Drag racing fans are set for feast of supercharged Doorslammer action on SBS Speedweek this Sunday Feb 27 at 12.30pm (ESDT).

NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel rookie, Terry Sainty, has long held a dream to race in America at the highest level – Top Fuel.

Sydney Dragway is set to excite with the return of ANDRA Pro Series action, with big support from Sydney’s Drag Racing stars, presented by AEROFLOW Performance Products.

Twenty-nine year old drag racer Andrew Loy will be looking to go one better in the Queensland Street Car Magazine Eighth Mile Drag Racing Championship Series this year, as the series embarks on its second year of competition this weekend at Willowbank Raceway.

Last Friday saw another Full Throttle Friday event at Sydney Dragway, here is what went down.

Outlaws Supercharged Outlaws were heading the sportsman program at the event. Bill Waldock was very loose on his first run down the strip. Doing away with the turbo’s Geoff Kelly now has a blower on the altered. Neil Raymond crosses up his hot rod in the burnout. Domenic Luppino was allowed to run with the bracket with his twin turbo Mustang, running a 4.80 @ 157 MPH best, Luppino defeated Kelly in round one. Graham Shiells cool Mopar muscle car ran a 4.97 best claiming Raymond in round one. Up from SA, Michael Vidau’s ute was not happy all weekend. Sometimes AA/FC racer Gary Busch was back in DYO and scorched the outright ET track record with a 4.17 and skipped to the semi finals defeating Luppino. Waldock sorted out the Monaro to make the final defeating Vidau and Shiell before meeting Doina Day. Day had held the track record going into the event, she took some revenge on the new record holder defeating Busch in the semi final.  After being runner up at the last Slamfest event at Calder, Day went one better here, a 4.65 (4.60 DI) with a a tidy .025 ran down Waldock’s 5.03 (4.90 DI).Modified Only 6 cars made up a small Modified field. John Voight was green with envy in his altered. Robert Wilson had a 5.65 best from the hot rod. One of the finest looking modified altered around is Neil Dyson’s “Outcast” ride. Steven Purse travelled from the NSW south coast to earn a runner up finish. South Aussie Simon Barlow took the victory in his very quick dragster, running 4.98 (4.90 DI) over Purse’s 5.78 (5.60 DI). Super Sedan There was loads of wheels up Super Sedan action off the tight Portland start line. Mathew Hogan’s Gemini matches the late evening sky. Leanne Braggs has been supporting all the Slamfest events. Paul Keen was one finding plenty of grip off the startline. Likewise with Tim Stone’s Torana carrying the front wheels great distances.   Super Gas stalwart Colin Griffin was uninjured when he nosed the Celica into wall after the finish line in the quarter finals. Chris Farrell had his Gemini into the semi finals. Where is was stopped by Stuart McBain’s 5.25 top qualifying Lumina. It was Brett Henly’s wheelstanding Torana though to stand atop the podium, running 5.44 (5.38 DI) defeating McBain’s breaking out  5.25 (5.26). Super Street Andrew Fry was living up to his namesake along with trying to emulate the doorslammers with his skids. Damien Kemp and Steve Biggs brought some nostalgia to the event with their vintage gassers and Kemp reached the semi finals. Scott Riley was in the other semi finalist before being stopped by David Bunnik’s Torana. Bunnik would be meeting Drew McRae’s VN in the final. Bunnik was too eager in the final leaving -.054 cherry on tree handing victory to McRae’s Commodore. Modified Bike Andrew Barker was trying to tame his Honda off the line in qualifying. We haven’t seen Tony Frost for a while who use to be a regular up and down the East Coast. Peter Bartlett always seems to have a new paint scheme when we see him, very effective as usual and running a 5.67 @ 132 best. Normally seen scooting down the quarter in his motorcycled powered dragster, Graham Hullah was running the more traditional two wheeled form of motorbike powered transport. Hullah nudged Bartlett out of the low ET spot with a 5.66. Robert Cassar’s Kawaka was  a bit slower than his Top Bike we normally see him on. Matthew Ireland was a semi finalist on his Suzuki but couldn’t overcome Gavin Dohnt. Jamie Dohnt couldn’t make it a all Dohnt family final losing to Snag Gale in the other semi. Gavin Dohnt went way too quick in the final running a 6.76 on a 6.82 dial in. That left Snag Gale to ride to a easy 6.71 (6.64 DI) win. Junior Dragster Junior Dragster was a three way dice with the Cartledge clan of Jake and Luke against Jess Turner. A broken chain is inspected by dad Paul which cost Jess the victory in the final. With Turner stranded, Luke Cartledge took the victory. The Slamfest for Wishes event will receive extensive television coverage with one hour shows on Speedweek on SBS and Inside Speed on Foxsports plus stand alone one hours self titled Doorslammer shows on FuelTV, Foxsports HD and for international distribution. An additional 30 minute Full Noise show will also appear on Foxsports. The first broadcast will be SBS Speedweek on Sunday February 27. The 2011 Slamfest Series will now move on to Mildura on April 2-3 for Round 3. The following event on the calendar is at North Queensland’s Palmyra Dragway in Mackay on June 25 before the Slammers head back to Melbourne’s Calder Park Raceway for the Grand Final in November. Photos by Cacklingpipes.com (Paul Drady & Hayley Turns)  

Top Fuel standout Andrew Cowin has punctuated a hot and steamy day of Nostalgic action at Willowbank Raceway with a blistering record-surpassing pass aboard his Cowin family Nitro Express Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car at the weekend.

Australia’s newest nitro driver is 28 year old Daniel Schultz, who was recently given the opportunity to licence in one of Santo Rapisarda’s dragsters.

The Western Bracket Bash, being held before the Westernationals this season in Perth, will be getting a dose of nitro.

Top End drag bike rider Scott White ventured to America this month to participate in the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Gainesville, Florida.

The push by the Adelaide Motorplex consortium for a drag strip in South Australia continues with the Government.

Drag News Australia are pleased to announce Allstar Batteries as an advertiser on Australia’s biggest drag racing news website.

ANDRA has updated the ANDRA Approved Fuels listing. The changes to previously documented fuel homologations are:

The entry list for the 40th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex has been released.  

A Special General Meeting of Full Members of the Australian National Drag Racing Inc has been scheduled for Saturday March 26th, 2011, at 10 am.

Divisional Information Meetings and Special General Meeting Announced. While ANDRA is a national organisation it is formally recognised only in South Australia, where it was possible to incorporate as an association in 1989. In fact the original constitution from 1973 stated ANDRA would be a company, but that was not easy to achieve at a national level then.

Dragnews Australia bring you updates and hi-lights from the Willowbank Nostalgia meeting Saturday February 19th, qualifying from 9am and racing from 4pm.  

Sydney Dragway has released another statement from Chairman Sam Sofi about the state of play at the venue.

A New Year and a New Name. 2011 see’s the Sydney Compak Attak event joining the iconic Jamboree brand and becoming the Sydney Jamboree.

Top Fuel standout Andrew Cowin will lead a field of 180 nostalgia racers at Willowbank Raceway this weekend.

In front of his home crowd last meeting, reigning ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia competed in the local Top Comp bracket and performed some solid runs in difficult conditions to prepare for the next round of the Pro Series Top Doorslammer event at the Perth Motorplex Westernationals.

A information night on ANDRA’s company restructure will be held for all ANDRA members on the 22nd February

NSW Supercharged Outlaws racer Lindsay Churchill is about to return after a bizarre accident.

Andy McCoy Race Cars (USA) gets ANDRA approval for 1970 Plymouth Duster bodies.

Santo Rapisarda has been good to Terry Sainty lately. Following on from the team’s announcement of Sainty driving in the US for them, Sainty is also set to have a new chassis to put one of his very own Sainty motor’s into.

After careful consideration, the HVDRA management committee has elected to reschedule the Grand Re-Opening of Hidden Valley Drag Strip to ensure interstate competitors are given the best possible opportunity to travel to Darwin.

The first Full Throttle Friday of 2011 at Sydney Dragway fired into life last Friday in what quite frankly was oppressive heat and humidity.

Popular Sydney Top Fuel drag racer, Terry Sainty, will race in the (National Hot Rod Association) NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series this year after accepting an invitation to drive for Rapisarda Racing.

After a solid campaign by S&M Racing at Calder Park last month the Territory based Top Doorslammer teams of Matt Abel and Scott MacLean ventured to Portal Victoria on the weekend where they competed at the Slamfest for Wishes event.

Willowbank Raceway will be a constant hub of activity over the coming months, with Nostalgia, Pro Street, Sportsman, Top Fuel, Top Bike and Pro Stock Motorcycle racers all set to head to Queensland’s premier drag strip.