Anthony Maatouk's Maatouk Racing VLGod Turbo Commodore exploded with quite a bang at Wednesday night's Race4Real meet at Sydney Dragway, the six-second car completely destroying the engine in the most spectacular way!
Running 70psi on the launch, the block cracked in half with the pressure trying to lift it and the cylinder head through the bonnet.
ANDRA's Annual General Meeting is being held in Perth tonight with a familiar face expected to be returning to its board.
Former racer and WA Divisional Director, and long-time promoter, Kevin Prendergast is expected to be confirmed as returning to the board after an absence of two years.
The popular JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series will return in 2014, with an exciting new Outlaws bracket.
Inaugural ANDRA Hall Of Fame inductee, Paul Rogers will make a return to competition early in 2014.
Rogers and son Paul Jr., who recently returned to Australia after eight years in the US, have refurbished their Mazda 626 coupe and are initially targeting Group Three and Four before a possible return to Super Stock.
Local driver Rick Gauci has defeated American star Ron Capps in yesterday's inaugural Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Extravaganza at Sydney Dragway.
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The NHRA's 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing season was one of the most remarkable on record and went a little wild at times.
Check out this spectacular video to give you a little relief from Mondayitis...
