1 July 2011

The resumption of the 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals - July 15-17 at Willowbank Raceway - is set to be bigger and better than ever with confirmation that US NHRA Top Fuel star, Cory McClenathan will be back for the event.

29 June 2011

Round two of the 2011 Track Championship Series kicks off this Saturday at Hidden Valley Drag Strip. Word has been spreading about how good the new track is and several local teams have made their way back to Darwin to compete this weekend.

27 June 2011

Mopar Australia (Chrysler) has announced a renewal of its sponsorship of ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing's Lee Bektash and Team Mopar for the next two seasons. The renewal builds on Mopar's ongoing sponsorship of Lee and his team since 2008.

23 June 2011

A rain interrupted Winternationals resulted in a postponement of the event until 15 – 17 July 2011.

The Nitro Voodoo Team was pumped for a strong result, only to see rain saturate the track two days into the event.

22 July 2011

It seems to be a repeating occurrence throughout the 2010/2011 ANDRA Pro Series calendar that inclement weather has been the deciding factor in many of the events contested. The 2011 Castrol EDGE Winternationals that were originally scheduled for the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend (June 10 – 13) were no different.

20 June 2011

This coming weekend we are to receive premium coverage with both Top Fuel and Rocket Allstars from the Nitro Champs with our broadcast partner ONE and their primary channel, TEN will be providing two full hours of ANDRA Drag Racing back to back this Sunday the 26th of June.

16 June 2011

While V8 Supercars may have featured at previous ANDRA Pro Series events, this weekend the roles are reversed when the Top Doorslammers of Matt Abel and Scott MacLean are set to show the Territory public what drag racing is all about at round 6 of the V8 Supercar series at Hidden Valley.

15 June 2011

The Nine Network’s Logie Award winning TODAY Show visited Willowbank Raceway for the Castrol EDGE Winternationals last weekend and spent a day with West Australian lady racer on the move – Michelle Osborn.

It will air – Thursday, June 16, 2011 – nationally after 7:30am on the Nine Network and affiliates around the country.

14 June 2011

Heavy overnight rain forced the postponement of the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals at southern Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway until the weekend of July 15-17, 2011.

Qualifying was well underway and early racing rounds of some brackets had been completed when persistent showers began on Saturday evening. Continued showers were forecast for the region and the organisers were left with no option but to postpone completion of the event.

13 June 2011

The track record at the Sunset Strip, set by John Zappia at the 2011 Slamfest, was snatched at the Big Bucks meeting held on Sunday.

12 June 2011

Overnight rain has forced the postponement of the 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway until the weekend of July 15-17, 2011.

The persistent showers that began in the Willowbank area around 6pm last night coupled with the forecast for tomorrow has forced organisers’ hands into the postponement.

11 June 2011

Darren Morgan Racing has launched a world first Top Fuel Simulator at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals today in conjunction with Castrol EDGE.

The unique aspect of the simulator is that it's a full-blown Top Fuel car. If need be, the computer inputs are removed and Morgan can take it down the 400 metre racetrack in its racing trim at over 500 kilometres per hour in 4.5 seconds.

11 June 2011

Jamie Noonan and Darren Morgan are two ANDRA Pro Series racers with big smiles on their faces at the close of day two of Willowbank Raceway’s four-day Castrol EDGE Winternationals (June 10-13)– the largest drag racing event held outside of the US.

10 June 2011

Nexus MG has been appointed by Drag Racing Australia Group to handle all the rights valuation, commercial strategy sponsorship, marketing and partnership acquisition for its Drag Racing series.

10 June 2011

The 44th Castrol EDGE Winternationals got underway in spectacular fashion in perfect weather conditions at Willowbank Raceway today – with plenty of action setting the scene for tomorrow’s continuation of qualifying.