The countdown is almost over for the all-new Shannons Queensland Autospectacular, which will be held this Sunday April 10 at Willowbank Raceway.

160 Sport Compact racers are ready to go for the Sydney Jamboree this Sunday, April 3rd at Sydney Dragway. The racing schedule is being finalised with the first cars on track at 8.30am and finishing with finals from approx. 8.00pm.

A Modified Bike quarter-mile record toppled after standing for almost a decade on the weekend, smashed by more than one-tenth of a second by the Mark Hancock Racing Team.

During next weekend’s Shannon’s Queensland Auto Spectacular there will be a healthy vein of competition running through the Willowbank Raceway grounds, with a wheel changing competition set to pit the enthusiasts against each other in a race for prizes and bragging rights.

At a Special General Meeting in Adelaide this morning, the vote to change the Australian National Drag Racing Association Inc to a company limited by guarantee was supported by over 97 percent of those voting. Members from four states were present at the meeting and hundreds of Proxy Voting Forms were processed under the scrutiny of the Returns Officer.

Darren Morgan’s exceptional ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel season continued at Willowbank across the weekend – taking the AEG Powertools machine to the Top Fuel Championships win and extending his Championship lead to 122 points.

It was all about the locals at Willowbank Raceway’s Top Fuel Championships this evening; with two of the three ANDRA Pro Series categories – Top Fuel and Pro Stock Bike – coming down to state-pride battles between locals and Victorians, while the third, Top Bike, saw two Brisbanites battle for the win.

Top Fuel racer Phil Lamattina has provided a perfect opening on a perfect day to Willowbank Raceway’s Top Fuel Championships, with a blistering 520 plus kilometre per hour record-setting pass to close out qualifying tonight.

Just in time for Boomeracing’s pilgrimage to the east coast, the World’s Quickest Commodore is starting to do as she’s told, says owner/driver Maurice Brennan.

Riverlink Shopping Centre provided the perfect precursor to tomorrow’s Top Fuel Championships kick-off with a special fan night in its foodcourt this evening.

Follow the team at Dragnews this Friday and Saturday with Drag News Australia bringing you coverage of the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel and Pro Stock Bike round live and interactive from Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway.

Due to wet conditions Round Three of the 2010/2011 ANDRA Pro Series Pro Stock Championship was cancelled last Saturday after one qualifying session was completed.

Just weeks ago Aussie Top Fuel racer Terry Sainty fulfilled a lifelong dream – to race in the NHRA Full Throttle Series in the United States.

As many racing and modified car fans will have read, the past few weeks have been an up and down ride for Top Alcohol drag racing outfit Team APM and the Hambridge family.