(Words supplied by RockyNats event organisers) They rumbled in, they drifted, they showed and shone, they burnt out and they dragged the streets of Rockhampton. As the chequered flag dropped on the first ever Rockynats, entrants and spectators can bask in the glory of being part of history, an inaug…

Colin Griffin recently claimed his third Super Gas Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Championship at the ANDRA Grand Finals in his 1983 Toyota Celica which he built himself at home in his garage. The 58-year-old fitter and turner has been racing since 1987 after starting out with a street car…

Congratulations to our 2021 Divisional Champions! Following on from the final round of the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, ANDRA congratulates the following competitors who all achieved the highest points for their bracket in their Division. Northern Australia Ashley Smith …

Sam Cardinale broke through for his maiden Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series National Championship in the Top Sportsman bracket at the recent ANDRA Grand Finals. Cardinale came from behind to take the victory, having to win the final event of the season to elevate himself from third to first…

The Sunraysia Drag Racing Association’s Easter Supercharged Shootout on Saturday April 3 will feature a host of impressive competitors and their head-turning supercharged machines, including that of long-time racer, Milan Dokic. The Mornington Peninsula racer’s Wild Willys is well known in Austr…

Approximately 500 drag racers have entered for this weekend’s Rockynats event which will feature eighth mile street racing at the eastern end of Rockhampton’s Quay Street. The Rockynats is managed by the same team which is behind the time-honoured Summernats in Canberra and the hugely popular Re…

Eight years ago, Shane Walker decided to move from his home in Tasmania to Victoria so that he could chase a national ANDRA championship. In March of this year, that commitment paid off with the 58-year-old Service Advisor being named as the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Mo…

Therapy on Wheels has received a significant grant from Bankwest as part of its “Best in the West” funding partnership with 9News. Therapy on Wheels is a not-for-profit organisation which takes passengers down the drag strip from 0-200+kph in 10 seconds in a highly modified, ‘one in the wo…

The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series points tally has been updated and finalised following the 2021 ANDRA Grand Finals / Twilight Nationals, held at Mildura’s Sunset Strip. To see the finalised points for the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, please click here. C…

Matt Forbes, Steve Norman and Edge Mallis walked away from the weekend’s ANDRA Grand Finals with not only a national championship win, championship runner-up placing, event win, two event runner-up results and a DecoGlaze Glass Splashbacks Top Qualifier medallion between them, but also five new na…

As the final round of the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, a lot of the fanfare around the recent ANDRA Grand Finals event at Mildura’s Sunset Strip (March 12/13/14) understandably centred on those taking out the ANDRA Gold Christmas Tree championship trophies. The…

An extended final round of the 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series at the Mildura’s Sunset Strip brought to a close what has been a protracted season of racing at the weekend across March 12, 13 and 14. The ANDRA Grand Final was extended from two to three days to ensure wet wea…

The extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series has drawn to a spectacular close with the ANDRA Grand Finals event this weekend at Mildura’s Sunset Strip. Wet weather on Saturday could not stop the festivities, with racing shifted to Sunday to ensure season champions and event…

In light of persistent wet weather at Mildura’s Sunset Strip, the Australian National Drag Racing Association and Sunraysia Drag Racing Association have decided to postpone today’s scheduled racing until tomorrow, Sunday 14 March. All eliminations racing which was scheduled to be held today, exc…

Saturday will host the final showdowns for the extended 2019/2020/2021 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series, following the successful conclusion of day one of the ANDRA Grand Finals/Twilight Nationals at Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Friday. Three rounds of qualifying were held Friday evening, wit…