The Perth Motorplex’s 49th annual Westernationals saw no less than 10 new ANDRA national records set across its two days (February 29 – March 1).

John Zappia had the odds stacked against him coming into the 49th annual Westernationals at Perth Motorplex, with a huge rebuild needed following his excursion into the braking area sand trap at the last event.

PremiAir Hire Racing put on a great Top Fuel show as part of the Perth Motorplex’s 49th annual Westernationals at the weekend, completing six match races with Lamattina Top Fuel Racing to the delight of fans, resetting the track ET record and temporarily setting the national ANDRA 1000ft Top Fuel speed record.

Queensland’s Controlled Insanity team are hoping to soon have their injected nitro combination running as part of the QDRC Outlaws at Willowbank Raceway – that’s right, nitro bracket racing!

It rained nearly as many three second passes as wheelstands at the inaugural showing of the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Racial Series at Sydney Dragway in a stunning day’s racing.

It has taken three rain outs over two years to get the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars event to happen at Meremere Dragway, but the massive crowd who turned up on Sunday, February 23 were rewarded with a top class nitro show.

2019 Westernationals Modified winner Cory Treasure says he is looking forward to returning to what is his favourite event on the calendar this weekend.

Drag racing’s problems have been well documented over the past five years, but there is a hidden factor far bigger than our straight line niche that is affecting the sport.

The first issue of Drag News Magazine for 2020 is here and to celebrate the new decade we are discounting subscriptions by $20.20.

Travis Anderson has made the step up to the newest category in the 400 Thunder Sportsman Series – Extreme Bike.

PremiAir Hire Racing will travel 8,000 kilometres (round trip) for 24 seconds of racing over the next two weeks, and they couldn’t be happier about it.

The last two times the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has visited the Perth Motorplex, local racer Craig Caton has walked away with the Super Street victory aboard his HX GTS Monaro.

It’s a radial overload in Drag News Magazine Issue 45 as we feature high horsepower rides on those ‘magic tyres’ from all corners of the country.

When the 49th annual Westernationals hits the Perth Motorplex later this month (29 February – 1 March), it will feature not only the latest round of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, but also the WA Top Doorslammer Challenge as well as Top Fuel Motorcycle and Top Fuel action.

Eight Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars, a wheelstander and two transporters are in New Zealand awaiting the arrival of their teams and drivers for the first of two series races in New Zealand on February 22 at Meremere Dragway.

John Zappia’s decades of drag racing experience helped prevent a major incident during round four of the WA Summer Slam Series when his Dananni Hotshots/Zappia Racing Monaro lost its parachutes at over 250mph.

From surviving cancer, to becoming an amputee, to riding the most powerful motorcycles on the planet, nitro drag racer Benny Stevens’ wild life has been put into words for the first time with the release of his new book Fuelled.

The first new Australian Top Fuel team in some time is aiming for a debut next season on the west coast.

Jim Read Racing welcomed new partner Hydraulink to Top Fuel drag racing in spectacular fashion by setting a new Sydney Dragway track record at Santo’s Summer Thunder last weekend, as part of round three of the 400 Thunder Top Fuel Series.