As the 2015 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing season gets underway at Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday, Speedweek’s Matt Naulty and Rusty Gregory will take a look back at 2014 beginning this Sunday on SBS HD from 2pm AEDT.

Local West Aussie Top Doorslammer driver Daniel Gregorini is a busy boy in 2015.

The signs are ominous for the rest of the field chasing 7-time Australian Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia when Round 1 of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series begins at Perth Motorplex this Friday and Saturday (Jan 9-10).

The 2015 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing season kicks into gear this weekend featuring Round 1 of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle at Perth Motorplex.

Ex-pat West Australians Grant and Debbie O’Rourke will enjoy an action-packed start to 2015 when the new drag racing season kicks off this weekend. Two events will be held in just three weeks, with both held in the O’Rourke’s home state.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to announce a 200 per cent increase in TV audiences in 2014 from the previous 12 months.

Reigning Australian Top Alcohol Champion, Steve Ham has sacrificed the chance to defend his Australian Top Alcohol title, by taking his racing to the United States in 2015.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) wishes to announce the ANDRA Championship Drag Racing event at Calder Park in Victoria featuring Top Fuel, Top Fuel Motorcycle, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle and the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series on February 7-8, 2015 will not go ahead as planned.

Please be advised the ANDRA Office will be closed from the 25th December to the 1st January.  There will be a skeleton staff in the office on the 24th December and the 2nd January 2015.

Chris Porter and Bad Bones Racing will welcome new sponsor Interfreight Transport Pty Ltd to the team for the 2015 season.

The Willowbank Raceway Board has announced the appointment of long-time racer and successful business operator Greg Leahy to its ranks.

Leahy is the owner of Geezer’s Imports – an ISO9001 compliant Federal Government RAW (Registered Automotive Workshop) approved workshop for the import, conversion and sale of late model US vehicles as well as US classic and muscle cars. 

He is also well-known in drag racing circles for his own racing exploits and as the son of the late Roly Leahy – a well-known stalwart of the nostalgia drag racing scene both in Australia and the United States. 

Register your interest to display your vehicle at pre-event activations leading up to major events.

Gordon Crawford retired from Drag Racing after competing in Top Fuel Motorcycle at Hidden Valley Drag Strip in July 2014. Catch him on Temporary Australians this Sunday on ONE HD!

Episode 8 Sunday December 14 at 3pm on ONE and repeat Monday December 15 1.15am

Drag racing veteran and long-time Willowbank Raceway Board member Steve Reed has announced his decision to step down from the Board after 15 years.

Since joining the Pro Modified scene in the US, Paul Mouhayet and the Moits Racing Team turbocharged Mustang have been turning heads wherever they go.

The most recent trip to the Street Car Super Nationals X in Las Vegas yielded a boosted full-bodied door-car world record of 273.39 mph in a 5.637 second loss. And Mouhayet says the car will only get better.

“Honestly each and every pass feels strong and the consistency is solid, so it’s difficult to ascertain the slight variances between each run,” he said.