A current Super Street racer will be stepping up big time real soon from his streeter to a low seven second  weapon.

Phil Read will make a welcome return driving the Jim Read Racing Top Fuel dragster at the Nitro Champs to be held at Sydney Dragway commencing May 4th.

Wayne Newby elevated himself in the championship rankings for the Top Alcohol division of the ANDRA Pro Series over the weekend in Adelaide, but it came at a price with a crash in the final badly damaging his JBS Tools dragster.

The Phil Lamattina-driven LTFR Fuchs Top Fuel dragster had an almost perfect 1000-feet debut at Adelaide International Raceway, but a mechanical gremlin in the final handed the win to ANDRA championship rival Darren Morgan.

It was an emotional victory for Darren Morgan on the weekend in Adelaide, who was commemorating the life of Mick Atholwood, who recently passed away and was instrumental in the early part of his Top Fuel career, particularly during the formation of the DMR team.

The return of ANDRA championship drag racing to Melbourne has been set with a number of dates for next season’s calendar at Calder Park.

Darren Morgan, John Cannuli, Chris Matheson and Locky Ireland will go down in history as the winners of the first championship drag racing event over 1000 feet in Australia following an exciting race day at the Pro Series 1000 in Adelaide.

Dragnews Australia and ANDRA will bring you all the group 1 action LIVE from Adelaide International Dragway April 13-15th. Join our interactive coverage of Australia’s first 1000 foot race as we bring you all the action of group one from 3pm Friday and Saturday and from 12:30pm on Sunday. ProSeries 1000 Live from Adelaide

Thousands of people packed into Adelaide International Raceway on the final day of qualifying to see scintillating performances across the ANDRA Pro Series as Andrew Cowin’s Rocket Industries team went toe to toe with Phil Lamattina’s Fuchs outfit in Top Fuel.

  Brisbane Top Alcohol racer Steven Ham goes into the inaugural Adelaide Pro Series 1000 event on the 13th 14th and 15th of April with ever growing confidence after a solid test session in Sydney.

  For Murray O’Connor and his Carbon Central Network-supported XM Falcon, it has been a season in which the team has struggled to find the tuning sweet spot.  

Australian Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia added another accolade to his racing resume this weekend by running the first ever eighth mile three second pass in Australia, at the Slamfest event in country town Mildura, Victoria.