Of the many great things about social media, and the internet, is the way it links us together, whether its something that happened on the other side of the world or a good cause that catches our attention.

A four-time winner in 2015, Crampton ran into one misfortune after another during the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park, with the final bit of bad luck coming in Sunday's first round of eliminations.

This weekend will be the last time Darwin drag racers hit the strip this year with the 2015 Track Championship Season Finale featuring Saturday night at Hidden Valley Drag Strip.

Dale Gummow will return to Perth Motorplex in a professional capacity as Event Coordinator for Drag Racing, Burnout and Special Events.

Dale, whom last worked at Perth Motorplex in 2009, has never lost her spark, passion, and desire to return to the nuts and bolts of drag racing event coordination in a full-time capacity.

“Drag racing fills a large part of my life, and nothing gives me greater pleasure than to return to do what I love – the behind the scenes work, the organisation and build up to events,” Dale expressed.

“I am so grateful to be back working at the Motorplex along side some very talented people and together I am sure we will have a fantastic season,” said Dale, whom has competed in both Modified Bike and Modified Eliminator as a competitor.

Congratulations to Junior Dragster competitor, Josh Baker, on his recent recognition as a Local Sporting Champion (LSC) for the electorate of Wills in Melbourne’s Northwestern suburbs. Josh was presented with his award by Mr Kelvin Thomson MP (Member for Wills) on Friday, 18th September.

At the awards ceremony, Mr Thomson spoke of Josh’s achievements already in the sport – including the Victorian Divisional Championship in 2014 and his recent win at the Desert Nationals at Alice Springs.

Kallangur’s David Gauldie has taken victory in the Super Gas category of the weekend’s round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships (QDRC) at Willowbank Raceway, despite battling a bad case of the flu.

Both Richie Crampton and Steve Harker remain in the hunt for their respective championships with contrasting performances at the NHRA Carolina Nationals over the weekend.

The 2015 ANDRA Championship Dinner has been rescheduled for Monday November 9 following the East Coast Nationals at Sydney Dragway November 7-8.

Commencing from 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start, the dinner to honour the 2015 Season Champions, Runners Up, Hall of Fame inductees and the Arthur J. Gallagher Volunteer of the Year will be held at Atura Blacktown located at 32 Cricketers Arms Rd, Prospect NSW.

The Board of the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce Rob Curkpatrick as interim CEO.

This Saturday (19 September) the latest round of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships will come to Willowbank Raceway, and when it does, there are two fast femmes on which fans would be well advised to keep their eye on.

The latest rounds of the ANDRA championship have been captured in Drag News Magazine's latest issue, available to order now from www.dragnews.com.au.

The hotly contested opening round of the ANDRA Summit Sportsman Series in Alice Springs as well as round two of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship from Darwin feature in the new edition.

ANDRA Modified champion Michelle Osborn takes the cover, explaining how she has built up a title holding team, while Supercharged Outlaws driver Norm McCormack talks about his love of the front engine dragster.

Look into the history of ANDRA Drag Racing and the impact the late Bob Keith had on the sport, which would eventually lead to ANDRA's formation.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars have made a spectacular debut at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway at the weekend, with great weather treating a big crowd to some scintillating performances from the nitro-powered 11-car field.

ANDRA is pleased to announce South Queensland Chief Steward Wayne Downes as the recipient of the 2015 Arthur J. Gallagher Volunteer of the Year Award.

Australian motor sport royalty to be celebrated at inaugural Motor Sport Hall of Fame event.

When the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars come to Willowbank Raceway this Saturday, the Series’ local drivers will be enjoying their first opportunity to race at their home-track.