Adelaide will come alive to the sound of 8,000 horsepower nitro burning engines this Saturday as reigning champ Darren Morgan rolls into town for the 1st round of the ANDRA Top Fuel Pro Series.

Back in April 2012, Darren took out the inaugural Pro Series 1000 event at Adelaide International Raceway and is looking to repeat the feat this weekend, when the team goes head-to-head with Top Fuel pilots Phil Lamattina, Luke Shepherd and Queensland's Steve Read.

“The team and the car are ready to rock,” said Darren. “All the long hours in the workshop preparing for this event will be worth it when the throttle cracks open for the 1st time in front of a packed house of fans.”

60foot is proud to announce their support for ANDRA Junior Dragster racing for the upcoming 2012-13 Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship with the 60foot Rising Star Award.

60foot is putting up for grabs a backpack jam packed full of some of the latest 60foot gear valued at nearly $200 for each championship round this coming season as well as a plaque and decal recognising the team.

The prize pack will be awarded to the driver with the best reaction time and closest to dial in "package" during eliminations beginning with the Australian Nationals to be held at Sydney Dragway from November 2-4.

For all the Junior Dragster drivers out there, this is another opportunity to be rewarded for overall driving skill and the award should prove to be highly contested.

60foot wishes teams good luck and hopes they have fun competing for the honour.

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Spring is finally here and a young ladies thoughts turn to... DRAG RACING!

Huh? That’s not right is it? ...for Jess Turner it is.

Jess isn’t your average 17 year old though. Sure she likes hanging out with her friends and all that teenage girl stuff, but Jess is equally at home putting on a race suit, strapping on a helmet and getting behind the wheel of a 650 horsepower dragster, capable of reaching speeds of over 270kph.

After 2 years in the Junior Dragster ranks Jess is making the move to Modified, one of the most competitive classes in drag racing. But don’t think for a second she’ll be 1^st round fodder.

Bill Perdikaris - Pro StockSydney Pro Stock driver Bill Perdikaris says he finally has a car that is responding to set up changes and is ready to be a surprise packet when the ANDRA championship begins on October 20 at Adelaide International Raceway.

Off-season testing has seen many Pro Stock teams producing tough numbers and Perdikaris joined them with a 7.06sec run in the Cargo Logistics/ENG Haulage Ford Escort at Willowbank Raceway that had the potential to be even quicker.

"The run felt smooth and pinned me back in the seat, but I had to abort it at three quarter track when a valve spring broke," he said. "We replaced the broken spring and machined the clutch to see if we could back up the 7.06 but a whole season of excessive tyre shake took its toll and it cracked the snout of the cam shaft."

Michael Ali - Pro StockReigning Pro Stock champion Michael Ali has had things fall into place just in time to be able to contest the opening round of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series at his home track of Adelaide International Raceway in little over a week's time.

Ali's home track debut was looking uncertain with no engine in the workshop, up until recent days when the powerplant for his SA Constructions Pontiac GTO arrived back.

"Things came together on the engine side of things just in time," he said. "If there was no engine there would have been no racing. If I pull my finger out we will get it happening and be alright.

"We just had the engine freshened up so we can safely go again. We've done all last season on it so it was due to come out."

Ray Treasure - Sydney Dragway Venue and Events ManagerWhen Sydney Dragway opened its gates for the first time back in 2004, drag racing starved spectators flocked to the venue.

I distinctly remember towing back down the return road and looking out the window to see fans leaning over the fence clapping and cheering. What was even more amazing, they were clapping and cheering for me, a middle aged man driving a Camira in everyone's favourite bracket Super Gas!

Times changed. From the initial fan fare, the popularity of the venue dropped noticeably in subsequent years. The friction between track management and the racers and the loss of numerous events to wet weather both contributed to the general decline.

The first Bathurst race was held fifty years ago originally known as the Armstrong 500 after it had been moved from Phillip Island.

This Thursday to Sunday other milestones are being celebrated along with the 50 years of "The Great Race". This weekend also marks the 30th anniversary of when Dick Johnson hit 'The Rock' on the Bathurst track and Sidchrome is also celebrating their 70th year of supplying tools to both professionals and keen car enthusiasts.

Team Bray Racing is once again returning to Bathurst as part of the on track entertainment and keen to put on a show with both of their burnout cars. They have also brought along some Rat Rods and a collection of cars including Les Kerlin's Fat Pipes 1971 SS Chevelle with its 598 Big Block power plant. At the Team Bray compound (Harris Park Merchandise Area) you will be able to get up close with Victor's and Ben's race cars and the men themselves.

Mick Dureau - Super Sedan (Photo courtesy www.highrpm.com.au)The 2012 Track Championship Series was run for the last time on Saturday night at Hidden Valley Drag Strip with the series remaining undecided for some categories.

Super Sedan and Street Bike finals stood out due to the fact that none of the series leaders made it through to the final round. Street Bike had Brandt McGlade defeat Josh Schuit, leaving the championship tied for first place between Darren Savage and Mark Tattingham. A final rule interpretation is outstanding on how to split the two leaders.

While in Super Sedan, it was Mick Dureau who took out the win against Daniel Forman, running a 10.322 on a 10.23 dialin against Forman's 9.876 on a 9.84 dialin. After winning four out of seven rounds this year, Grant Rowe took out the 2012 series for the category with his closest rivals a distant 70 points behind.