photo by Phil Reeves

North Queensland racer Adrian Sach is itching to go racing at this weekend’s round of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship. It will also see the return of the cult Suzuki Hatch, known as “4 Sum Fun”, for the first time at Benaraby Raceway in some 20 years!

As owner and manager of Perth Motorplex, VenuesWest has renewed its agreement with the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) for a second year as the sanctioning body for Drag Racing for the 2017/18 racing season.

Wimmera Off-Street Drag Racing Club is hosting a drag event on October 7, 2017. It’s been six years since the last drags event in the Victorian town of Warracknabeal, and the organisers are all pretty excited about it!

ANDRA has launched its second Instagram account with a dedicated page for its Junior Dragster racers. The Summit Racing Equipment Junior Dragster Instagram page is open and live and joins its Facebook page in engaging with the future racers of the sport.

Grant Hamon (left) with ANDRA's Acting General Manager Brett Stevens at recent 2017 Desert Nationals

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Hamon to the board, effective immediately.

Supercharged Outlaw racer Simon Daley has entered Benaraby - Photo by David Dahms

Round 2 of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship is coming up fast on Saturday, September 2nd.

Over the weekend we received the sad news that former Western Australian ANDRA Divisional Director Shane O’Sullivan had passed away following an illness.

photo by Dave Reid

Jason Arbery finished last season on a high winning Top Sportsman at the Summit Racing Grand Finals in Adelaide. So with the 2017/18 season launching back-to-back Summit Racing Championship rounds in Darwin and Alice Springs, Arbery and his mates' made plans and hit the long road up North in search of more trophies and the bonus points on offer.

Photo by Michelle Porobic

After two weeks away, as soon as Summit Racing Junior Dragster racer Brodie Zappia was back home in Perth he was straight back into school work. Now that’s a reality check!

Photo by Michelle Porobic

Perth Modified Bike racer Ian Read was lucky to take part in his first trek up north for back-to-back Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series rounds in Darwin and Alice Springs.

As part of the ongoing effort to increase safety for Competitors on the Drag Strip, Perth Motorplex has permanently installed the Electrimotion Safety Shut Off System as used by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in the USA.

Alice Springs Inland Dragway may be a regional track out in the middle of nowhere, but over the weekend the Shannons Desert Nationals is the biggest drag racing event for ASID, and with some big names in the pits, all eyes and ears were on this great little track as we moved into Day 2 of the Summit Racing Series eliminations.

There was no doubt that the 2017 Shannons Desert Nationals track records would take a beating. With Kelly Bettes (above) driving the Lamattina Top Fuel Racing dragster, and 10 x ANDRA Top Doorslammer Champion in the pits, the fans were in for a treat.

While some people outside the drag racing world may never have heard of Kelly Bettes, since becoming the quickest and fastest women in Australia, they sure do now! The Bettes name has a long history in the sport of drag racing with Mum Jenny and Dad Steve involved in admin and management, while brother Scott and Kelly started racing in Junior Dragsters.

Perth Motorplex Modified Bike champion Zoe Nieuwhof (above with Mum) made her first visit to the Northern Territory last weekend at Hidden Valley Drag Strip for the Nitro Up North event.