INCLUDES EVENT GALLERY - Phil Lamattina has had the perfect start to the 2014 ANDRA Drag Racing Series by clean sweeping the Nitro Max event at the Perth Motorplex.
Lamattina backed up Friday's night's victory with a 4.747-second win over local hero Martin Stamatis in tonight's final round, the Mildura driver heading home with maximum points and two of ANDRA's new silver Christmas tree trophies.
INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE FIREBALL SEQUENCE - Phil Lamattina and Mark Drew have scored the first of the new silver Christmas trees when they took out Round 1 of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at the Perth Motorplex's Nitro Max event tonight.
Lamattina drove his Fuchs dragster to a 4.651-second/324.90mph win in Top Fuel over Mark Sheehan's 4.753/261.62 – the stout final ending one of the best nitro shows seen in this country.
Former Top Fuel champion, Phil Lamattina will debut a new McKinney chassis at this weekend's opening round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series, the Nitro Max at the Perth Motorplex.
Riding high on long-time sponsor Fuchs signing on for a tenth consecutive year, Lamattina said reclaiming the ANDRA crown is the team's goal.
ANDRA has unveiled its new mobile headquarters for the 2014 drag racing season – check out the photos of the spectacular rig here!
The trailer will travel to events around Australia and will provide ANDRA with a professional presence in the pits and increase trackside services available to competitors.
ANDRA has announced a tie up with AKT Strategic Consulting as part of its overall strategy to expand overseas and seek global partners.
AKT Strategic Consulting was founded by AK Tareen, who represented Australian federal and state governments in India to promote trade, investment and cultural ties since 1995 until his retirement as SA's Senior Trade Commissioner early this year.
Multiple Australian Top Fuel drag race champion, Steve Read, is looking to close out the 2013 (Australian National Drag Racing Association) ANDRA Drag Racing Series by winning his seventh Australian Nationals titles at Sydney Dragway this weekend (Friday-Sunday, November 1-3).
While Brisbane-based Read, who has won four Top Fuel (1996, 2001, 2002 and 2009) and two (1992 and 1995) Top Alcohol Australian Nationals' titles, can not win this year's ANDRA Top Fuel championship series – he is currently in third place – another Nationals title is the Read Speed Racing/SuperCharge Batteries team goal.
Darren Morgan and Luke Crowley appear to have a lock on their respective ANDRA Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle championships after victory at Fuchs Nitro Thunder presented by Crow Cams on Saturday at Melbourne's Calder Park Raceway.
In front of over 7000 Melbourne race fans, the ANDRA Drag Racing Series marked its return after 12 years away from Australia's sporting capital with thrilling action across three ANDRA pro categories.