For Steven Ham and the Mobil 1 East Coast Lubes Team, last weekend’s Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway saw the team post their best ever result since stepping up to the ANDRA Pro Series in the highly competitive Top Alcohol ranks.

At the invitation of the WA Sporting Car Club, the Zappia Racing Team presented the “Crusher” Procomp Motorsport HQ Monaro Top Doorslammer at Barbagallo Raceway for demonstration runs at the Supercharge HQ Nationals to the delight of the local HQ racers and fans.

The end of the 2009/2010 ANDRA Pro Series, didn’t end the way that the Jason Hedges Racing team wanted and hence during the offseason, the entire team got to work and all pulled in the one direction. The fruits of their labour were all seen on Sunday during eliminations at the 2010 Fuchs Lubricants Australian Nationals.

  Sportsman racers will converge on Palmyra Dragway in Mackay on 1st and 2nd of October for the second round the Rocket Allstar Racing Series.  

Nearly half the entries at the 2010 FUCHS Australian Nationals held over the weekend of September 11th and 12th at Sydney Dragway came from outside New South Wales.

The preparation and build up to the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway over the weekend of 10-12 September started on Monday 7th September with the McDonalds 3 minute guarantee drive thru promotion. As stated in a previous press release we had our spare Top Fuel car prepared in full McDonald’s livery for this promotion at the Wetherill Park store. The day was a great success with a lot of people on hand to see the filming of the promotion.

Right from the beginning of the weekend, everyone knew that Pro Stock was going to be the bracket of the 2010 Fuchs Australian Nationals – and that it was. The event provided the quickest ever 16 car field in Australian Pro Stock history with the bump being a stout 7.18 seconds.

Thanks to the great support of Aus Dent Warrnambool and the South Coast Drag Racing Association we would like to offer $1000 cash to the quickest pass made by any bike for the upcoming season (ET not mph).

The 2010 Fuchs Nationals held last weekend at Sydney Dragway proved to be a challenge for three times National Champion John Zappia, when he failed to qualify in the ANDRA Top Doorslammer field. This was the first time in four years that the team failed to qualify.

The Fuchs Australian Nationals is the most prestigious drag race in the country and the 2010 edition is what could be best described as the Upset Nationals.

PAC Performance would be represented by the flagship of the team, the Mazda 6, running BB/SC and Damien McKern in the little green RX2 rocket “GRUMP2”, AA/OM, both in the Super Compact bracket.

Queensland Super Sedan racer Chris Van’tHof has taken the supercharged plunge, purchasing a 1963 split window Corvette for Supercharged Outlaws.

This weekend will see the biggest ever cash prize on offer for Pro Street drag racing at Willowbank Raceway, and the big money has attracted not only the stars of Pro Street racing but also some well-known Pro Series racers.

The South Coast Drag Racing Association would like to officially announce our new major sponsor for the next three years The Premix King Portland,Warrnambool and Hamilton.

The Hidden Valley Drag Racing Association, and MotorSport NT flags were waving at the Fuchs Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway on the weekend where Territorian Matt Abel debuted his new Top Doorslammer.

Starting the new ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing season the way he finished the last, Top Alcohol young gun and national record holder Aaron Hambridge sent a clear message to his would-be competitors last weekend as he dominated the Fuchs Australian Nationals event in Sydney.

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing has kicked their season off with a strong performance at their bogey track, Sydney Dragway, at the first round of the Andra Pro Series Season.

Mildura’s Darren Morgan got his quest for the 2010/11 Australian Top Fuel Championship off to a perfect start as he drove his AEG Powertools Top Fuel Dragster to victory in the opening round of the series at the Sydney Dragway, which doubled as the 2010 Australian Nationals.

Newby Racing avoided the raft of upsets at the Fuch’s Australian Nationals to take a solid runner up finish at the first round of the 2010/2011 Top Alcohol Australian Championship.

In an impressive fashion, Scott Porter in the Porters Racing Mustang earnt his first number one qualifying position on Saturday night at Sydney Dragway competing in the Australian Nationals.

Stuart Bishop and his Diamond Doorslammer has fallen short of making it through to eliminations due to a broken clutch linkage which pulled him through on the line on the final qualifying pass.

The fourth and final round of the Nitro Magazine South Queensland Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series will hit Benaraby Raceway on Saturday 25th September.

In 2010 Willowbank Raceway, Queensland’s premier drag racing facility, enjoys its 25th birthday – and on Sunday September 19 you can be a part of this important milestone.

The Dragnews Australia team bring you all the elimination day results from the Fuchs Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway

  It is thought that a controversial figure will attend the Australian Nationals this weekend to take a look over the immaculate facilities at Sydney dragway.

The biggest cash prize in Pro Street drag racing will be on offer next weekend at Willowbank Raceway, when the 10.5 Outlaw Pro Street Shootout hits Queensland’s premier drag strip on Saturday September 18.

The Dragnews Australia team brings you all the action of the second day of qualifying at the Fuchs Australian Nationals from Sydney Dragway.

Friday qualifying, at this years’ Fuchs Australian Nationals, produced a mixed bag of results. Once again the fickle weather took its toll on some of the enormous field of racers’ present.

The Dragnews Australia team brings you all the session hi-lights of the first day of qualifying at the Fuchs Australian Nationals from Sydney Dragway.

With the start of a brand new ANDRA Pro Series Season commencing this weekend at Sydney Dragway for the Fuchs Australian Nationals, it also signals the start of the biggest season of Television coverage in Australian Drag Racing history – once again via the ONE Network, with support from Network TEN.