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The daughter of a current Australian Top Fuel driver is going racing, can you guess who?

The ANDRA Pro Series Top Doorslammer show from the Castrol EDGE Winternationals held at Queensland”s famed Willowbank Raceway airs on ONE HD tonight at 9:30pm EST (check local guides for other time zones)
It was a day of trial and tribulations, substantial down time due to rain and a high number of breakages at Sydney Dragway’s July test and tune ahead of the first round of the track championship next weekend.

APSA are proud to announce that Pro Comp Motorsport have decided to support Pro Street racing in Australia and put up $10,500 prize money to the winner of 10.5 Outlaw at the Sept 18th 2010, APSA Pro Street Shootout at Willowbank Raceway.

On the weekend of July 10th and 11th, 2010, the National Control Council of ANDRA (NCC) came together for a Strategic and Structural Planning workshop.

Today, July 22 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic passing of Louie Rapisarda to a Top Fuel Drag Racing incident and everyone at Sydney Dragway would like to pass on their deepest wishes and thoughts to the Rapisarda family at this difficult time.

Taking out the Street Series championship in consecutive years and his third time overall Josh Fletcher in his high 11 second LH Torana claimed the 2009 – 2010 Willowbank Raceway Street Series title.

The OFFTAP Racing team were out testing a fresh new combination in their Mazda RX7 this week at Sydney Dragway in preparation for the largest Sport Compact Drag Racing event in the southern hemisphere, the 2010 Jamboree.

Work is underway on upgrades to Hidden Valley Drag Strip in the Northern Territory.

So hands up who recognises this Western Australian Comp racer who has become a little sick of the wind in his face and has decided to go for something a bit more sleek?

The annual meeting of the Australian Nostalgia Fuel Association will take place on the new date of Sunday 29th August at the Prospect Hotel/Motel, Western Highway, Prospect.

Fuchs Lubricants has renewed their sponsorship to naming rights of the Lamattina Top Fuel Racing Dragster in 2010, with the partnership now entering into its seventh year. Both LTFR and Fuchs are excited about the upcoming Australian Top Fuel Championship season.

Mopar fans will come from far and wide for the eighth annual Mopar Sunday presented by Albion Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Leo Muller Chrysler Jeep Dodge at Willowbank Raceway this weekend.

Chris Matheson set the world of Top Bike alight with a stunning debut where he claimed the championship and reset the national ET record to an astonishing 6.05.

Modified Bike competitor Matt Haunold is going to town on his Suzuki Hayabusa during the off season with a turbocharger and extended wheelbase to see him pick up some pace.

Sydney Dragway regret to inform that the proposed Nitro Funny Car Gold Cup intended to be staged as the Feature of Round One of the Track Championship Series on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 will not be appearing.

The off season has seen the debut of a number of new rides at Sydney Dragway, here are some snapshots of some of the latest on track bling.

The Willowbank Raceway Street Series has been running since 1994 with stars from all over drag racing trying to conquer one of the toughest championships to win in Australian drag racing.

Watching the Townsville V8 Supercar event over the weekend, it is clear that the sport has an ability to attract large amounts of sponsorship and government support. But who says it should just be V8 Supercars that has a mortgage on this kind of investment and for that matter, street circuits in general?

The Queensland-based Bailey Brothers Nitro Funny Car team saw new driver Anthony Begley make his first passes in their Camaro on the weekend.

The world record holding Nissan GT-R of Reece McGregor from Heat Treatment Limited in New Zealand, is on its way to the 2010 Jamboree.

Rowan Lind has become the newest rider to enter the ranks of Sport Compact Group’s Outlaw Sports Bike class.

The [STAUNCH] Modified Street Blown Torana with Simon Kryger subbing in the driver’s seat set a new benchmark at Sydney Dragway in a private test session recently.

News has come through that the Palmyra Pro Stock round has been cancelled, with official word from both the track and Pro Stock Owners Association.

Sydney Dragway is delighted to announce the appointment of Ray Treasure as the Venue and Events Manager for the Western Sydney based Drag Racing facility.

A Western Australian racer has reportedly been invited to drive in the Pro Modified world championship being set up by American team owner Roger Burgess.

Its official, The first Top Sportsman Shootout will be held at Sydney Dragway over the weekend of July 31st and August 1st at the Nitro Funny Car/ Track Championship event.


For a non-championship class, Nitro Funny Cars still serve up their fair share of off-season madness and things have been no different with the class getting a massive stir over the last few months, particularly out West.

At a recent private test day Pro FX front runner Joe Signorelli joined the Outlaw 10.5 movement.
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