Despite a promising outlook for raceday, Rapisarda Racing fell victim to hot shoe and eventual runner up Antron Brown in today’s elimination rounds at the O’Reilly Winternationals.

Maurice Fabietti isn’t preparing for the ANDRA Pro Series Westernationals with any form of relaxation but instead a busy schedule of racing across the southern states.

Whilst the final day of qualifying at the O’Reilly Winternationals succumbed to the weather, Rapisarda Racing were able to secure a finals day birth. Drag News Australia brings you an insight into the team as it prepares for eliminations tomorrow.

Day two of qualifying has come and gone for Rapisarda Racing at the season opening O’Reilly Winternationals and Drag News Australia continues to bring to you exclusive reports from the teams NHRA assualt both on and off the track.

Last Tuesday the Central Highlands Drag Racing Association was formed with a meeting of over 100 drag racing racers and punters eager to begin the process of developing a eighth mile drag strip in the Central Queensland town of Emerald.

Becoming Australia’s first licensed female Nitro Funny Car driver in the modern era is no small feat and it is one that has taken some three years of hard work from Christine Steffens.

Drag News Australia brings to you exclusively our day one qualifying wrap up for Rapisarda Racing at the 2012 O’Reilly Winternationals in Pomona, California.

Sponsors and racers are throwing their support behind the first nostalgia event to be held at Willowbank Raceway under the facility’s management.

This weekend Rapisarda Racing will tackle the O’Reilly Winternationals the first event of the demanding NHRA series. Drag News Australia will bring you updates on the teams progress throughout the weekend and an event wrap up at its conclusion. Here is our first look at the state of play so far.

Steven Ham and the East Coast Lubes team took the opportunity to use the New Years Rocket All Stars round at Willowbank Raceway as a test session for upcoming Pro Series events.  

Sport Compact racers Mal Glassett  and George Marcevski have purchased the “Ian Racing” RX3 and are bringing it back to Australia after a short tour of Puerto Rico and USA.

With a temperature in the forties and plenty of humidity to boot, racing conditions were hardly comfortable at Perth Motorplex for the third round of Top Fuel in the ANDRA Pro Series.

Here are the quick results from last weekends Slamfest event at South Coast Raceway, Portland, stay dialed in for a event wrap and photos to come.  

If you didn’t already think Darwin was becoming a hot spot for new drag cars, we now have fresh pictures of yet another Top Alcohol Funny Car destined for Hidden Valley Drag Strip in 2012.