Archives for 2014

Team Bray Endures Rough Start to 2014 Campaign

Team Bray Racing endured a character-building start to its 2014 Top Doorslammer Championship chase in Perth at the weekend, with the Pro Showdown 31 January-1 February event hosting the tightest ever Top Doorslammer race day field with the eight cars covered by just one tenth of a second. After … [Read more...]

XES – Nitro Top Fuel Dragster Rock Anthem

The Perth, Australia, bad XES got together with Kevin from Perth Motorplex to collaborate on this awesome HD footage for their hi-energy Rock Anthem called TOP FUELER. The Perth Motorplex plays the video clip on the track's MegaScreen on event nights. … [Read more...]

Queenslanders too good at Pro Showdown

Six times Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia (6.141) went out in the first round to Grant O’Rourke (5.992) and two other West Aussie’s picked up the mantle to fly the flag, but it was two Queenslanders landing the points and the ANDRA Silver Christmas Trees at the Pro Showdown. Stuart Bishop … [Read more...]

2/01/14 Drag Racing News

Drag racing season nears for Santa Maria's Alan Johnson Santa Maria Times - POMONA — There is no unfinished business — at least not for Alan Johnson, Shawn Langdon and the Al-Anabi drag racing team. Read more ... Flag as irrelevant Driver injured at drag racing event … [Read more...]

NEW CHALLENGES AWAIT SEVERAL DRIVERS AS 2014 NHRA MELLO YELLO SERIES SEASON OPENS WITH CIRCLE K NHRA WINTERNATIONALS AT POMONA

POMONA, Calif. – The offseason in motorsports is always a time for personnel changes, and the start of the 2014 NHRA Mello Drag Racing Series season will again see drivers and team members in new roles with new teams. For Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock), Richie Crampton (Top Fuel) and Tommy … [Read more...]

O’Connor sits atop tightest Top Doorslammer field ever

Big names fell and locals made a name for themselves during qualifying at the Pro Showdown for round one of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series for Top Alcohol and Top Doorslammer. The Perth Motorplex track proved tricky with numerous teams in both brackets experiencing tyre shake and pedalling out in … [Read more...]

Double trouble for John Cannuli at Pro Showdown

John Cannuli is all set to pull double duty in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series for Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol tonight at Perth Motorplex. Cannuli’s Crossroads Racing Team is living up to their name travelling all the way from Queensland; so, why not put the throttle down in both brackets? “I … [Read more...]

1/31/14 Drag Racing News

Drag racing season nears for SM's Alan JohnsonSanta Maria Times - The stars of Top Fuel, Funny Car and the rest of the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) divisions will roll to the starting line Feb. 7 at the 54th ... Flag as irrelevant Hot Rod Magazine … [Read more...]

Pro Stock Novas, Part II

Danny White compiled another batch of hard-core Chevy Nova Pro Stock machines from our kind photo contributors. Click each photo to see it full size. … [Read more...]

1/30/14 Drag Racing News

Drag racing ready to kick off at Tarlton this Sunday Citizen - The 2014 drag racing season will kick off in tyre- smoking fashion at Tarlton this Sunday. Share & Rate this article. Share on email Email. Multimedia. Flag as irrelevant Track Time: Drag racing series dates … [Read more...]