ANDRA UPDATE: STAFF MOVEMENTS
8 March 2023
The Australian National Drag Racing Association wishes to confirm that ANDRA Chief Executive Officer, Brett Stevens, has resigned after 10 years with the Association.
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The Australian National Drag Racing Association wishes to confirm that ANDRA Chief Executive Officer, Brett Stevens, has resigned after 10 years with the Association.
The Lamattina Top Fuel Racing team was left bitterly disappointed as the team struggled during round five of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at the 52nd MAC Track Westernationals in Perth. LTFR will be regrouping, testing, and bringing the fight to the rest of the teams for the remainder of the championship.
Peter Xiberras and PremiAir Racing have raced all the way to their second Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship A-Final in a row this weekend, facing off against Phil Read in a final that had everyone gasping from start to finish.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing has plenty to celebrate following the latest round of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship after taking the A-Final victory at the weekend’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex.
The 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Champions (minus Super Gas who did not compete in Perth) Credit: Outlaw Images
After two intense days of competition at the Perth Motorplex for the ANDRA Grand Final as part of the 52nd MacTrack Westernationals, the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series champions have been crowned.
The race fans of the West have been treated to an epic show at the 52nd MacTrack Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex this weekend, with an brilliant line-up of nitro action on display.
The 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series has confirmed that the Perth Motorplex will feature on the 2024 season calendar for the first time since 2018. The long-term agreement will see the championship series return to the West for the next three seasons in April of each year.
Day one of the ANDRA Grand Finals at the 52nd MacTrack Westernationals has set the stage for what is sure to be an epic day of racing to decide the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championships tomorrow at the Perth Motorplex.
The competitors of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship, Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) Top Doorslammer and ADRC Top Fuel Motorcycle are counting down the hours to race day at the Perth Motorplex following the successful conclusion of Westernationals qualifying on Saturday evening (March 4).
With next showing of Street Outlaws nearly upon us at Willowbank Raceway, check out what went down in Perth for round one.
A blazing hot day, with temperatures going into the high 30s greeted racers for the first round of the Speed Adict Clothing NSW Championship at Sydney Dragway.
The Perth Motorplex will play host to plenty of nitro power this weekend at the MAC Track Westernationals across March 4 and 5.
With the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship and Australian Drag Racing Championship firing up for their next round at the 52nd Mac Track Westernationals this weekend in Perth, here is another massive gallery from the last event to get everyone pumped.
PremiAir Racing’s pursuit of a third consecutive Australian Top Fuel Championship continues this week, with the team travelling 8,000 kilometres (round trip) to the Perth Motorplex for what will amount to 20 seconds of racing at the Westernationals this Saturday and Sunday (March 4/5).
It is a new year for the Queensland Drag Racing Championship at Willowbank Raceway, but not a new season for the series. With the exception of Junior Dragster, the decision was made for the QDRC to continue of from last year after many of the rounds were lost to weather.
Veteran Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will represent UrPay, an Australian-owned payment processing company, throughout the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series as a brand ambassador. Beginning with the historic NHRA Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 9-12, Tucker, who also hails from Australia will host VIP motorsports guests and potential clients throughout the NHRA season in the UrPay Finish Line Lounge adjacent to his Pro Stock pit. Tucker’s 210 mph Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro will also be adorned in UrPay branding throughout the season.
Maurice Brennan’s Top Doorslammer cuts a different figure to most of his ADRC Top Doorslammer competitors, but it is one that is hugely popular with a large segment of Australian drag racing and motorsport fans who hold the Holden Commodore close to their hearts.
Brian Alvisio is heading to the Perth Motorplex for this weekend’s Westernationals/ANDRA Grand Finals on the 300 points cap thanks to his third finals appearance of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Twilight Nationals.
Hydraulink Jim Read Racing is heading to this weekend’s MAC Track Westernationals tied for second in the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship, after top qualifying and going all the way to the A-Final at the last round.
The much hyped No Prep Kings Street Outlaws production has arrived in Australia with 10 American stars and their cars making the trip over for four televised events across the country.
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series’ most awarded competitor, Craig Geddes, is leading the way in the Competition ranks as the series heads to its final round of the season at the Perth Motorplex across March 4 and 5, but he is not without strong competition.
Saturday March 25 will host an epic East v West Nitro Max showdown at the Perth Motorplex, with local Nitro Funny Car, Dragster and Altered racers to take on visiting members of the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars.
For David Willis and Simon Barlow, the weekend’s Twilight Nationals was a record-breaker, and for Barlow, it was also the maker of a championship tilt.
Seven Top Fuel Dragsters, 11 Top Fuel Motorcycles and 12 Top Doorslammers: next weekend’s MAC Track Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex is going to be a top shelf bonanza for drag racing fans.
This video update from The Bend Motorsport Park focuses on other aspects of the motorsport precinct, like accommodation options at or near the venue for travellers to the new drag racing venue.
A recent 10th historical round within the history for the fast emerging Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship did include some additional star power, with America’s Larry Dixon (from Indianapolis Indiana) returning to once again pilot one of the RAI Top Fuel Dragsters.
A few shots from a heat soaked Sunset Strip in Mildura for last weekend’s Twilight Nationals, featuring the penultimate round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.
The Atlantic Oils Top Fuel Slam at Sydney Dragway saw the completion of two Australian Top Doorslammer Championship finals in a single day, but it was one man who would leave with both trophies on an emotional weekend. Following the tragic events at Willowbank Raceway’s New Year Nitro, the third round of the series, the A and B Finals were postponed to the second qualifying session in Sydney.
The penultimate round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the Twilight Nationals, concluded in style on Saturday evening at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, setting the stage for what is sure to be an intense ANDRA Grand Final fight in just two weeks’ time (Perth Motorplex, March 4/5).
Blistering hot conditions at Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Friday, with temperatures reaching the mid-40s, were matched by sizzling performances from more than 150 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors during day one of the 2023 Twilight Nationals.
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