28 January 2011

Ladies and Gentleman

I am sure by now you know of the changes at Sydney Dragway.

It is time for me to bring you an update.

28 January 2011

 ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel points leader Darren Morgan believes that a good run in this weekend's Top Fuel Championships at the Perth Motorplex is vital in his bid to become the 2010/2011 champion.

27 January 2011

ANDRA Constitutional amendments completed for next step.

Since the NCC Strategic Workshop in July 2010, progress with the change to a limited company structure has continued. The first step has been to amend the current ANDRA Constitution to permit voting by Full Members on the company change.

26 January 2011

The Perth Motorplex was bristling with horsepower on Australia Day as over 80 teams took the public holiday as an opportunity to prepare for this weekend's ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel event.

25 January 2011

Following suggestions last week that the ANDRA Pro Series event scheduled for Sydney Dragway in March might not proceed, new Chairman Sam Sofi confirmed yesterday that the event was in no doubt whatsoever.

25 January 2011

Any uncertainty concerning the March Pro Series meeting at Sydney Dragway was removed today when newly appointed Sydney Dragway Chairman Mr Sam Sofi announced the meeting would go ahead as planned. Mr Sofi said the meeting would now be held on Friday March 18 and Saturday March 19.

25 January 2011

Fifty five teams and a solid number of spectators made the trip to Coonawarra Dragway on January 23^rd for Round Two of the Max Cranes Drag Racing Tri Series.

21 January 2011

Thanks for the thoughts and concerns we have received since last week's Queensland Flood Crisis. With tens of thousands of people having lost all their worldly possessions it may take months for things to even seem normal here.

As far as the racer community goes it was hit pretty hard as one could imagine with race cars in sheds etc. Here's an update on our team members and fellow racers that we know about:

20 January 2010

A new entry was included in the 2011 ANDRA Rule Book regarding pre event (ANDRA Pro Series rounds) testing by Group One teams. This was an incorrect clause and the following change, effective immediately, has been made to ACR 5.27 on Page 174 of the ANDRA Rule Book.

20 January 2011

Round two the MAX CRANES Drag Racing Tri Series will be contested this Sunday,  23/1/11 at the Coonawarra Dragway near Naracoorte SA. With race  day support from RV Trailers and Dragster Australia magazine. All current point score leaders have entered.

19 January 2011

Rob Pilkington found his quickest pace of the season so far but it was not enough to take a win at the January 8 round of the Top Comp series at Perth Motorplex.

18 January 2011

Top Doorslammers are the ultimate drag racing sedans, using replicas of production sedans and coupes with full racing chassis and large capacity supercharged V8 engine using methanol or ethanol fuel.

18 January 2011

Anyone interested in motor sport knows that officials make the day run smooth. They keep you as the driver out there so you can have fun. This Saturday (22 January) Queensland Raceway will play host to a multi-faceted introduction and information day for motor sport enthusiasts to learn how to become an official for all forms of the sport, from club level to V8 Supercars, Super Bikes and beyond.

17 January 2011

News comes in thick and fast here at the ANDRA head office. So we have created some RSS (really simple syndication) news feeds that you subscribe to and keep up-to-date with all the latest in the world of ANDRA drag racing.

So how do the RSS feeds work?

17 January 2011

Adelaide based Steve Power has been appointed to the ANDRA Technical Manager position, taking over responsibilities for some of the most important areas of the sport.

With qualifications in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, plus experience in the aeronautical area, Steve brings some specialist skills to his role, which commences immediately.