List of Board Members:
Accountant: MGI Assurers (SA) Pty Ltd, Eastwood, SA
Solicitors: Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers
Insurance Brokers: Gallaghers
The Directors of the Australian National Drag Racing Association Limited are:
Katie Cassar (Chair) has more than 20 years of experience working with both State and Federal governments, and a high level of expertise when it comes to managing large organisations, including being the Deputy CEO of the County Court in Victoria for more than seven years. She brings extensive knowledge and skills in organisational development, human resources, customer service delivery, stakeholder engagement and management, strategic planning, change management and systems design. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a long history in the sport of drag racing.
Murray O’Connor, Western Australian Division Director of ANDRA and has been a member of the WA Divisional Council since 1994. His long-time involvement with ANDRA drag racing includes both off track and on-track pursuits, including time in the popular Top Doorslammer category.
Danya Borkowski has been involved with drag racing across a wide variety of roles for many years, including as a crew member, volunteer, bracket marshall, commentator, and also working in race control. Away from the track, Danya Borkowski is a criminal lawyer responsible for prosecuting serious indictable offences in the District and Supreme Courts.
Patricia (Trish) Crossin AM is an experienced Director, a former Senator and was the first woman to represent the Northern Territory in the Federal Parliament. During her time as a Senator, Crossin lobbied for and gained $4.5m to upgrade and redesign the drag strip for the Hidden Valley Drag Racing Association. She is also a Chair and Board member of a number of organisations and statutory authorities, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She was awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2013.
Tony Miskelly has served with the Royal Australian Navy as a Weapons Engineer for the past 40 years. He holds a Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Engineering, a Masters Degree in Management, has served on nine ships, saw active service in the Middle East, and was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross as part of the 2020 Australia Day Honours. He is a Certified Practicing Engineer (CPEng) and have completed the Foundations of Directorship through the AICD. Miskelly has been an ANDRA member since 2012, racing in Super Sedan. He is also a SFI certified ANDRA Technical Inspector.
David Thornton, the President of the Sunraysia Drag Racing Association (SDRA), is a Systems Programmer who has been around ANDRA drag racing for many decades, first as a spectator, then as a crew member – including for a Top Fuel team – and racer, building his first race car 20 years ago. He has also been a member of SDRA for nearly 25 years, holding various positions across his tenure. Away from the track, Thornton first qualified as an electrician before going on to study engineering and moving into Automation System Controls. He has worked in that field for 30 years, including being self-employed for the last five.
Wayne Downes started as an ANDRA Steward in 1999 after some years crewing on a Super Stock car, before joining what was then known as the South Queensland Divisional Council in 2001 Over the decades since, Downes has served as Division Director, as an ANDRA Board Member, Chief and National Steward, and a member of the National Rules Committee. The 58 year old from Rosewood in Queensland also owns a Competition Eliminator dragster, and after most recently working as a Fleet Condition Officer for local government, recently took up a role with Volvo Group Australia as their Campaign and Customer Service Coordinator.