The SS/A wars could be set to hot up with a new contender almost ready to leave the USA for Western Australian shores.

Damien Harris’s name has popped up on the entry list for the Nitro Funny Car event this weekend at Sydney Dragway, which is also round two of the track championship.

Australia’s first restored vintage fuel dragster, “Banshee”, has set sail for its first trip to the United States. Banshee’s current caretakers are the Preen family of Orange, NSW, who plan to display the car at the 20th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion, to be held on 20th-23rd October, 2011, in Bakersfield, California.

Sydney Dragway has released its latest statement on management and the future of the facility going forward.

Fuchs Lubricants has renewed their sponsorship to naming rights of the Fuchs Top Fuel Dragster. With the partnership now entering into its eighth year, both LTFR and Fuchs are excited about their long-term partnership in drag racing’s premier bracket.

The 2011 NT Quarter Mile Titles is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever with full fields of all classes registered for the event at Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend.

The South Coast Drag Racing Association is proud to announce a new sponsorship deal with FUCHS Lubricants (Australasia) Pty Ltd.

It has now been just over a decade since Ravenswood International Raceway closed, marking the end of just over 30 years of history.

The new Sydney Dragway racing season has been launched with the rebranding of the track championship to the “NSW Drag Racing Championship Series”, for which the first round of six has been run and won.

  Round Two of the NSW Championship Series is back over two big days on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of August and will feature Nitro Funny Car action.

Hot on the heels of Phillip Lamattina’s Eliminator Racing Series (ERS) proposal, Pro Series Drag Racing Australia (formerly known as DRAG Ltd) released yesterday their proposal for the ANDRA Pro Series. ANDRA has released a statement about the ERS, showing it is considering all options for the sport.

The Top End Nostalgias came to an eventful end on Saturday night at Hidden Valley Drag Strip where a competition event had to be cancelled for the first time in over a decade.

There has been much speculation about the ERS Proposal that has been developed and distributed by Phil Lamattina. ANDRA would like to advise that the proposal which was officially received on August 1 will be tabled for discussion at the next ANDRA Board meeting which is being held in Sydney on August 20/21.

Usually ANDRA would conduct it’s AGM around mid to late August, given that ANDRA Incorporated is now the Australian National Drag Racing Association Limited, the ASIC timeframes allow for the AGM to be conducted within five months of the end of the financial year.

Maurice Allen and his team can now report that the Team Milwaukee Tools Pro Stock Bike Team has been able to wrap up the 2011 ANDRA Pro Series Championship this year.