Drag News Magazine Issue 53 featuring John Zappia now out
29 January 2021
The first Drag News Magazine of 2021 is now available, featuring John Zappia on the cover.
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The first Drag News Magazine of 2021 is now available, featuring John Zappia on the cover.
The return of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has delivered plenty of exciting action all weekend long at Portland’s South Coast Raceway, with the South Coast 660 coming to a successful conclusion.
John Zappia has extended his lead in the WA Summer Slam Series following victory against Mark Chapman at the Night of Fire on Saturday night.
The return of the extended 192/20/21 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series to South Coast Raceway for the South Coast 660 this weekend has gotten off to a roaring start today, with qualifying for 10 racing brackets now complete.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to confirm more dates of the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.
In an exciting change to the Street Series for 2021 at Willowbank Raceway, there has been a shift to get back to “Real Street” racing between their street customers.
Fire-throwing Jet Dragsters will lead an exciting field of racers for this weekend’s Night of Fire event at the Perth Motorplex.
Since taking out the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Street Championship, South Australian racer Paul Jennings has had a challenging 18 months.
Mark Rothwell will bring his “Blown Money” Chevy Nova back to the Perth Motorplex for the first time in almost seven years for this weekend’s Night of Fire event (January 23).
WA radial drag racer Lorenzo Gullotto is ready to unleash his latest ride, with this hardcore 275-tyre Ford Mustang ‘fox body’ to begin testing at Perth Motorplex today.
A father-daughter Top Sportsman outfit might soon be preparing for expansion – although that will come as news to the team patriarch Chris Theo.
At this weekend’s South Coast 660, Julian Carafa will make his long-awaited Supercharged Outlaws debut after COVID-19 thwarted plans to make the step-up last year.
The last time Enio Marrocco raced it was at the 2020 South Coast 660 and he went all the way to the final in Super Sedan against eventual winner, Graeme Cooper.
Getting a purpose-built drag racing vehicle to travel in a straight line might not seem to be a difficult task, but for Gail Rowles and her Mazda RX4 it has proven to be a challenge.
Geoff Gradden hustled to a new personal best time at the Summernats Slam at Sydney Dragway last weekend.
We’ve just sent our latest magazine to the printers and we expect there are going to be quite a few doorslammer fans wanting to get their hands on this issue!
There’s an old saying – make hay while the sun shines. For South Australian drag racer Greg Damiani, it is one to take literally.
Graeme Cowin’s Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series has frequently been called a gift to the drag racing community, and spectators have reaped the benefits of some of the greatest nitro shows ever seen in Australia over the past seven years.
A B-Final win at the Nitro Slam proved enough to leapfrog John Zappia into the lead of the Direct Mining & Industrial Summer Slam Series on Saturday at Perth Motorplex.
In disappointing news, Willowbank Raceway has had to cancel its New Year’s Shootout due to a mandatory lockdown for greater Brisbane.
The biggest nitro event in Australia since March took place at Perth Motorplex on January 2 as the Nitro Slam combined the BME WA Nitro Championship, Nitro Bikes and the Summer Slam.
Willowbank Raceway is looking forward to a bumper crowd at the New Year’s Shootout event this weekend.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) wishes to advise it is closely monitoring the situation in relation to border restrictions and their possible impact on this month’s scheduled South Coast 660.
The BME WA Nitro Championship is home to an exotic group of nitro-fuelled machines, including one that has become Australia’s quickest nitro front engine dragster.
Aaron Deery is no stranger to very fast cars, but a switch to two wheels left him ‘shocked’ by the experience and ready for more ahead of the January 2 Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex.
The Perth Motorplex will get 2021 off to a great start with its Nitro Slam event this Saturday, January 2. The event will be headlined by Nitro Funny Cars and Nitro Front Engine Dragsters, nitro-burning Motorcycles and 10 of the hugely popular Top Doorslammers as they continue their fight for the Summer Slam series.
The need for speed is often joked about as being hereditary, but in the case of the Jones family one must wonder if there is some truth to the genetic theory.
We know what it’s like. It’s the question that comes up time and time again at this time of year…what do you want for Christmas?
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will roar back into life next month with South Coast Raceway to host the South Coast 660 across January 23 and January 24, 2021.
John Zappia is optimistic of getting back close to his record performances after taking the time to do some horsepower experiments on the Dananni Hotshots/ Tony’s Auto Wreckers Monaro Top Doorslammer.
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