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.

John Zappia and Chris Matheson earned early season points as the opening round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series rounded out at Perth Motorplex on Saturday.

When it comes to the unpredictable world of nitro motorcycle drag racing, being consistent can be just as important as smashing out six second times and 200mph plus top end speeds.

Round 1 of the the ANDRA Drag Racing Series for Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle gets underway tonight (Jan 9) at Home Group WA Nitro Slam with qualifying from 6pm local time at Perth Motorplex.

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.