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69-576: Sydney Dragway , also known as WSID for its former name, Western Sydney International Dragway, is a $ 30 million, purpose built quarter mile drag racing facility that opened in February, 2004. WSID is based on international specifications and combines the best in competitor, spectator and corporate facilities. It is located next to Sydney Motorsport Park and is sanctioned by the International Hot Rod Association following

138-440: A standing start over a measured distance, most commonly 1 ⁄ 4   mi (1,320  ft ; 402  m ), with a shorter, 1,000 ft (0.19 mi; 304.80 m) distance becoming increasingly popular, as it has become the standard for Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars , where some major bracket races and other sanctioning bodies have adopted it as the standard. The 1 ⁄ 8  mi (660 ft; 201 m)

207-441: A 0.022 is given the red light after both cars have left), as a red light infraction is only assessed to the driver with the worse infraction, if both drivers leave early. Even if both drivers leave early, the green light is automatically lit for the driver that left last, and they still may win the pass (as in the 2014 NHRA Auto Club Pro Stock final, Erica Enders-Stevens and Jason Line both committed red light infractions; only Line

276-577: A Europe-wide four wheeled championship for the Top Fuel, Top Methanol Dragster, Top Methanol Funny Car, Pro Modified and Pro Stock classes. FIM Europe organises a similar championship for bike classes. In addition, championships are run for sportsman classes in many countries throughout Europe by the various national motorsport governing bodies. Drag racing in New Zealand started in the 1960s. The New Zealand Hot Rod Association (NZHRA) sanctioned what

345-652: A breakout (such as NHRA Competition Eliminator), pairings are based on times compared to their index (faster than index for class is better). In bracket racing with a breakout (Stock, Super Stock, but also the NHRA's Super classes), the closest to the index is favorable. A popular alternative to the standard eliminations format is the Chicago Style format (also called the Three Round format in Australia), named for

414-435: A court settlement on 2 February 2022. In 2021, the circuit became home to the new Sydney Speedway , built next to the shutdown area. WSID hosts a large variety of events, ranging from international Top Fuel dragster meetings through to Street Meets where the public can bring their own cars to the track to race. Street Meets are held every Wednesday night, except on days such as Christmas and New Year's Day . Also held at

483-528: A second later, the green light, for professional classes. As the Pro Stock class was having issues with hood scoops obscuring the bottom amber light, which was the only light lit before the green light, the NHRA instituted the first major overhaul of the Tree in 1986: two amber lights were removed on each side, giving the tree three amber lights before green. The NHRA said they could save around four minutes with

552-569: A truly National series and has been on a steady decline since its inception. Most recently Top Fuel Australia (the organization that represents the Top Fuel owners) recently extracted itself from the 400 Thunder series. ANDRA recently launched a new National series that will initially cater for Top Doorslammer and Top Fue Motorcycle. This series will provide a greater National coverage than the 400 Thunder Series did and will soon add other Professional categories. In 2021 Heathcote Park Raceway in Victoria

621-680: A valid Motorsport South Africa license. Drivers can compete in a number of categories including Top Eliminator, Senior Eliminator, Super Competition Eliminator, Competition Eliminator, Pro Street Bikes, Superbike Eliminator, Supersport Shootout (motorcycle), Street Modified, and Factory Stock. Drag racing in Russia started in 2004 in Moscow when the Russian Automotive Federation (RAF) sanctioned it as an official motorsport. Drag Racing became popular in Russia after "The Fast and

690-542: Is 6.940 seconds at 201.37 mph (324.0736 km/h) for a quarter mile (402 m). Another niche organization is the VWDRC which run a VW-only championship with vehicles running under 7 seconds. Prior to the founding of the NHRA and IHRA, smaller organizations sanctioned drag racing in the early years, which included the competing AHRA in the United States from 1955 to 2005. The first Australian Nationals event

759-542: Is Elite Octanes' Valley Run which is held at Ambey Valley air strip in Loanavla every year. The biggest drag series event was organized by India Speed Week with three different locations around India. After the series two riders were chosen to represent the country 2017 initiative to bring 11 times world drag racing champion Rickey Gadson to India. The initiative was executed during the Valley Run 2017 event, which gave

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828-566: Is also popular in some circles. Electronic timing and speed sensing systems have been used to record race results since the 1960s. The history of automobiles and motorcycles being used for drag racing is nearly as long as the history of motorized vehicles themselves, and has taken the form of both illegal street racing and as a regulated motorsport . Drag racing started in the 1940s. World War II veterans were prominently involved, and some early drag races were done at decommissioned aircraft bases with landing strips that made them an ideal place for

897-765: Is believed to have been the first drag meeting at an open cut coal mine at Kopuku, south of Auckland, sometime in 1966. In 1973, the first and only purpose built drag strip opened in Meremere by the Pukekohe Hot Rod Club. In April 1993 the governance of drag racing was separated from the NZHRA and the New Zealand Drag Racing Association (NZDRA) was formed. In 2014, New Zealand's second purpose built drag strip – Masterton Motorplex – opened. The first New Zealand Drag Racing Nationals

966-485: Is measured through a speed trap covering the final 66 feet (20 m) to the finish line, indicating average speed of the vehicle in that distance. Except where a breakout rule is in place, the winner is the first vehicle to cross the finish line, and therefore the driver with the lowest combined reaction time and elapsed time. Because these times are measured separately, a driver with a slower elapsed time can actually win if that driver's advantage in reaction time exceeds

1035-517: Is now also popular with bracket racing, especially in meets where there are 1/8 mile cars and 1/4 mile cars racing together, and is used by the revived American Drag Racing League for its primary classes (not Jr Dragster). Some organizations that deal with Pro Modified and "Mountain Motor" Pro Stock cars (Professional Drag Racers Association) use the 1/8 mile distance, even if the tracks are 1/4 mile tracks. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) oversees

1104-462: Is on), then that car is disqualified regardless of the actions of the other driver since it is the worse foul, meaning any red light or boundary line infraction by the opposing car is ignored. If both drivers leave before the tree is activated (two red lights showing), the steward at the start line and video evidence will be used to determine a winner. If it cannot be determined who left first, both cars are disqualified. If evidence shows one car caused

1173-408: Is overturned and the driver who crosses the boundary line is disqualified, with the driver who committed the red-light foul winning the round. Both cars are disqualified if each crosses a boundary line, except in a final round, where only the first offender is tagged and the second car is automatically the winner. However, if a driver leaves before the tree is activated (when the first yellow light

1242-484: Is staged, their opponent has a set amount of time to stage or they will be instantly disqualified, indicated by a red light on the tree. Otherwise, once both drivers are staged, the system chooses a short delay at random (to prevent a driver being able to anticipate the start), then starts the race. The light sequence at this point varies slightly. For example, in NHRA Professional classes, three amber lights on

1311-457: Is the top set of two small amber bulbs, labelled "Pre-Stage". At this point, with most modern starting lights, the tree is activated. Once pre-staged, drivers roll up an additional 7 in (180 mm) and interrupt the second beam, ensuring the front wheels stay behind the starting line, activating the bottom half of the blue lights or the lower two small amber bulbs, labelled "Stage". After one driver activates stage lights (the bottom half of

1380-541: The Ceylon Motor Sports Club, an FIA sanctioned body. In recent years, exotic cars and Japanese power houses have been taking part in these popular events. Drag racing is an established sport in South Africa, with a number of strips around the country including Tarlton International Raceway and ODI Raceway. Drag racing is controlled by Motorsport South Africa and all drivers are required to hold

1449-497: The Christmas Tree, control units, timing sensors, cables, program software and time slip printer). Many divisional tracks for both the NHRA and IHRA also use CompuLink, but current timing system manufacturers of similar operations including Accutime, TSI, PortaTree and RaceAmerica among others can be seen at various drag strips throughout the world so long as these timing systems comply to rules and regulations set forth by

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1518-543: The Discovery series Street Outlaws , fandom for drag racing has seen a resurgence in the past decade. Push starts to get engines running were necessary until the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) mandated self-starters in 1976. After burnouts , cars would be pushed back by crews; this persisted until NHRA required reversing systems in 1980. Don Garlits was the first to do burnouts across

1587-552: The Furious" film in 2001, but competitions were illegal before 2004. The most outstanding drag racing event of the early years was "DRAG BITVA" (Drag Battle) which took place in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia from 2005 to 2008. Krasnoyarsk is located in the middle of Russia, so it was the best place to bring all the fastest cars from all over the country. Due to the financial situation "DRAG BITVA" was canceled in 2009 and never came back. It

1656-545: The Los Angeles Fairplex (which still conducts the races today). The small staging bulbs were gradually moved from the track to the Tree over several seasons. Each of the five yellow lights were lit consecutively at a .500 delay before the light turned green. For the 1971 season, the Professional Tree was instituted; only the fifth of five yellow bulbs (the last) was lit, followed by four-tenths of

1725-598: The National Drag Racing Championship in Australia uses the format for major categories. The standard distance of a drag race is 1,320 feet, 402 m, or 1/4 mile (±0.2% FIA & NHRA rules). However, due to safety concerns, certain sanctioning bodies (notably the NHRA for its Top Fuel and Funny Car classes) have shortened races to 1,000 feet. Some drag strips are even shorter and run 660 feet, 201 m, or 1/8 mile. The 1,000 foot distance

1794-591: The Perth Motorplex invited the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) to sanction events at their tracks. Shortly thereafter the Perth Motorplex reverted to ANDRA sanction. Although greatly assisted by ANDRA prior to its construction, Springmount Raceway opted for IHRA sanction. The 400 Thunder Series targets professional racers to its races. Intended to be the premier Drag racing series in Australia it has never been able to run

1863-493: The September 13, 2013 issue of National Dragster, official magazine of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), it mentions in an old newspaper article from LaVerne, California , that Chrondek Corporation founder Oilver Riley was approached in 1962 by NHRA National Field Director Ed Eaton with an idea of a step-light countdown system. Research on a portable timing system was already in the works before this proposal. Due to

1932-470: The US 30 Dragstrip near Merrillville, Indiana where a midweek meet featured this format. All entered cars participate in one qualifying round, and then are paired for the elimination round. The two fastest times among winners from this round participate in the championship round. Depending on the organization, the next two fastest times may play for third, then fifth, and so forth, in consolation rounds. Currently,

2001-1001: The US Old military base also known as the "Ca Ca Beff", "The Base" near the Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort. Dominican Republic On Santo Domingo, organization of drag racing events is done by Autodromo Sunix and they happen at the Autodromo Sunix, close to the Airport SDQ. Organized drag racing is rapidly growing in India . The country's first drag race meet was organized by Autocar India in Mumbai in 2002. Since then there have been many drag racing events in India. The most popular event

2070-516: The USA Pro Modified class), Pro Stock (using 400 cubic inch engines (6.5 litres)), Top Bike and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The Summit Sportsman Series is for ANDRA sportsman drivers and riders and includes Competition, Super Stock, Super Compact, Competition Bike, Supercharged Outlaws, Top Sportsman, Modified, Super Sedan, Modified Bike, Super Street and Junior Dragster. In 2015, after a dispute with ANDRA, Sydney Dragway, Willowbank Raceway and

2139-684: The best drag strip in NZ. However, the official ASN of the sport, per FIA regulations, is the New Zealand Drag Racing Association. Many countries in South America race 200 meters, unlike in the United States and Australia, where the quarter-mile, or, 400 meters, respectively, is typical. Organized drag racing in Colombia is the responsibility of Club G3, a private organization. The events take place at Autódromo de Tocancipá. Local cars like Volkswagen Gol , Chevrolet Opala and Chevrolet Chevette are

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2208-414: The blue lights or the lower set of small bulbs), the other driver(s) have seven seconds to follow suit and activate their stage lights, or they are timed out and automatically disqualified, even in qualifying (a red-light foul is ignored in qualifying). Once all drivers have crossed the staged sensor or are timed out, the automatic starting system will activate the next lighting sequence within 1.3 seconds of

2277-594: The competitor who breaks out by less time wins. Regardless, a red light foul is worse than a breakout, except in Junior Dragster where exceeding the absolute limit is a cause for disqualification. Most race events use a traditional bracket system, where the losing car and driver are eliminated from the event while the winner advances to the next round, until a champion is crowned. Events can range from 16 to over 100 car brackets. Drivers are typically seeded by elapsed times in qualifying. In bracket racing without

2346-541: The development of bracket racing in order to fill vehicle classes, where a slower car leaves ahead of the faster car during a pass, the slower car would begin further down the track from the other depending on elapsed time. The flagman (or starter) would stand a few feet ahead of the slower car, which caused a serious safety issue. Also, starting times by the flagman were not uniformly accurate. This new timing system would, hopefully, correct these problems. Dragtronics owner and NHRA Division 1 Director Lew Bond also helped with

2415-670: The development of the Christmas Tree, which was debuted by Chrondek at the 1963 U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana . Another claim regarding invention of the Christmas Tree is by Wilfred H. "W.H." David, Jr., founder of the Pel State Timing Association in Lafayette, Louisiana . He created the first Christmas Tree sometime in the late 1950s and sold the rights a few years later to Chrondek Corporation for mass production. The naming apparently came from

2484-418: The dragway was Iqon, an inaugural Australian exclusive event by Q-Dance . 33°48′50″S 150°52′17″E  /  33.81389°S 150.87139°E  / -33.81389; 150.87139 Drag racing Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from

2553-413: The driver is disqualified (also known as red lighting ). In a handicap start, the green light automatically lights up for the first driver, and the red light is only lit in the proper lane after both cars have launched if one driver leaves early, or if both drivers left early, the driver whose reaction time is worse (if one lane has a -.015 and the other lane has a -.022, the lane of the driver who committed

2622-533: The drivers are properly staged on the starting line by interrupting a set of two light beams across the track itself. One set is on the starting line, and the other set sits 7 in (180 mm) behind it. When drivers are preparing to race, they move the vehicle and interrupt light beams 7 in (180 mm) behind the starting line. Crossing this beam activates the top half of the blue lights; on typical trees, which were used at national events prior to April 2011, and still used for regional and club events, this

2691-411: The efforts of SMP RDRC promoters in 2019 the first professional dragstrip in Russia "RDRC Racepark" was built. It's located near Moscow in 40 kilometers of downtown at the former airfield Bykovo. It gave many opportunities to test the cars and make new records. Before the track was built, competitions took place on straight parts of circuits, so it was not allowed to prepare the whole 1/4 mile, only 1/8 and

2760-423: The elapsed time difference. In heads-up racing, this is known as a holeshot win . In categories where a breakout rule is in effect (for example, NHRA Junior Dragster, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Stock, and Stock classes, as well as some dial-in classes), if a competitor is faster than his or her predetermined time (a "breakout"), that competitor loses. If both competitors are faster than their predetermined times,

2829-648: The event, Amit Sharma, the fastest drag racer in Indian drag racing history, produced a time slip of 8.87 sec's – the fastest ever by any Indian. Drag racing is also gaining popularity in Pakistan , with private organizations sponsoring such events. The Bahria Town housing project recently organized a drag racing event in Rawalpindi with the help of some of the country's best drivers. Sri Lanka has seen an immense growth in drag racing due to legal meets held by

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2898-430: The first light beam is broken by a vehicle's front tire(s), the vehicle is "pre-staged" (approximately 7 inches (180 mm) from the starting line), and the pre-stage indicator on the tree is lit. When the second light beam is broken, the vehicle is "staged", and the stage indicator on the tree is lit. Vehicles may then leave the pre-stage beam, but must remain in the stage beam until the race starts. Once one competitor

2967-416: The green light activates, only the first to leave will be charged with a provisional disqualification. In a Standard Tree with staggered start times, a green light will be shown to the first driver, regardless if he jumped or not, and once the second driver takes the start, if one driver jumped the start, then that driver's lane will display the red light. If both drivers jump, only the driver whose infraction

3036-399: The hazard led NHRA to mandate use of water in the 1970s ). Modern races are started electronically by a system known as a Christmas tree , which consists of a column of lights for each driver/lane, and two light beam sensors per lane on the track at the starting line. Current NHRA trees, for example, feature one blue light (split into halves), then three amber, one green, and one red. When

3105-625: The island of Barbados , organization of drag racing events is done by the Barbados Association of Dragsters and Drifters. Currently the drag racing is done at Bushy Park racing circuit over 1/8 mile, while "acceleration tests" of 1/4 mile are done at the Paragon military base. Saint Lucia On the Island of Saint Lucia , organization of drag racing events is done by no-one. All local groups are tie ups. Currently races are held at

3174-404: The large amber lights simultaneously, and then after a 4 ⁄ 10 second delay, light up the green light. Some classes will use a hybrid tree, known as a .500 Professional tree, where the delay for the green light is .500 seconds instead of the .400 seconds used in a standard Professional tree. On the activation of the green light from either style of tree, the drivers are supposed to start

3243-429: The last car being staged or being disqualified. After this point, the lighting sequence will be different based on the type of tree and start that a race is using. The "Standard" or "Sportsman" tree will light up each large amber light consecutively with a 5 ⁄ 10 second delay in between them, then followed by the green light after another 5 ⁄ 10 second delay. A "Professional" tree will light up all of

3312-497: The majority of drag racing events in North America. The next largest organization is the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). One of the major sanctioning bodies in drag racing. The World Drag Racing Alliance (WDRA) WDRA is the first fully functioning sanctioning body created (one that actually sanctions facilities) since 1970. Besides NHRA, IHRA, and WDRA, there are several other racing organizations were created over

3381-421: The other to leave before the tree is activated, the first car is disqualified automatically, and all boundary line violations are ignored since the race did not legally begin and the first offender causes the second driver to be credited with an automatic competition single. There continues to be controversy, even today, as to who the actual inventor of the Christmas Tree was. According to an article published in

3450-523: The participants a platform to perform at the highest level globally. Rickey Gadson, as an extension of the initiative invited two of the top performing drag racers to visit USA to train and get an opportunity to represent India at the World Finals of drag racing held on 16–18 November 2018 in Valdosta GA, USA. As a result, the two riders performed in their maiden event outside India. Also during

3519-522: The past several decades. The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), founded in 2014, races 1/8 mile with events throughout the US. The National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA), started in 1999, is considered the leader in Ford motorsports events. The National Muscle Car Association (NMCA), is the longest running major street-legal drag racing association. The NMCA provides competitive and organized national event competitions from grassroots drag racers all

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3588-402: The race. The green light indicates the driver has not left the starting line early. Leaving the "Staged" line before the green light activates will instantly stop the count down and result in a lighting of the red light and a provisional disqualification of the offending driver in heads-up starts only. In a Professional Tree or a Standard Tree with a heads-up start, if both drivers leave before

3657-477: The reduction of starts by one second in sportsman classes. The second change was made in the Professional tree configuration. All three amber lights turn on together before the tree turns green. NHRA introduced another significant change to the Tree, switching to LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs , at Pomona in 2003. This saved changing as many as twenty bulbs at a meet due to filaments being broken by

3726-588: The show makers for Brazilian dragstrips. Curaçao On the island of Curaçao , organization of drag racing events is handled by the Curaçao Autosport Foundation (FAC) All racing events, including street legal competitions, happen at the Curaçao International Raceway. On the island of Aruba , all racing events, including street legal competitions, happen at Palomarga International Raceway. Barbados On

3795-511: The sport. In 1951, Wally Parks formed the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The organization banned the use of nitromethane in 1957, calling it unsafe, in part through the efforts of C. J. Hart ; the ban would be lifted in 1963. Several other racing organizations were created over the past several decades, such as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) founded in 2014. Thanks, in part, to

3864-489: The starting line, which is now standard practice. Each driver then backs up to and stages at the starting line. Before each race (commonly known as a pass), each driver is allowed to perform a burnout , which heats the driving tires and lays rubber down at the beginning of the track, improving traction. The cars run through a "water box" (formerly a "bleach box", before bleach was replaced by flammable traction compound, which produced spectacular, and dangerous, flame burnouts;

3933-479: The tracks were available for drag racers except racing weekends of local or national events. From the very beginning one of the main ideas of the promoters was to increase the quality and reach of live broadcasts, so SMP RDRC became the first racing series with its video production and remains so to this day. Russian Championship has four classes: Regional Series also have four classes divided by ET: Christmas tree (drag racing) The lights are activated after

4002-540: The tree activation. Prior to the 2011 Charlotte spring race, the small amber bulbs were replaced with the current blue bulb. For the Charlotte and starting in 2018, Las Vegas, spring races, there are four horizontally-aligned blue bulbs, representing the four lanes (Charlotte and Las Vegas April races are four-lane races). Two weeks later at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, the current standard Christmas Tree

4071-450: The tree flash simultaneously, followed 0.4 seconds later by a green light (this is also known as a "pro tree"). In NHRA Sportsman classes, the amber lights illuminate in sequence from top to bottom, 0.5 seconds apart, followed 0.5 seconds later by the green light (this is also known as a "sportsman tree" or "full tree"). If a vehicle leaves the starting line before the green light illuminates, the red light for that lane illuminates instead, and

4140-445: The use of small glass Christmas tree lights David used for his miniature prototype. The Christmas Tree has changed three times since its original debut in 1963 for the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park . The original Tree had five amber lights, but no pre-stage or stage bulbs. A pair of small amber bulbs, originally located at the start line, known as the pre-stage and stage bulbs, were added in 1964 Winternationals, held at

4209-422: The vibration from exhausts of Top Fuel cars. It also led to a drop in reaction times. Prior to the 2009 season, the starter activated the tree. The NHRA and drivers discovered drivers were aware when the NHRA official would trigger the switch after both cars were staged, so code was written to create a random delay between the second car staged and the lights starting in order to prevent drivers from "guessing"

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4278-1066: The way to the powerful and fast VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod racers. There are also niche organizations for muscle cars and nostalgia vehicles. The Nostalgia Drag Racing League (NDRL) based in Brownsburg, IN, runs a series of 1/4 mile (402 m) drag races in the Midwest for 1979 and older nostalgic appearing cars, with four classes of competition running in an index system. Pro 7.0 and Pro 7.50 run heads up 200 mile per hour (320 kilometre per hour) passes, while Pro Comp and Pro Gas run 8.0 to 10.0 indices. NDRL competition vehicles typically include Front Engine Dragsters, Altereds, Funny Cars, early Pro Stock clones, Super Stocks and Gassers. The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) races electric vehicles against high performance gasoline-powered vehicles such as Dodge Vipers or classic muscle cars in 1/4 and 1/8 mile (402 m & 201 m) races. The current electric drag racing record

4347-520: Was adopted, with only two blue bulbs for the two lanes. Starting in 2016 for selected bracket races, CompuLink debuted the TruStart system for staggered start races. Prior to that, if the first driver left before the green, the light turned red automatically and the other driver was shown a green light, regardless of the infraction. Since 1984, the NHRA officially uses CompuLink timing systems at venues on their professional drag racing circuit (includes

4416-401: Was assessed with a red light, as he was -.011 versus Enders-Stevens' -.002). Several measurements are taken for each race: reaction time, elapsed time, and speed. Reaction time is the period from the green light illuminating to the vehicle leaving the staging beams or breaking the guard beam. Elapsed time is the period from the vehicle leaving the starting line to crossing the finish line. Speed

4485-672: Was difficult times for drag racing in Russia from 2009 to 2014, but it was supported by enthusiasts in every region. There were a lot of competitions but it was not as big as "DRAG BITVA". In 2014 Dragtimes company in partnership with SMP Racing became the Russian Drag Racing Championship (SMP RDRC) promoters, since then Drag Racing in Russia became more professional. From the very beginning to 2014 only streetcars were allowed to compete in Russia. Now it's also allowed to run promods and dragsters in SMP RDRC. Thanks to

4554-701: Was held in the 1966/67 season at Kopuku, near Auckland. There are now two governing bodies operating drag racing in New Zealand with the Florida-based International Hot Rod Association sanctioning both of New Zealands major tracks at Ruapuna (Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Association Error in Webarchive template: Empty url. ) in the South Island and Meremere Dragway Inc in the North Island which is now become

4623-474: Was run in 1965 at Riverside raceway, near Melbourne. The Australian National Drag Racing Association ( ANDRA ) was established in 1973, and today they claim they are the "best in the world outside the United States". ANDRA sanctions races throughout Australia and throughout the year at all levels, from Junior Dragster to Top Fuel . The ANDRA Drag Racing Series is for professional drivers and riders and includes Top Fuel , Top Alcohol, Top Doorslammer (similar to

4692-604: Was sold to new ownership and has since been sanctioned by IHRA for small regional events. Drag racing was imported to Europe by American NATO troops during the Cold War. Races were held in West Germany beginning in the 1960s at the airbases at Ramstein and Sembach and in the UK at various airstrips and racing circuits before the opening of Europe's first permanent drag strip at Santa Pod Raceway in 1966. The FIA organises

4761-402: Was worse will be shown the red light, as if it was a heads-up start. In all situations where one driver caused a red light to be activated, if the driver that did not activate the red light in their lane commits a further foul during the run (crossing a lane boundary or hitting the barrier), and the driver who commits a red-light foul does not commit a further violation, the red light violation

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