An ANDRA sanctioned eighth mile event has attracted rave reviews as drag racing-starved Adelaide residents saw their heroes in action for the first time in years.

With hard work behind the scenes from Racing Onn Promotions' Rino D'Alfonso, the event attracted tens of thousands of spectators to watch what was essentially an exhibition day for the sport.

The Top Doorslammers of the ANDRA Pro Series headlined the event and ran some tough times, with Ben Bray taking the win in the demonstration.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association Limited (ANDRA), the organisation delegated by CAMS as the governing body for drag racing in Australia, has announced the development of an increased and improved national calendar for the ANDRA Pro Series and Rocket Allstars Racing Series.

Senior ANDRA management have been in talks with venues from around Australia regarding national events being conducted in areas that have not seen ANDRA championship racing for some time. This may include sanctioning of 1000ft and 1/8 mile championship racing at facilities not suited to quarter mile competition.

ANDRA has announced the appointment of Rob Sharp and Victorian-based marketing agency YBI Creative to manage the marketing and sponsorship activities for the series of national events managed by ANDRA.

Sharp returns to the sport of drag racing after a number of years outside of Australia’s fastest motorsport.

“I’m excited to be back and involved in drag racing, that’s for sure,” he said.

“Obviously, a lot has changed in a few years and we will be doing everything possible to try and get the sport in the right direction from a strategic perspective.

“We have some opportunities to improve the drag racing brand and together with Drew Jongebloed (YBI Creative’s design director), we will package the drag racing marketing offer in a more palatable way than ever before.”

14 November 2011

ANDRA has achieved another important part of its plans for the future of the sport with Luke Nieuwhof being appointed to the role of Media Manager.

Based in the Adelaide office, Luke's work will incorporate all aspects of communication for the national body. This includes media releases, updates from ANDRA, developing positive opportunities for racers and ANDRA in traditional and social media and expanding the ANDRA website.

31 October 2011

ANDRA CEO, Greg Humphreys, would like to once again thank the Summit Delegates for their priceless contribution to the future development of our sport.

The Summit outcomes are currently being worked on and will be tabled at the next ANDRA Board meeting which is being conducted in Sydney on November 12.

The Board will then prioritise the outcomes and incorporate them into the 2012 - 2014 Strategic Plan.

Sumitt attendees photo below:

25 Octobert 2011

Rules submissions for inclusion in the 2012 / 2013 ANDRA Rulebook close in just one week on Tuesday, 01 November 2011.

25 October 2011

ANDRA hosted a successful Drag Racing summit, held at Sydney Dragway last weekend. Delegates from all over the country attended from various stakeholder groups to identify the prime objectives required for drag racing to secure a new and exciting future.

Delegates were allocated to individual groups, followed by general assembly sessions to summarize all information. Every delegate in attendance over the two days provided productive and positive input; everyone remained focused and constructively participated in all discussions.

6 September 2011

As previously announced, ANDRA is conducting a National Drag Racing Summit next month to provide the opportunity for a cross section of our stakeholders to have direct input into the planning processes for the future development of our sport. With the management of the Pro-Series coming in house it’s essential that we gather the viewpoints of our members to ensure that we move forward with a modern, dynamic and exciting competition structure.