The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that quarter-mile drag racing is returning to the menu at Swan Hill, with not-for-profit Skid City Inc. officially signing……
The South Coast Nationals at South Coast Raceway delivered two days of ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship on-track action across the weekend, with plenty of record-breaking performances along the way. Four……
Much more favourable weather conditions greeted the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship racers on day two of the South Coast Nationals today at South Coast Raceway. The seaside track came alive……
Early morning showers couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm at the South Coast Nationals today, with qualifying for round four of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship now complete ahead of a full……
At the 2023 South Coast Nationals at South Coast Raceway, Gary Vogelsang broke through for what he describes as the highlight of his drag racing career so far: his first……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that long-time ANDRA insurance broker and supporter of the ANDRA Volunteer of the Year program, Gallagher, has further extended……
The Burson Auto Parts 50th annual Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex at the weekend featured plenty of exciting racing for the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, and its fair share of……
South Australia’s Peter and Brock Furlanetto were on track at the Perth Motorplex at the weekend for the Burson Auto Parts 50th annual Goldenstates and are now travelling back across……
The championship points tally following the Burson Auto Parts 50th annual Goldenstates – round three of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – has been released. To view the points……
Day two of the Burson Auto Parts 50th annual Goldenstates has been run and won, with ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship fans enjoying a tremendous day and night of sportsman racing……
An action-packed day and night of qualifying and racing action for the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship lies ahead at the Perth Motorplex today (Saturday, November 23) for day two of……
Neil Gannaway broke through for his first ANDRA Christmas Tree at last year’s Goldenstates, and now his daughter and third-generation racer, 21 year old Rachel Gannaway, will do her best……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the re-launch of the ANDRA Contingency program, as part of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship. ANDRA partner Goodyear……
When Kasey McClure lines up for the 50th Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex this coming Friday and Saturday, she will have the chance to take a truly impressive fourth consecutive……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that the South Australian Drag Racers Association (SADRA) has taken on naming rights sponsorship of the Super Gas bracket……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the introduction of a 50 percent bonus for points scored at Perth Motorplex’s Goldenstates (November 22-24) within the 2024/2025……
It was a record-breaking Sunset Nationals, with five ANDRA national records reset at the September 21-22 event at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip, as follows: Edge Mallis – DD/CB ET……
The championship points tally following the Sunset Nationals at the Atlantic Oil Sunset Strip – round two of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – has been released. To view……
Day two of round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has been run and won, with celebrations all around at Mildura’s Atlantic Oils Sunset Strip……
A full day of action-packed qualifying for round two of the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship at the Sunset Nationals has come to a close ahead of what is sure to……
The ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship’s Top Sportsman bracket will launch into action for this weekend’s round two of the season with fresh new backing from an enthusiastic group of Top……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that a group of Super Sedan racers and their businesses have banded together to support their bracket across the……
Michael Bridges opened his 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship campaign in the best possible way last month with victory at Alice Spring’s Desert Nationals and is now preparing to see……
Ahead of this weekend’s round two of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce Lectron Australia as the naming rights……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to welcome Goodyear Racing to the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship as the naming rights partner for the Super Street bracket….…
Nathaniel Kuchel is heading to this weekend’s Sunset Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip – round two of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – as last year’s top qualifier and……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce Langtree’s Machinery Services as the naming rights partner of the Junior Dragster bracket within the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship….…
At the recent Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway, round one of the new 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, Gary Baker took out a breakthrough win in Super Sedan……
The championship points tally following the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway – round one of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – has been released. To view the……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that the Super Stock bracket for the new ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship will be known as the Jackie Watt……
Alice Springs Inland Dragway was alive with celebration this afternoon as the first ANDRA Christmas Tree winners of the new ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship were awarded at the close of……
Day one of the Desert Nationals, the opening round of the 2024/2025 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship, has successfully come to a close at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this afternoon ahead……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce a new backer for the ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship’s Top Qualifier Medallion Award, ahead of this weekend’s season start….…
ANDRA is pleased to announce that the Modified Bike bracket of the new ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship – kicking off this weekend at Alice Springs Inland Dragway’s Desert Nationals –……
Dean Gunson has tasted plenty of success at his local Alice Springs Inland Dragway, including taking the Desert Nationals Modified Bike win at the 2021 running of the event. Now……
Lee Povey took out the top gong at Northern Nats earlier this year and is now preparing to make his Desert Nationals debut at Alice Springs Inland Dragway across August……
Entries close for the Desert Nationals on Friday 16TH August – act now to be a part of this great event Alice Springs Inland Dragway is looking forward to a……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to release the 2024/2025 season calendar for the recently announced ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship. The championship for Sportsman competitors will be……
It has been a busy time for ANDRA record keepers of late, with a large number of new ANDRA national ET and Speed records set at national events held at……
The Western Conference win for Modified was almost anyone’s game heading into the Riverbend Nationals, with a host of racers in mathematical contention coming into the event at Tailem Bend….…
The Western Conference Super Gas battle was tight heading into the Riverbend Nationals – while Colin Griffin was the only racer on the points gap, he was pursued closely by……
Tony Miskelly might have been dispatched in round three of the recent Riverbend Nationals, but that wasn’t enough to stop him being heralded as the Super Sedan Western Conference final……
At the recent Riverbend Nationals at Dragway at The Bend, Tony Antonino was announced as the Western Conference final winner for Super Street following a countback after being eliminated in……
Dean Jamieson well and truly had his hands full at the close of the Riverbend Nationals, claiming the accolades for the Western Conference final win, the Riverbend Nationals event win,……
Dale Tucker was another racer with a lot to celebrate at the close of the recent Riverbend Nationals at Dragway at The Bend – taking home both the event and……
Fourteen-year-old Cooper Plummer has well and truly made his mark in the Junior Dragster bracket of late, including at the weekend’s Riverbend Nationals, where he claimed not only his third……
It was a hugely successful Riverbend Nationals for Competition Bike’s Chris Allen – taking out not only the event honours but also the Western Conference win for the bracket. Along……
With five national event wins, Glenn Henley headed to Dragway at The Bend’s Riverbend Nationals as the man to beat in Top Sportsman. While the event itself might not have……
At the Riverbend Nationals, Australia’s most successful sportsman racer continued on his winning way, taking out not only the Competition Eliminator event win and Top Qualifier award, but also the……
(NDRC Saturday release) Day two of the Riverbend Nationals has seen Top Fuel headline an action-packed program for a bumper crowd at Dragway at The Bend today with plenty more……
*Story updated 4/4/2024 following NDRC update to bonus point limit (see underlined text below) (NDRC release) The first ever Aeroflow Sportsman Western Conference Champions will be celebrated at Dragway……
The latest NDRC Christmas Tree trophy winners have been celebrated at Mildura’s Sunset Strip at the weekend following a fantastic Ken Scroop Memorial event which featured plenty of incredible performances……
Day one of the Ken Scroop Memorial at Mildura’s Sunset Strip saw impressive on-track performances match the soaring temperatures as the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship competitors sought to put their……
NDRC Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship Western Conference Junior Dragster points leader Cooper Plummer took out his second event win of the season and his first Gold Christmas Tree at the……
Renmark (SA) racer Dale Tucker will be doing all he can to continue what has been a highly successful NDRC season to date at his home track’s Ken Scroop Memorial……
The two days and nights of the 53rd annual MacTrack Westernationals saw more than 180 Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship competitors deliver pass after pass of enthralling action for a packed……
Eleven three second passes, three side-by-side, four of those at more than 500kph including two at more than 510kph – Top Fuel well and truly put on a show for……
A blistering 500kmh pass by Top Fuel’s Wayne Newby headlined an awesome day one of the MacTrack Westernationals, with Top Fuel, Top Doorslammer, Top Fuel Motorcycle and the Aeroflow National……
As they get ready for the upcoming Ken Scroop Memorial featuring the NDRC’s Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship, Jodie Wagner and her 12 year old son Todd Wagner are well truly……
The 53rd annual MacTrack Westernationals will bring tonnes of National Drag Racing Championship fun to the Perth Motorplex across March 2 and 3, including 11,000hp Top Fuel dragsters in their only……
At just 22 years of age, Jordan Spencer is a good two decades younger than most of his Super Gas compatriots, but those assuming his lack of years equals a……
(NDRC Report) A foggy start to the morning gave way to a second day of clear skies and perfect racing conditions at South Coast Raceway. More than 120 Aeroflow National……
(NDRC report) Picture perfect conditions have greeted more than 120 Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship competitors as they took to the track for three rounds of qualifying at South Coast Raceway……
Racers from all over will descend on South Coast Raceway this Saturday and Sunday (February 3/4) for the latest round of the NDRC’s Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship – the South……
Dave Todd raced through for the NDRC Christmas Tree Trophy at South Coast 660 and is now gearing up with his 800hp 1978 Gemini to take on South Coast Raceway’s……
Six new ANDRA national records have been recorded between the recent South Coast 660 and Festival State Nationals events, held at South Coast Raceway (January 6-7) and Dragway at The……
Race fans have delighted in all that the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has to offer today with epic performances from Nitro Funny Cars, Top Doorslammers, Top Fuel Motorcycles and……
(NDRC release) The Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship has rung in the new year in style at South Coast Raceway this weekend, with more than 140 competitors taking to the Portland……
At the weekend’s South Coast Nationals at South Coast Raceway, reigning Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Stock Australian Champion Adrian Vella not only took out the ANDRA Christmas Tree……
Day two of the South Coast Nationals has seen the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers well and truly deliver some super performances today as they looked to claim ANDRA……
Day one of South Coast Raceway’s South Coast Nationals, featuring the latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, has seen more than 160 racers impress across three rounds……
The 49th annual Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex hosting the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, Nitro Funny Car, Top Doorslammer, Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Alcohol, delivered plenty of exciting……
Two-time Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan Australian Champion Martin Mirco went all the way to the finals at the Goldenstates at the weekend, and now has South Coast……
Eighteen year old Daniel ‘BatDan’ Carranza has been coming to South Coast Raceway since he was eight years old and will enjoy his first national-level event in the senior ranks……
In hot and humid conditions, Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers have well and truly delivered for the fans at the Perth Motorplex on day two of the 49th annual……
Day one of the 49th Goldenstates has seen Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors entertain on-track alongside NDRC Nitro Funny Cars, Top Doorslammers, Top Fuel Motorcycles and Pro Alcohol competitors……
After a long history of helping others gain success on the race track, Dean Whisson is now making his own way and is hoping to strike success at this weekend’s……
Perth’s Colin Davis has claimed many trophies at the Perth Motorplex over the years, including Christmas Trees at the 2017 Westernationals and the 2022 ANDRA Grand Final. Now, the Top……
The Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, featuring more than 300+ Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors alongside group one racers for NDRC Top Fuel, Dananni Hot……
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers will compete in front of what is expected to be another capacity crowd at Dragway at The Bend today, with the field heading straight……
The grand-opening Spring Nationals for Dragway at The Bend, featuring the latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, saw more than 350 racers put on a show for……
Father and son Ray and Mitch Oxley are ready to mount their Spring Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series campaign at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend this weekend (October……
(Team release) The opening event at the country’s newest track will bring to a close the 26 year career of former Taswegian, now Victorian Mod Bike racer Shane Walker, and……
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Bike newcomer, Rob Church, is already making waves as the series heads to Dragway at The Bend for the Spring Nationals across October 21……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce it has secured insurance terms for the new policy year. With all insurances due for ANDRA on September 30,……
While the official ribbon-cutting at Dragway at The Bend is being reserved for the upcoming Spring Nationals in October, Friday hosted the brand-new venue’s first ever meeting, with the 120th……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and Dragway at The Bend are pleased to announce the official signing of a sanctioning agreement between the two parties. ANDRA will provide……
The Sunset Nationals have well and truly impressed in Mildura, with an action-packed day of racing ensuring plenty of happy campers at the Sunset Strip today for the latest Summit……
(Updated 10am 17 September 2023 re Super Sedan Top Qualifier) More than 160 racers took to the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association’s Sunset Strip in Mildura today to undertake three rounds……
After reaching a personal racing career high of being the Decoglaze Glass Splashbacks Top Qualifier and Modified Runner-Up in Darwin, Ashley Johnson is hoping to go one better when the……
West Australian Louise Ridgway is locked and loaded ready to tackle Modified Bike at next weekend’s Sunset Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip after enjoying a breakthrough victory at the Top……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Central Australian Drag Racing Association (CADRA) regret to announce the cancellation of the Desert Nationals. What was the second Summit Racing……
Super Street racer Michael Jennings is hoping he can keep the good times rolling aboard his 1970 Nova Chev Sedan this weekend when the Top End Nationals winner heads to……
The first ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies of the new season have been held aloft at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip, following the conclusion of the Top End Nationals on Saturday……
The first Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event of the new season enjoyed a successful opening day at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Friday (14 July), with the qualifying……
Aidan Abel has a long history in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, racing in the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket for eight years from the age of eight……
Peter Cates will be making his national-level racing debut at the back-to-back Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series events at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip (Top End Nats – 14/15 July)……
Summit Racing Equipment and the Australian National Drag Racing Association are pleased to announce increased contingency payouts. These increased payouts (via redeemable product certificates) will be available at the previously……
Understandably, ANDRA members have a lot of questions about the upcoming NDRC Sportsman Series. To answer a few FAQs, NDRC have agreed that all events that are sanctioned by ANDRA……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) wish to confirm that they have reached agreement on integrating the contracted Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman……
Tommy Turic immediately impressed upon stepping up from Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster to the senior ranks, taking out not only event wins at both the Top End Nationals (on……
Robert Bergamin saw his dreams come true when he successfully clinched the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Championship for Super Gas, with consistency proving the key to his……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) acknowledges the release this afternoon of a vision statement for a new proposed series, under the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) banner. The……
Simon Barlow put himself in the box seat for his maiden Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Australian Championship with a penultimate round victory, but with a number of racers……
In his first full Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season, young racer Ross Lamattina followed in the championship-winning footsteps of his father, Top Fuel racer Phil Lamattina, by claiming his……
Leon Davies headed to the ANDRA Grand Finals fourth on the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Stock championship points with 260 points, while the top three ahead of him……
Many, many kilometres of travel, a dedicated team, a well-performing race car and plenty of strong and consistent results across the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series saw WA racer……
Lance Larcombe had his hands full following the ANDRA Grand Final, claiming both the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan Australian Championship but also the coveted John Storm Memorial……
At the ANDRA Grand Finals / Westernationals, Adrian Vella not only claimed his maiden Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Championship in Super Stock, but he also clean swept the……
Joe Khoury has been chasing a national championship for more than a decade, and at the ANDRA Grand Finals at the Perth Motorplex in April, he finally achieved his dream……
Brian Alvisio’s first ever trip to the Perth Motorplex proved exceptionally successful, seeing him walk away with not only his maiden Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship, but also……
By successfully claiming the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Championship in the Competition category, Craig Geddes continued to write his name in the history books as ANDRA’s most……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce it is now operational in new premises. After relocating from its previous location in McInnes Street, ANDRA remains in……
At the recent ANDRA Grand Finals, part of the 52nd Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, there was no shortage of ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies hoisted by grinning recipients following the……
At the recent ANDRA Grand Finals, held as part of the 52nd Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex across March 4 and 5, four new national records were set across the……
Earlier this month, the Australian National Drag Racing Association was thrilled to welcome two new members to its board: Ian Brown and Katie Cassar, both from Victoria. These appointments bring……
The final round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series brought all of the intensity and excitement that was expected of it and more at the Perth Motorplex across……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated and finalised following the 2023 ANDRA Grand Final event held at The Perth Motorplex over March 4 and 5,……
After two intense days of competition at the Perth Motorplex for the ANDRA Grand Final as part of the 52nd MacTrack Westernationals, the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series champions……
Day one of the ANDRA Grand Finals at the 52nd MacTrack Westernationals has set the stage for what is sure to be an epic day of racing to decide the……
Brian Alvisio is heading to the Perth Motorplex for this weekend’s Westernationals/ANDRA Grand Finals on the 300 points cap thanks to his third finals appearance of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing……
For the 2022/2023 season, five Gallagher Volunteer of the Year Awards have been bestowed upon exceptionally deserving recipients, who were nominated for recognition in their division by their peers. The……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series’ most awarded competitor, Craig Geddes, is leading the way in the Competition ranks as the series heads to its final round of the season……
For David Willis and Simon Barlow, the weekend’s Twilight Nationals was a record-breaker, and for Barlow, it was also the maker of a championship tilt. Willis reset the D/AB Competition……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the 2023 Twilight Nationals, the penultimate round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, at Mildura’s Sunset……
The penultimate round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the Twilight Nationals, concluded in style on Saturday evening at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, setting the stage for what is……
Blistering hot conditions at Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Friday, with temperatures reaching the mid-40s, were matched by sizzling performances from more than 150 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors during……
Husband and wife racers, Dan and Josie Hodgins, are travelling to this weekend’s Twilight Nationals all the way from their home in the Northern Territory as they chase the 2022/2023……
Adrian Vella is heading to next weekend’s Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip as a defending winner who is also in the box seat for a championship challenge. The February……
Matt Ponton might have been out of the seat for well over six months, but that didn’t stop him from going all the way to the finals at the recent……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the 2023 South Coast 660, held at South Coast Raceway across January 7 and 8, 2023. To see……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has celebrated its first event winners of 2023, with the conclusion of the South Coast 660 event in Portland (Victoria) this afternoon. Following a……
More than 160 racers have taken to Portland’s South Coast Raceway today for day one of the South Coast 660 – the latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman……
Stefan Lainas is looking forward to taking his Commodore out for the upcoming South Coast 660, the latest round of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. The January 7……
Whyalla’s Leigh Donaldson is currently preparing to head to South Coast Raceway for the first time, where he will field his VX SS Commodore in Super Stock after making the……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) wishes to advise that Calder Park Raceway and The Bend Motorsport Park have advised they will not be ready to host their scheduled……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is proud to announce that Summit Racing Equipment has once again renewed its backing of ANDRA drag racing for the 2023 season. The……
South Coast Raceway and the Australian National Drag Racing Association regret to confirm that the South Coast Nationals event, scheduled for December 10 and 11, has been cancelled due to……
He might have spent most of his life in competitive water skiing, but Echuca’s Jarrod Healey is sure making waves in his new-found pursuit: drag racing. Healey will be competing……
When all was said and done at the 48th annual Goldenstates earlier this month the Higgins brothers were very happy indeed, with Kyle and Beau taking out the winning ANDRA……
The 48th annual Goldenstates delivered plenty of action-packed races on Saturday evening at the Perth Motorplex as the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors did all they could to take……
An impressive cohort of Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers have persevered through bitterly cold conditions at the Perth Motorplex during day one of the 48th annual Goldenstates. Saturday’s day……
After a final to forget in his last Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event, WA racer Luke Seaton is hoping for redemption at this weekend’s 48th annual EGT Goldenstates at……
After a number of years in Super Sedan, John Kouw will be making his Top Sportsman debut at the 48th annual Goldenstates across November 11 and 12. Kouw will be……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association (SDRA) regret to announce the cancellation of the Sunset Strip Nationals. The event, round three of the……
Des Woolstencroft will be making his comeback to the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series next weekend for Mildura’s Sunset Strip Nationals – bringing to an end an 18-year absence. The……
Recent wet weather at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, combined with forecast further rain over the coming week, has forced the postponement of the Sunset Strip Nationals from September 17/18 to October……
ANDRA is pleased to release its new poster, celebrating the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Champions. To download the artwork, use the links below: Poster artwork (sized suitable……
The margin in the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title fight for the Supercharged Outlaws bracket was razor thin heading into the ANDRA Grand Finals, and when the top……
Three-time and reigning Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Australian Champion Craig Baker may be only one round into his title defence, but he is already gathering the ingredients for……
Following a Special General Meeting, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) wishes to announce that Mark Hunt has been named as the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Supercharged……
Following a big day of Desert Nationals racing for round two of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, there was no shortage of smiling faces at Alice Springs Inland……
Day one of the Desert Nationals – round two of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – has lit up Alice Springs Inland Dragway today with impressive qualifying performances……
Tommy Turic has immediately impressed upon stepping up from Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster, taking out the Super Street ANDRA Christmas Tree trophy in his very first Summit Racing Equipment……
Alice Springs’ newest Junior Dragster racer, Annalyse Mowry, is excitedly looking forward to this weekend’s Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway where she will make her racing debut. The……
The first ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies for the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season have been hoisted at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening, following the conclusion of……
The new 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season has burst into life at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening, with the first qualifying passes of the Top End……
Pete Kirkpatrick is hoping a recent victory at Nitro Up North combined with growing confidence in the new set-up he has on board his impressive Holden one tonner will propel……
NT local Allan Henry is looking forward to taking on the interstate visitors at the Top End Nationals next weekend, as he seeks to secure back-to-back ANDRA Christmas Trees in……
Graeme Spencer took out his fourth Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championship on a tie-break over defending champion Colin Griffin. He is the first four-time winner for the……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to officially release the dates for the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. The 10-round calendar will field events at Darwin’s Hidden……
Peter Tzokas raced through for his second Super Sedan Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title recently, with the hard-racing larrikin from South Australia topping off his title season with a……
Tim Stewart had plenty of obstacles thrown at him in the 21/22 season, but with the help of some fellow racers, he overcame them all to secure his maiden Summit……
The 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series was a come back season for Phill Paton after nearly two years away, but that didn’t stop him putting together a championship winning……
Craig Baker secured his third Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship in the Modified bracket, even though he didn’t make the trip across the Nullarbor for the EGT ANDRA……
Nine years ago, Shane Walker decided to move from his home in Tasmania to Victoria so that he could chase a national ANDRA championship. That dedication paid off last season……
When Lisa Garbellini claimed the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship for Super Street, she dethroned none other than her own husband, Paul Garbellini, who was happily forced……
When Lisa Garbellini claimed the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship for Super Street, she dethroned none other than her own husband, Paul Garbellini, who was happily forced……
The Zappia name has been well known in drag racing circles for years now, thanks to Top Doorslammer legend John Zappia. But now, there is another national championship winning Zappia……
Vlado Turic had his hands well and truly full at the EGT ANDRA Grand Finals, claiming not only his first Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship after a number……
Steve Norman came oh-so-close to snagging his second Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title in Super Stock last season, missing out to Matt Forbes by only a matter of points……
Craig Geddes is the most successful ANDRA sportsman competitor with no less than eight national titles. The last six of these championships have been secured consecutively, a testament to Geddes’……
Greg Durack raced through to claim the inaugural Australian Drag Racing Championship title for Top Fuel Motorcycle aboard his bespoke Kawasaki ZX12R Turbo bike which boasts what he calls a……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated and finalised following the 2022 ANDRA Grand Final event held at The Perth Motorplex over 8-9th April 2022. Congratulations……
At the weekend’s EGT ANDRA Grand Finals, there was no shortage of ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies hoisted by grinning recipients following the conclusion of the 2021/2022 Australian Drag Racing Championship……
The final rounds of the 2021/2022 Australian Drag Racing Championship and the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series delivered no shortage of excitement at the Perth Motorplex across April 8/9……
There was no shortage of wide grins at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday evening with the champions of the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series crowned after two big days……
Following the intervention of Mother Nature this evening at the Perth Motorplex, the final day of the 2021/2022 ANDRA Drag Racing Season will be bursting at the seams. Before the……
If Martin Mirco can overcome his championship rivals in Super Sedan this weekend at the EGT ANDRA Grand Finals, then he will secure an impressive third straight Summit Racing Equipment……
This weekend’s ANDRA Grand Finals at the Perth Motorplex will bring to a close both the 2021/2022 Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) and Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series (SRESS) over……
Next weekend’s EGT ANDRA Grand Finals at the Perth Motorplex will bring to a close the 2021/2022 Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) and Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series (SRESS) over……
The weekend’s Twilight Nationals – the penultimate round of the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – saw no less than three new national records set, all on two wheels….…
With the Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip now successfully run and won, the stage is officially set for what is sure to be an epic final battle for championship……
Day one of the 2022 Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip has hosted three action-packed qualifying rounds in hot conditions on Friday for what is the penultimate round of the……
Super Stock competitor Louis Svingos will be hunting for his maiden ANDRA Christmas Tree Trophy at this weekend’s Twilight Nationals. The event marks the penultimate round of the 2021/2022 Summit……
Following his MacTrack Westernationals victory, Top Sportsman racer Alby Bakranich is third in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title standings for his bracket and leading the points in the……
Along with plenty of winning performances, five competitors at the 51st annual MacTrack Westernationals delivered no less than seven new national records on March 6, 2022. Rewriting the record books……
The 51st annual MacTrack Westernationals hosted more than 180 racers over its two days, with the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers putting on a host of stellar performances in……
Day one of the 51st annual MacTrack Westernationals was successfully run and done on Saturday March 5, with more than 180 racers now readying for race day this afternoon at……
A talent-filled field of more than 180 competitors took to the track at the Perth Motorplex Saturday evening for day one of the 51st MacTrack Westernationals, with the Australian Drag……
At last year’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, local Top Doorslammer racer Steve Aldridge went all the way to the finals in his Crown Security Plymouth Cuda. This weekend he……
Roger Moorhouse will have the opportunity to secure a Westernats hat trick this weekend when the 2022 MacTrack Westernationals event hits the Perth Motorplex across March 5-6. The MacTrack Westernationals……
Les Holden might be riding the smallest cubed bike in the field at next weekend’s 2022 MacTrack Westernationals, but that isn’t stopping him from having big aspirations heading into the……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Swan Hill Drag Racing Club (SHDRC) are pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive long-term partnership for sanctioning services for……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that the ANDRA Grand Finals event will now be held at the Perth Motorplex across April 8-9, 2022. The……
(Team release) The infamous MacTrack 51st Annual Westernationals to be held at Perth Motorplex on the 5th and 6th of March is the ultimate in ANDRA Championship Drag Racing in……
Second-generation racer Angel Bakranich heads to next weekend’s MacTrack Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex on a high after securing her first event victory last week. The MacTrack Westernationals will host……
(Track release – 12 February 2022) The Bend will further cement its place as Australia’s premier motorsport destination with construction started on a new $30 million dragway designed to host……
ANDRA formally acknowledges the statement released this afternoon by Sydney Dragway communicating the venue’s decision to cancel the Australian Nationals. ANDRA is deeply disappointed that WSID Ltd has made the……
Rohan Hutson has been involved with drag racing for 12 years, but will make his Australian Nationals debut at Sydney Dragway next weekend (11-12 February) as part of ANDRA’s Summit……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) issues the following statement regarding action taken today in the court case between the IHRA and Western Sydney International Dragway (WSID) Limited. “ANDRA……
Following the recent announcement regarding hard border closures made by the WA Government, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Perth Motorplex regret to confirm that Top Fuel……
Colin Griffin is not only the reigning Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Champion, he is also somewhat of a legend at South Coast Raceway. In the last five……
The 52nd Australian Nationals is on the move to Sydney Dragway on February 11th and 12th 2022. This change has been made to ensure the most prestigious event on the……
Steve Norman has again rewritten the record books, this time re-setting the ET and MPH national records over the 660ft distance for the C/SMA class at the South Coast Nationals….…
The South Coast Nationals at Portland’s South Coast Raceway has hosted an impressive showcase of competitive performances from the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers this weekend. When all was……
The latest round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series for the 2021/2022 season is off to a great start at Portland’s South Coast Raceway. Qualifying for all brackets was……
The last time Steve Norman competed in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at South Coast Raceway, he clean-swept Super Comp at the 2021 South Coast 660 event – taking……
At the recent Goldenstates event, Wayne McGuinness and his Blattt Racing Top Fuel Motorcycle team were recognised with the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award. “We are very……
The last time the South Coast Nationals at South Coast Raceway were run back in 2019, brothers Zack and Dylan Knezevic dominated the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket. Zack……
At the weekend’s Goldenstates event, Steve Martin and his son Jett Martin proudly held aloft ANDRA Christmas Trees after taking victory in the Competition and Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster……
Phill Paton made his come-back to Competition Bike after almost two years away at the weekend’s Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex – and he did so in record-breaking style. The……
The 47th annual Goldenstates delivered plenty of action-packed races on Saturday evening at the Perth Motorplex, with the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors putting on a great show in……
More than 180 racers have completed a successful day one of the 47th Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex on Friday evening (November 26). At the close of Friday’s qualifying proceedings,……
Performance powerhouse Summit Racing Equipment is continuing its enthusiastic backing of ANDRA Drag Racing, announcing the renewal of its partnership for 2022. In those eight years, Summit Racing Equipment has……
Andy Oorschot took out the WA Drag Racing Championships title for the Super Street bracket at the end of the 2020/2021 season and now has his eye on national success……
Top Fuel Motorcycle action for the Australian Drag Racing Championship will fire up at the Perth Motorplex’s Goldenstates next weekend, November 26/27. Amongst the TFM field will be local racer……
West Australia’s Ian Board recently made his racing debut in Modified after years supporting his family’s exploits on the track. Next weekend, he will enjoy his first ever Summit Racing……
A new study has revealed motorsport’s significant contribution to the Australian economy, with a total gross annual output of $8.6 billion. With the national economy looking to rebuild after a……
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT CAN BE FOUND HERE. Who has been chosen to be the approved sanctioning service provider for Western Sydney International Dragway for the long term? Australian Drag Racing Association……
Western Sydney International Dragway returns to ANDRA; final ADRC and SRESS calendars released Western Sydney International Dragway Ltd (WSID) has signed a new multi-year sanctioning agreement with the Australian National……
The results of round two of the Victorian Government’s Community Motorsport Program funding have been released, with two ANDRA clubs featuring on the list of entities which have successfully secured……
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks and subsequent border closures around the country have regretfully forced the cancellation of both September’s Sunset Strip Nationals and the Adelaide International Raceway event which was……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the Central Queensland Drag Racing Association (CQDRA) regret to confirm that current border closures in the wake of COVID-19 outbreaks around the……
ANDRA is excited to confirm that the Australian Top Fuel Championship will feature as part of at least two events on its 2022 racing calendar alongside its Australian Drag Racing……
When Top Sportsman racer Leon Davies arrived at Alice Springs Inland Dragway he was smiling as much as any other Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitor, but little did he……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series saw old faces and new in the winner’s circle of Alice Springs Inland Dragway as drivers and riders from across Australia claimed victories. The……
Drag racers from around Australia have staked early claims to top qualifying positions in the second round of the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. The Desert Nationals at Alice……
Cory Read is currently in the middle of a 1500km trip from Darwin to Alice Springs with his Top Sportsman Ford Falcon on a trailer, which actually makes a nice……
ANDRA is excited to announce the addition of new dates to the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series calendar. The confirmation of Mildura’s Sunset Strip and Portland’s South Coast Raceway……
Alice Springs local Cody Hodgins will make his Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Street debut at this weekend’s Desert Nationals. The Hodgins family have been a part of the……
The championship points tally following the Top End Nationals at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip – round one of the 2021/2022 Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) and the 2021/2022 Summit……
The fight for the 2021/2022 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is officially underway with round one successfully completed at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend. After an exciting start……
Racers from around Australia have put on a show in Darwin as they have attempted to stake their claim for top qualifying honours across the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series……
The newly launched Australian Drag Racing Championship has burst into life at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening, with Western Australia’s John Zappia leading Top Doorslammer qualifying after three……
Crow Cams Australia has thrown its support behind the Australian Drag Racing Championship (ADRC) by sponsoring the Top Qualifier Award, alongside existing Top Qualifier supporter Decoglaze Glass Splashbacks. The Crow……
2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Supercharged Outlaws Champion and 2019/2020/2021 title runner-up, Justin Russell, is heading to the upcoming Top End Nationals and Desert Nationals events with a focus……
Drag racing legend John Zappia has thrown his support behind the Australian Drag Racing Championship, which will feature at this weekend’s Top End Nationals at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip……
After coming home third in the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Gas Championship, South Australian Renee Cockerill is preparing to turn her hand to Super Sedan and Modified……
ANDRA have made the following change with immediate effect. For any ANDRA Group 2, 3 and 4 Eliminator to be contested, a minimum of four (4) vehicles must attempt to……
2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan Champion, Peter Tzokas, is not only an active member of the ANDRA drag racing competitor community, but is also the Alternative Division……
Reigning WA Modified Bike Champion Ian Read is currently preparing to mount his title defense as the countdown continues to the start of the new WA Drag Racing Title season……
*Updated 7 July 2021 – re: dates ANDRA and the Central Queensland Drag Racing Association (CQDRA) are pleased to announce that Benaraby Dragway will host two Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman……
Darwin racer Bronte Henning will make his competitive Top Doorslammer debut at the upcoming Top End Nationals at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip later this month (July 16-17). The Top……
ANDRA is pleased to announce the release of the 2021/2022 ANDRA Rulebook. This latest edition is effective from the 1st of July 2021 and will therefore be in effect for……
ANDRA is pleased to release its new poster, celebrating the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Champions. To download the artwork, use the links below: Poster artwork (sized suitable……
ANDRA wishes to advise that it is closely monitoring the evolving situation around COVID-19 and the new clusters, restrictions and border closures unfolding currently in multiple locations around Australia, and……
*Updated 7 July 2021 re: AIR date The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Australian Drag Racing Championship which will launch with……
At the ANDRA Grand Final at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, Tony Frost and his impressive Suzuki Competition Bike were recognised with the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award. “The……
After walking away from the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series with the runner-up trophy in Competition, Terry Waterman has his eyes on the big prize. “My favourite event……
At the ANDRA Grand Final in March, Corey Pocock and his EH Holden Panel van were recognised with the coveted Crow Cams Best Engineered Award. For Pocock, receiving the award……
At the 50th annual Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, Dean Dawes and his ‘The Perthorican’ Mazda RX3 were recognised with the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award. “I……
At the 50th annual Westernationals, Jodi Thorstensen was recognised with the coveted Crow Cams Best Engineered Award. The Award came as part of a big weekend for Thorstensen and her……
Oil Filter Cutters: Racing’s can openers can help you discover hidden engine issues Story and Photos by Wayne Scraba & Summit Racing Cutting open a used engine oil filter allows……
Sarah Donnelly concluded her Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster experience in the perfect way recently, taking out a hotly contested championship battle at the ANDRA Grand Finals. The 18-year-old apprentice……
Paul Garbellini drove his Holden SSZ Commodore to not only the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Street Championship, but also to all of the extended season’s events. The……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce that the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association (SDRA) has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of the Victorian Government’s……
26-year-old stonemason Levi Addison may have grown up racing in other motor sports, but when his dad showed him photos of him drag racing in the 80s on an old……
Port Lincoln’s Adam Mundy has been a fierce competitor in the Modified category for years, and at the recent ANDRA Grand Finals locked away back-to-back Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series……
West Aussie racer Martin Mirco recently secured back-to-back Super Sedan titles in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. The 47-year-old has been racing since 1999, starting out going to Sunday……
By simply qualifying for the event, Craig Geddes secured the Competition championship over runner-up Terry Waterman at the recent ANDRA Grand Finals. When 51-year-old Craig Geddes claimed the 2019/2020/2021 Summit……
Accountant Christine Steffens had her hands very full at the ANDRA Grand Finals, walking away with not only her third Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Supercharged Outlaws National Championship, but……
Matt Forbes is a 47-year-old business owner who started competing in Super Street in 1993 and has won National events in Super Gas, Modified, Top Sportsman and Super Stock. Along……
Colin Griffin recently claimed his third Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championship at the ANDRA Grand Finals in his 1983 Toyota Celica which he built himself at home……
Congratulations to our 2021 Divisional Champions! Following on from the final round of the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, ANDRA congratulates the following competitors who all achieved the highest……
Sam Cardinale broke through for his maiden Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship in the Top Sportsman bracket at the recent ANDRA Grand Finals. Cardinale came from behind to……
Eight years ago, Shane Walker decided to move from his home in Tasmania to Victoria so that he could chase a national ANDRA championship. In March of this year, that……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated and finalised following the 2021 ANDRA Grand Finals / Twilight Nationals, held at Mildura’s Sunset Strip. To see the……
Matt Forbes, Steve Norman and Edge Mallis walked away from the weekend’s ANDRA Grand Finals with not only a national championship win, championship runner-up placing, event win, two event runner-up……
As the final round of the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, a lot of the fanfare around the recent ANDRA Grand Finals event at Mildura’s Sunset Strip (March……
An extended final round of the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Mildura’s Sunset Strip brought to a close what has been a protracted season of racing at……
The extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has drawn to a spectacular close with the ANDRA Grand Finals event this weekend at Mildura’s Sunset Strip. Wet weather on Saturday……
In light of persistent wet weather at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, the Australian National Drag Racing Association and Sunraysia Drag Racing Association have decided to postpone today’s scheduled racing until tomorrow,……
Saturday will host the final showdowns for the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, following the successful conclusion of day one of the ANDRA Grand Finals/Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s……
Brodie Zappia – nephew of Top Doorslammer great John Zappia and a successful young racer in his own right – will head to this weekend’s ANDRA Grand Final / Twilight……
As the 19/20/21 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series heads to Mildura’s Sunset Strip for its hotly anticipated conclusion this weekend (March 12/13), the Modified bracket is getting ready for an……
The 1320ft National Records, Handicaps and Indexes list has been updated following the running of the 50th annual Westernationals, held at the Perth Motorplex over February 28 and 29. To……
The last time the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series celebrated event winners at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, Adelaide’s Michael Jennings claimed the ANDRA Christmas Tree for the Super Street bracket. That……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the 2021 Westernationals, the penultimate round of the extended 19/20/21 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Perth……
The Sunraysia Drag Racing Association (SDRA) has like most clubs of all sporting disciplines rode many highs and lows over its 34-year history, but no matter what it has always……
The 50th annual Westernationals came to a brilliant conclusion on Sunday evening at the Perth Motorplex with the winners taking home coveted ANDRA Gold Christmas Trees in recognition of their……
An action-packed day of qualifying at the Perth Motorplex’s 50th annual Westernationals has set the stage for an exciting day of racing tomorrow for what is the penultimate round of……
This year marks 25 years since the Top Doorslammer category – which will be in action at this weekend’s 50th annual Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex – officially became an……
At this weekend’s 50th annual Westernationals, Serpentine (WA) racer Lucas Green is hoping to continue the momentum of recent victories, including his breakthrough win at the coveted Anita Board Memorial……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to confirm that the upcoming Twilight Nationals event at Mildura’s Sunset Strip will double as the Grand Final for the extended 2019/2020/2021……
South Australia’s Steve Norman will head to next weekend’s 50th annual Westernationals in Perth off the back of a clean sweep at the recent South Coast 660 at Portland’s South……
Story and Photos by Wayne Scraba I once viewed mockup motors with a bit of disdain. But then I started working on my own Chevy Nova project. Here I was……
At the recent South Coast 660 at Portland’s South Coast Raceway, Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster competitor Dylan Knezevic ran a Perfect Light on race day after having earlier qualified……
At the recent South Coast 660, Supercharged Outlaws racer Jason Keily and his ‘The Gambler’ 1934 Ford Coupe were rewarded with the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award….…
At the recent South Coast 660 at Portland’s South Coast Raceway, Modified racer Josh Baker not only went all the way to the final, but also ran a Perfect Light……
When Paul Garbellini made the decision to compete at the South Coast 660 at Portland’s South Coast Raceway, he did so acknowledging he may have to quarantine for two weeks……
The weekend’s South Coast 660 has plenty of success stories, but it also has a tale to tell when it comes to the true community spirit so often shown by……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the 2021 South Coast 660, round ten of the extended 19/20/21 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Portland’s……
The return of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has delivered plenty of exciting action all weekend long at Portland’s South Coast Raceway, with the South Coast 660 coming to……
The return of the extended 19/20/21 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series to South Coast Raceway for the South Coast 660 this weekend has gotten off to a roaring start today,……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to confirm more dates of the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. Following this weekend’s South Coast 660 at South Coast……
Since taking out the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Street Championship, South Australian racer Paul Jennings has had a challenging 18 months. Early in the season results proved……
At this weekend’s South Coast 660, Julian Carafa will make his long-awaited Supercharged Outlaws debut after COVID-19 thwarted plans to make the step-up last year. The January 23 and 24……
The last time Enio Marrocco raced it was at the 2020 South Coast 660 and he went all the way to the final in Super Sedan against eventual winner, Graeme……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) wishes to advise it is closely monitoring the situation in relation to border restrictions and their possible impact on this month’s scheduled South……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will roar back into life next month with South Coast Raceway to host the South Coast 660 across January 23 and January 24, 2021….…
Evolve Facility Management – a subsidiary of the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) – has been appointed as the new operator for the Perth Motorplex following an extensive procurement……
Long-time ANDRA insurance broker and supporter Gallagher has not only increased its support for the ANDRA Volunteer of the Year programme in 2020 and 2021, but has also launched a……
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its support for ANDRA drag racing, throwing its backing behind what can now be confirmed as a mammoth extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series……
Earlier this year, valued ANDRA supporter Crow Cams made an exciting move into a bigger and better facility, allowing it to expand its services to customers. Crow Cams Australia General……
Treasure Family Racing took home the coveted Vinyl Wraps and Graphics Best Presented Award for their two-car Modified line-up from the Perth Motorplex’s Westernationals. The event, which marked round eight……
At the Perth Motorplex’s Westernationals earlier this year – part of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – the McClure Motorsport Torana GTR was recognised with the Crow Cams……
When Richard Stevens took out the Westernationals Super Street victory as part of round eight of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, it marked his first national event victory……
Brian Hotker is currently fourth in the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Bike standings following victory at the Goldenstates and a runners-up result at the Westernationals. The 65-year-old……
Kenny Stewart is fifth in the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified ranks, thanks to victory at the 2020 South Coast 660 event at Portland’s South Coast Raceway earlier……
It’s really easy to get into trouble when routing fuel lines in your car. You want to keep the line away from rotating parts like the driveshaft or a clutch,……
Alice Springs Inland Dragway (ASID) has been bringing plenty of drag racing entertainment to Central Australia since 2008, when it was made possible by the dedicated efforts of local volunteers……
George Limperis has enjoyed plenty of family support since he started in the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket in 2017, and now he is preparing to repay that support……
While event dates of September 19-20 had been previously announced by the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association for a round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the ongoing nature of……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association will once again provide sanctioning for the drag racing portion of the annual Red CentreNATS event in 2020. The Red CentreNATS, one of Australia’s……
When Robert Kardum started drag racing six years ago, little did he know it would be the start of a racing family dynasty with his granddaughter Allirah Kardum following him……
Trent Morrison secured his second consecutive Westernationals victory earlier this year with a record-breaking performance in the Competition bracket. Currently third-placed in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series rankings for……
Defending Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Junior Dragster Champion Jake Berias is looking to make the most of his final season in the Junior category. The 17-year-old is currently in……
You might not see Liz Johns lining up on the startline, but she plays an integral role in the drag racing community of Western Australia and has done so for……
Rob Martin has been a part of five Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championships, but he has never personally faced the starting tree. Martin has been part of Craig Geddes’……
For 20 years Terry Dorrington has been playing an integral role for the Perth Motorplex as its drag racing chaplain and the 70 year old has no plans to slow……
Christine Steffens and Justin Russell are set to face off for the Supercharged Outlaws honours, with both racers on maximum points ahead of the final round of the 2019/2020 Summit……
The 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Bike title fight is set to be hotly contested at the upcoming ANDRA Grand Final. Gavin Dohnt and Levi Addison currently lead……
The 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan title will come down to the wire, with Chris Lioulios and Martin Mirco tied on maximum points ahead of the upcoming……
Just 15 points separate the top three contenders in the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition title ahead of the ANDRA Grand Final. Wayne Keys (190), defending champion Craig……
The defending Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Champion, Adam Mundy, has ensured he is in the best position possible to challenge for back-to-back titles at the upcoming ANDRA Grand……
With just the ANDRA Grand Final left to be run for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Street battle, a number of racers are in contention for the……
Torque wrenches are calibrated and that calibration should be checked occasionally. According to some experts, torque wrench readings have a tendency to change following 2,500 to 2,800 repetitions. This can……
With just the ANDRA Grand Final left to run, the Competition Bike fight in the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is anyone’s game with only 30 points between the……
The 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series represents Matt Forbes’ first season in the Group Two Super Stock category, and so far, things are going exceptionally well for the Ballarat……
The Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket has been hotly contested across the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season, with just the ANDRA Grand Final now to be run……
After an exceptionally competitive season, no less than four racers are on maximum points in the fight for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Top Sportsman title. With just……
Last year’s Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series championship runner-up, Colin Griffin, is in the box seat to challenge for the outright victory for this year’s title after a……
If you are involved with drag racing in Australia, it is a safe bet that you have dealt with, or at least heard of, Ray Treasure. The 63 year old……
Events paused, Licence extensions, ANDRA office changes In response to the government’s latest mandates on social distancing, the ANDRA Board has been left with no choice but to put a……
For Health Department updates on the Coronavirus, please click here. In response to the rapidly changing developments around COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) here in Australia and globally, the Australian……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the abandoned Twilight Nationals, round nine of the 19/20 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Mildura’s Sunset Strip….…
It is with regret that the Australian National Drag Racing Association and the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association announce that this weekend’s Twilight Nationals has been abandoned due to poor weather……
Earlier today, the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association announced that windy and dusty conditions would postpone the beginning of the Twilight Nationals past the scheduled start time of 4.30pm local time….…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), in conjunction with the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association, wishes to advise that no spectators will be permitted at this weekend’s round of the……
Chris Lioulios heads to this weekend’s Twilight Nationals (March 13/14) not only on maximum Super Sedan points for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, but also with the added……
Following a very successful debut of his new race car at the Westernationals, Top Sportsman championship hopeful Vlado Turic is feeling confident heading to the penultimate round of the 2019/2020……
The Perth Motorplex’s 49th annual Westernationals saw no less than 10 new national records set across its two days (February 29 – March 1). The event was also the biggest……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round Eight, the Westernationals, which was held at the Perth Motorplex on the weekend. Congratulations to all……
The 49th annual Westernationals has well and truly lived up to its hype, with large crowds packing into the Perth Motorplex across both days to witness action from Top Fuel,……
With qualifying for the 49th annual Westernationals now complete, the stage is set for an epic afternoon and evening of racing at the Perth Motorplex as more than 200 racers……
At the 2019 Westernationals, local racer Alby Bakranich broke-through for his first ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree Trophy with victory in the Top Sportsman bracket. Now, the 42 year old Truck……
2019 Westernationals Modified winner Cory Treasure says he is looking forward to returning to what is his favourite event on the calendar this weekend. The 2020 Westernationals – which marks……
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……
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……
The world’s quickest and fastest woman on two wheels, Sydney’s own Niki Zak (Niki Taube Zakrzewski), is set to return to Australia from the United States to race her Nitrous……
Last weekend’s South Coast 660 event at South Coast Raceway provided a perfect start to 2020 for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors and in particular, 66 year old……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round Seven, “The South Coast 660,” which was held at Portland’s South Coast Raceway on the weekend….…
The weekend’s South Coast 660 at South Coast Raceway has provided a perfect start to 2020’s Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series action for more than 150 competitors. The event marked……
Day one of the South Coast 660 has hosted plenty of exciting qualifying action for more than 150 event entrants at Portland’s South Coast Raceway. The event marks round seven……
2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Bike Champion Tony Frost took out the victory at last month’s South Coast Nationals and now he is hoping to do it all……
Bradley Hicks will head to this weekend’s South Coast 660 at South Coast Raceway still smiling about his break-through South Coast Nationals victory at the same venue in December. The……
Calder Park Drag Racing and the Australian National Drag Racing Association regret to announce that round eight of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will not be going ahead….…
At the weekend’s South Coast Nationals, Michael Hanrahan of Haddon in Victoria broke-through for his first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree. Not only did he take an impressive event victory, he……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round Six, “The South Coast Nationals,” which was held at Portland’s South Coast Raceway on the……
Early wet weather could not put a dampener on the spirits of more than 165 racers as they chased glory at South Coast Raceway’s 2019 South Coast Nationals this weekend….…
With qualifying now complete for the 2019 South Coast Nationals, the field has been set for racing at Portland’s South Coast Raceway today for what is round six of the……
The last two times the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has visited South Coast Raceway, Jason Wilson has come away with the Super Gas Runners-up plaque. With some good consistency……
Sam Cardinale may be only two events into his first ever racing season but he is already turning heads in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in his Top Sportsman……
After finding the set-up ‘sweet spot’ with his 1968 Chev Camaro recently, Lance Larcombe is looking forward to heading to next weekend’s South Coast Nationals. The December 14 and 15……
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated following the cancelled Rowe Memorial, round five of the 19/20 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Adelaide International Raceway….…
It is with regret that the Australian National Drag Racing Association and Adelaide Drag Race Promotions announce that the decision has been made to cancel the remainder of the Rowe……
Craig Geddes will be turning heads on and off the race track this Saturday (November 23) when the defending Rowe Memorial trophy winner heads to Adelaide for the 30th running……
Goldenstates Competition Bike top qualifier, runner-up and DD/CB MPH record breaker (169.21mph) Phill Paton is one of more than 180 racers set to visit Adelaide International Raceway this Saturday for……
ANDRA and Vinyl Wraps and Graphics are pleased to announce that the business will be sponsoring the Best Presented Award at 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series events moving forward,……
For Super Stock’s Errol Quartermaine, it was a very successful outing at the Perth Motorplex’s 2019 Goldenstates – round four of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – on……
Zara Board has taken a very emotional victory at the Perth Motorplex’s Goldenstates event, which marks round four of the national 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. Local racer Zara,……
The last time the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series visited the Perth Motorplex, Kirstie Wroe took out a hard-fought victory in the Super Street bracket. Now the Thronlie (WA) resident……
The last time we saw Chris Moore in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, he was taking out the Modified Bike event victory at the ANDRA Grand Final in April……
Modified racer Angelo Locantro is hoping he can secure back-to-back Goldenstates victories when what is round four of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series hits the Perth Motorplex next……
No less than five national records were reset at the weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals, hosted by Mildura’s Sunraysia Drag Racing Association across September 21 and 22. By the close of……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round 3, “The Sunset Strip Nationals” which was held at Mildura’s Sunset Strip across September 21……
Round three of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series enjoyed a successful conclusion at Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Sunday (September 22) with plenty of spectacular performances on show as……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association and South Coast Raceway are pleased to announce the addition of an extra round to the recently released 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series……
Following a fantastic day one of qualifying for more than 150 racers in Mildura, the stage is now set for a full day of racing tomorrow (22 September) at the……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association has confirmed a 10-round calendar for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series with the release of details for rounds 4-10 today. The 19/20……
Super Gas racer Renee Cockerill has selected this weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals event as her comeback to the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series after a number of years away. This……
Super Street racer Luke ‘Tex’ Griffiths will be making his comeback to national ANDRA competition at this weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals (September 21 and 22). The event marks the third……
Vlado Turic heads to next weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals – round three of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – fresh from back-to-back finals appearances at the opening two……
Levi Addison may be new to the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series but that isn’t holding him back – with just two rounds under his belt, he is leading the……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following round two, the NT Nationals, which was held at the held at Hidden Valley Drag Strip……
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors have impressed at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend for the NT Nationals – round two of the 2019/2020 Series. After an exciting……
The fastest racers for each of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series brackets have been celebrated at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip’s NT Nationals this evening ahead of Saturday’s……
Christine Steffens is heading to this weekend’s NT Nationals at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip (August 9 and 10) with plenty of unfinished business to spur her on. The Supercharged……
Brodie Zappia has broken through to claim his first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree trophy on the weekend, claiming the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster win over Sarah Donnelly at the……
Super Street racer Michael Giannaros took out his first ANDRA Christmas Tree at the weekend’s Desert Nationals and is now making an impromptu trip to this weekend’s NT Nationals as……
Please see here for the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following round one, the Desert Nationals, which was held at Alice Springs Inland Dragway on the weekend……
The first winners of the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series have been celebrated at Alice Springs Inland Dragway’s Desert Nationals this evening. Following a fifth and final qualifying session……
The 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is officially underway following the successful conclusion of day one of the Desert Nationals, being held at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this weekend….…
Adelaide racer Rodger Weste will this month fulfil a long-held dream by competing at this weekend’s Desert Nationals (Alice Springs Inland Dragway, August 3/4) and next weekend’s NT Nationals (Hidden……
Des Jeffree will make a return to Super Sedan racing this weekend at the 2019/2020 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series opening Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway (August 3……
Proud West Aussie racer Ian Read will make his return to Alice Springs and Darwin next month aboard his championship-winning 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa after making his debut in the NT……
Crow Cams and the Australia National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are pleased to announce that the highly successful long-term partnership between the two organisations is set to continue for another……
Text has been changed on page 90 of the 2019/2020 ANDRA Rulebook regarding JD qualifying. The change was to correct a value in the example as shown below; Old text: e.g….…
Summit Racing Equipment and the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are excited to announce that The World’s Speed Shop has renewed its naming rights support of ANDRA’s Junior Dragster……
DecoGlaze Central Victoria has extended its support of ANDRA drag racing, coming on board as sponsor of the Top Qualifier Medallion awarded as part of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman……
ANDRA is pleased to release its new poster, celebrating the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Champions. To download the artwork, use the links below: Poster artwork (sized suitable……
There are just 73 days to go until the Desert Nationals – round one of the 19/20 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – kicks off at Alice Springs Inland Dragway……
A fantastic new partnership between the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) will deliver new benefits to all ANDRA members. The partnership will……
As the final round of the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, a lot of the fanfare around the recent ANDRA Grand Finals event at the Perth Motorplex (April 6/7)……
The weekend’s ANDRA Grand Final brought the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season to a record-breaking conclusion with no less than eight national records reset at the Perth Motorplex……
Following the weekend’s ANDRA Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Grand Final, held at the Perth Motorplex across April 6 and 7, 2019, ANDRA is pleased to release the final points……
The final round of the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Perth Motorplex brought to a close an intense season of racing at the weekend (April 6/7). At……
The 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has drawn to a spectacular close with the Perth Motorplex’s ANDRA Grand Finals event this weekend. Season champions and event winners were celebrated……
Qualifying for the ANDRA Grand Final is officially complete with the final racing for the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series now underway at the Perth Motorplex. Lee Watson (Super……
Watch all the action of the final round of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Perth Motorplex live and free here. …
Jason Arbery has once again clinched the prestigious John Storm Memorial Trophy courtesy of his spectacular performance across the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, which is hosting its final……
Just one day of racing is all that remains for the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, following the conclusion of day one of the ANDRA Grand Finals event at……
As the ANDRA Grand Finals burst into life at the Perth Motorplex this weekend (April 6/7), Adrian McGrotty has been formally announced as the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series……
The fight to be named the Super Stock champion of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will be hotly contested at the ANDRA Grand Finals event this weekend at……
The 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title battle for the Supercharged Outlaws bracket will come down to the wire at the Perth Motorplex this weekend at the hotly anticipated……
The fight for the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Title is set to be an interesting one, with the points leader absent and plenty of strong local competitors……
They took out their first ever ANDRA Christmas Trees this season and now Paul Jennings and Nikolas Karanovic are set to do battle for the Super Street championship at this……
After taking out her first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree at the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series opener, Nitro Up North, Jess Proud (nee Voigt) is now leading the way……
Danny Rickard is looking to back-up his 2017/2018 Modified Bike title with a 18/19 Competition Bike championship at next weekend’s ANDRA Grand Final in what would be the perfect close……
Following a high-pressure season, defending Top Sportsman Australian Champion Jason Arbery is readying himself for the final stand of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season. The reigning champ……
At the upcoming ANDRA Grand Final (Perth Motorplex, April 6/7) the battle for the title of 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan Champion is sure to be fierce……
At the upcoming ANDRA Grand Final (Perth Motorplex, April 6-7) the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championship battle for the Modified Bike bracket will come all the way down……
(Team Release) Daniel Gregorini clinched his second Westernationals win with victory at Perth Motorplex on Sunday, March 3, racing to personal best times and speeds. Gregorini, driving the Scratch &……
Please see here for the updated 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally after Round Eight, the Westernationals held at Perth’s Motorplex across March 2-3. Congratulations to all the winners……
The stage has been set for an epic ANDRA Grand Final at the Perth Motorplex next month following the conclusion of the Westernationals – the penultimate round of the 18/19……
Qualifying for the 48th Westernationals is officially complete with racing now underway at the Perth Motorplex. Lee Watson (Super Street), Gavin Dohnt (Modified Bike), Dean Dawes (Super Sedan), Adam Mundy……
Watch all the action of day two of the Westernationals live and free right here. For full event information including entry lists, event schedules and more, go to http://www.motorplex.com.au/48th-annual-westernationals/ For……
Day one of the 48th running of the Westernationals has impressed an enthralled crowd at the Perth Motorplex today with qualifying for both the West Coast Challenge and the penultimate……
The hunt for a ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree at the Westernationals kicks off this afternoon at the Perth Motorplex for both the competitors of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman……
WA’s Jake Chaisty is looking forward to racing at his home track’s Westernationals event this weekend after returning home from a successful trip to Victoria’s Twilight Nationals. The Westernationals will……
Rob Dekert is looking forward to making his Perth Motorplex debut next weekend for the Westernationals (March 2/3) – the penultimate round of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series….…
Please see here for the updated 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally after Round 7, the ‘Twilight Nationals’ held at Mildura’s Sunset Strip across February 15/16. Congratulations to……
The first Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Champion for the 18/19 season has been crowned at the Sunset Strip’s Twilight Nationals event this weekend, with Jake Berias named as……
Following the completion of day one of the Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, ten racers are in the box seat to clinch the Top Qualifying honours tomorrow afternoon ahead……
Jason Keily may be third in the Supercharged Outlaws Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series championship points and have a win and runner-up result under his belt so far this season,……
Super Gas racer Colin Griffin is hoping his recent victory at the South Coast 660 is the start of a winning turnaround as he looks ahead to this weekend’s Twilight……
After coming oh-so-close to victory at the recent South Coast 660, Modified Bike racer Jake Hamilton-Moderate is hoping to go one better at the upcoming Twilight Nationals across February 15……
Popular local racer Chris Farrell was one of three racers to set new national 660 foot records at South Coast Raceway’s South Coast 660 event at the weekend (January 12/13)….…
Please click here for the updated 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round Six: the South Coast 600 held at Portland’s South Coast Raceway. Congratulations to all of……
Under another day of beautiful blue skies at South Coast Raceway, the 2019 South Coast 660 and round six of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series drew to a……
Dave Willis took out the Competition Bike victory at the last 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series South Coast Raceway round and will be looking to make it two-from-two at……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association would like to confirm that the Grand Final for the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster championship chase will be held across February 15……
Dave Todd will head to South Coast Raceway’s South Coast 660 – round six of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – this weekend buoyed by recent victory at……
Anyone who is familiar with South Coast Raceway would be familiar with Greg ‘Dutchy’ Holland, the long-time committee member, former Vice President and track commentator. After 12 years of intense……
The journey to his first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree at the recent Goldenstates was an exceptionally smooth one for Top Sportsman racer Chris Roe. The West Australian racer has been……
One-day race events are always action-packed from start to finish and the 2018 Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex was no exception. When all was said and done, it was Trent……
After an impressive day of action at the Perth Motorplex, nine racers have laid claim to the Top Qualifying honours at the Goldenstates event, which marks round five of the……
Western Australia’s Craig Gilbert will compete in only his second ever Competition Bike event at the Perth Motorplex’s Goldenstates event this Saturday (December 1). Armadale’s Gilbert stepped up from the……
Bibra Lakes’ Martin Mirco is hoping for some birthday luck at next Saturday’s 45th annual running of the Goldenstates at his home-track, the Perth Motorplex. It isn’t his own birthday luck……
Both Rob Cassar and Rob Dekert went all the way to the finals at South Coast Raceway in their respective brackets at the weekend’s South Coast Nationals; round four of……
Zara Board has taken the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster victory at South Coast Raceway today on the eve of the first anniversary of her little sister’s passing. Anita Board……
With qualifying for the South Coast Nationals wrapping up this evening, more than 165 racers are ready and raring to go for eliminations tomorrow (Sunday 11 November).…
Please see here for the updated 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally following Round Three, “The Sunset Strip Nationals” held at Mildrua’s Sunset Strip. Congratulations to all the winners as……
Racers have heralded round three of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the Sunset Strip Nationals, a huge success following its conclusion in Mildura this evening.…
With qualifying for the 2018 Sunset Strip Nationals now complete, the stage has been set for a full day of exciting racing action at Mildura’s Sunset Strip tomorrow (Sunday 23……
Thirteen year old Alex Mee has today made treasured memories at Mildura’s Sunset Strip Dragway thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group. Growing up in a drag racing family,……
Paul Stephen heads to Mildura’s Sunset Strip Nationals this weekend with one goal in mind: a Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Supercharged Outlaws championship. The Sunset Strip Nationals is the……
After a season-ending high-speed crash in March of this year, Amanda Martin is preparing to make her racing comeback in a new car at next weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals in……
Defending Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Bike champion Tony Frost is looking forward to Mildura’s first-ever Competition Bike field as part of next weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals. The September……
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. The South Australian had earlier taken out the Top Qualifier’s Medall…
The Desert Nationals has delighted fans and racers alike at Alice Springs Inland Dragway this weekend. Following the completion of racing this evening for what was round two of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, Jake Berias (Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster), Bryan Finn (Modi…
Day two of the Desert Nationals is being eagerly anticipated in Alice Springs this evening following a great day of qualifying at the Northern Territory venue today. The event marks round two of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. After four rounds of qualifying, Daniel Carranza (Su…
After being the first to set a national record at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip on the weekend, Modified racer Chris Farrell is looking to better his new marker at Alice Springs Inland Dragway’s Desert Nationals this weekend (July 21/22). Farrell reset the national speed record for the A/MA bracket…
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). The Super Street racer along with his crew, partner Kerri and daughter Tayla travelled all the way from Morphett Vale (SA) to Darwi…
Round one of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, Nitro Up North, has concluded in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening. Hoisting ANDRA Christmas Trees at the end of the two-day event were Jake Berias (Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragst…
The 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has gotten off to a great start at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip this evening, with another full day of Nitro Up North racing action still to come. Perfect weather and an enthusiastic crowd greeted the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Ser…
Six race cars and twenty drag racing enthusiasts will arrive in Darwin today for this weekend’s Nitro Up North event (July 13/14) at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip as part of a month-long road trip which started in Tamworth earlier this month. David Hutchen heads up the group of Tamworth Drag Racing…
After bringing home a pair of trophies from last year’s ‘northern swing’, South Australian Sergio Bonetti is hoping for more success at the 2018 instalments of the Nitro Up North and Desert Nationals events. Nitro Up North will be held at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend (July 13/14),…
After taking out the Nitro Up North Super Street honours in both 2016 and 2017, Darwin racer Tim Bryan is hoping to bring home a three-peat when the event hits the Hidden Valley Drag Strip next weekend. The July 13-14 event marks round one of the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series an…
The Top Qualifiers of all brackets across the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will once again receive a special award thanks to TileCo-TheShowerPeople and KC Tools. Both companies have renewed their support of the popular Top Qualifier Medallion accolade, with racers who set the faste…
Following a hard-fought season, Justin Russell has been awarded the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the Supercharged Outlaws bracket. Russell and Jason Keily tied on points at the conclusion of the ANDRA Grand Final proceedings at Adelaide International Racewa…
After a strong and consistent season, Graeme Spencer was able to secure a third Super Gas Australian Title at the final round of the 17/18 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. While any season with a championship at the end of it is likely to have been a good one, Spencer says this one ranks ri…
While it is true that most championships do not come easy, for Tony Frost, the road to claiming the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the Competition Bike bracket was particularly rocky. With the support of his fellow racers, friends and family however, he was a…
No less than three National Records were set at the ANDRA Grand Finals back in March. E/D – Craig Geddes – 660ft ET record of 4.600 seconds. D/GA – Steve……
At the recent ANDRA Grand Finals, Steve Norman not only took out the SuperComp victory for the final round of the 17/18 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, but also the Crow Cams Best Engineered Award. The recognition of Norman’s D/GA BMW M3 Coupe comes at the end of the car’s debut season…
Round One of the 2018/2019 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series will be hosted by the Hidden Valley Drag Racing Association across the 13th and 14th of July, 2018. The Nitro Up North event will cater for all ANDRA sportsman classes, subject to entry numbers. Qualifying will be held on the Friday…
It may have been over a month since he took out the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the DENSO Super Street bracket, but South Australian Harry Harris is still buzzing. “I don’t think it will settle in until the next Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season st…
When he claimed the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title for the Competition bracket last month, Craig Geddes also made history. By taking the title, he was the first racer in Australia to claim three back-to-back championships in the Competition class.…
When it came time to be presented with his Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian Title last month, larrikin Super Sedan racer Peter Tzokas celebrated by landing a big kiss on the face of ANDRA General Manager Brett Stevens. The move was met with much amusement from the watching r…
In only his second full Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, South Australian Danny Rickard broke through to take the Australian Title honours in the Modified Bike bracket last month. Rickard had stepped up to a new bike for the 2017/2018 season, racing the ‘Raw’ V-Rod previously owned by c…
Matt Czerny took out the Australian Title for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified bracket in late March, and weeks’ later the Victorian racer is still on cloud nine. “It only started to sink in recently at the Mildura Supercharged Shootout with so many people coming up a…
Following a dominating performance in Super Stock across the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season, Jim Ioannidis and his MRX Racing Commodore claimed the Australian Title for the bracket last month. “We can comfortably say the 308-powered MRX Racing Holden VS Commodore dominat…
In his final year racing in the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster bracket, 17-year-old Bradley Bishop was able to secure the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Australian title. The racer from Orangeville (NSW) says that two weeks after the final round, the big win is finally sinking in.…
Jason Arbery clinched not only an ANDRA Grand Finals victory and the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Australian Title in the Top Sportsman ranks at the weekend, but he also was awarded the prestigious John Storm Memorial Trophy. Commissioned in memory of Mr John Storm, the first National Director…
The final round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has concluded with celebrations at Adelaide International Raceway with both event and championship winners crowned.…
One final day of racing is all that remains for the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, with day one of the Grand Finals at Adelaide International Raceway now complete. More than 170 sportsman racers took to the track for two rounds of qualifying today, with one final session of qual…
Defending Modified Bike champion Bryan Finn could make history this weekend (March 23-24) if he can clinch a third consecutive Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series national title.…
No less than five racers are in the box seat to take the Top Sportsman title at the final round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series this weekend (March 23-24). Amongst them is local racer Greg Damiani. The self-employed farmer from Gawler River in South Australia is looking forward to do…
Next weekend at his home track of Adelaide International Raceway, local racer Tom Dimitropoulos will be doing all he can to snatch the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series title for the Super Stock category. Dimitropoulos is currently second on the points ladder, 40 points behind the l…
No less than four new national records punctuated last weekend’s MacTrack Westernationals, with Jim Ioannidis (C/MSA – 9.555s), Jamie Chaisty (H/MSA – 9.249s), Phill Paton (DD/CB – 8.344s) and John Althuizen (A/MR – 7.555s) all rewriting the record books. For a full list of the current nat…
The stage is set for a monumental Grand Final later this month (Adelaide International Raceway, March 23-24) following the conclusion of the penultimate round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Perth Motorplex. Hoisting ANDRA Christmas Trees on Sunday night were Steph G…
Race day at the MacTrack Westernationals beckons with day one of what is the penultimate round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series now complete at the Perth Motorplex. By the close of proceedings today, Trent Morrison (Competition), Jim Ioannidis (Super Stock), Phill Paton (Com…
The 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is speeding towards its conclusion with only two rounds left to run – the MacTrack Westernationals (Perth Motorplex, March 3-4) and the Grand……
West Australia’s Todd Stacy will be looking to overcome recent tyre shake issues when he competes in this weekend’s MacTrack Westernationals at his home track, the Perth Motorplex. The event, which includes round eight of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, will be held across Saturday…
Defending Super Sedan champion George Tipouikidis and his Holden HK Monaro will be well and truly on a mission at the upcoming MacTrack Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex (March 3 and 4). The racer from Virginia in South Australia heads to the penultimate round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equ…
As the penultimate round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the Perth Motorplex’s MacTrack Westernationals event (March 3 and 4) is attracting racers from all across the country. For those based in the Eastern states, the journey to Perth is no small task, and so it is no s…
No less than three racers reset national records during the recent South Coast 660, with Chris Soldatos, Alex Panagiotidis and Jim Ioannidis all setting new markers in the Group Two Super Stock Eliminator record books.…
When Darren Nichele took out the Top Sportsman victory at the recent South Coast 660, he achieved a lifelong dream – taking home a ANDRA Christmas Tree. The 47-year-old owner of Shelves for Shops in Dandenong (Victoria) has been in love with drag racing since he was a youngster, and always hoped t…
The South Coast 660 played host to more than 170 racers for what was the largest ever meeting for South Coast Raceway, with plenty of action unfolding over January 20 and 21 for what was round seven of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. Anthony Panetta (Super Gas), Baillie Ponton (Summit…
Following a big day of qualifying for a 170+ field at South Coast Raceway today, tomorrow’s eliminations field is now set for what is round seven of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. After some tough qualifying battles, day one of the South Coast 660 ultimately saw the following racers…
Matt Czerny and his Mullins Dragster are currently leading the way in the Modified ranks of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, which will enjoy its seventh round this weekend at Portland’s South Coast Raceway (January 20/21). At the South Coast 660 event, Czerny and his crew w…
He broke through for his first-ever ANDRA Christmas Tree at Mildura earlier this season, and since then Melbourne-based Supercharged Outlaws racer Tim Stewart hasn’t looked back. In the last three events he has raced – starting with Mildura – Stewart has been to the finals every time, securing…
Pro Stock competitor Chris Soldatos will compete at South Coast Raceway’s South Coast 660 next weekend in close friend Craig Geddes’ Cavalier. The January 20/21 event marks round seven of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. With Geddes at the wheel, the 2004 Cavalier – a new car for Ge…
Bill Farrugia is looking to take the performance that saw him top qualify at the last round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series and convert that into an event victory at the upcoming South Coast 660 event. Round seven of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, the South Coast 660 w…
The following has been released by Calder Park Drag Racing today, the 18th of December 2017. As a few of you may have already heard, The Australian Nationals will not……
The Australian National Drag Racing Association and Summit Racing Equipment are pleased to announce a multi-year renewal of their relationship. This renewal sees the support Summit Racing Equipment has provided ANDRA’s Sportsman racers over the past three years as the naming rights sponsor of the…
Competition eliminator racer Shane Baxter broke through to reset the national speed CC/AA record over the 1000ft at the weekend’s Rowe Memorial at Calder Park Raceway. While his record-breaking speed did not translate to event winning power on the day, Baxter says there is more to come from his op…
Craig Geddes has claimed the prestigious Rowe Memorial after taking victory in his new Super Stock machine at Calder Park Dragway today. Geddes’ name will now be inscribed on the perpetual Rowe Memorial after he took out the SuperComp class during proceedings for round six of the Summit Racing Equ…
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. The Adelaide racer was the runner-up at round three in Mildura, a…
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. “It really does mean a lot. In my first final back in 1980, Andrew Rowe was in the other lane and he beat me,” Cooper explained. �…
More than 150 racers battled it out at the Perth Motorplex’s Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates on Saturday (November 11) for round five of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, however only one event winner would be found when rain saw the other nine finals unable to be run before the tra…
Police have completed their investigations into an incident at the Perth Motorplex earlier today. Perth Motorplex is once again open to the public and racing has resumed.…
An incident has occurred during racing at the Perth Motorplex this afternoon with a driver taken to hospital. Police are at the scene and on their advice racing has been……
Following his world-record beating performances of late, ten-time ANDRA Champion John Zappia is looking to break the Perth Motorplex track record at this weekend’s Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates. The Saturday November 11 event marks round five of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in…
Graeme Simms is currently celebrating his 50th year of drag racing, and is hoping to punctuate it this weekend with a win at the Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates at the Perth Motorplex. Over the past half-century, Simms has always competed in the Super Stock bracket while dabbling in “too many o…
Round two Supercharged Outlaws winner Alan Mahnkoph might have missed the last two rounds of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series due to work commitments, but that hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for this weekend’s round five at the Perth Motorplex. The Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates…
Danny Rickard has stepped up to a new bike for the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series and is hoping to claim its first win at next weekend’s Prestige Lock Service Goldenstates (11 November). The Perth Motorplex event is the fifth round of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sport…
At last weekend’s Spring Nationals, held at Adelaide International Raceway, Daniel Camilleri not only top qualified and won the SuperComp proceedings but also twice reset the national DD/GA record. The Victorian racer’s convincing performance in his Pontiac Firebird started right from the first…
Chris Theo heads to this weekend’s Spring Nationals at Adelaide International Raceway well and truly on a high after taking out his first ever event victory three weeks ago. Theo broke through for his maiden victory at Mildura’s Sunset Strip Nationals (September 23/24), claiming the Top Sportsma…
This Saturday, Competition Bike will make a return to Adelaide International Raceway for the first time in three years as part of the weekend’s Spring Nationals – round four of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. Amongst the field will be local racer and 1991 Pro Stock Motorcycle Champ…
After destroying an engine just weeks ago, defending Supercharged Outlaws champion Adam Murrihy was faced with a daunting task to be ready for next weekend’s Spring Nationals: round four of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. Thanks to the tireless efforts and support of his crew, engine…
Simon Barlow might not have come away with a Modified win at the weekend’s Sunset Strip Nationals in Mildura, but he did break both ends of the Eighth Mile A/MD national record. A 4.425 second/159.19 mile per hour effort during day two of what was round three of the Summit Racing Equipment S…
After an exceptionally windy start to the weekend saw an altered schedule for today’s running, the Sunset Strip Nationals – round three of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – has concluded in style at Mildura’s Sunset Strip this afternoon. Jim Ioannidis (SuperComp), Graeme Cooper…
Following heavy winds in the Mildura (VIC) region today, qualifying for the Sunset Strip Nationals has been suspended ahead of a resumption tomorrow (Sunday 24 September).The decision comes as Mildura and its surrounding areas are battered by heavy winds, with the gusts causing dust to be continousl…
Sydney brothers Jackson and Samuel Perri will lead the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster Championship field to Mildura this weekend as the title chase’s third round gets underway with the Sunset Strip Nationals this Saturday and Sunday (September 23/24). After facing off against each other i…
Ahead of this weekend’s round three of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, performance parts leader PROFLOW has thrown its support behind back-to-back Australian Top Sportsman Championship winner, Jason Stares.…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are pleased to announce DENSO (Australia) have signed up with a partnership for Super Street at all Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Championship rounds. The winner of Super Street at Summit Racing Series events will, on top of the normal mer…
Photo by Dave Reid Is Johnny Kapiris Australia’s greatest Super Sedan sportsman racer? If you look at his results you would have to agree. Four-straight ANDRA championship titles from 2013 to 2016 is an impressive streak in anyone’s eyes.…
Photo by JB It’s been a while since we have seen the Supercharged Outlaw dragster of Victorian Ryan Van Dyk. His last appearance was the 2017 Australian Nationals at Calder Park, and now he’s back for some more excitement in his first points round of the 2017/18 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsma…
Photos by Dave Reid Mark Hunt is certainly one of the real characters in our sport. He’s a big man and can look quite intimidating, he drives a bright yellow Supercharged Outlaw Ford Customine, and his passion for drag racing is 110 percent.…
Supercharged Outlaw winner – Randall Mohr Well, it may have started out with chilly temperatures on the morning of the event, but the racers added plenty of heat to Round 2 of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship.…
photo by Luke Dahms One of the more “spectacular” cars at Rd 1 of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship was the relatively new Supercharged Outlaws Corvette driven by Mark Eves.…
Photo by Phil Reeves In the early years of drag racing, it was common to see car clubs and mates get together and pool their resources to go racing. Times may have changed today, however for Queensland mates Savos Pandelakis and Shane Turley, they have partnered up to go racing just like the pionee…
One of the most prized trophies in Australian championship drag racing has always been the ANDRA Christmas Tree trophy. Sometimes referred to as the holy grail, its the one everyone wants to show off to family and friends.…
photo by Phil Reeves North Queensland racer Adrian Sach is itching to go racing at this weekend’s round of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship. It will also see the return of the cult Suzuki Hatch, known as “4 Sum Fun”, for the first time at Benaraby Raceway in some 20 years!…
photo by Dave Reid Jason Arbery finished last season on a high winning Top Sportsman at the Summit Racing Grand Finals in Adelaide. So with the 2017/18 season launching back-to-back Summit Racing Championship rounds in Darwin and Alice Springs, Arbery and his mates’ made plans and hit the long road…
Photo by Michelle Porobic After two weeks away, as soon as Summit Racing Junior Dragster racer Brodie Zappia was back home in Perth he was straight back into school work. Now that’s a reality check!…
Photo by Michelle Porobic Perth Modified Bike racer Ian Read was lucky to take part in his first trek up north for back-to-back Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series rounds in Darwin and Alice Springs.…
Alice Springs Inland Dragway may be a regional track out in the middle of nowhere, but over the weekend the Shannons Desert Nationals is the biggest drag racing event for ASID, and with some big names in the pits, all eyes and ears were on this great little track as we moved into Day 2 of the Summit…
There was no doubt that the 2017 Shannons Desert Nationals track records would take a beating. With Kelly Bettes (above) driving the Lamattina Top Fuel Racing dragster, and 10 x ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion in the pits, the fans were in for a treat.…
Perth Motorplex Modified Bike champion Zoe Nieuwhof (above with Mum) made her first visit to the Northern Territory last weekend at Hidden Valley Drag Strip for the Nitro Up North event.…
This weekend is the 4th running of the Desert Nationals, and this year also marks Alice Springs Inland Dragway 10th year in operation.…
Photo by Dave Reid Victorian Matt Czerny was able to tick another wish off the bucket list following his recent appearance for the Nitro Up North event.…
photo by Jeremy Horvath This weekend at the 4th running of the Desert Nationals, Victorian Wayne Talbot is looking to smash both ends of the ANDRA AA/MA national records out the park.…
Round 1 of the 2017/2018 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Hidden Valley Drag Strip saw lots of eager racers super keen to kick off the new ANDRA season in style. For local Northern Territory Modified racer Grant Radcliffe, he certainly had plenty of that!…
After a good crowd on day one of the 2017 Nitro Up North, Day 2 literally exploded with people everywhere.…
There is always something about a fresh start, and Nitro Up North V3 was the perfect event to kick off the 2017/18 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
The 10 date series opens this weekend with the Central Swing’s opening Nitro Up North event at Hidden Valley Raceway, followed one-week later with the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
Brodie was pretty much born into the sport of Drag Racing, watching Uncle John race and being part of Zap’s crew – his job then was to chalk the wheelie bar.…
Photo by Bright Designs – Michelle Porobic It’s been a busy week leading up to the 2017 Nitro Up North event for current ANDRA Supercharged Outlaw champ Adam Murrihy.…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association are pleased to announce the Top Qualifying medallion has expanded with support from the Tile Co – The Shower People, thanks to Eddy and Maria Carranza.…
Photo by Grant Stephens/Drag News The Australian National Drag Racing Association are pleased to announce that Summit Racing Equipment has renewed their naming rights sponsorship for the Junior Dragster category.…
Photo by Phil Luyer/High Octane Photos Ian Read has never been to the Northern Territory, but he’s about to tick it off his bucket list. The opportunity to race at two drag strips he’s only ever seen in photos online is shaping up to be something special for the West Aussie racer.…
Drag racing isn’t just about going fast – it’s looking good while you’re doing it. And there is a guy who knows how to do both coming to Nitro Up North in Darwin.…
Western Australia’s drag racing rider of the year Zoe Nieuwhof has nominated for Nitro Up North, aiming to make her mark on Darwin for the first time.…
It’s far from the wet season in the Northern Territory, but one drag racer will be aiming to break a two-decade drought when he competes at Nitro Up North on July 21 and 22 at Hidden Valley Drag Strip.…
Modified Bike will be hotly contested bracket at Nitro Up North, with three entrants having won four ANDRA Championships between them. In the spotlight is current Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Champ Bryan Finn, who having gone back-to-back in 2016 and 2017, will no doubt be looking to make it th…
Photo by Dennis Allen Encouraged by a strong finish in the 2016/17 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, South Australian Jason Arbery is ready to take his Chev-powered Ford Capri to the next level.…
One car that has recently created a lot of interest on social media is the new Euro ride of Steve Norman. It’s a complete package created by Ryan and Reg Lee in South Australia and its no doubt a work of art and the fact that it will be running the same driveline as the Cobalt, Norman will be…
West Aussie Gordon Crawford is a guy who really enjoys his ANDRA Drag Racing, but the more you get to know him, the more you learn that he is a good bloke too.…
It’s not an uncommon occurrence for WA drag racers in the Super Street category to line up against a Police Officer and race down the Perth Motorplex quarter-mile. After a long and productive service the recent WA Drag Racing Grand Finals, was the last championship event for Tango 1, a car that has…
For those who know Craig Geddes, you would have to agree that he’s always smiling and upbeat. Maybe we should all call him the smiling assassin!…
Daniel Natalotto was hoping to see a field of Comp bikes together for the Summit Racing Equipment Grand Finals, but when that failed he did the next best thing, he put his name into the ANDRA Modified Bike record book.…
The Summit Racing Equipment Grand Finals had it all with drama, action, tough racing, and upsets. In Super Comp records were reset in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock and Super Compact. The combination of good air and a sticky track saw seven sportsman records broken.…
With the Summit Series Equipment Grand Finals on his weekend (March 31 – April 1) the momentum has been building up. With championships on the line, the 2016/17 ANDRA season is coming to a close so the pressure is on to perform. The recent Goldenstates and Westernationals rounds at Perth Motor…
After rattling the cage with his breakthrough Super Stock win at the Westernationals, Allan Puglia has made noises of continuing his form at the ANDRA Summit Racing Equipment Drag Racing Grand Finals in Adelaide.…
Round 10 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series was to be the event for some racers to close the gap in their chase for a championship. The predicted forecast of rain and winds only added more pressure to the racers and the Steel City club. It hasn’t been a kind season for the club with M…
Unfortunately Rd 10 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has been cancelled following more bad weather overnight. A statement on Steel City Raceway Facebook page said, ” It is with……
Round 10 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Drag Racing Series has been pushed over to Monday March 13th following high winds and dust that made the racing surface unsafe……
For Peter and Luke Veersma, making a 3000k trip from Perth to South Australia is about as close to a perfect family road trip as you could get.…
You could say that Supercharged Outlaw racer Rodger Weste is feeling like a bull at the gate having been ready to go in his new racecar since last October. His three previous attempts had been cancelled; so all going well, Weste is raring to get some runs on the boards at this Sunday’s Supercharge…
Perth’s Alan Mahnkoph recently had a very successful outing at the 46th Westernationals picking up a win in the Supercharged Outlaws category, and his first gold ANDRA trophy.…
Despite the extreme heat at the 46th running of the Westernationals at Perth Motorplex on March 4-5, six new Group 2 records were broken.…
Michelle was born to race. It’s in her family, in her blood and in her DNA. This weekend at the 46th Westernationals, Michelle is returning to the driver’s seat after a couple of years away from racing and is super excited to be competing again in her Modified dragster.…
It’s a given that when you win something, you want to have another crack at it. Be it a scratch and win ticket, poker machine or winning a championship.…
It may have taken them 38 years, but Aussie drag racing legend Graeme Cooper and his famous “Bricklayer” Holden station wagon have finally won the Australian Nationals.…
For the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, all the racers had two qualifiers each day, giving them plenty of opportunity to improve, especially since Saturday was cooler after Friday’s heat.…
It was a planned trip East for Western Australian Junior Dragster racer Jasmine Slamar and her family. The purpose of the trip besides having some fun was to pick up some points along the way. We asked Jasmine Slamar to give us a few words following her awesome win at the 2017 ANDRA Australian Natio…
Round 7 of the Summit Racing Equipment Series certainly delivered with some record setting racing at the 51st Australian Nationals. Super Comp – Jamie Chaisty The Super Comp bracket produced a number of new records at Calder Park and saw 12 of the 16-car field under their index! Big surprise was…
Every now and then a car comes along that makes your jaw drop. In the case of Mick Mahoney, since the late 2016 debut of his beautiful 1967 Ford GT500 Shelby Mustang, social media has been in a spin.…
Current Summit Racing Top Sportsman Champion Jason Stares is thankfully back on the mend following a horrific accident eight weeks ago.…
Due to circumstances beyond its control, Swan Hill Drag Racing Club has withdrawn its Summit Sportsman Championship round that was scheduled for February 18 and 19.…
With the South Coast 660 not far away, the excitement meter is moving up for Round 6 of the 2016/17 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
The Donnelly Sisters are carving out a growing reputation in the Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster ranks.…
Brenton Stuart is closing in on a return to drag racing following a third rebuild that began way back in 2004.…
Summer Nationals at Adelaide International Raceway with multiple National Records under threat on race day.…
It’s another race against time for 2013 Super Stock Champion Darren Parker to be ready for the premier Super Stock race of the year at Calder Park Raceway this weekend.…
Jess Turner will celebrate completing her Bachelor in Accounting this past Tuesday by crunching numbers of a different kind and racing in the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic at Calder Park Raceway Saturday November 19.…
Ryan Van Dyk will debut a new engine combination in his Dragster Ace Supercharged Outlaw Dragster at the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic.…
Les Heintz says the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic is one of the most prestigious events on the calendar for Super Stock diehards.…
What went wrong for defending Competition Eliminator Champion Craig Geddes at the Desert Nationals in Alice Springs earlier this year?…
Danny Buccella had come so close to winning an ANDRA Christmas Tree but on several occasions just thousandths of a second had been the difference.…
At Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Mildura Sunset Strip, Holly Camilleri secured her first ever National event win in Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster. It was a win she never expected……
Mark Zauch has won his first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree at Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in Mildura with a win over Justin Russell in the Supercharged Outlaws final.…
Qualifying for round three of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series – being presented this weekend by the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association and Mildura Gateway Tavern – is now complete ahead of racing tomorrow (Sunday 23 October).…
Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Mildura Sunset Strip couldn’t come at a better time for Harley Destroyer rider Shane Walker.…
Jake Berias will debut his new 2016 Motivational Tubing Junior Dragster in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Mildura Sunset Strip this weekend.…
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Compact Champion Matt Lisle is loving the simple life this season following a switch to Modified Bike.…
Michael Braggs will debut his former Kurt Johnson, Jerry Haas built Chevy Cavalier at Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in Mildura October 22-23.…
Vlado Turic is the latest Super Sedan racer to have an eye on joining the ever-growing Top Sportsman ranks but not before he tries to knock 4-time Super Sedan Champion John Kapiris off the mantle.…
2015/2016 Modified runner up Cory Dyson has taken the opportunity to refresh his engine and slap a new paint job on the Mobil 1 dragster during his extended off season break.…
“The Huntsman” Mark Hunt is everywhere right now. Not only is he currently in second place in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Supercharged Outlaws Championship, he is spearheading a new Wild Bunch series and helping Swan Hill Dragway behind the scenes.…
Former Top Fuel pilot and current Super Sedan racer Bob Sherry will drive the Supercharged Outlaw Pontiac Funny Car owned by blown alcohol boat champions the Stanley Brothers.…
It’s late at night on 27 December 2015. Friends Justin Russell and Adam Murrihy line up opposite each other at Calder Park to race for an ANDRA Christmas Tree in the Supercharged Outlaws final for Round 6 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
Benny Phillips is one of the many FIFO workers in Darwin, far away from his home in Victoria. But he has taken advantage of his work situation this year by bringing his Holden Torana with him to go racing at Hidden Valley Drag Strip.…
Alice Springs Inland Dragway has hosted a busy day of racing for round two of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series today (Sunday 17 July), with the Desert Nationals winner’s circle hosting Mark Hunt (Supercharged Outlaws), Luke Veersma (Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster), Gavin Chisn…
In its fourth consecutive annual visit to the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway, the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has lit up the Northern Territory venue today.…
This weekend’s Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Dragway will have plenty to entertain the fans of all things on two-wheels, including racing from Modified Bike and nitro-fuelled exhibition action from Top Fuel Motorcycle defending champion Chris Porter.…
Australian Top Sportsman champion Jason Stares has started his title defence off in the best possible way by taking victory tonight as part of the Nitro Up North event, in what was his first ever trip to Darwin. …
Day one of Hidden Valley Drag Strip’s Nitro Up North has hosted qualifying today (Friday July 8, 2016) for the first ever Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event to be held in the Top End.…
A chance encounter with the administration of the Australian National Drag Racing Association is what lead to aircraft engineer and skydive instructor Ashley Smith to become the Super Sedan drag racer he is today.…
Fourteen year old Darwin resident Brooke Harris is hoping the home track advantage will quieten the nerves and provide her an edge when it comes to taking on her fellow Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster competitors at next weekend’s Nitro Up North event.…
Reigning ANDRA Top Sportsman champion Jason Stares is looking forward to his first adventure to Darwin to race at Nitro Up North as part of the Summit Sportsman Series.…
Kim Fardella thought a Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Stock Championship was unlikely.…
Adam Murrihy’s Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series began with a first round exit in Round 4 of the Series at Warwick Dragway in November. It ended with the 2015/2016 Supercharged Outlaws Championship at AIR in April.…
Kylie Tanner didn’t manage an event win during the 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series but it didn’t matter.…
Craig Geddes had a phenomenal year winning all but one race in his six events contested during the 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
Darryl Stephen started the 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in Top Sportsman but switched back to Super Gas following an engine failure. It was a good thing he did……
Already a three-time consecutive Super Sedan Champ, John Kapiris went into the ANDRA Championship Grand Final in Adelaide aiming to make Super Sedan history.…
Up until the 2014 Desert Nationals, Bryan Finn had mostly competed on Divisional Day licences regionally. In 2015/2016 he is the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Modified Bike Champion.…
Paul Pires didn’t expect to become 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Bike Champion, but there he is, humble in success.…
Michael Naylor is the latest Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster Champion following his runner up to former Junior champ and brother Brayden Naylor at the ANDRA Championship Grand Final.…
It was a weekend of mixed emotions for Matt Lisle at the ANDRA Championship Grand Final in Adelaide last weekend.…
This past weekend Jason Stares became the new Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Top Sportsman Champion and winning the ANDRA Championship Grand Final.…
The 10 round 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has come to a close at Adelaide International Raceway with the coronation of 10 Champions across the 12 bracket Series.…
A big crowd packed the hills of Adelaide International Raceway as qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series set the line ups for the ANDRA Championship Grand Final on Sunday.…
A five way State of Origin battle for supremacy will ignite this weekend when the 2015/2016 ANDRA Championship Season comes to a close in the ANDRA Championship Grand Final at Adelaide International Raceway April 9-10.…
Northern Territorian Adam Murrihy will aim to make history by winning his first ever Supercharged Outlaws National Championship at the ANDRA Championship Grand Final in Adelaide April 9-10.…
Leading into the ANDRA Championship Grand Final and Round 10 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Adelaide Raceway, Modified racer Craig Baker says it’s “Game on!”…
Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster contender Mikey Naylor was the fourth Naylor family member to win an ANDRA Christmas Tree at Steel City Raceway in Whyalla two weeks ago. That victory brought the number of Christmas Trees in the family to up to a total of six.…
2015 Modified Bike Champion Ian Read will make a one event return to sport the number #1 on his bike for the first and last time at the ANDRA Championship Grand Final April 9-10 at Adelaide International Raceway.…
Whyalla’s own Australian Super Stock Champion Steve Norman has won his third ANDRA Christmas Tree this season at Steel City Raceway. The win, in front of his family and friends at his home track, is the second in a row following the Australian Nationals.…
Qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council has been completed in hot and humid conditions at Steel City Raceway.…
Local Whyalla Modified Bike racer Malcolm Price has been missing in action of late but he returns to the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council this weekend at Steel City Raceway.…
Australian Nationals Super Street runner up Kylie Tanner is primed and ready for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council at Steel City Raceway March 12-13.…
Whyalla’s Peter Datson is still on cloud nine following his Australian Nationals win at Calder Park Raceway back in January with the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series to visit his hometown in two weeks.…
Fresh off a father-daughter double header win in Portland at the South Coast Raceway 10 year Anniversary, South Australia’s Bob Sherry is aiming to translate that success into more glory at Steel City Raceway in Whyalla March 12-13.…
ANDRA Super Stock Champion Steve Norman will finally get to sleep in his own bed when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Whyalla City Council visits Whyalla March 12-13.…
ANDRA is excited to announce the Whyalla City Council has taken on presentation rights for the March 12-13 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event at Steel City Raceway.…
Supercharged Outlaws racer Murray Edgar literally blew his top on the way home from the Australian Nationals at Calder Park when his trailer lost the roof somewhere on the return journey.…
The Australian Nationals returned to Calder Park for the first time since 2001 as Sportsman racers lifted their game to produce plenty of drama, first time winners and some outstanding performances.…
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series qualifying at the Australian Nationals has been completed at Calder Park Raceway.…
The action came thick and fast at South Coast Raceway for Round 7 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
South Coast Raceway is a favourite among Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series racers around the country and it lived up to its reputation as a first class eighth-mile drag strip during qualifying under sunny, blue skies.…
Former Super Stock Champion Darren Parker is in a race against time to get his engine ready for a long awaited Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series return at the Australian Nationals January 23-24 at Calder Park Raceway.…
Accomplished American Sportsman racer Jason Rich invades Australia this week to take on the best Aussie Modified drivers in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
There’s a battle looming as the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returns fro the second time this week at South Coast Raceway in Portland.…
David Yanko, 2015 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series runner up in Super Sedan, will lose two wheels at the next National Championship event in his hometown Portland on January 16-17.…
Fittingly at the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic held at Calder Park Sunday December 27, 2015, Super Stock racer Daniel Camilleri set a new quarter mile DD/GA elapsed time record.…
Fans at South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria will be treated to a little Group One action when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returns January 16-17 for Round 7 of the Championship.…
Les Heintz has put his name on the Rowe Memorial Super Stock trophy once again with victory on Sunday in Round 6 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Calder Park Raceway.…
When the sounds of Jingle Bells have subsided and the turkey and stuffing has been eaten, the roar of engines and the scent of BBQ will fill the air at Calder Park Raceway with the return of the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic.…
Nichele Racing and Matt Forbes have announced via Facebook they will team up at the Australian Nationals at Calder Park January 23-24, 2016.…
Northern Territory’s Adam Murrihy is living the dream right now travelling the country with his family and chasing Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series glory on the drag strip.…
Drag Racing is coming home for Modified racer Emma Williams when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series visits Calder Park for the Rowe Memorial on Sunday December 27.…
National Championship Drag Racing returns to Calder Park Raceway December 27 at the Rowe Memorial Super Stock Classic.…
Round 6 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is coming to Calder Park Sunday December 27 with some Group One heavy hitters set to test their wares on the newly upgraded drag strip.…
Round 5 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Mildura Rural City Council came to a close today with a trio of first time winners.…
Two of four qualifiers have been completed in searing temperatures for Round 5 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Mildura Rural City Council.…
Much travelled Tasmanian and part time Victorian Modified Bike racer Shane Walker will be hoping to repeat his winning form from Portland this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Mildura Rural City Council on Friday and Saturday.…
Darren Saliba is confident his team have worked the bugs out of the system when he visits Mildura Sunset Strip to contest Top Sportsman in Round 5 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Mildura Rural City Council this weekend (Dec 4-5). …
Fresh from winning his first ever ANDRA Christmas Tree in Portland, Jason Kiely will try for two Supercharged Outlaws wins in a row at Round 5 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Mildura Rural City Council this weekend (December 4-5).…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the Mildura Rural City Council has committed $7000 to the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association ahead of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series to be held at Mildura Sunset Strip December 4-5.…
Brendan Edyvane has upset the Top Sportsman apple cart in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Southern Downs Regional Council at Warwick Dragway.…
Qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by the Southern Downs Regional Council, the first ever National Championship drag racing event to be held at Warwick Dragway, has been completed with four ladies and four men topping the eight categories on show.…
Jess Turner Motorsport will make the jump from Group Three Modified racing to Group Two Competition Eliminator at Round 5 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in Mildura next week (Decemeber 4-5).…
Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster racer Daniel ‘BatDan’ Carranza has come a long way since making his debut at the 43rd Westernationals in 2014.…
Parkhurst Modified Bike racer Ace Edwards hasn’t twisted the throttle a great deal of late. But when your last two events include a Winternationals win and a runner up several months later in Sydney at the East Coast Nationals, you still come to Warwick Dragway this weekend as one of the favourite…
Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series comes to Warwick Dragway this weekend (November 28-29) marking the first time the eighth-mile drag strip has hosted a National Championship event.…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association Ltd (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the Southern Downs Regional Council has committed over $17,000 to Warwick Dragway and the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series event to be held November 28-29.…
ANDRA Drag Racing comes to Warwick Dragway for the first time next week when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series hits the eighth-mile track.…
Matt Forbes has won a historic double in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Fuchs South Coast Raceway by becoming the first Sportsman (Groups Two, Three, Four) racer to win two ANDRA Christmas Trees at one event.…
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series returned to eighth-mile action today with qualifying for Round 3 of the 2015/2016 Championship at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria.…
Ballarat’s Matt Forbes will begin a dual campaign for supremacy when he lines up in both Modified and Super Gas at the South Coast 660 at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria this weekend (November 14-15).…
Fans at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland this weekend can look forward to some old school cool as Wayne Talbot pilots his Forever Young II Funny Car at the South Coast 660.…
Tom Dimitropoulos (Super Stock), Peter Everett (Competition Bike), Matt Lisle (Super Compact), Peter Byrne (Supercharged Outlaws), Neale Constantinou (Top Sportsman), Rocco Romano (Modified), Sean Maher (Super Sedan), Phil White (Modified Bike), Samuel Franzen (Super Street), Brooke Farrelly (Junior…
Qualifying for Round 2 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the East Coast Nationals in Sydney came to a close on Saturday with at least three national records under threat.…
The Dyson Family will be out in force this weekend for Round 2 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the East Coast Nationals in Sydney (November 7-8).…
Steve Fowler, driver of the Aeroflow Performance Parts Top Sportsman Pontiac GXP made history by winning the first ever Top Sportsman championship during the 2015 season. This weekend, November 7th and 8th at Sydney Dragway, Fowler will begin his title defence at the East Coast Nationals.…
The Hazzard family will lead a three-pronged attack for one ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree at the East Coast Nationals this weekend.…
Queensland fast femme Jodanna Pullen is feeling more confident than ever heading to this weekend’s East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway, after completing a testing period that has yielded record results.…
Father/Son duo Graeme and Jordan Spencer are looking forward to ANDRA Championship Drag Racing returning to Calder Park Raceway later this season.…
Marco Tolomeo is making the most of 2015 taking every opportunity to race as the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series comes to Sydney Dragway for the East Coast Nationals.…
Wedding bells will be ringing at Sydney Dragway for Pitt Town local Angela Phipps at the end of November.…
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series coverage on Speedweek will be enhanced in the coming months.…
Summit Racing Equipment has reaffirmed their commitment to ANDRA Drag Racing by agreeing to a multi-season deal to become title rights sponsor of the Junior Dragster bracket.…
Congratulations to Junior Dragster competitor, Josh Baker, on his recent recognition as a Local Sporting Champion (LSC) for the electorate of Wills in Melbourne’s Northwestern suburbs. Josh was presented with his award by Mr Kelvin Thomson MP (Member for Wills) on Friday, 18th September. At t…
Following consultation with the tracks ANDRA is pleased to announce a revised Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series calendar.…
Two-time ANDRA Super Gas Champion Matt Forbes is set to take on the best drag racing competitors in the world when he makes his American debut in October.…
Over the July 4 weekend, Modified racer Kenny Stewart attended the Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk where he was lucky enough to spend the day in the official Summit Racing suite.…
Three times back-to-back Australian Super Sedan Champion John Kapiris launched his bid for a fourth Championship in winning fashion recently at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
Simon Barlow earned his second event win in a row last weekend during Round 1 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Desert Nationals in Alice Springs.…
The 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series is off to a flying start following the 2015 Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
The first round of the 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series fired up today with qualifying for the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
The 2015/2016 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series could be the year Craig Geddes lifts another Championship if history repeats itself like clockwork on the 10 year and 20 year anniversary of his first and second National Championships. …
Palmerston Sportsman Drag Racer Troy Wittwer is making the most of the ANDRA Championship central swing to open the 2015/2016 season at Hidden Valley Drag Strip this weekend followed by Alice Springs Inland Dragway the next.…
John Kapiris is now a three-time ANDRA Super Sedan champion following a runner up placing at the recent Fuchs Winternationals.…
Jim Ioannidis’ on track performance has improved to a new level in recent months, even more so at the 2015 Fuchs Winternationals.…
At the recent Fuchs Winternationals, Graeme Spencer ended a nine-year drought taking out his second Super Gas championship in an exciting final round of the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
Season 2015 finished on a high for Rob Cassar and the Ballistic Performance Parts Nitrous Kawasaki.…
Emma Hazzard has taken out the final 60foot Rising Star Award of the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series season at the Fuchs Winternationals.…
The first ANDRA Championship Drag Racing season under the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series banner is in the books.…
Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series qualifying came to a close while Group Three eliminations began in front of a massive crowd and a carnival atmosphere at Willowbank Raceway on Saturday.…
They used to say Queensland weather was beautiful one day, perfect the next. And so it was on day two of the 2015 Fuchs Winternationals as Group Three and Four qualifying came to a close while Group Two made significant strides toward setting the race day field in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsm…
Qualifying in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series got underway at a sun drenched Willowbank Raceway on day one of the 2015 Fuchs Winternationals today.…
While there is a national championship on the line, the two main contenders for the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Junior Dragster title insist it’s fun first, honours second.…
Reigning back-to-back Australian Super Gas Champion Matt Forbes is so determined to take out the southern hemisphere’s biggest drag racing event, that he’ll contest two categories to get it done.…
Caan Childs is racing against the clock to be ready to line up in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Competition Eliminator field at the Fuchs Winternationals June 4-7.…
Coming off a stellar performance at the Queensland Drag Racing Championships at Willowbank Raceway, the Bellert Racing Team are set to turn heads at the Fuchs Winternationals with three dragsters in two different Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series brackets.…
Chris Farrell finds himself in an enviable position in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series as the season heads for a gigantic finale at the Fuchs Winternationals June 4-7 at Willowbank Raceway.…
West Australian grain farmer Donald Freind is working around the clock to plant his crop and take his place in a whopping Supercharged Outlaws field at the Fuchs Winternationals.…
When it comes to Competition Bike in ANDRA Championship Drag Racing, Blair Pennington and the Powerhouse Dynotuning race team dedicate a significant amount of time to tuning.…
Following his Super Sedan victory in Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Willowbank Raceway in April, Paul Doeblien is out to double up with a win in the season ending Fuchs Winternationals June 4-7.…
Unfortunately bad weather meant the cancellation of the Nitro Champs prevented Sydneysider Carl ‘Chevy’ Taylor from making his Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series debut in Super Sedan.…
Joe Khoury has paid tribute to his Trivett Harley Destroyer for the remarkable consistency he has enjoyed recently in Modified Bike.…
Chris Tait’s recent record smasher at Willowbank Raceway in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series wasn’t just a new Australian CC/SC speed record; he also became the world’s quickest 3RZ-powered vehicle.…
Former 2012 New South Wales Junior Dragster champion David Roberts will finally make his senior debut in the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway May 2-3.…
It was a painful victory for Mark Allan in Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Willowbank Raceway last weekend.…
Defending Junior Dragster champion Toby Austin has added another 60foot Rising Star Award to his list of achievements in a runner up effort at Willowbank Raceway.…
Local racers have dominated at Willowbank Raceway’s round of the national Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series on Saturday 11 April, with all but two of the final contenders hailing from the host state. …
Daryn Schuster and the Powerhouse Dyno team will be out in force on Saturday (April 11) as 18 bikes line up in one of the biggest Competition Bike fields for some time in Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Willowbank Raceway.…
Supercharged Outlaws competitor Jake Donnelly and his DBS Motorsports team are on the verge of some big changes as they ready the 57 Chev for Round 4 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Willowbank Raceway on Saturday (April 11).…
Kelly Donnelly is the latest recipent of the 60foot Rising Star Award from the VPW Pro Series 1000 in Adelaide.…
Toward the end of 2014 Davison Family Racing announced their return to ANDRA Championship Drag Racing to contest for the Competition Eliminator title in 2015 as part of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series.…
Chelsea Leahy may have a famous last name in Drag Racing circles but the Helensvale racer is making a name for herself this season.…
South East Queensland’s sportsman drag racers will have their first shot of national championship glory at Queensland’s premier drag racing facility Willowbank Raceway this weekend (Saturday 11 April) when the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series comes to town.…
The Modified bracket in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series served up the usual drama and excitement we have come to expect this season with the Modified bracket in particular having one of those days at the VPW Pro Series 1000 in Adelaide.…
Drama, excitement and new records seem to be a common occurrence in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series as Round 3 came to a close at the VPW Pro Series 1000 in Adelaide.…
Qualifying is run and done in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in for the VPW Pro Series 1000 at Adelaide International Raceway.…
What was to be a pure Super Stock field at this weekend’s Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at VPW Pro Series 1000 will now amalgamate to Super Comp, not that it fazes former Super Stock champion Jim Ioannidis.…
One of Australia’s longest running motorsport partnerships has strengthened with Rare Spares increasing its presence on Australian drag racing legend Graeme Cooper’s iconic ‘Bricklayer’ Holden EH Premier Station Wagon.…
Last month Adrian Geary received the Best Engineered Award in just his first event back behind the wheel after an absence rebuilding his Holden VX Super Sedan into an A/MPA Super Stocker.…
Melissa Spadaro has been named the winner of the 60foot Rising Star Award at the 44th Westernationals in her first ever race meeting.…
Racing at the Westernationals for the first time since returning after a serious motorcycle road accident in 2011 kept the future of his motorcycling days on hold, Ian ‘Rev It’ Read achieved a breakthrough win.…
2014 Australian Junior Dragster champion Toby Austin showed why he owns the number #1 with another impressive performance in earning the 60foot Rising Star Award at the opening round of Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Fuchs South Coast Raceway three weeks ago.…
The second round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series saw Western Australia’s best drag racers taking on more than a few interstate rivals for ANDRA Gold Christmas trees and valuable national points, with the action coming thick and fast.…
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series’ second round is underway at Perth Motorplex in Western Australia, with almost 200 of the best from the west and around the country battling through qualifying.…
The 44th Westernationals represents one of the few chances for competitors and fans to experience a pure Super Stock field in Western Australia.…
Ryan Learmonth plans to run this season in Pro Stock Motorcycle but not before trying to break Ross Smith’s recent Westernationals dominance in Competition Bike this weekend.…
West Australian Funny Car driver Russell Ladbrook turned some heads recently with an impressive performance in the exhibition Top Alcohol bracket at the recent Home Group WA Nitro Slam at Perth Motorplex.…
History was made at Round 1 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series in Portland last weekend as Stuart McBain became the first ever championship round winner in Top Sportsman.…
Matt Forbes has kicked off his Australian Super Gas title defence with a win on the weekend at the opening round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria.…
A cold and wet morning greeted Fuchs South Coast Raceway for day two of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series opener but that didn’t stop the team of volunteers from having the track race ready by the scheduled 10am start.…
The season opening of the newly crowned Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series kicked off on Saturday at Fuchs South Coast Raceway with competitor entries of over 135 fighting for championship points.…
The Australian Modified Bike championship went down to the wire last season as David Carroll emerged victorious with his first ever national title in the face of competition from Edgell Mallis, Joe Khoury and Shane Walker.…
The 2015 ANDRA Championship season sees the debut of a brand new bracket to the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series beginning this weekend at Fuchs South Coast Raceway (Jan 17-18).…
Jasmine Ryan won two from three championship rounds contested on the national stage in 2014 going close to stealing the Modified championship on the final day of the season at Sydney Dragway.…
Competition dragster pilot Craig Geddes was agonisingly close to winning the national championship last November but engine trouble, bad luck and a rampaging Alistair McClure put an end to his hopes.…
Summit Racing Equipment and the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are excited to announce Summit Racing as the new title rights sponsor for the ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Sportsman Series beginning with the 2015 season.…
Eden Ward completed a sensational double at the Australian Nationals by winning the event and taking home the 60foot Rising Star Award for the event.…
Davison Family Racing is making a return to contest the Australian Competition Eliminator Championship in 2015.…
Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes has won his second consecutive Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in Super Gas, securing the title at the Australian Nationals in Sydney on Sunday.…
Titles were decided and Champions were crowned at the 2014 Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway this past weekend.…
Despite rain delays and thunderstorms, the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship eliminations reached the half way point as several Championships are yet to be decided on a thrilling final day.…
The Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway got underway in hot conditions as qualifying for the final round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship run and done.…
Steve Norman isn’t happy with his performance this season, but coming into the Australian Nationals at Sydney Drag Way this weekend, he is only 20 points away from Jake Chaisty and Mario Barbon in the chase for Super Stock supremacy.…
Australian Competition Eliminator Championship contenders Craig Geddes and Alistair McClure just can’t be separated ahead of the season finale Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway October 31 – November 2.…
One of the most intriguing battles looming at the Australian Nationals is the explosive ten-team battle royale to decide the Australian Supercharged Outlaws Championship.…
Shane Wynd and Jess Turner have been here before and will draw on their experience in an attempt to claim the Australian Modified Championship at Sydney Dragway next week.…
Two weeks ago John Kapiris wrapped up his second consecutive Australian Super Sedan Championship at the Fuchs Spring Nationals in his hometown of Adelaide.…
In addition to the stellar ANDRA Drag Racing Series action on track and the entertainment off it thanks to Racing Onn Promotions, Round 10 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship came to an exciting close today at the Fuchs Spring Nationals.…
Super Comp promised fireworks at Adelaide International Raceway and it delivered with at least nine National 1000 feet records under threat.…
Australian Competition Eliminator contender Al McClure is stepping out of the Altered and back into the Westernationals winning Funny Car at the Fuchs Spring Nationals as the title race comes down to the wire.…
The Australian Supercharged Outlaws Championship is shaping up as one of the most intriguing battles of the 2014 Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Reigning Australian Super Gas champion Matt Forbes has given his new Lucas Oil Chevrolet ’57 Corvette Roadster the thumbs up following its debut runs in Australia yesterday.…
Rob Cassar will make his competitive return at the Fuchs Spring Nationals this week after recovering from a high-speed fall at Sydney Dragway earlier this year.…
South Aussie Mario Barbon is hoping it will be third time lucky when the Fuchs Spring Nationals take centre stage at Adelaide International Raceway next weekend.…
A fourth rider has emerged as a title contender for the Australian Modified Bike Championship joining Joe Khoury, David Carroll and Edgell Mallis at the pointy end of the standings.…
Ballarat’s Matt Forbes has kept his 12 month Super Gas winning streak intact after taking out round nine of the ANDRA Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship yesterday.…
Perfect weather, perfect track conditions and a perfect performance from Craig Geddes headlined Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Mildura Sunset Strip today.…
The Sunraysia Region lived up to its name today as beautiful weather, excellent track conditions and a good crowd were on hand for qualifying in Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Reigning Super Gas Australian Champion, Matt Forbes is confident his 12 month winning streak will continue at this weekend’s ninth round of the ANDRA Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Mildura’s Sunset Strip.…
Kenny Stewart will debut a new dragster this weekend for the first time in competition while Jess Turner will fire up a new engine at Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Mildura Sunset Strip.…
Following on from the move from WA to Victoria, Shane Wynd and Dial Before You Dig are moving forward with a new image. Thanks to sponsorship from Dial Before You Dig NSW/ACT the race car and trailer have been transformed with a theme specific wrap.…
The Australian Modified Bike Championship is hotting up and it looks to be a three-way shoot out between New South Wales’ Joe Khoury and Victorians David Carroll and Edgell Mallis.…
Rick Neilsen is just one of a host of Queenslanders, not to mention another Winternationals winner, making the trek south to Mildura as part of a start studded field for Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend.…
Rodney Hansen will make his first appearance at Mildura Sunset Strip next week as the Queenslander looks to build on his Fuchs Winternationals victory with an Australian Supercharged Outlaws Championship.…
Defending Australian Supercharged Outlaws Champion Luke Marsden has acknowledged that the driver, not his Team M2 Funny Car, needs a tune up ahead of Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in Mildura.…
As the ANDRA Drag Racing season reaches the pointy end, Australian Competition Eliminator Championship hopeful Craig Geddes finds himself joint first in the standings despite a switch in vehicles and no 2014 Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship event wins.…
Calder Park promoter and Competition Eliminator competitor Peter Pisalidis is looking forward to Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Mildura Sunset Strip on September 13-14, ‘not just to race but to take a load off.’…
The Mildura Rural City Council is jumping on board as the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship visits Mildura Sunset Strip September 13-14.…
The Sunraysia Drag Racing Association are revving up to welcome the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship for the very first time to Mildura Sunset Strip. Preparations for Round 9 of the Sportsman Championship on September 13-14 are well under way promising to be a real treat for competitor an…
Fuchs Lubricants continues to be one of the biggest supporters of Australian motorsport but for the German-based lubricants manufacturer, their involvement all started with one sponsorship property, Kenny Stewart. The relationship with the Modified Dragster pilot continues into its twentieth year in…
When you’re racing over 660 feet, there is no room for error. The half-track distance is set up for close tight racing from the hit of the throttle to the finish line; it’s all over in a blink of an eye.…
Conditions were cool but the action was hot during qualifying for Round 8 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the 2014 Desert Nationals presented by Supercheap Auto and Shannons Insurance. …
Alice Springs local Andrew Sutton doesn’t race at his home strip as much as you might think. But he can’t wait for the Desert Nationals to roll around this weekend for a rare opportunity to put the hammer down in his 1953 Chevy Corvette at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
David Carroll is confident his engine problems are behind him allowing the Victorian to take his place in the Modified Bike field at the Desert Nationals this weekend at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
When the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship comes to Alice Springs for the Desert Nationals this weekend, one of the premier brackets on show will be the loud and fast Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds and Sedans of Supercharged Outlaws.…
Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes has taken the covers off a stunning new 1957 Corvette Roadster that he hopes to defend his national title with later this year.…
The next round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship heads to the outback on July 19-20 for the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.…
Super Sedan is always one of the toughest brackets to get a win yet alone a win at the Winternationals. There is always an oversubscribed field and teams need to be at the top of their game potentially for six rounds as was the case at the Fuchs Winternationals just over a week ago.…
Tony O’Connor turned some heads at the Fuchs Winternationals. Those heads just happened to include ANDRA officials as they awarded him the Best Engineered Award for his Ford XD Fairmont.…
Madison McLennan, the 14-year old granddaughter of Victor Bray, has swept the Fuchs Winternationals adding the 60foot Rising Star Award to her Gold Christmas Tree in only her third ever……
As the saying goes, it’s better to be lucky than good but Jess Turner was good and lucky on her way to a first ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree at the Fuchs Winternationals in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship. Turner upset the likes of teammate Kenny Stewart who experienced engine troubles…
It was a glorious day in the sun at Willowbank Raceway as final qualifying for Group Two and early eliminations for Group Three got underway in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the Fuchs Winternationals today.…
Greg Leahy only needed one qualifying run to occupy top spot in Competition Eliminator going into day three and potentially smash the BB/FCA National record in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the Fuchs Winternationals. …
The 47th edition of the Fuchs Winternationals kicked off at Willowbank Raceway today with qualifying in Groups Two, Three and Four in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Kate Harker is following her father Steve and twin sister Diana into the Funny Car ranks this weekend at the Fuchs Winternationals. The daughter of Aussie NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Steve Harker has entered Competition Eliminator and will debut a 2005 McKinney Funny Car fitted with a 2011 Mon…
Kenny Stewart is hoping the Fuchs Winternationals will be a successful final swan song for his current Fuchs Modified Dragster before he unleashes a new 260-inch top dragster on the Sunset Strip in Mildura this spring.…
The Hof (the Corvette driving Supercharged Outlaw driver not The Hoff, 1980s Trans Am driving Knightrider star) goes into next week’s Fuchs Winternationals looking for his first ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree.…
Kelly Bettes can’t wait to get back in the seat at the FUCHS Winternationals next week especially since her last appearance behind the wheel came at the Sydney Jamboree in March. Bettes, who broke the New Zealand four-cylinder record at the V4 and Rotary Nationals earlier this year, expects the Su…
Local Ipswich resident Rick McBroom will get the chance to tick off a major bucket list item in just over two weeks at Willowbank Raceway.…
During the recent X-Champs at Sydney Dragway, Dallas Whyte and Steve Fowler completed the first ever side-by-side six-second pass at over 200 mph for naturally aspirated vehicles in Group Three.…
Until recently, Daryn Schuster didn’t even know he was the owner of the Competition Bike D/AB mph record at the X-Champs.…
He may have been defeated on a holeshot in the X-Champs Junior Dragster final, but Toby Austin will take some consolation in scooping the 60foot Rising Star Award for Round 6 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
It’s hard not to talk about Alistair McClure and Kyle Putland as a pair after their record setting X-Champs weekend at Sydney Dragway.…
Gold Christmas Trees were handed out and records were smashed in an memorable weekend of racing in Round 6 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
The X-Champs is off to a flying start as several competitors set themselves up for a record setting weekend in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
While the Most Powerful Motorsport in the World is personified by the nitro chugging stars of Top Fuel, the grassroots categories of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship hold plenty of interest for hardcore fans. …
Edgell Mallis has spent 34 years in drag racing and not once has he contested the full Australian championship schedule. Until now.…
Shane Wynd has crossed the Nullarbor no less than 55 times but he doesn’t foresee many return trips in the future now that the current 2014 Modified Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship points leader has made the move back east permanent.…
David Roberts is the latest recipient of the 60foot Rising Star Award at Round 5 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
The team comprising Australian Modified champion Craig Baker and his Junior Dragster son Josh, are donating $1300 in prize money accrued from the recent Portland Funny Car meeting, Calder Park’s John Taverna Classic and the Adelaide round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship to the L…
Don’t expect Leanne Braggs to back down against her son should the pair meet during Modified eliminations at the Southern Nationals presented by Fiat Professional & Essendon Chrysler Jeep Dodge next week.…
Josh Baker used a 0.473 reaction time to run a 9.16 ET from a dial in of 9.12 giving him a 0.073 package to win the 60foot Rising Star Award at Round 4 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Born in Bendigo Victoria, Fiona Reed will realise a lifelong dream when she gasses the pedal of her Supercharged Outlaw Dragster at Calder Park Raceway next week.…
Rob Cassar can’t wait to get riding again in Round 5 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the Southern Nationals presented by Essendon Chrysler Fiat on April 4-5, 2014.…
Cameron Turner endured a wild ride in the braking area two weeks ago at the 43rd Westernationals but he is back thanks to the generosity of others in the hopes of chasing down the WA Modified Championship.…
The weather, not racing, would decide the points in Round 4 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Adelaide International Raceway.…
Daniel Camilleri only needed one run in qualifying to go two tenths under the national record for DD/GA and sit atop the Super Comp standings in Round 4 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Jess Turner will be in action again tonight at Adelaide International Raceway where she hopes to build on her mother’s legacy at a track that has become a happy hunting ground for Turner and her family.…
The Supercharged Outlaws field will be boosted by the return of several heavy hitters to the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend at Adelaide International Raceway.…
As the national Modified champion Craig Baker is doing pretty well. But when it comes to Adelaide International Raceway, lady luck seems to find someone else’s pit.…
Since Round 1 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Fuchs South Coast Raceway was washed out in January, the teams racing in Group 4’s Super Gas have had a long wait to get their 2014 campaign fully underway.…
Wayne Patterson is the latest recipient of the ANDRA Best Engineered Vehicle Award presented to the car or motorcycle judged to be the best engineered at the 43rd Westernationals.…
Ewing used a 0.005 reaction time to run a 9.521 ET from a dial in of 9.50 giving her an almost unbeatable 0.026 package to win the third 60foot Rising Star Award of the season.…
Red lights were a theme throughout eliminations including the finals to decide a string of Westernationals titles in Round 3 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
The fields are now set for the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the 43rd Westernationals.…
Qualifying in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship for Modified, Super Sedan, Modified Bike, Super Street and Junior Dragster are run and done at the 43rd Westernationals in Perth.…
It was a great night for it as the 43rd Westernationals kicked into gear on Friday with qualifying for Round 3 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Drag racing is a real family affair in more than one Adamos household as the passion and enthusiasm is passed from generation to generation, from the now closed Ravenswood International Raceway to the world class Perth Motorplex.…
Dannolas Racing pilot Rhiannon Allison is the youngest competitor and one of two females in the Supercharged Outlaws field this weekend at the 43rd Westernationals.…
Featuring everything from top fuel motorcycles and nitro bikes to street bikes, altered and super twins, Competition Bike is shaping up to be one of the most interesting fields at the 43rd Westernationals this weekend at Perth Motorplex.…
On Valentine’s Day most people get a box of chocolates, flowers, their favourite beer or wine but not Craig Glassby. Instead his appendix was plotting against him becoming infected and resulting in surgery the following day.…
In the lead up to this weekend’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, Oakford drag racer Rob Pilkington has made the bold decision to hunt for national records records rather than local series points.…
The 43rd annual Westernationals has always been the biggest drag racing event in Western Australia and for the Nieuwhof family has seen regular success.…
If 21 year old Shane Weston can take the Competition Eliminator honours at the 43rd Westernationals, locals might just unofficially rename the event the “Weston-nationals” such is the growing support in the stands for the Byford boy.…
One of the few entrants travelling to the 43rd Westernationals from South Australia, Mark Hunt is hoping to build on a personal best time set at Perth Motorplex earlier this month.…
The name Chaisty is well known around the West. In fact, Chaisty is a name synonymous with Super Stock racing around the country.…
Ross Smith hopes to make it three straight Comp Bike Westernationals titles in just under two weeks’ time but he’s knows it’s not going to be as easy as one, two, three.…
When Jett Racing was invited to New Zealand to compete in the 2014 V4 and Rotary Nationals, team owner Collin Willshire and driver Kelly Corbett had two goals in mind. To win the event and break the New Zealand four cylinder record in the process.…
A near perfect weekend for defending Motorplex Track Champion, Rob Pilkington has netted a pair of National records and a vital points haul to put him right back in the title fight, but the Oakford based racer is refusing to take the credit.…
Jasmine Slamar is the latest recipient of the 60foot Rising Star award with a stand out performance at Perth Motorplex.…
Luke Nieuwhof and the Nieuwhof Family Racing team have quickly found their groove with the 60foot Kawasaki, taking a win in Modified Bike at the second round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
The first round of the 2014 ANDRA Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship was scheduled to start at Fuch’s South Coast Raceway in Portland Victoria this past weekend with some 140 odd competitors making their way to the South West corner of Victoria to try and get an early advantage in 2014.…
Portland, Victoria plays host to the opening round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend and coming into the event with an expanded family team is Modified national champion Craig Baker.…
60foot will continue as the supporter of the 60foot Rising Star Award for the Junior Dragster category as part of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in 2014.…
The Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship returns to Fuchs South Coast Raceway for two massive days of drag racing action on January 4 and 5, 2014.…
Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland will play host to the first round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship on January 4 and 5, 2014 and giving the event some old school style will be New South Wales’ Allison Stewart and South Australian Mark Hunt.…
Dale Duffy won the final 60foot Rising Star Award for the season at the Australian Nationals, a fitting reward to go alongside his event win.…
As well as awarding national championships each season, ANDRA also recognises divisional champions who scored the highest points in their respective categories for the season.…
Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes struck gold in Sydney twice on the weekend, claiming two major trophies on the same day.…
Queensland brother and sister Scott Bettes and Kelly Corbett were part of an Australian-first at Sydney Dragway’s Australian Nationals when they lined up against each other in the final for the Modified bracket.…
Friday qualifying for the Australian Nationals saw many racers in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship bettering national records as fields were set ahead of the start of Saturday eliminations.…
Matthew Matulovich is the latest winner of the 60foot Rising Star Award following the Lady Daly Hotel Springnationals at Adelaide International Raceway. Matulovich made his long trip from Western Australia……
Three drivers set national records at the Lady Daly Hotel Springnationals at Adelaide International Raceway over the weekend. All of the records came in Competition and all for 1000 feet….…
The penultimate round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship has been run and done and the scene has now been set for the season-ending Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway. This season’s Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship has seen more rounds and more tracks than ever befor…
Rising star Jess Turner could be on her way to a top ten finish in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in her first full season of Modified – and all before she has even finished high school.…
It is with regret that the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship round scheduled for Mildura’s Sunraysia Strip on October 26 has been cancelled. After damage from flooding the Sunraysia Drag……
Rob Cassar is seeking to go out on a high in Competition Bike as part of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Series before a shift into the professional ranks of the sport.…
National 660 feet records have been updated following the eighth round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Benaraby Raceway.…
Greg Clayton took out a thrilling Super Comp bracket in round eight of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship, held for the first time at Benaraby Raceway in central Queensland.…
Families are an intrinsic part of drag racing and the teams that find the most enjoyment in their racing are often the ones where the family is heavily involved. Such is the case for the small army of family members who make up the Knijff Earthmoving Modified team, who will be competing at Benaraby…
The QLD Tyre and Retreading Team of Greg and Kim Clayton head to Benaraby Raceway for the eighth round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend with the distinct goal to gain as many points in the championship chase as they can.…
Five reigning national drag racing champions will be putting on a show of their skills at Queensland’s Benaraby Raceway this weekend for round eight of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship. Among them will be Alexandra Hills’ Jason Simpson, a national Super Stock champion and record h…
Benaraby Raceway will next weekend hold its first ever round of the national Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship and among the stars competing will be Supercharged Outlaws points leader Luke Marsden.…
Luke Cartledge beat all comers for the 60 foot Rising Star Award at Alice Springs Inland Dragway during last weekend’s Desert Nationals. Cartledge had a race package (reaction time plus……
Family ties are an integral part of the sport of drag racing and in Australia’s ‘red centre’ it is no different.…
The Territory Tremor Funny Car team is hoping for a performance off the Richter scale at Alice Springs Inland Dragway when they take part in the Desert Nationals on June 28-29.…
With the change to a calendar year season, the period after the Fuchs Winternationals has now become a hotbed of activity for drag racing, particularly in regional areas. This June……
Reigning Super Gas champion Simon Isherwood had one problem with his national title, it came without a national event win. But that all changed at the recent Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway where he scored big with a finals win against Roy Romeo.…
Dakota Ward earned the 60foot Rising Star Award at Sydney Dragway during last weekend’s Nitro Champs.…
Reigning Australian Nationals champion Greg Clayton returned to his happy hunting ground of Sydney Dragway last weekend, claiming another finals appearance in Competition at the famed Nitro Champs.…
Qualifying for the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship was completed on day one of the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway with many racers running sub-record passes in the cool weather.…
Northern Territory Minister for Sport and Recreation Matt Conlan has announced that Alice Springs and the town’s dragway will be beamed into television screens around the country later this year, putting the Centre on the drag racing map. Mr Conlan said the Territory Government had provided $17,00…
At the conclusion of the scheduled final round at Portland for the Southern Super Gas Series, the series remained tied with Kym Oberauer and Matt Forbes on the same points.…
Roma’s Laurie Fitzgerald is one racer who can’t wait to see the 2013 JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series return to the new-look Ironbark Raceway come Saturday 27 April 2013.…
Tasmanian Modified Bike racer Shane Walker will be hoping for crowd support of a different kind at this year’s Nitro Champs as he continues to promote the plight of one of his home state’s most iconic symbols, the Tasmanian Devil.…
The Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship completed a historic weekend at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland on Sunday with Victorian Craig Geddes’ win in Super Comp sitting atop the list of highlights.…
The first day of ANDRA championship drag racing in Victoria since 2001 saw Portland’s Fuchs South Coast Raceway come alive with over 150 race teams taking to the track in an historic round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.…
Rob Cassar plans to go ballistic this weekend aboard his nitrous-fed Kawasaki as the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship heads to Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria. As a Victorian racer Cassar has done many kilometres of travelling to chase championship rounds in the past and i…
Super Stock drag racer Darren Parker says Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland will see records fall when the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship hits the Victorian venue on January 5 and 6. Parker said while racers in Super Stock will often try to protect their records by lowering them a l…
Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes is sparing no expense to take a shot at the Super Gas title come the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Fuchs South Coast Raceway in Portland on January 5 and 6. Forbes said the car suffered from a mysterious lack of horsepower at the Australian Nationals…
Mildura drag racer Kingsley Kuchel may be relying on some warp drive speed when his swooping dragster beams down to Fuchs South Coast Raceway, Portland on January 5 and 6 for the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship. Kuchel’s unique race car, competing in the Modified class, has been compar…
The return of championship drag racing to Victoria is imminent with the running of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Fuchs South Coast Raceway, Portland on January 5-6. It will be a highlight of the season for Victorian Competition driver Craig Geddes as he gets to showcase his drag…
The inaugural round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Sydney Dragway saw many impressive performances last weekend, not the least of which was Greg Clayton’s win in Competition with new performance standards in the BB/A class.…
Near perfect weather welcomed racers to the opening round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Sydney Dragway on Friday as the 48th annual Australian Nationals began in classy fashion. Many runs underneath national time records were made as racers took advantage of cool and clear co…
With just four days to go until the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship kicks off, Jason Maggs and his team are still working tirelessly to get his wild Corvette ready for battle…
Aeroflow Performance Products and the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) are proud to announce that Aeroflow will be the new naming rights sponsor for the ANDRA Sportsman Drag Racing Series. Formerly known as the Rocket Allstars Racing Series, the series will now be known as the Aer…
Fowler Family Racing went back to back as Super Sedan champions in the Rocket Allstars Racing Series this season, earning the coveted gold Christmas tree and putting the cap on another season from one of Australia drag racing’s most well-travelled teams.…
Pac Performance have unveiled their latest attempt to take back the world Mazda rotary record with the launch of their Mazda 6 SP. Unveiled today at a ceremony held at Sydney Dragway, the Pac Performance Mazda 6 SP replaces both the recently retired and long-serving MX6 drag car and the team’s previ…
ANDRA’s Best Engineered Vehicle Award is a prestigious honour for Australian built drag racing vehicles. The winner at this year’s Fuchs Winternationals was Super Compact competitor Chris Tait in his Toyota-powered Nissan 200SX.…
Greg and Kim Clayton had no plans for drag racing during 2012. It was decided to put their supercharged altered Competition car away in the workshop and concentrate on business and family life for the year. That was until a long overdue catch up meeting with an old friend to talk business, cars, li…
Seattle-based drag racer Brandon Huhtala will be adding an international flavour to Sydney Dragway next weekend when he competes in the Super Stock division of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series. The Series brings together the best Australian talent in sportsman drag racing, but it is rare to see ove…
Australian Modified Bike Champion Daniel Sekli is quietly confident as he prepares to race in Modified Bike as part of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway. Sekli’s first trip to Sydney saw a hiccup when the Queenslander’s Kawasaki ZX-10R suffered engine damage…
Zachary Peirano was lucky to walk away unharmed from a 290kmh crash at Sydney Dragway over the weekend in his supercharged V8 dragster. Peirano had just crossed the finish line and released his parachutes when some oil got underneath the tyres and sent his dragster on a wild ride. …
Victorian drivers Jason Maggs and Darren Parker are among the many teams from around the nation making the tow to Sydney Dragway this weekend in the search for Rocket Allstars Racing Series points. Maggs will be bringing his supercharged Corvette to race in Competition while Parker looks to build on…
Queensland local Steven Ham will be making the 12 hour journey to Sydney Dragway next weekend to compete in round five of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series. Ham has a bunch of RARS points to his credit but plans on using the Sydney meeting as a testing ground for the East Coast Lubes/Mobil 1 Top Al…
Super Stock’s over subscribed field will ensure dramatic battles across both qualifying and eliminations at the Westernationals this weekend. Back on track for the first time in a while is Steve Flynn, at the wheel of Frank Salvo’s Camaro. Flynn is one of the stalwarts of Super Stock but is yet…
Some national records could be set to fall in the Modified division this weekend in Perth at the running of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series at the Westernationals. Rhett Cooper-Fowle and Ian Forrest have both been using six cylinder motors in preference to V8 combinations and are now eyeing off ma…
Victorian Darren Parker is readying to join a strong field of Super Stock competitors at the Westernationals at Perth Motorplex on March 3 and 4. Parker has a successful past at Perth, having won in Super Sedan in 2007. This time his Jerry Hass-built Pontiac GXP will be doing battle against 16 other…
Junior Dragster driver Brayden Naylor will be shaving off his famous locks of hair to raise money for the Leukaemia Association’s World’s Greatest Shave. Brayden’s hair is instantly recognisable at……
There’s a big shipping container holding a barrage of fast motorbikes set to be unleashed at Perth Motorplex on March 3 and 4 in the fourth round of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series. Ten Queensland and New South Wales based teams have managed to squeeze in for the journey across the Nullarbor whe…
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points were last updated 17 July 2018, after round two of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series: the Desert Nationals at the……
In what may be one of the more unique drag races in history, two of Australia’s safest and greenest school buses will match up on Saturday at Willowbank Raceway. Southern Cross Transit director Frank Oliveri said the sChOOL BUS Challenge will show off the performance of the buses along with their gr…
Park Ridge drag racer Mark Davison is entering the Rocket Allstars Racing Series this weekend at Willowbank Raceway with a new weapon. Davison will be debuting a supercharged ride in the Competition category and is hoping that chasing a new national record will help the team get over a series of mec…
When Tammy Goldthorpe is on her delivery run for Australia Post, you can rest assured that she will never be late. Goldthorpe is a past track champion in the Modified Bike division at Willowbank Raceway and is also the current points leader. She will be competing on Saturday, January 21 at the Rocke…
27 September 2011 Veteran Melbourne drag racing competitor and official, Ian Smith has described his and son Warren’s win at the recent Fuchs Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway as the highlight of the family’s almost 50 years in the sport. A lifelong fan, Smith senior attended the first Aus…
27 September 2011 This weekend Palmrya Dragway is conducting its pinnacle drag racing event “The Sunstate Nationals” that hosts round two of the ANDRA Rocket Allstars Racing Series, plus an extra feature of this years event is Nostalgia Nitro cars doing match races on the Saturday.…
6 September 2011 Launceston’s Shane Walker will this weekend commence the first leg of his quest for a National Drag Racing Championship. Over the next ten months Walker will compete at five of the six rounds of the Rocket Allstars Racing Series on his Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle Destroyer.…
29 July 2011 Aeroflow Performance Products is pleased to welcome the Fowler Family Racing to the Aeroflow Drag Racing team.…
29 July 2011 Racing, Rain, Babies and more Rain. That in a nutshell is the 2010/2011 racing season, well here is a little more detail and a recap of our year and our future.…
3 June 2011 At the end of April, defending Modified national Champion Kelly Corbett suffered a heartbreaking blow – crashing her NSANE.net.au Modified dragster during qualifying for the penultimate round of the Rocket All Stars Racing Series chase.…
5 April 2011 A/Modified Bike quarter-mile record toppled after standing for almost a decade on the weekend. Mark Hancock’s GSXR 1100 clocked the fastest speed recorded in the national A/MB category as it rocketed down the strip in just 7.79 seconds, at Willowbank Raceway on March 26, 2011. The previ…
31 March 2011 (Updated 4/4/11) Seven new ANDRA National Records were set a last weekend’s Rocket Allstars Racing Series round at Willowbank Raceway.…
11 March 2011 Drivers from three Divisions reset thirteen ANDRA National Records at last weekend’s Westernationals event at Perth Motorplex. As a result, seven ANDRA Class Indexes have been reset, and one class has been refactored, as shown below and the complete Records/Index list is avai…
11 March 2011 Points standings from Westernats ANDRA Rocket Allstars Racing Series (RARS) round held at Perth Motorplex are now available on the ANDRA website under Competitors/Series Points/Rocket Allstars.…
9 March 2011 The ACDelco Nissan 300 ZX of Michael “PATCH” Frossos was out at the Perth Motorplex in fairley good conditionds to contest at the 40th annual Westernationals.…
4 March 2011 After 18 months on the sidelines, Victorian Darren Parker is making a return to the strip at the upcoming Sydney Dragway Top Doorslammer / Pro Stock meeting on March 18~19th in a new car and in a new class.…
9 December 2010 Saturday 4th of December 2010 saw the Pro Auto 2010 Chev Cobalt SS, powered by a 667ci Steve Schmidt Competition Engine, break the track record once again by running .373 seconds under the National Record (SS/A) with a 6.986 second pass @ 198.67 mph or 319.72 kph.…
27 September 2010 The first round of ANDRA’s Rocket All Star Series, the Fuchs Nationals, has been run and won with many an upset occurring. One such upset was that of Shayne Homes, the current Competition Bike Champion who after Top Qualifying exited early in the Quarter Finals after making a strat…
20 September 2010 Nearly half the entries at the 2010 FUCHS Australian Nationals held over the weekend of September 11th and 12th at Sydney Dragway came from outside New South Wales.…
7 September 2010 With the 2010/2011 Rocket Allstar Racing Series commencing at the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway on September 11-12-13, Rocket would like to wish all the competitors the best of luck for the 2010 / 2010 RARS season.…
29 July 2010 After racing in Modified Bike over the past few years, Rowan Lind will make the step up to Group 2 Competition Bike for the 2010/11 season. Lind recently returned from a drag racing exploration trip to the US where he purchased his new bike. “I’m really pleased with the purchase of my n…
5 July 2010 Shayne Homes of Cyanide Racing recently took out, not only the 2010 Castrol Edge Winternationals, but the 2009-2010 ANDRA Competition Bike Championship on one of the smallest bikes in the field, his Suzuki GSXR600, D/SB.After a challenging year Shayne was able to enter the Winternational…
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