Street cars are for the street and drag cars are for a drag strip. When you have 1300 horsepower under your right foot things can quickly go wrong as this US racer found out.

Following yet another successful year the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series is set to return in 2014. Warwick Dragway will host the first round of the 2014 series, which will also travel to Willowbank Raceway, Benaraby Raceway and Ironbark Raceway across the year.

From 2014 drag racers who call Willowbank Raceway ‘home’ will have the chance to compete for the Queensland Drag Racing Championships with the facility’s board today announcing the new name for what has previously been known as the Willowbank Raceway Track Championship.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Extravaganza might have happened a day later than expected after a weather interrupted Saturday but the racing was red-hot for with Sydney-racer Rick Gauci driving the ‘Nitro Express’ ’57 Chev to victory over the international competition.

The inaugural Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Extravaganza had all the ingredients for an amazing event, except one, the weather.

Outlaw 10.5 racer Paul Mouhayet experienced a terrifying tyre blow out at the finish line after clocking a 6.13 at 244mph. For those not familiar with imperial speeds, that’s a loss of control at almost 400kmh.

Forget about making barbeque utensils or letterboxes in Industrial Arts classes at school, Miller High School built a drag car!

Wednesday at Sydney Dragway saw the first test laps for the Fuchs Flyer and Russler Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars in preparation for the weekends Nitro extravaganza.

As 2013 speeds towards its conclusion and plans for 2014 start to fall into place, Team Bray Racing matriarch Marie Bray has taken some time out to reflect on the year that was.

The Australian Nostalgia Fuel Association has honoured Willowbank Raceway board member Lex Swayn for his 35-year contribution to the sport of drag racing by awarding him one of their six Pioneer Awards.

This years Divisional champions have been announced. ANDRA awards a Divisional Championship certificate to the highest point scorers for each sportsman class from each ANDRA division for their effort during the season.

The final round of the Willowbank Raceway track championship was contested on November 17th.  The event was completed despite a lengthy delay due to a passing thunderstorm.  A big effort by the track crew to get the track dry ensured the rest of the event ran trouble free with about 100 competitors fighting it out for the event win and some also fighting for the track championship. 

The Alutech Funny Car was proudly parked back in the winner’s circle last Saturday, boasting the double jubilation of Crew Chief Brodie Pilkington’s first win and the continuation of his father’s second-round winning streak, as part of the Perth Motorplex Nightfire Jets event.

The professional ANDRA category of Top Bike will be renamed Top Fuel Motorcycle for the 2014 season in a rebranding move for some of the most powerful motorcycles on the planet.