Check out the grand event report from a grand event, the Goldenstates, over at Drag News by clicking here.

There were many grand runs from a bunch of grand racers, some even had their grandparents watching on! It really was grand.

Oh and if you love talking about how grand drag racing is in WA then there is nothing more grand than the forum, a lot of grand people in there. How grand :)

Hi everyone, I have been a bit lax with the updates lately so apologies for that! The Grand Opening event report for the 2011/12 season is up on Drag News now if you are interested - http://www.dragnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1050:a-grand-day-out&catid=14:perth&Itemid=19

Of course we have the Goldenstates coming up this weekend with ANDRA Pro Series rounds of Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol. Looking forward to that one!

It will be a great re-introduction to the season next weekend with three days of drag racing in a row.

On October 14 the first Autotrader Fast Friday of the season will start with eliminations racing for streets cars, bikes and of course the combined sportsman bracket featuring Super Sedans and Modified.

The next two days will then be open test and tunes with everyone keen to blow out the cobwebs from their respective rides.

For more information check out the Motorplex website: 

Fast Friday - http://www.motorplex.com.au/news.php?newsid=736&g=9&pg=drag

Saturday test and tune - http://www.motorplex.com.au/news.php?newsid=829&g=9&pg=drag

Sunday test and tune - http://www.motorplex.com.au/news.php?newsid=737&g=9&pg=drag

As usual stay on wadragracing.com and dragnews.com.au to check out videos and pictures from the racing. 

It has now been just over a decade since Ravenswood International Raceway closed, marking the end of just over 30 years of history.
Of course the sport moved on to the world class Perth Motorplex, but plenty of memories remain at the venue that really brought drag racing in Western Australia into the mainstream.
There were some rough times endured at the strip but it became one of the main venues for the sport nationally, perhaps peaking with the running of the 1990 Nationals.
Many more points rounds for national categories were run at the track, attracting top racers including many of the touring international stars of the 90s such as Gary Densham, Glenn Mikres and Scotty Cannon.
The track record finished at a respectable 5.15 from Rachelle Splatt at its final event in 2000. The speed record was held at 295mph by Ancel Horton in his jet dragster while the fastest wheel driven run was a 283mph blast from Lloyd Jones in the Southside Engine Centre Nitro Funny Car.
Recently a group has formed on Facebook to bring together some old photos from the track and posted were some photos of the track as it now exists by Dave George.
Not much is left now, but there is enough to still stir a few memories. Check out the full feature on dragnews.com.au

The countdown to the 12th season of Drag Racing at the Perth Motorplex is starting to speed up with the release of the dates for next season and confirmation of the features for each event.

The most notable change is that after 11 seasons of conducting nine major 'National Open' events per season, the 2011/2012 season will see 10 major Drag Racing events scheduled.

The Motorplex has released details about how one bracket per event will be dropped in order to keep schedules in check. Below is the bulletin about the issue.

"Last season we trialled the Sprortsman Qualifying Friday nights in an effort to try and provide ample racing opportunities in light of ever increasing Competitor numbers.

While it had many benefits, the cons outweighed the pros.

So this season we are trialling 10 National Opens with the view of taking the pressure off some of the events by dropping an eliminator.

However several events will still have a full house of local racers, being the Grand Opening, the Grand Final and of course the Westernationals.

The WA Drag Racing Track Championship will still be conducted over nine events, except for Junior Dragsters which will run eight of the 10 major events this season.

Following is a brief description of each eliminators' make up for this season.

TOP COMP: Top Comp will not be racing at the Goldenstates as most of the Top Comp racers will be competing in either Top Doorslammer or Top Alcohol.

SUPER COMP: Super Comp not be scheduled to race at the December Top Fuel event.

COMP BIKE: Comp Bike will not be racing January Nitro Funny Cars

SUPERCHARGED OUTLAWS: Supercharged Outlaws will not be racing at the January Top Fuel event.

MODIFIED: (I can hear the cheers from Modified and the groan form the other eliminators already) Modified will not be racing on Boxing Day!

SUPER SEDAN & SUPER STREET: These two elimintors will be scheduled to race at ALL TEN events, however they may choose to race all 10 if they wish too - or only 9 as we will drop their worst result from the points series.

MODIFIED BIKE: Mod Bike will not be scheduled to race at the Night of Fire event in February.

JUNIOR DRAGSTER: The Juniors will be scheduled to race at 8 of the 10 events - sitting out Boxing Day (now that has made some JD mums smile!) and the March Nitro Funny Car event. This gives Junior Dragsters 8 major events plus 6 Autotrader Fast Fridays to race at.

In summary - Apart from Junior Dragsters all eliminators will be contesting a nine event Track Championship.

I am certain there will be a number of questions...if so please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and we will answer them for you but the obvious ones are:

Can I race in another eliminator when my eliminator is not scheduled? (EG: A Top Comp may choose to run SCO or vice versa, a Comp Bike may run Mod Bike etc. As long as your vehicle is 'legal' for that eliminator - simply enter!)."

The 2011/2012 season of Drag Racing at the Perth Motorplex is shaping up to be the biggest ever in the venue's 12 years of operation.

After 11 years of nine major events each season, the 2011/2012 season will see ten major events on the calendar commencing in October with the 12th annual drag racing season opening on Saturday October 29.

The  season will feature two rounds of the ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship, two rounds of ANDRA Pro Series Top Doorslammer and the return of the USA Jet Dragsters after a two season absence.

For the sport's purists the news that two of Australian drag racing's traditional professional categories will make a return to the Kwinana Beach venue is the icing on the cake.

ANDRA Pro Series Top Alcohol will apear at the 40th running of the Goldenstates in November joining Top Doorslammer to make a formidable tag team of supercharged action with 5 second elapsed times at over 400kmh the norm!

And when talking tradition there is no more a traditional event in the annals of Western Australian drag racing history than the Westernationals. So it seems more than appropriate that ANDRA Pro Series Pro Stock joins Top Doorslammer and over 350 sportsman racers in the Labor Day long weekend celebration.

Fans of Nitro Funny Cars are catered for with two appearances of the unpredictable beasts including the first ever two day Nitro Funny Car event in January 2011.

Throw in the return of the USA Jet Dragsters for their first appearance in two seasons at the Boxing Day and Night of Fire events, nine months of Formula Tech Whoop Ass Wednesdays, six Autotrader Fast Fridays, the ANZAC Day Holden v Ford, a Nostalgia event and six ANDRA Test and Tunes and it is a full season.

ED: It is believed that one event at each bracket is to be dropped in order to keep entries in check. While this is not yet confirmed the possibility is being discussed in the forum, check it out - forum.

Click here to download the calendar.

Perth-based ITP Race Cars has secretly been building not one, but three full chassis drag cars simultaneously, all clad in the world’s first smoothed and improved carbon fibre R35 GT-R body.

With all three cars rolling out of the chassis jigs, the boys at ITP are working madly to get these new 10.5” tired Sports Compact Monsters ready for the team's debut in Pro Turbo and Super Compact brackets.

All driveline specs for now are still a well kept secret, but Haltech Platinum Sport 2000 ECUs and a truckload of Racepak gear have already been shipped to WA from the boys at Haltech.

With the first of the three cars already delivered, the final two cars are now at the paint shop with Aaron pushing to have them ready for debut at 2011 Brisbane Jamboree on August 27/28.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available with the R35 Outlaw Team – all enquiries can be directed to Aaron at ITP Race Cars +61 894346608 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Keep an eye out in The West Australian newspaper over the coming weeks for a feature on the cars.

 Aaron Deery Racing - Season Review  By Aaron Deery

1st meeting back after a fairly long break was a success where after purchasing a new clutch and blower and painting the car matt black we took a nice conservative approach and ended up running a nice soft 5.70@248 mph...

Click to read on!!