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ANDRA Motor Mail September 1, 2017

01/09/2017

September 1, 2017


Catch up on the latest news in ANDRA Drag Racing....

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 Perth Renew With ANDRA for 2017/18 Season
 



As owner and manager of Perth Motorplex, VenuesWest has renewed its agreement with the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) for a second year as the sanctioning body for Drag Racing for the 2017/18 racing season.

ANDRA Acting General Manager Brett Stevens said, “ANDRA has a long association with Perth Motorplex and we’re excited to once again be involved with the venue and the Perth drag racing community.”

David Etherton, VenuesWest CEO said “ANDRA has consistently proven themselves in providing outstanding sanctioning services, both to Perth Motorplex and other motor sports venues around Australia. We look forward to working with them to produce another great season.”

The drag racing season kicks off on 1 October with the 2017 Nostalgias Drag Racing event.

VenuesWest delivers world class sport and entertainment experiences across its portfolio of thirteen venues which include Perth Arena, nib Stadium and Perth Stadium due to be completed in early 2018.

These are in addition to HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, WA Athletics Stadium, Bendat Basketball Centre, SpeedDome, Perth Motorplex, Champion Lakes Regatta Centre, WA Rugby Centre, State Netball Centre and the Western Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Service Centre.

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 New Copper ANDRA Championship Trophy


 

One of the most prized trophies in Australian championship drag racing has always been the ANDRA Christmas Tree trophy. Sometimes referred to as the holy grail, its the one everyone wants to show off to family and friends.

Welcome to the newest edition to the championship lineup - the copper ANDRA Christmas Tree. Following the announcement in June of the 2017 Summit Racing Queensland Championship series, ANDRA approved the addition of the copper trophy for all class winners. 

The tri-series launched with Rd 1 at Palymra Raceway back in July and this Saturday, September 2nd see's Rd 2 hit Beneraby Raceway. The Grand Final of the Summit Racing Queensland Championship will be held at Ironbark Raceway on November 4th.

"When we were putting together the concept for the Summit Racing Queensland Championship we wanted to come up with something unique which initially was to be a half scale silver Christmas tree trophy, said ANDRA Acting GM Brett Stevens. "But after some more thoughts, we agreed on a full-size trophy in copper. We are hoping that it will stimulate some interest from not only local Queensland racers but also some interstate racers who want to add a copper tree to their display cabinet. 

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 Welcome To Our New ANDRA Technical Officer

Say hello to ANDRA's new Technical Officer Scott Halfyard.

"Hi everyone my name is Scott Halfyard, your newly appointed ANDRA Technical Officer. I just started on Monday 28th August so please be a wee bit patient with me as I come up to speed. 

Based in the Adelaide office alongside Brett & the other ANDRA folks, I’ll be absorbing their wealth of knowledge and taking on board plenty of their advice over the next few weeks and months to come.

My background has some Metallurgy with NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) involvement. I have also worked in Precision Farming as well as for Shannons, so I’m anticipating elements from each of those roles will allow me to pick up the Technical Officer role and run with it.

Going forward over the next few weeks I’ll be posting up some information so please feel free to message the ANDRA Technical Facepage if you have any direct questions for us. 

I’m really looking forward to getting involved and hopefully seeing some of you out at events soon. 

Regards, Scott

Scott can be contacted on his email - scott.halfyard@andra.com.au

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 West Australian Tech Day

The WA Divisional Council is hosting a tech inspection day on Sunday September 24, 2017 at Perth Motorplex.

For bookings please contact Liz Johns on 0417 960 787 or elizabeth.johns8@bigpond.com

Whether you are new to drag racing or a seasoned campaigner, technical inspections are a vital component in the process of readying your race vehicle. 

Be sure to reserve your place now to get race ready for the upcoming WA Drag Racing season.

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 ANDRA's Member Benefits Program
 

In its ongoing development plan to provide more benefits to its members, ANDRA is proud to announce its new MEMBER BENEFITS program.

PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE WITH THE MOST POWERFUL MOTORSPORT ON THE PLANET!

The Australian National Drag Racing Association is proud to offer you the opportunity to join ANDRA's Member Benefits Program

WHAT IS THE ANDRA MEMBER BENEFITS PROGRAM?

The ANDRA Member Benefits Program has been created to offer its loyal members the opportunity to receive discounts to products from supporting companies.

By joining the program your products will be promoted to a performance-based target audience. Utilising our database of over 5000, this is the perfect platform to launch new products, advertise monthly specials and any other sale promotions you may have!

REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS TODAY!

As a participating business of the ANDRA Member Benefits Program, you will receive - Promotion through our database of over 5000 members and race fans - exposure through the ANDRA website - our quarterly FASTLANE digital magazine - and our fortnightly MotorMail email newsletter

If you are a business looking to expand with further opportunities, then the ANDRA Member Benefits Program is for YOU!

CLICK HERE For Application Form

All enquiries please contact Jennifer Harrison at - jennifer.harrison@andra.com.au

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 Rules Submissions Open


Following the distribution of the 2017/18 rule book to all ANDRA members and member tracks, the rule submission period for the next rule book is now open.

The rule submission policy and paperwork can be found here

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 Group 2 Super Series Trial Release

Following input from the Index Review Committee, promoters at Calder Park and Perth Motorplex and approval from the Division Directors, ANDRA will be trialling an exciting new race format.
 
The trial will take place at the November 25th round of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series the “Rowe Memorial”.
 
Group 2 categories that have fields at the event e.g. Competition, Super Stock, Competition Bike and Super Comp, will be involved in the trial.
 
This would be known as the Competition Eliminator Super Series, Super Stock Super Series, Competition Bike Super series or the Super Comp Super Series.
 
The system on trial still provides some of the advantage that the quicker cars/ bikes may have compared to their index whilst providing further opportunity for competitors that are slower against their index by allowing them to come back and race rather than being eliminated in the first round of traditional eliminations.
 
By removing the index adjustment between rounds and the finalists only being the quickest winners from the third round it should remove some (not all) of the back off passes, improving the show for spectators.
 
The trial as detailed in the attached spreadsheet, titled Super Series trial seeding, would see all competitors in Group 2 complete qualifying as per normal processes and seeded into a maximum 16 car field.
 
From there each competitor would get to race in 3 ‘Elimination’ rounds where points would be issued for a win and lose.
 
The highest point’s scorers from the ‘Elimination’ rounds would then compete in a final; deciding the winner and runner up.
 
Some points to note –
  • National Records and Indexes will be as per current
  • National Records can still be set as per the rulebook “In Group Two any runs capable of supporting a new National Record during eliminations and a maximum of one run from qualifying will be used to calculate the new record.”
  • There will be NO index adjustments between rounds of eliminations
 
Points will be allocated on the basis of 20 points for round win and 10 points for a round loss.
 
Where more than two competitors are tied on the highest points after 3 rounds the tie breaker will be best performance against the index in Elimination round 3, if still a tie
 
Second tie breaker will be best performance against the index in Elimination Round 2

 Points
 
How the points will be allocated towards the championship is as per below
Top Qualifier – 10 points
ET/ Speed Records – 5 / 5 points
 
Winner 100
Runner up 80
Win 3 Elimination rounds but doesn’t make final 60
Win 2 elimination rounds lose one round 50
Win 1 elimination round lose 2 rounds 40
Lose 3 elimination rounds 30
 
 Please note on the attached spreadsheet the 16 car field has been populated as per qualifying from Supercomp at the Grand finals of the 2016/17 season as an example.
 
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 Entries Open For Rd 3 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series



Mildura's Sunset Strip is hosting Round 3 of the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. It will be a two-day event on September 23-24. For an entry form go to www.sunsetstrip.org.au and go to the downloads tab and fill in the online entry form. if you have any questions call Kingsley on 0438 548 747.

Please note Entries close on September 9th so don't miss out! NO LATE ENTRIES TAKEN
Stay in touch, Like and Share Sunraysia Drag Racing Association's facebook page 

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 Entries Open For Rd 4 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series



The Spring Nationals Drag Racing event is a Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Championship Round, with the ‘Best of the Best’ Sportsman Drag Racers in Australia all competing to win an ANDRA Silver Christmas Tree - Plus USA vs Oz Jet Car Spectacular!

This is a critical event for all National competitors to ensure they stay ‘in the points’ in order to be able to contest the National Championship later in the year at the Grand Finals (also at AIR on March 23/24 2018).

Event General Information:

  • Friday afternoon bump in (12pm –7pm)
  • Credentials Friday 4pm-7pm, Sat 8am-12pm
  • Competitor gates open Saturday 7am
  • Spectator Gates Open Saturday 9am
  • Qualifying commences at 10am Saturday
  • Elims Start approx. 3:30am
  • Finals to be run approx. 4:30pm


CLICK HERE for more Info and entry forms

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 ANDRA Hall Of Fame Nominations Open

The ANDRA Drag Racing Hall of Fame has been established to acknowledge those persons who have made significant contributions to all aspects of drag racing, including those who have excelled in drag racing competition, business, history or engineering.

Hall of Fame nominations are now open for 2017. Over the past 4 years, we have seen many worthy recipients receive the Award.  

Current Hall of Fame members:
  • George Bailey
  • Michael Atholwood
  • Paul Rogers Snr
  • Graeme Cowin
  • Dennis Syrmis
  • Jim Reed
  • Joseph Gatt
  • John Taverna
  • Jim Read
The 2017 nomination form can be found on the ANDRA website here
Nominations must be received no later than September 15, 2017!

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 Summit Racing Equipment Pro Shop

Summit Racing Equipment continues its support for Australian drag racers by extending the Summit Racing Pro Shop to include full ANDRA licence holders.

As a Pro Shop member, racers qualify for exclusive discount pricing on performance equipment from the biggest brands in Motorsports.

In addition, ANDRA red licence holders will be granted the same access as their US counterparts to tech advice, plus fast and easy special ordering on those hard-to-find parts.

Racers can create an account by sending a copy/scan of their licence, address, phone number and email address to ProShopAU@SummitRacing.com

Terms & Conditions:

Summit Racing Pro Shop account is for racers personal use and is not to be shared with friends or relatives.

The Credit card used must belong to the racer on the account

Racers need to renew accounts annually

Failure to follow these guidelines will result in loss of Summit Racing Pro Shop privileges.

For the full story please CLICK HERE

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 Summit Racing Performance Products

Summit Racing® Fender Covers
Protect your fenders from scratches, dings, grease, and other grunge when working on your car with one of our Summit® fender covers. These heavy-duty protective fender covers are different from the rest! They feature a durable, yet soft, leather-grain vinyl outer layer with a scratch free gripping urethane under layment that's less likely to shed foam or slip off the fender, and best of all it features our world famous Summit® logo!

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/sum-3619/overview/
 

1:64 Scale Top Fuel Altered Diecasts


Create your own Fuel Altered grudge match with this limited edition set of 1:64 scale diecasts. It includes one fully painted car with chrome trim, and one "raw metal" car with black trim—you could paint it yourself, or leave it as-is for outlaw style. To display your diecast cars, you also get an acrylic case with a stitched synthetic leather base. 

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/glc-29848/overview/

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