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25.01.2022 It has been nearly 8 months, but rubber is being laid once again at Sydney Dragway with the return of cars on track at a venue shake down Aeroflow Race 4 Real street meet.

25.01.2022 DDM Racing’s Darryl and Daniel Moore will be returning to the Sydney Dragway black top as racing gets underway once again, but now in Modified Altered form.

24.01.2022 The 400 Thunder season is on hiatus until 2021 at least, with constantly changing regulations making it difficult for racers to cross borders and reach events.

24.01.2022 As racing resumes at Sydney Dragway, Maatouks Racing has been arming up with new racing weaponry in the down time ready for another blitz on drag racing records. Here is a sneak peek.

23.01.2022 Huge, huge news out of America this morning, which will have big ramifications for the world's largest professional series.

23.01.2022 This year we celebrated 10 years online. We have a great archive of event galleries and news from Australian drag racing. Try our search function and search for an event or a racer you remember and see what comes up! Here's what the 2010 Winternationals looked like.

23.01.2022 Some good news to start the week, with Aussie Top Fuel drag racer Richie Crampton able to return home from hospital following his road accident.

22.01.2022 Five second bracket cars? This might have been Australia's quickest ever dial-in.

22.01.2022 Standing for seven years, the overall electric quarter-mile world record has finally been reset! What an amazing achievement from this team.

21.01.2022 You might need to pour yourself a drink before you go through this huge list. Since I started taking photos trackside in 2001, Top Doorslammers have changed radically, and it has been cool to watch the class evolve. Enjoy this review of the last two decades! - Luke

20.01.2022 Big news with John Force Racing announcing they will be sitting out the rest of 2020. Respect for doing what it takes to stay racing for the long term.

20.01.2022 Pro Slammer points leader Steve Ham has gone where the best competition is in drag racing, keen to do battle at 400kmh with the greatest drivers Australian can offer.

19.01.2022 Heathcote Raceway Park owner Lance Warren has struck a deal with IHRA Australia which will see sanctioned events return to the Victorian venue.

18.01.2022 Huuuuuge new issue out - please note that we only have limited single issues available thanks to a rise in subscriptions, so get in early. Paul Messineo on the cover, tells the story about Nitro Funny Car life Australian Super Street Survey - what the future of the bracket will look like based on your responses Wayne Patterson - world's quickest Ducati... Terri Jones - following in the footsteps of father Wayne and chasing dragster records! Luke Redman's nine-second Toyota street car Chris and Nicole Theo Top Sportsman father-daughter team Kenda Expression Session Power Shots ...and more!

17.01.2022 Street meets will continue to go ahead at Sydney Dragway but the track surface is getting some more attention before competition vehicles blast down the all-concrete quarter-mile.

17.01.2022 A winter warm up of the NITRO kind! Don't miss it on 7mate tomorrow.

17.01.2022 Eighth-mile radial drag racing is where all the new cars are coming in right now. This growth is being largely driven by the Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series and we think that is because of the enthusiasm and energy behind the scenes of that series.

16.01.2022 Terrible news. Drag News Magazine is shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of popular NSW racer Joe Sabato. Race In Paradise: Joe Sabato #1950

16.01.2022 Steven Ham might hurt some feelings this weekend at Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series Radial Redemption!

15.01.2022 A full field of Top Doorslammers will do battle at Perth Motorplex today in round two of the Summer Slam. Be there!

15.01.2022 A familiar face in drag racing promotion is back.

15.01.2022 After suspending operations with his altered, Craig Geddes now has suspended operations underway. Like that?

15.01.2022 While the weather eventually got better of the return to drag racing in NSW at the Gunnedah Drags, racers still got a brief chance to get on to the airport bitumen and have a crack.

15.01.2022 Pour yourself a cold beverage and enjoy some serious scrolling through two decades of 400 cubic inch Australian Pro Stock cars!

12.01.2022 John Zappia is adding to his stable of race cars with a pair of new projects to dabble in the exciting world of radial tyre drag racing, though his focus remains squarely on his Dananni Hotshots Holden Monaro Top Doorslammer ahead of a new season at Perth Motorplex.

11.01.2022 Please note that our latest issue is running close to a sell out, so if you are wanting a copy of the mag, please order soon. Thanks for getting behind us this last month and boosting our subs! This issue features articles from across the spectrum of our sport, including the Australian Super Street Survey, Paul Messineo's thoughts on driving the Dark Horse Nitro Funny Car, the world's quickest Ducati, a father-daughter Top Sportsman team and more. Paul Messineo | Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars & Hot Rods | Wayne Patterson | Terri Jones | Luke Redman | Nicole Theo

11.01.2022 Daniel Gregorini crashed out of the Summer Slam Series early, in a blow to car counts for the season to come. But plenty more racers managed to keep it off the walls and through the rounds as the WA Drag Racing Championship commenced.

11.01.2022 After being on the market for several years Regional Victorian drag racing facility Heathcote Park Raceway has officially been sold to Melbourne drag racer Lance Warren it has been announced.

10.01.2022 Disappointing news, but what was expected given the current COVID-19 situation and border closures

08.01.2022 Accelerating to 320kmh in just 3.9 seconds, Joe Gauci's three-quarter chassis Ford Mustang defines the modern day radial doorslammer.

07.01.2022 Australian drag racing legend John Winterburn has passed away. The industry is in mourning for a man who was important on a national scale, but a particularly influential figure in Queensland drag racing.

06.01.2022 A high-profile CEO tweeted an interesting message to the NHRA on Tuesday morning - would they be a good fit for drag racing's huge supporter base?

05.01.2022 Turbo is BEAST mode on this Barra. Target is a seven-second street car that can complete STREET MACHINE Drag Challenge.

05.01.2022 From a near write-off to ready for racing, Daniel Gregorini had dozens of people help to pitch in and get his crashed Camaro rebuilt for today's Summer Slam at Perth Motorplex - AMAZING effort!

04.01.2022 Wheels up on an airport surface, not bad!

04.01.2022 Shocking news to wake up to. We pray for Richie and especially for Dom to get well soon.

04.01.2022 I don't think it is unfair to say that many of the quick electric vehicles right now are designed for function over form. But the Ford Cobra Jet 1400 turned that upside down - I love, love, love the presentation of this vehicle (which is in our current mag by the way). - Luke

03.01.2022 Know someone keeping it in Australian drag racing? Celebrate them a shout out for our Fast 50 list! For our 50th issue, I wanted to create a list of people who are genuinely excited for our sport and doing cool things. Maybe they're a racer always bringing something new to the track, a promoter pushing new and innovative events, or a volunteer who comes up with great ideas all the time. I think these are the people who hold the future of our sport in their hands - and they should be recognised! Luke

03.01.2022 Some so-called street cars do more mileage on the track than on the road! Not so for Nathan Ghosn's Capri.

03.01.2022 In a sea of small block Chevs, a wild Nissan VG30DETT appears!

02.01.2022 Gregorini or Zappia? Who do you think is going to have the upper hand in this Summer Slam season?

02.01.2022 A very fresh looking Sydney Dragway is back open for business! Have you been there yet, and what did you think of the improvements?

02.01.2022 It's going to be a tough road ahead to recovery, particularly for Dom Lagana. If you want to help out, Gary Pritchett has set up a GoFundMe for donations.

02.01.2022 A trip through the last two decades of Australian Top Alcohol! Get yourself a Friday night drink and scroll through. My knowledge of the background of these cars isn't as solid as with Top Doorslammer, so if anyone can help fill in some blanks that would be awesome! - Luke

02.01.2022 Western Australia's hard borders make it difficult for anyone to travel, but inside the state the regulations will allow their drag racing season to go ahead.

02.01.2022 We are officially sold out of Drag News Magazine Issue 49! Thanks everyone, this is just our second sell-out in our history (the other being issue 13, for anyone wondering). Our 50th issue is at the printers now. For those who we have contacted in regards to the Fast 50 and anyone else interested, please note that there will be limited single copies of Issue 50 available. If you want to guarantee you can get an issue, please subscribe at dragnews.com.au/shop.

01.01.2022 The Willowbank Raceway board is proud to announce it has appointed highly-respected Queensland sports stadia manager Blair Conaghan as Chief Executive Officer of its venue.