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.

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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.”