Perfect weather once again blessed Willowbank Raceway for round five of the local Queensland Drag Racing Championship series.

Amid one of the most devastating weather events to face our farmers in recent years, a drought that has a grip on over 99% of NSW, Sydney Dragway has undertaken a donation program to help ease the hardship on our farmers. 

Paul Mouhayet, the world’s quickest driver on a 10.5 tyre, will contest the upcoming Honeywell Garrett Brisbane Jamboree presented by Link ECU and Tuners Edge in his 2017/2018 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship winning ’68 Ford Mustang.

Benaraby Dragway was back in full swing on July 28 with the fifth round of the CQDRA championship.

Robert Campisi spearheaded the turbo revolution in Australian drag racing some years back, and now he is ready to ride again with a brand new Ford Mustang built by Craig Burns at SCF Racecars.

Twenty-three years ago Justin Simpson bought a Monaro HG as a roller to run in SS/A. Today, he is well entrenched in Australia’s drag racing industry as a leading tuner working with an array of drivers and teams.

  The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars gave the capacity Cairns crowd a night to remember on Saturday August 4, with side-by-side, flames-up passes throughout the night of racing.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car troop headed to Springmount Raceway on the weekend backed by the opening round of the 400 Thunder Sportsman Series.

Modified racer Simon Barlow ensured his Desert Nationals trip was a success recently, resetting both the ET and MPH markers of the national A/MD record on his way to a finals appearance at the Alice Springs Inland Dragway event.

Over 140 drag racing teams will be converging on North Queensland’s Springmount Raceway for the opening round of the 2018/19 400 Thunder Sportsman Series this Friday and Saturday, August 3-4.

Australian record holder Steve Barnett will begin his pursuit for a world record by debuting a new car at the upcoming Honeywell Garrett Jamboree, presented by Link ECU and Tuners Edge, August 25 and 26 at Willowbank Raceway.

Perth Motorplex’s local dates have been announced at last, with the WA State Government confirming they will operate the venue for another season as they continue to search for a buyer.

The hugely anticipated arrival of Titan Motorsports for the Honeywell Garrett Brisbane Jamboree presented by Link ECU and Tuners Edge is one step closer with the two-car team’s extreme machines now on the water on their way to Queensland from their base in Orlando, Florida (US).

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) has confirmed a nine-round calendar for the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.

Emma Begley recently joined the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car ranks in the family’s Groove’n funny car based in Perth, but a move east for Emma has seen new opportunities.

After eclipsing the previous ‘PB’ of the 20B-powered Sadek Motor Group BOSS RX3 Coupe of his dad, Sam ‘The Godfather’ Sadek, 20-year-old Jay Sadek is getting ready to race the car for the first time at the upcoming Honeywell Garrett Brisbane Jamboree presented by Link ECU and Tuners Edge.

The Palmyra Drag Racing Club has announced it has received $160,000 of funding from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Infrastructure Stream.

The Junior Dragster Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip are rapidly gaining steam with teams from around the country making the journey to compete. Among them will be WA’s Lucas Green, who will travel across the Nullarbor to be a part of the event. When the opportunity to race at the Sunset Strip came for the Green family, it didn’t take long for them to commit, said Lucas’ father Doug. “Corrinna (Lucas’ mum) and I sat down with Lucas and asked him if he wanted to race against other Junior Dragster competitors at a solely Junior Dragster meeting, which was met with a quick ‘Yes,’” he said. “We considered Darwin as the first Summit points round. I had just brought a larger trailer which I was fitting out and although Jay Upton offered take us the price of flights and a turnaround from night shift made it unviable. The bonus of a larger trailer made it a wise choice to pack as many cars in as we can to take to Mildura at the cheapest cost. “In Darwin I spoke with longtime friends Jayne and Anthony Begley from 89 Enterprises. Lucas’s first race was against Connor Begley, who Lucas reminds to this day of beating him with a grin on his face. Their daughter Emma is a graduate from Junior Dragsters also and now an accomplished Nitro Funny Car driver. When I spoke to them about Mildura they were more than happy to assist with the cost of travel, for which we are very humbled and appreciative.” Lucas is travelling with some very well-known and successful racers from Western Australia including Brodie Zappia, Zara Board, Madison Brown and Dylan Pettigrew. “We are fortunate to have a few really great sponsors who have backed Lucas during his two years of racing,” Doug said. “Formula Tech Performance, Riverside Mechanical and Performance and Urban Concrete Solutions have assisted us with parts, knowledge, mentoring and education towards the team’s development. Also exciting is the approach and signing of Cajed Racewear which have offered to supply a new racing suit and any race wear required. “The quality of Cajed Racewear is second to none. Michael and Allana are racers, parents and fit into the values that we portray in our team. We can’t thank them enough for the support they offered. They have fitted out numerous racers including Junior Dragster drivers with SFI rated gear of the highest presentation and quality, as well as supplying our crew shirts. “On behalf of Green Family Racing we thank the whole of Mildura for getting behind all of the junior racers and cannot wait to race on August 4 and 5. Feel free to like our page on Facebook ‘Green Family Racing’ as well as visiting ‘Sunset Strip Junior Nationals’ on Facebook. “Please travel safe and many thanks to all involved in putting on a great event.”

A six car team of Australians is heading to the USA to compete with the best sport compact cars in the world later this year.

Despite niggling engine issues which have plagued him since Nitro Up North, Darren Saliba clean-swept the Top Sportsman proceedings of the Desert Nationals at the weekend.

With a victory at Alice Spring’s Desert Nationals at the weekend, Team Bray Racing’s Frankie Taylor has ensured his current Down Under tour has ended just as it started: with triumph.

The Desert Nationals has delighted fans and racers alike at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this weekend.

Mark Hinchelwood has been announced as the new driver for Maurice Fabietti’s ACDelco Pro Slammer team. The well known Sydney driver has fully recovered from a scary incident driving a Top Alcohol Funny Car several years ago and is now in one of the plum seats for Australian drag racing. We speak with Mark about returning to the sport he loves.

Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi have launched their 2018/19 400 Thunder season with some serious speed at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip.

South Aussie mechanic Michael Bridges will be looking to continue his tour of fun ‘up north’ this weekend at Alice Spring Dragway’s Desert Nationals (July 21/22).