John Zappia showed why he is the three times and current Top Doorslammer Champion at the 40th Westernationals, by digging deep and getting back up to his high standard of performance after an average start to the season, and dominating the meeting.

Sleek Pro Stock and thundering Supercharged Outlaw cars will be in action this Saturday and Sunday (March 12-13) at the Calder Park Labour Day weekend drag racing event.

More than 320 racers will descend on Willowbank Raceway this month, with the Australian Pro Street Association, the ANDRA Pro Series and the Rocket All Stars Racing Series all set to head to Queensland’s premier drag racing facility.

John Zappia left Perth Motorplex a very happy man on Sunday night after winning the 40th annual Westernationals and taking the points lead in the Top Doorslammer national championship.

Territory drag racers were a force to be reckoned with over the weekend as five teams took part in Perth’s 40th annual Westernationals, and it was NT registered Top Bike rider Troy McLean that lead the charge, ending with a win on his nitro powered Harley Davidson.

Word is Brad Baker had his Mazda RX7 arrive back in Darwin on Friday after being based in New South Wales where Baker competed at Sydney Dragway. Mechanical problems hindered his chances at the 2010 Jamboree but Baker is set to take on the traditional V8’s in an ongoing friendly rivalry this season at Hidden Valley.

Darwin is set to receive one of the largest horsepower shows it has ever seen when Hidden Valley Drag Strip officially reopens on the 13th and 14th of May after a multi-million dollar upgrade.  

Jason Grima Motorsports today unveiled their new naming rights sponsor PC Group.

The quickest ever field in Top Doorslammer was one of the highlights of an action packed first day at the 40th annual Westernationals at Perth Motorplex.

Welcome to Drag News Australia’s live coverage from the Westernationals at Perth Motorplex featuring rounds of ANDRA Pro Series Top Doorslammer and Top Bike and the Rocket Allstars Racing Series.

Sunday April 10 at Willowbank Raceway will now not only host the all-new Queensland Autospectacular, but also pint-sized novelty action courtesy of the Australian Rocker Cover Nationals which will form part of the event.

After 18 months on the sidelines, Victorian Darren Parker is making a return to the strip at the upcoming Sydney Dragway Top Doorslammer / Pro Stock meeting on March 18~19th in a new car and in a new class.

They say that being number one is easy but that staying there is the true test of a racer’s mettle.

Australia’s quickest Harley rider Mark Drew has been busy not just preparing for the Westernationals but also getting back to his speedway roots.

Next weekend will see the return of the Pro Street Shootout to Willowbank Raceway, led by new category True Street Blown.

The Westernationals week started with a highly entertaining Kwinana Performance Western Bracket Bash, an event aimed at racing for Sportsman categories while providing testing and licensing opportunities for other teams.

Skilled Sydney-based Top Fuel driver Terry Sainty had a very solid effort during his first ever race ever in North America – albeit a non- qualified one.

Sydney Dragway Chairman Sam Sofi’s latest statement on the state of affairs at the venue.

Robin Judd has his sight set on winning the Australian Top Doorslammer drag racing championship.

Round one of the 2011 Queensland Street Car Magazine Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series has opened with 125 racers heading to Queensland’s premier drag racing facility at the weekend.

After conducting a test session last weekend at Firebird International Raceway, Phoenix AZ, the Rapisarda Racing team was eager to see how things were going to turn out in competition. Today, the team received the answer to that important question.

At the last Sydney Dragway Full Throttle Friday Geoff Gradden had a chance to put the new Saratoga through its paces in testing.

A number of teams may miss the Westernationals with reports the rail line that carries over the containers with their vehicles has been flooded.

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.