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.

Rob Pilkington elevated his Force Equipment/Alutech team to first position in the WA Top Comp Championship standings on Saturday night with a runner up at Perth Motorplex.

 When it comes to Nitro Funny Car in Australia Peter Russo is something of an enigma, well known for his exploits at the wheel of one of drag racing’s wildest vehicles but rarely seen on the strip.

Willowbank Raceway would like to take this opportunity to clarify the status of its March 25/26 Top Fuel Championships event, in light of discussions currently taking place within the drag racing community.

Western Victorian motorsport fans are set for a feast of supercharged drag racing and action packed entertainment program at Portland’s Southcoast Raceway this weekend.

Mildura’s Darren Morgan has extended his lead at the top of the standings in the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championships following a thrilling victory at the Perth Motorplex last weekend. Morgan now sits on 372 points which is 74 points ahead of Andrew Cowin.