Queensland’s Steve Reed is one of the veterans of Australian drag racing, with a family that gives his team an extra edge when it comes to competing in one of the closest divisions in the sport – Top Alcohol.

When races are decided by just thousandths of a second at speeds well over 400kmh, each decision is crucial and it would seem that of recent times the Reed family has been making a lot of right ones.

Fuchs Top Fuel dragster pilot Phil Lamattina made his third finals appearance in row in the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship in Perth on the weekend.

There were more threes after qualifying in the number three position, with Lamattina and crew chief Aaron Hambridge making dramatic changes to the tune-up for the first round of eliminations.

“We found the conditions tricky early but once we got our head around what was required, we knew we could go quick and fast," Lamattina said.

“The racetrack got better and better as the race meeting went on and to be honest, it was as good as anything we have ever raced on.”

The first round of eliminations saw Lamattina face off against good friend and West Australian local Allan Dobson.

Tuner Aaron Hambridge said the team added a bit more to the tune-up for the confrontation.

Mark Sheehan put a stop to Darren Morgan’s winning streak on Saturday night at Perth Motorplex, taking victory in spectacular fashion in the third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship.

Sheehan defeated Morgan in the opening round and then went on to eliminate Phil Lamattina, who remains winless this season despite three straight finals appearances in the Fuchs dragster.

Follow along from the action as it happens at Perth Motorplex for the ANDRA Drag Racing Series as we bring you the highlights straight from the track. Eliminations begin at 6pm WST.

Darren Morgan’s domination over Top Fuel remained in place following day one of qualifying at Perth Motorplex in the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.

The tough, USA-experienced Rapisarda Racing outfit will be out to stop Darren Morgan’s championship charge come this weekend’s third round of the ANDRA Top Fuel championship at Perth Motorplex.

The 8000 horsepower nitro dragsters of Top Fuel are crossing the desert expanses of Australia in readiness to attack Perth Motorplex in what will be a crucial round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.

The Top Fuel arms race is heating up with Mark Sheehan enlisting help from USA Top Fuel powerhouse Alan Johnson Racing ahead of next weekend’s ANDRA championship round at Perth Motorplex.

Three times Top Bike champion Chris Matheson’s life in the commercial and industrial property game keeps his mind busy, though perhaps not as much as when he is aboard his 350kmh nitro-fuelled Top Bike.

The quiet times without a phone or email to intrude are valued and for Matheson he finds that solitude on the cross country trips he makes to travel at Perth Motorplex each season in rounds of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series.

Old sparring partners Victor Bray and John Zappia matched up again at Perth Motorplex on Saturday night with Bray emerging as the upset winner in round two of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship.

It was a night to remember for Bray, with the Queensland-based tomato farmer also running his first ever five second passes, a 5.96 in the semi finals backed up with a 5.95 in the final.

Follow along from the action as it happens at Perth Motorplex for the 41st annual Goldenstates as we bring you the highlights straight from the track. Eliminations for the championship rounds of Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol begins at 6pm WST.

Reigning ANDRA Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia went from a non-qualifying performance in the opening round of the series in Sydney to top qualifier in Perth following day one of the 41st annual Goldenstates.

Less than two weeks after an action-packed outing at Sydney Dragway, Team Bray Racing's Victor and Ben Bray have arrived in Perth for the 41st annual Goldenstates this Friday and Saturday.

With a 19 car field battling for just eight spots on race day, the father and son team will be looking to repeat the achievements of days past at Perth Motorplex.

John Zappia will unveil a new look this weekend at Perth Motorplex for the 41st annual Goldenstates, hoping it brings some renewed race form to go with it.

The reigning Australian champion failed to qualify at the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway, handing down a serious blow to his chances for a sixth straight title.

Double duty is no foreign concept to John Cannuli, a fierce competitor in both ANDRA Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol.

The challenge of remaining focused has only increased for Cannuli in recent events, with wife Kirsten Cannuli-Tucker entering Pro Stock for the first time.