Team Rapisarda’s American campaign has ended prematurely after breaking a blower belt at the 600 foot -mark in round one against young gun Spencer Massey at the season closing Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Pomona.

Australian Pro Street Association co-owner John Habib wraps up the Pro Street season just finished and looks to the future.

Moving two a single day format round 4 of the NSW Championship followed in quick succession over the previous round before the series goes into a hiatus over the summer.

The NSW Championship reached its halfway point with the running of round 3, the planned Friday night qualifying washed out but the sun pushed through on the Saturday for what turned out to be a laid back day of racing.

As part of the on-going re-structuring of Australia’s Fastest Motorsport, ANDRA is pleased to announce that a new television package for the sport has been secured.

The Australian Drag Racing Association Limited Annual General Meeting will be conducted at 10.30am on Saturday November 12 at the St George Rowing Club, 1 Levey Street Wolli Creek, Sydney.

O’Connor Motorsport kicked of its season at the Perth Motorplex in the team’s XM Falcon ANDRA Top Doorslammer on October 29.

Sydney based Top fuel squad Rapisarda Racing is set to mount a two -car attack for the final round on the NHRA season at Pomona this weekend with Western Australian hot shot Damien Harris to steer the second Rapisarda missile alongside NHRA ace and regular Rapisarda pilot Cory McClenathan.

Maurice Brennan has put last year’s nightmare season behind him by claiming the runner up honours in Top Comp at the Perth Motorplex Season Opener.  

Three-time Motorplex Track Champion and Driver of the Year, Allen Puglia has blasted his way into the new season, claiming the second tier of the podium at the Grand Opening on Saturday night.

Peter Russo has declared the first powered pass in his new Australian-built nitro Funny Car a success.

The Christmas ‘silly season’ is fast approaching! To ‘kick start’ it with some retro-oriented muscle, there’s three good reasons to spend this November at Sydney Dragway, with action-a-plenty coming at you left, right and centre.

This was the 4th year Terri Sander has held a Mini-Field of Women breast cancer tribute at Willowbank Raceway. The support from the drag racing community again was awesome and gets better each year.

Peter Russo will test his Australian-built Supercheap Auto Funny Car before contesting the season-ending AAA Club World Finals at Pomona, California in two weeks.

Oz Top Fuel outfit Rapisarda Racing missed the cut by one place and .01 sec. at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Which Australian Top Fuel driver will make his US debut in the NHRA Finals at Pomona?

Sydney Modified racer Brett White has taken the plunge into blown Group Two racing while looking towards Top Alcohol.

No longer a dark horse, Rob Pilkington has become the man everybody wants to beat when he races at Perth Motorplex.

What will happen when the worlds quickest Sport Compact racer turns his attention to the V8 turbo scene?

Following a devastating Nitro Champs crash totally destroying her Modified dragster, former Australian Champion Kelly Corbett has a new ride which she has debuted at Willowbank Raceway in testing.

The Australian Pro Street Association (APSA) is proud to announce new season points series will now start at Calder Park Raceway on the 18th of February 2012.

It has been sometime since my last Chairman’s Statement. We have been very busy over the past few months and although many of our efforts may not be immediately obvious I believe the work of the staff and the new Board will result in a better 2012 and a still better 2013. There is still a lot of work to do. I thank you for your continued support and trust you will continue to work with us to ensure your venue remains the “place to race”. I want to bring you up to date on some issues.

ANDRA hosted a successful Drag Racing summit, held at Sydney Dragway last weekend. Delegates from all over the country attended from various stakeholder groups to identify the prime objectives required for drag racing to secure a new and exciting future.

Four-time Australian Funny Car Champions Peter and Helen Russo will debut a brand new Australian-built nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Big O Tires Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (27-30 October).

After posting their finest result of their season at Phoenix Firebird Speedway where the team made the cut in 12th spot, Rapisarda Racing are upbeat heading into the penultimate round of the 2011 NHRA championship at Las Vegas International Speedway this weekend.  

Drag News will be providing live highlights from the Sydney Dragway Track Championship and the rescheduled Perth Motorplex test and tunes on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

The Australian Super Gas Racers will run a four-round Southern Super Gas Series this drag racing season, with three dates confirmed.

Long time Super Gas competitor David Gauldie has debuted his new weapon in a bid for another Super Gas national title.