10 November 2010

As Published in the Portside Messenger (Adelaide SA) wrtiten by Tim Williams

CHARITIES and youth mentoring organisations are missing out because of stalled negotiations on a proposed motorsport park at Gillman, its backers say.

The Adelaide Motorplex consortium has fought for three years to buy or lease State Government land for the $100 million project, with the initial $25 million stage to include a race circuit, drag strip and business centre.

3 November 2010

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Ryan visited Swan Hill's Chisholm Park this week and met with motor sports and Drag Racing Club representatives to discuss the proposed development of the complex including the plans for a ¼ mile drag strip.

7 November 2010

Want the ultimate in straight-line performance? Mopar has exactly what you've been dreaming about: The Mopar Challenger Drag Pak!

5 November 2010

Sydney's Andrew Cowin picked up his first win of the 2010/11 ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Series with a win over Terry Sainty at Sydney Dragway. It was the second round of the Championship held over the October 30 & 31 weekend, and the second Sydney appearance of the nitro-burning, 8000 horsepower dragsters for the season.

4 November 2010

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing ended their round two chances of winning by being knocked out of first round of eliminations on Sunday 31st October at Sydney Dragway. The Fuchs Top Fuel Dragster overpowered the track, smoking the tyres up against Phil Read in first round of eliminations.

4 November 2010

After an incredable showing at their first NHRA in Las Vega's by qualifying 15th out of 26 to make a field of 16, then to stop Cory McClenathan's championship hunt by beating him in eliminations, Rapisarda Racing's Mark Mariana definatly had everyone talking.

3 November 2010

In just over two weeks the second event for the 2010/2011 Perth Motorplex Drag Racing season two of Australia's Top Fuel champions - Phil Lamattina in the Fuchs Lubricants Top Fuel Dragster and Darren Morgan in the AEG Top Fuel Dragster will compete in a match race format. Watch the attached promotional video (compliments of Perth Motoplex)

3 November 2010

Mildura's Darren Morgan has maintained his points lead in the 2010/11 Australian Top Fuel Championship in what was a hard fought battle at Round 2 of the ANDRA Pro Series last weekend at Sydney Dragway. Under threatening skies, that luckily failed to produce any rain, the AEG Powertools, Darren Morgan Racing (DMR) Top Fuel Dragster came up short in their semi final run after dropping cylinders early against local hero Terry Sainty.

3 November 2010 

3 November 2010 

Rob Pilkington made an impressive start to the drag racing season at Perth Motorplex with a win in Top Comp at the Grand Opening event on October 30.

2 November 2010

The action came thick and fast at the Benaraby Raceway in Central Queensland during the final round of the Nitro Magazine 2010 South Queensland Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series across the weekend.

2 November 2010

From Competition Plus Written by Tracy Renck

Usually qualifying 15th and losing in the second round at a NHRA national event would not invoke a celebration.

Not so with Mark Mariani who couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

1 November 2010

The AC Delco 300 ZX of Michael "PATCH" Frossos was out at the Perth Motorplex for the openning meeting 30th October 2010 looking forward to the season ahead.

1 November 2010

Mark Mariani driving for Rapisarda Racing makes it through to Round two in Las Vegas at the NHRA Nationals, see his progress day-by-day below.

Also see 'Aussie Dave' Grubnic performances from this weekend driving for Kalitta Racing, Dave has been driving NHRA Top Fuel in the United States since 1995.

NHRA Top Fuel is run over 1000 foot which differs to ANDRA Top Fuel at 1320 foot (Traditional Quarter Mile).

1 November 2010

DETROIT - (AP) — Pontiac, whose muscle cars drag-raced down boulevards, parked at drive-ins and roared across movie screens, is going out of business on Sunday. The 84-year-old brand, moribund since General Motors decided to kill it last year as it collapsed into bankruptcy, had been in decline for years. It was undone by a combination of poor corporate strategy and changing driver tastes. On Oct. 31, GM's agreements with Pontiac dealers expire.