The Australian Pro Street Association (APSA) is proud to announce new season points series will now start at Calder Park Raceway on the 18th of February 2012.

It has been sometime since my last Chairman’s Statement. We have been very busy over the past few months and although many of our efforts may not be immediately obvious I believe the work of the staff and the new Board will result in a better 2012 and a still better 2013. There is still a lot of work to do. I thank you for your continued support and trust you will continue to work with us to ensure your venue remains the “place to race”. I want to bring you up to date on some issues.

ANDRA hosted a successful Drag Racing summit, held at Sydney Dragway last weekend. Delegates from all over the country attended from various stakeholder groups to identify the prime objectives required for drag racing to secure a new and exciting future.

Four-time Australian Funny Car Champions Peter and Helen Russo will debut a brand new Australian-built nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Big O Tires Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (27-30 October).

After posting their finest result of their season at Phoenix Firebird Speedway where the team made the cut in 12th spot, Rapisarda Racing are upbeat heading into the penultimate round of the 2011 NHRA championship at Las Vegas International Speedway this weekend.  

Drag News will be providing live highlights from the Sydney Dragway Track Championship and the rescheduled Perth Motorplex test and tunes on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

The Australian Super Gas Racers will run a four-round Southern Super Gas Series this drag racing season, with three dates confirmed.

Long time Super Gas competitor David Gauldie has debuted his new weapon in a bid for another Super Gas national title.

The two days of testing this weekend at Perth Motorplex have seen over 180 pre-entries across the two days.

The cancellation of Willowbank’s planned Easter super event has left some racers dismayed with some how the event was handled from the start.

The ANDRA Pro Series has suffered a blow with the cancellation of Willowbank’s planned Easter super-event which was to have contained two rounds of the championship on the one weekend.

The candidates are all locked in, the program has been set and all is in readiness for two days of action packed drag racing discussions.

Another day, another supercharged altered in Western Australia!

Can everyone keep an eye out for Craig and Vanessa Denham’s blown methanol Pro Street Holden HT Premier.

O’Connor Motorsport, headed by ANDRA Top Doorslammer pilot Murray O’Connor, has just launched their brand new website.