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 little at a time, the same respect won’t be shown at Portland, where competition will be held over an eighth mile (201 metres) for the first time in the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.

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 recently in Sydney and the team has been going over his Lucas Oil Products hot rod one piece at a time to find the gremlin.

Allan Dobson and the Rapisarda Racing team will be shooting for the national record come round four of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship at Perth Motorplex on February 1 and 2.

It is part of a renewed philosophy among the Rapisarda Racing team and its Western Australian driver. Realising that they will not be able to make it to every round due to commitments racing in the USA they are looking for a new way to leave their impression.

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 compared to a UFO and even the Batmobile by young race fans, something the 29 year old takes as a compliment.

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 racing skills again to many of his local family and friends.

ANDRA and Willowbank Raceway are pleased to announce an exciting new event will be added to the 2013 calendar featuring championship rounds of Top Fuel and Top Alcohol.

The Santo’s Cranes Super 3 Extreme Drag Race concept, featuring the Louie Rapisarda Top Fuel Trophy Race, will see professional drag racing not only return to the Easter timeslot (29-30 March 2013) at Queensland’s premier drag racing facility, but do so with a format never before seen in Australian title competition.

Queensland’s Steve Reed is one of the veterans of Australian drag racing, with a family that gives his team an extra edge when it comes to competing in one of the closest divisions in the sport – Top Alcohol.

When races are decided by just thousandths of a second at speeds well over 400kmh, each decision is crucial and it would seem that of recent times the Reed family has been making a lot of right ones.

Fuchs Top Fuel dragster pilot Phil Lamattina made his third finals appearance in row in the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship in Perth on the weekend.

There were more threes after qualifying in the number three position, with Lamattina and crew chief Aaron Hambridge making dramatic changes to the tune-up for the first round of eliminations.

“We found the conditions tricky early but once we got our head around what was required, we knew we could go quick and fast," Lamattina said.

“The racetrack got better and better as the race meeting went on and to be honest, it was as good as anything we have ever raced on.”

The first round of eliminations saw Lamattina face off against good friend and West Australian local Allan Dobson.

Tuner Aaron Hambridge said the team added a bit more to the tune-up for the confrontation.

Mark Sheehan put a stop to Darren Morgan’s winning streak on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex, taking victory in spectacular fashion in the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship.

Sheehan defeated Morgan in the opening round and then went on to eliminate Phil Lamattina, who remains winless this season despite three straight finals appearances in the Fuchs dragster.

Follow along from the action as it happens at Perth Motorplex for the ANDRA Drag Racing Series as we bring you the highlights straight from the track. Eliminations begin at 6pm WST.

Darren Morgan’s domination over Top Fuel remained in place following day one of qualifying at Perth Motorplex in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.