8 June 2011

Current Porsche Carrera Cup Championship leader – Steve Richards is preparing for an altogether different challenge – he will be taking a Porsche Turbo road car onto the Willowbank Raceway quarter mile drag strip to race against a fully-fledged ANDRA Pro Stock racer at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals (June 10-13).

Richards and his Porsche will take to the track for the Castrol EDGE Speed Challenge, a speed comparison concept pitching the Richards-steered Porsche against Pro Stock racecars, with their ANDRA Pro Series drivers at the helm and an SS Commodore with high-profile racer, Shane Tucker behind the wheel.

8 June 2011

The “World’s Wildest Cruisin Car Show” POWERCRUISE has joined forces with Crossroads Racing for this weekend’s Castrol Edge Winternationals prior to taking their show to the USA for the first time this July. In fact, the largest drag race outside of North America will host a first for the Crossroads team as well when Top Alcohol pilot John Cannuli takes to the seat of his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro in Top Doorslammer.

8 June 2011

Phil Lamattina has secured a personal sponsorship with Monster Energy for the 2011/12 ANDRA Pro Series Championship.

The 35-year-old will launch the new sponsorship, and his new Monster Energy helmet design, at this weekend’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

8 June 2011

It’s with great pleasure that Paul and Scott Porter of Porters Racing welcome Hyne Timber to the Porters Racing operation as a major sponsor of the team’s Ford Mustang Pro Stocker.

8 June 2011

The publisher of CompetitionPlus.com – Bobby Bennett – will be in Australia for the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals – adding a further international element to the event – which already includes NHRA superstar, Cory McClenathan.

Fresh from the NHRA event at Englishtown, Bennett will jet into Willowbank ready for the largest drag racing event outside North America – and he means business:

7 June 2011

The Ipswich economy is about to a get a big boost thanks to some serious world-class horsepower in the form of the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals event at Willowbank Raceway.

The Castrol EDGE Winternationals is an entertainment extravaganza held annually across the Queen’s Birthday weekend from June 10-13 and is expected to provide an economic injection of millions of dollars into the South East Queensland region.

7 June 2011

Mention the name 'Noonan' around the Top Alcohol drag racing fraternity, and you will most likely receive a warm smile from those that have been around the category for a few years.

With a string of 'firsts' in the category across Australia, John Noonan spent most of his racing career setting the benchmark in his lightning fast "Top Gun" dragster.

7 June 2011 - Chairman’s Statement

 Ladies and Gentleman

As we near the end of the financial year and the end of the season a number of important matters must be raised.

6 June 2011

With the first meeting of the full Board and the gazzetting of the final approval of the Corporate Affairs Commission, the process of changing the Australian National Drag Racing Association Incorporated into a Company Limited by Guarantee is complete, apart from the final transfer of funds and assets.

6 June 2011

Traditionally, the Queen’s Birthday long weekend (June 10 – 13) has been regarded as the biggest weekend in the history of Australian Drag Racing, with this year being the same. The 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals, which will be contested as the final round of the 2010/2011 ANDRA Pro Series calendar at Willowbank Raceway is set to showcase the best Pro Stock race ever seen outside North America.

6 June 2011

Communication is one of the key areas that the new ANDRA Limited Board have identified as critical to our future success, to that end we have launched a comprehensive online survey that gives our members the opportunity to be participate in the planning process.

6 June 2011

The stage has been set for a stunning Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway this coming weekend with some incredibly quick passes being recorded at the Winters Warmup.

A number of drivers, several of whom have had indifferent seasons got down the race track with great form and conditions are looking good for the 44th running of the annual Castrol EDGE-backed extravaganza.

6 June 2011

This last weekend (June 4th and 5th), the PRE Motorsport team contested the Winters Warmups event held at Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich Queensland. Heading into the event the team was looking to improve on their personal best elapsed time and the team managed to do just that when the team recorded a 7.062 second pass during the first session on Sunday morning.

3 May 2011

Staging the AEG Powertools/Hungry Jacks Mildura Top Fuel dragster has never been more nerve wracking for Darren Morgan than what it will be next weekend – it’s all he has to do in qualifying one to take the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship.

3 June 2011

One week to go until 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals (Friday June 10 – Monday June 13)

This Saturday and Sunday June 4 and 5 will provide the perfect early form guide for the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals as entrants take the opportunity to test their high powered machines at the official Winters Warm-up weekend ahead of the June 10-13 event at Willowbank Raceway.