
SUN SHINES ON FIRST ANDRA RACING OF 2026
ANDRA drag racers have turned it on under beautiful blue skies at South Coast Raceway today for the first day of ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship competition for 2026.

ANDRA drag racers have turned it on under beautiful blue skies at South Coast Raceway today for the first day of ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship competition for 2026.

After successfully licensing at the South Coast Nationals, Lachlan Walker will take the next step in his drag racing career at this weekend’s South Coast 660, stepping up from Junior Dragster to New Gen Business Park Supercharged Outlaws.

Benny Philips will open the New Year with the January 2/3 South Coast 660 at South Coast Raceway, and the continuation of a pursuit he has been on for many years – to win an ANDRA Christmas Tree at the Portland venue for his late Nana, Heather.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to confirm that all racers at the upcoming ANDRA Drag Racing Masters will be competing for prestigious Gold ANDRA Christmas Trees.

The ANDRA Drag Racing Masters, which will mark ANDRA’s official return to Sydney after a number of years on January 24th, is quickly gaining momentum.

Junior Dragster racer Ava Walker has broken through for not only her first ANDRA Christmas Tree at the weekend’s South Coast Nationals, but also the first for the Walker Family Racing team.

While Saturday at South Coast Raceway may have been decidedly soggy at times, Sunday saw the 165+ ANDRA Regional Sportsman Racers greeted by perfect sunny weather conditions for the final day of the South Coast Nationals.

The 2024 South Coast Nationals is the event that set Adrian McGrotty on his path to the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Super Gas Championship.

Shane Baxter is one of more than 165 ANDRA drag racers counting the sleeps to this weekend’s South Coast Nationals – round six of the 2025/2026 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship.

The ANDRA AGM for financial year 2024/2025 was conducted last Friday afternoon (21 November), with a large contingent of members present in person and online.
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