Reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Badcock will step out of the riders seat at the conclusion of the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals, and when he does so he hopes to be celebrating back-to-back ANDRA Pro Series Championship wins.

Sydney Super Street racer Carl “Chevy” Taylor has gained new sponsorship for his standout Chevy Bubbletop from Tilley Automotive.

The AEG Powertools-backed Darren Morgan Racing team heads to Sydney for the penultimate round of the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championships hoping they can turn their 122 point Championship margin into an unassailable lead – and the team has some extra assistance from Aeroflow Performance Products.

Top Doorslammer drag racer, Robin Judd, is looking to win the sports most elusive prize, the Grand Slam. 

Over 50 teams took to Hidden Valley Drag Strip for its first ever shake down since a multi-million dollar upgrade in 2010.

The 2011 Nitro Champs marks Drag News Australia’s 1st birthday and what a better way to celebrate than by bringing you LIVE coverage, pit happenings, race reports and gossip from this year’s race?

Do you want to see the biggest horsepower show to ever hit Darwin? Will you be witness to the first ever 5 second pass at Hidden Valley? 

An update and invitation – and some clarification.

Friday night sees the much anticipated return of the Beat the Heat Off Street Series at Hidden Valley Drag Strip. Completely revamped in late 2010 this will be the first time the new drag strip and timing system will be used in anger and there are sure to be plenty of records set on the new surface.

The Extreme Ride of a Lifetime is back & here to stay for the year. As a once off promotion to raise money for childrens heart research, we are offering 3 rides up for bid on Ebay.

Promo video released for the upcoming Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.

Australia’s Terry Sainty had what was probably the most challenging outing yet of his Top Fuel driving career last weekend. 

Last weekend’s Aeroflow by Rocket industries event once again saw the Tremaniac Racing team do well with Aaron taking the event win and extending his 2010/2011 championship points lead.

It’s with great pleasure that the Pro Stock Owners Association (PSOA) report that the 2011 Nitro Champs held at Sydney Dragway over the weekend April 29 – May 1 will be the largest ever Pro Stock field in ANDRA Pro Series history. As the entry list stands there are currently 25 entries for the event – the largest of the Group One fields for the event.

Unofficial word is that Rapisarda Racing will be bringing in a American driver to steer one of the teams cars at the upcoming Nitro Champs.

Wanneroo stonemason, Allen Puglia etched his name even deeper into Australian Motorsport history last weekend by claiming his third Perth Motorplex Track Championship, and his third “Driver of the Year” title in the process.

It was a fight to the end, but Rob Pilkington emerged as the 2010/11 Top Comp champion for Western Australia following the season’s Grand Final on Saturday.

For Scott Porter and the Porters Can Do Pro Stock team, the 2010/2011 ANDRA Pro Series Pro Stock Season may not have been as eventful as they had liked. This has been due to business commitments that have kept them away from the racetrack. However, nonetheless, the performances that they have turned in have been impressive considering the amount of time that they have spent away from the racetrack.

NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel rookie, Terry Sainty and Rapisarda Racing are hoping it will be third time lucky when they compete at this weekend’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, Concord (Charlotte), North Carolina.

After 2 years on the sidelines Kym Oberauer of KO Racing returned to the winners circle, not once, but twice during March. That’s 2 from 2 in 2011.

The all-new Shannons Queensland Autospectacular has been hailed a success by organisers, with Willowbank Raceway playing host to a wide array of enthusiasts at the weekend.

Dragnews Australia will bring to you trackside coverage of ANDRA Pro Series Pro Stock round from Sydney Dragway this Friday and Saturday the 8th and 9th of April.

As we approach the first 100 days (on April 17) since the Sub Board was installed I trust you have seen some changes.  Some at the track are obvious – new sponsors, new signs and a paint job.  Some are less so – but I hope you are sensing a new attitude; and some are not yet apparent.

Almost every racer to have won an Australian Top Doorslammer drag racing championship will headline an outstanding field or drivers contesting Slamfest Mildura at the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association’s Sunset Strip this weekend.

Ten Network Holdings has announced that there will be changes to its One HD platform, with a move away from all sports to drama, HD movies and documentaries and premium sport.

Australia’s Terry Sainty has had his second NHRA national event try wheeling the Top Fuel dragster owned by Sydney-based construction crane magnate Santo Rapisarda.

There are some cars that just have tough written all over them – and this silver Ford Mustang staring you down with some evil twin turbo eyes meets that description.

It’s with great pleasure that the CNS Motorsports team announce the involvement of new sponsors Roaring Lion Energy Drink and Urban 3 Building and Developments.

For Emilio Spinozzi, the start to his ANDRA Pro Series career has not been what he had hoped for. Next weekend, will mark the third time that the team will make an attempt to complete their first full ANDRA Pro Series event.