Going drag racing for the first time can be a hell of a lot of fun and we want to make sure you can avoid some of the pitfalls that newbies get into at the track.

After the loss of the 400 Thunder Australian Professional Drag Racing Series championship round due to be run at Calder Park in January, Sydney Dragway will now host round 4 of the 2017-18 Pro Slammer Championship at the Santo’s Summer Thunder in January 2018.

With tragic passing of Anita Board, it is often hard to pay tribute with words. So around the country racers young and old paid their respects and to honour Anita in a range of personal gestures and gatherings at drag racing venues. We have shown you some of those moments of respect already, however from Sydney Dragway, Madman Productions has put together an emotional video from a day dedicated to Anita.

The year that was for Team Bray Racing was nothing short of mammoth, with a roller coaster of emotions keeping the team on their toes throughout 2017.

Following concerns regarding the racing surface at Calder Park Raceway raised by 400 Thunder Professional competitor groups, today 400 Thunder has announced that these categories will not race at the Australian Nationals event in January 2018.

As a tribute to Anita Board, Lamattina Top Fuel Racing will run a unique #ponypowerforever livery at the upcoming New Year’s Thunder event at Willowbank Raceway.

Drag racers are always trying to find an edge to beat their opponents down the strip, but have racers overlooked one of the most basic fundamentals of any race, which is how well they can see or react to visual clues?

The chutes have been pulled on the 2017 Atura Championship Series at Sydney Dragway which serves as the track championship for the venue. Here is the wrap up from the last event of the eight round series, and who was crowned champion.

Kalitta Motorsports has announced Richie Crampton will return to the team and run for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel Championship in the Kalitta Air Top Fuel dragster.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars packed the Perth Motorplex when they last visited the venue and this event was no different, with the huge West Australian crowd treated to an even better show that left fans on their edge of their seats unit the very last pass of the night.

The largest field of Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars ever in Australia will take to Perth Motorplex this Saturday, December 2.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association and Summit Racing Equipment are pleased to announce a multi-year renewal of their relationship.

The Queensland Drag Racing Championship has come to a close with the Willowbank 2017 Track Champions crowned at a final round extravaganza.

Scott MacLean scorched to the top of the Pro Slammer qualifying list on the opening night of East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway, before a red light in eliminations put the Darwin driver out of the event.

Junior Dragster racer Anita Board has been remembered in a series of memorials around the globe as the drag racing community came together to remember the eight year old driver who passed away in an accident at Perth Motorplex.

Craig Geddes has claimed the prestigious Rowe Memorial after taking victory in his new Super Stock machine at Calder Park Dragway today.

As Hidden Valley Dragway battens down the hatches for the oncoming Wet Season, the venue crowned their 2017 Track Champions after another successful season.

Australia’s professional drag racing series, 400 Thunder today confirmed the initial programing for 400 Thunder Drag Racing to be aired on 7mate commencing on 30th November.

Wayne Talbot has revealed a glimpse of his new alcohol funny car on Facebook, with plans to debut the car in Top Alcohol/Pro Alcohol in the New Year.

Amongst the field at this Saturday’s Rowe Memorial – which includes round six of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – will be current points leader and last year’s Rowe Memorial Super Stock winner, Tom Dimitropoulos.

“This is Al McClure to Perth Motorplex Mission Control – we have lift off”

For Denso Super Street competitor Graeme Cooper, the Rowe Memorial – to be held this Saturday (November 25) at Calder Park Dragway – is a deeply important event.

Aaron Tremayne survived a battle of the fittest contest at the opening round of the 400 Thunder Pro Stock Series at Sydney Dragway last weekend, returning to Queensland with a win and the event’s only six second run.