Calder Park Raceway has launched into a new era of ANDRA sanctioned drag racing with the first Off Street meeting being held under the tracks new management spearheaded by Peter Pisalidis.

In what can only be described as a game changing moment, Darwin Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Scott White scored one of his biggest drag racing career wins at the recent Lady Daly Hotel Springnationals.

The Ballistic Drag Racing team have marked Calder Park’s Nitro Thunder event as their return to the Top Fuel Bike ranks with their nitrous snorting Kawasaki.

Another week and another violent Pro Mod crash this time back in the NHRA. At the Midwest Nationals Adam Flamholc looked like he was in a salad spinner as his Camaro unleashed into a series of high rpm tumbles.

When ANDRA championship Top Fuel drag racing returns to Melbourne on October 19 for Fuchs Nitro Thunder presented by Crow Cams it will see a first time driver making his competition debut when John Lamattina rolls on to the track.

    The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series continues to gain momentum with the news that the series has secured the rights of one of Australia’s most experienced drag racing managers, Steve Bettes.

Current and Five times Australian ANDRA National Champion, John Zappia made excellent progress in his championship bid, with a finals appearance in Adelaide at Round 7 of the Top Doorslammer Championship at the Lady Daly Hotel Springnationals, edging closer to leader Peter Kapiris. The Fuchs Lubricants / Striker Crushing Monaro were favourites to win after top qualifying and re-setting the track record, but unfortunately lost the final to young Benny Bray.

PAC Performance improved on their own Rotary World Record last weekend the Brisbane Jamboree only to see it snatched back away by the Puerto Ricans days later.

Luck or skill?, NHRA Top Alcohol racer Joey Severance would be leading the drag racing save of the year contest with this insane move at the NHRA Fall Nationals last weekend.

In as many weeks drag racing has seen two almost identical accidents on different continents. First it was Tim Tindle’s horrifying Pro Mod crash at the US Nationals, now English racer Graham Ellis experienced a similar terrifying accident at Santa Pod.

Rob Campisi is back with the once worlds fastest doorslammer ready to shake the world up again. The Mustang now boasts the first all billet Hemi in Australia that smashes out over 4000 ponies.

One of the most marketable racers in Australian drag racing is returning to the cockpit as former ANDRA Top Alcohol record holder and current Top Fuel tuner, Aaron Hambridge steps aboard ‘The Bandit’ for the Aeroflow Nitro Funny Car Xtravaganza at Sydney Dragway November 23.

Australian multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team are in preparation to return to the Australian National Drag Racing Championship after a terrifying high speed crash earlier this year at Sydney Dragway.

Team Bray Racing’s Ben Bray has claimed Top Doorslammer victory during the ANDRA Spring Nationals held this weekend at Adelaide International Raceway.

Rockhampton’s Michael Cameron will lead the RD Williams Excavator Parts Modified bracket racers to Benaraby Raceway this weekend for the grand finale of the 2013 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series.