Rick Neilsen is just one of a host of Queenslanders, not to mention another Winternationals winner, making the trek south to Mildura as part of a start studded field for Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend.

Rodney Hansen will make his first appearance at Mildura Sunset Strip next week as the Queenslander looks to build on his Fuchs Winternationals victory with an Australian Supercharged Outlaws Championship.

Defending Australian Supercharged Outlaws Champion Luke Marsden has acknowledged that the driver, not his Team M2 Funny Car, needs a tune up ahead of Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in Mildura.

As the ANDRA Drag Racing season reaches the pointy end, Australian Competition Eliminator Championship hopeful Craig Geddes finds himself joint first in the standings despite a switch in vehicles and no 2014 Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship event wins.

Calder Park promoter and Competition Eliminator competitor Peter Pisalidis is looking forward to Round 9 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at Mildura Sunset Strip on September 13-14, 'not just to race but to take a load off.'

The Mildura Rural City Council is jumping on board as the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship visits Mildura Sunset Strip September 13-14.

The Sunraysia Drag Racing Association are revving up to welcome the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship for the very first time to Mildura Sunset Strip.

Preparations for Round 9 of the Sportsman Championship on September 13-14 are well under way promising to be a real treat for competitor and spectator.

“After somewhat of a lull in racing over the last 12 months the club are throwing everything they have at this event to make it perfect,” said Sunraysia Drag Racing Association President Rob McDonald.

Fuchs Lubricants continues to be one of the biggest supporters of Australian motorsport but for the German-based lubricants manufacturer, their involvement all started with one sponsorship property, Kenny Stewart. The relationship with the Modified Dragster pilot continues into its twentieth year in the second half of 2014.

“Our relationship with Kenny is probably one of the longest in drag racing and motorsport full stop for that matter,” explained Fuchs Managing Director Wayne Hoiles.

When you’re racing over 660 feet, there is no room for error. The half-track distance is set up for close tight racing from the hit of the throttle to the finish line; it’s all over in a blink of an eye.

Conditions were cool but the action was hot during qualifying for Round 8 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship at the 2014 Desert Nationals presented by Supercheap Auto and Shannons Insurance. 

Alice Springs local Andrew Sutton doesn’t race at his home strip as much as you might think. But he can’t wait for the Desert Nationals to roll around this weekend for a rare opportunity to put the hammer down in his 1953 Chevy Corvette at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.

David Carroll is confident his engine problems are behind him allowing the Victorian to take his place in the Modified Bike field at the Desert Nationals this weekend at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.

When the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship comes to Alice Springs for the Desert Nationals this weekend, one of the premier brackets on show will be the loud and fast Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds and Sedans of Supercharged Outlaws.

Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes has taken the covers off a stunning new 1957 Corvette Roadster that he hopes to defend his national title with later this year.

The next round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship heads to the outback on July 19-20 for the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs Inland Dragway.