steam, ready to get it’s Championship campaign back on track – it also today launches a new website at www.darrenmorgan.com.au.  

This Saturday the 21st of January Dragnews will be covering the racing Live from Willowbank Rocket Allstars Round and the Slamfest from Heathcote Raceway. Stay tuned here for qualifying updates and elimination coverage.