With just nine weeks until its opening round of the season, ANDRA (Australian National Drag Racing Association) has released its calendars for the next two seasons.
Abandoning the January-December calendar year experiment, a shortened six month calendar will form the 2015 season, ending at the Fuchs Winternationals Willowbank.
Six weeks after the 2015 season ends, the 2015/2016 calendar begins in Darwin.
Once again, ANDRA has split its categories among the tracks – just two events in the 2015 season will carry every major Championship category, those being the X-Champs at Sydney Dragway (May 1-3) and the Winternationals (June 4-7).
The Top Fuel Championship begins at Calder Park on February 7-8.
The Santo’s Super 3 Xtreme Drag Race on the Easter weekend remains – however is cut back to a one day event on Easter Saturday, Top Fuel being joined by Top Alcohol.
Willowbank Raceway CEO, Tony Manson says the one-day event on Easter Saturday will provide even more excitement for Top Fuel fans.
“The concept of the Super 3 Xtreme event has always been about a short, sharp and intense experience; taking drag racing into a compressed format which provides awesome racing and high levels of entertainment,” said Manson.
“The three round format provides spectators the opportunity to see more cars racing each other more often than the traditional elimination format.
“Now in its third year, Willowbank Raceway has chosen to ramp the focus and intensity of this event up even further by running it on Easter Saturday only.”
In all, six tracks will host ANDRA Drag Racing Championship events over the next two seasons – Perth Motorplex, Willowbank Raceway, Calder Park, Adelaide International Raceway, Sydney Dragway and Hidden Valley.
The full calendars are as follows:
2015 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Calendar
January 9-10 – Perth Motorplex
Top Doorslammer Round 1, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 1
January 30-31 – Westernationals, Perth Motorplex
Top Alcohol Round 1, Top Doorslammer Round 2
February 7-8 – Calder Park
Top Fuel Round 1, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 2, Pro Stock Round 1, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1
February 28-March 1 – Perth Motorplex
Top Fuel Round 2 and 3, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 3 and 4
March 14-15 – Adelaide International Raceway
Top Alcohol Round 2, Top Doorslammer Round 3, Pro Stock Round 2, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2
April 4 – Willowbank Raceway
Top Fuel Round 4, Top Alcohol Round 3
May 1-3 – Sydney Dragway
Top Fuel Round 5, Top Alcohol Round 4, Top Doorslammer Round 4, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 5, Pro Stock Round 3, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3
June 4-7 – Winternationals, Willowbank Raceway
Top Fuel Round 6, Top Alcohol Round 5, Top Doorslammer Round 5, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 6, Pro Stock Round 4, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 4
2015-2016 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Calendar
July 17-18 – Hidden Valley Drag Strip
Top Alcohol Round 1, Top Doorslammer Round 1
September 26-27 – Springnationals, Adelaide International Raceway
Top Fuel Round 1, Top Doorslammer Round 2, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 1, Pro Stock Round 1
October 17-18 – Calder Park
Top Alcohol Round 2, Top Doorslammer Round 3, Pro Stock Round 2
November 6-8 – Australian Nationals, Sydney Dragway
Top Fuel Round 2, Top Alcohol Round 3, Top Doorslammer Round 4, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 2, Pro Stock Round 3, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1
November 27-28 – Perth Motorplex
Top Doorslammer Round 5 and 6, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 3 and 4
January 23-24 – Calder Park
Top Fuel Round 3, Top Doorslammer Round 7, Pro Stock Round 4, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2
February 5-6 – Westernationals, Perth Motorplex
Top Alcohol Round 4, Top Doorslammer Round 8
March 5-6 – Perth Motorplex
Top Fuel Round 4 and 5, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 5 and 6
March 12-13 – Adelaide International Raceway
Top Doorslammer Round 9, Pro Stock Round 5, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3
March 26 – Willowbank Raceway
Top Fuel Round 6, Top Alcohol Round 5
April 29-May 1 – Sydney Dragway
Top Fuel Round 7, Top Alcohol Round 6, Top Doorslammer Round 10, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 7, Pro Stock Round 6, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 4
June 9-12 – Winternationals, Willowbank Raceway
Top Fuel Round 8, Top Alcohol Round 7, Top Doorslammer Round 11, Top Fuel Motorcycle Round 8, Pro Stock Round 7, Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 5
ANDRA Sportsman Series – 2015 season
January 17-18 – South Coast Raceway, Portland
January 30-31 – Perth Motorplex
February 7-8 – Calder Park
March 14-15 – Adelaide International Raceway
April 11 – Willowbank Raceway
May 1-3 – Sydney Dragway
June 4-7 – Winternationals, Willowbank Raceway
ANDRA Sportsman Series – 2015/2016 season
July 25-26 – Desert Nationals, Alice Springs Inland Dragway
August 15-16 – Palmyra (TBC)
September 26-27 – Springnationals, Adelaide International Raceway
October 17-18 – Calder Park
November 6-8 – Australian Nationals, Sydney Dragway
December 4-5 – Mildura Sunset Strip
January 16-17 – South Coast Raceway, Portland
January 23-24 – Calder Park
February 5-6 – Westernationals, Perth Motorplex
March 12-13 – Adelaide International Raceway
April 2 – Willowbank Raceway
April 29-May 1 – Sydney Dragway
June 9-12 – Winternationals, Willowbank Raceway
