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.

The first round of the 2014 ANDRA Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship was scheduled to start at Fuch’s South Coast Raceway in Portland Victoria this past weekend with some 140 odd competitors making their way to the South West corner of Victoria to try and get an early advantage in 2014.

Portland, Victoria plays host to the opening round of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this weekend and coming into the event with an expanded family team is Modified national champion Craig Baker.

60foot will continue as the supporter of the 60foot Rising Star Award for the Junior Dragster category as part of the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship in 2014.

The Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship returns to Fuchs South Coast Raceway for two massive days of drag racing action on January 4 and 5, 2014.