Former ANDRA national director and Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Syrmis has passed away, aged 71, following a long illness.

Australian drag racing will continue to be on free to air television for 2014 with Sydney production house AVE and ANDRA again committing to a partnership that will see shows on SBS Speedweek, Speed Channel and available online.

Willowbank Raceway’s Board has confirmed that the iconic FUCHS Winternationals will return to a traditional Thursday to Sunday event format from 2014 while remaining on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

ANDRA wishes to announce that media manager Luke Nieuwhof will be leaving the organisation on December 20.

One of ANDRA drag racing’s traditional trophies will be in for a change next season with the ANDRA plaque to be replaced by a silver version of the iconic gold Christmas tree trophy handed out at national championship events.

The plaques have been awarded to winners of championship rounds outside of national events (the Nationals, Winternationals, Nitro Champs and Westernationals) for several decades of ANDRA’s history.

While tradition is important to maintain in drag racing, it is also important to ensure that the trophies symbolise the efforts put in by racers to earn wins at championship rounds and it was felt the time was right to move to a trophy that better rewards teams.

Colin Brassington has joined ANDRA as its new technical officer.

The first five people to be inducted into the ANDRA Hall of Fame were honoured on Monday night at the ANDRA Championship Dinner presented by Aeroflow Performance Products.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), the drag racing sanctioning body of Australia, has announced a tie up with AKT Strategic Consulting as part of its overall strategy to expand overseas and seek global partners.

Crow Cams is set to join the ANDRA Drag Racing Series as a new associate sponsor for an historic 2014 season.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is pleased to announce the first five inductees into the ANDRA Hall of Fame.