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.

The fourth round of the WA Summer Slam Series saw a heart-stopping finish on Saturday at Perth Motorplex as veteran racer John Zappia’s braking parachutes failed at over 400kmh.

There’s a colourful new Funny Car ready to rumble out in Western Australia, with Michael King looking forward to getting into Supercharged Outlaws next season.

Sydney’s Maatouks Racing has been a hotbed of quick Skyline and Nissan RB motor action lately and the pace is not slowing up, with Nader Nader’s new-to-him Pro Mod chassis arriving from the USA.

The PremiAir Hire Racing team rounded out their Santo’s Summer Thunder experience at Sydney Dragway on Saturday evening with a round victory over Damien Harris.

The Carrot Kings Top Fuel dragster went to runner up honours at Santo’s Summer Thunder on Saturday, with driver Phil Lamattina starting to see the results from his team’s tuning strategy.

The Central Queensland Drag Racing Association (CQDRA), the operator of Benaraby Dragway, has signed a 10 year sanctioning agreement with the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA).

Palmyra Dragway has announced they will be switching sanction to IHRA Australia, with a three year agreement signed last week.

Water, earth, wind and fire were unable to stop John Zappia from claiming his fifth straight event win at Santo’s Summer Thunder at Sydney Dragway on Saturday.

Tim Roads is fast earning a reputation for spectacular runs in the Outlaw Radial division at Perth Motorplex.

Perth Motorplex’s home grown Nitro Bike series has been gathering pace in recent events and class veteran Greg Durack is seeking quicker times from his Kawasaki thanks to a new motor combo.

The Santo’s Summer Thunder produced some of the best side-by-side drag racing under the lights in front of an enthusiastic Australia Day weekend crowd at Sydney Dragway.