The new ANDRA Championship Calendar has been released for 2011-2012.

  A veteran of drag racing in Western Australia, Wayne Keys continues to impress whenever he competes in his supercharged Holden Monaro.  

This weekend’s Sydney Dragway’s Track Championship Final will see the debut of Cowin Family Racing’s latest Nostalgia Funny Car and Fowler Racing’s mountain motor GXP Super Sedan.

As far as last minute inclusions into the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals Top Fuel field goes – they don’t come much bigger than NHRA superstar, Cory McClenathan – who will take to the wheel of a Rapisarda Racing machine for the event at Willowbank Raceway, June 10-13.

Sydney Dragway recently held the 2011 NSW Junior Dragster Titles, sponsored by Rapisarda Racing in what turned out to be a fun filled day for everyone involved.

Junior Dragfest is set to blast off at its new home Warwick Dragway on June 4th and 5th keeping the event tradition alive.

Ex Super Gas racer Shannon Gaddes is about to make the little step up into his brand new and very extravagant Supercharged Outlaw Altered.

In an unfortunate racing incident at the Nitro Champs, held at Sydney Dragway on the 1st May 2011, the Mazda 6 driven by Rocky Rehayem crashed in the final of Super Compact.

John Zappia and his crew from Zappia Racing took the long haul road trip from Sydney to Darwin to compete in the Macmahon Grand Re-Opening of the Hidden Valley Drag Strip presented by 7mate, and had such a good time they vowed to return again.

More than 500 racers will take up residence at Willowbank Raceway across the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend of June 10-13 as the venue hosts the largest drag racing event held outside of the US – the Castrol EDGE Winternationals.

The latest round of the ANDRA Pro-Series was held recently at Sydney International Dragway in conjunction with the Nitro Championships with a big 3 days of action planned covering just about all classes of racing.

Current ANDRA Pro Series Australian Top Fuel Championship leader, Darren Morgan isn’t allowing the frustration of the Sydney Nitro Champs get to him as he eyes off the season-ending Castrol EDGE Winternationals in just three weeks time.

For the Jason Hedges Racing team (JHR), the 2010/2011 ANDRA Pro Series has been a career year.  

If rumours are to be believed, and we stress these are rumours, a former big name driver/rider who participated across three categories reportedly has a new Top Doorslammer on the way.

If Darren Morgan claims the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship at Willowbank Raceway’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals over June 10-13, it will be the first time an owner/driver has taken the title since Jim Read in 2006.

Australia’s flattest drag strip was officially re-opened by Senator Trish Crossin and Minister Rob Knight last night in front of a motorsport hungry crowd. The newly rebuilt Hidden Valley Drag Strip played host to eight Top Doorslammer teams from across Australia as part of the Macmahon Grand Re-Opening presented by 7mate.

Willowbank Raceway’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals will host John Barbagallo’s first ‘runs in anger’ at the site of his massive November testing crash.

The penultimate Rocket All Stars Round at the Nitro Champs was the last chance for the nation’s sportsman racers to earn valuable points going into the final round at the Winternationals in June.

The ANDRA Pro Series category of Pro Stock will boast not only the largest Pro field of the season-ending Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway over June 10-13, but also the tightest battle for the championship.

Hidden Valley Drag Strip gets its official christening this weekend with the two night Macmahon Grand Re-Opening kicking off on Friday.

Carl Taylor took his Bubbletop Chev to a win at the Nitro Champs claiming his first the covenanted  gold Christmas tree trophy and a impressive debut for new sponsor Tilley Automotive.

I trust that all competitors’ and their team that attended the Nitro Champs have returned home safely. We have been working since the event finished with the numbers so as to report to all concerned about the payment of the prize money. 

The lead up to the 2011 Nitro Champs had all the ingredients for a great Drag Racing event. However, the weather gods had different ideas and dumped enormous amounts of water on Sydney Dragway and surrounding areas leading up to and into the first two days of the event.

For Steven Ham and the Mobil 1/East Coast Lubes Funny Car, the 2011 Nitro Champs proved a vital round for the teams championship aspirations. The fickle Sydney weather threw all the teams a curve ball with two days of relentless rain before clearing up just enough for two qualifying runs but giving tricky track conditions.

Warwick racer Matthew Loy is riding a wave of momentum in the Junior Dragster category currently, and is hoping to keep the ride going at Warwick Raceway this weekend.

John Zappia and his Zappia Racing Team proved why they are the National Champions last weekend, when they won the most exciting Final in Top Doorslammer history at the Nitro Champs in Sydney Australia. The win was probably one of John’s best drives this season as he had to overcome a huge wheel stand, tyre shake and after using most of the track also dropped a cylinder a the 1000 foot mark and still managed to take the win.

Willowbank Raceway’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals (June 10-13) will play host to Top Alcohol champion Wayne Newby’s best shot in recent years of claiming his third ANDRA Pro Series championship.