It was a great night for it as the 43rd Westernationals kicked into gear on Friday with qualifying for Round 3 of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.

Drag racing is a real family affair in more than one Adamos household as the passion and enthusiasm is passed from generation to generation, from the now closed Ravenswood International Raceway to the world class Perth Motorplex.

Dannolas Racing pilot Rhiannon Allison is the youngest competitor and one of two females in the Supercharged Outlaws field this weekend at the 43rd Westernationals.

Featuring everything from top fuel motorcycles and nitro bikes to street bikes, altered and super twins, Competition Bike is shaping up to be one of the most interesting fields at the 43rd Westernationals this weekend at Perth Motorplex.

On Valentine’s Day most people get a box of chocolates, flowers, their favourite beer or wine but not Craig Glassby. Instead his appendix was plotting against him becoming infected and resulting in surgery the following day.

In the lead up to this weekend’s Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, Oakford drag racer Rob Pilkington has made the bold decision to hunt for national records records rather than local series points.

The 43rd annual Westernationals has always been the biggest drag racing event in Western Australia and for the Nieuwhof family has seen regular success.

If 21 year old Shane Weston can take the Competition Eliminator honours at the 43rd Westernationals, locals might just unofficially rename the event the “Weston-nationals” such is the growing support in the stands for the Byford boy.

One of the few entrants travelling to the 43rd Westernationals from South Australia, Mark Hunt is hoping to build on a personal best time set at Perth Motorplex earlier this month.

The name Chaisty is well known around the West. In fact, Chaisty is a name synonymous with Super Stock racing around the country.

Ross Smith hopes to make it three straight Comp Bike Westernationals titles in just under two weeks’ time but he’s knows it’s not going to be as easy as one, two, three.

When Jett Racing was invited to New Zealand to compete in the 2014 V4 and Rotary Nationals, team owner Collin Willshire and driver Kelly Corbett had two goals in mind. To win the event and break the New Zealand four cylinder record in the process.

A near perfect weekend for defending Motorplex Track Champion, Rob Pilkington has netted a pair of National records  and a vital points haul to put him right back in the title fight, but the Oakford based racer is refusing to take the credit.

Jasmine Slamar is the latest recipient of the 60foot Rising Star award with a stand out performance at Perth Motorplex.

Luke Nieuwhof and the Nieuwhof Family Racing team have quickly found their groove with the 60foot Kawasaki, taking a win in Modified Bike at the second round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.