2016–17 ANDRA Drag Racing Series

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2016 / 2017 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Calendar [1]

DateEventTrackClassesTV Date onSBS Speedweek
July 8–9, 2016Nitro Up North [2] Hidden Valley Drag Strip, Darwin Top Fuel (exhibition)

Top Doorslammer R1

Contents

Top Fuel Motorcycle R1

Sunday 31 July
16-17 July 2016Desert Nationals [3] Alice Springs Inland DragwayTop Doorlammer R2Sunday 4 September
3-4 December 2016Summer NationalsAdelaide International RacewayTop Doorlammer R3

Top Alcohol R1

Top Fuel Motorcycle R2

Pro Stock R1

Pro Stock Motorcycle R1

Sunday 18 December
28-29 January 2017Australian NationalsCalder Park RacewayNitro

Top Doorslammer R4

Top Fuel Motorcycle R3

Top Alcohol R2

Pro Stock R2

Pro Stock Motorcycle R2

Sunday 5 February
3-4 February 2017GoldenstatesPerth MotorplexTop Doorslammer R5

Top Fuel Motorcycle R4

Pro Stock Motorcycle R2

TBC
4-5 March 2017Western NationalsPerth MotorplexTop Alcohol R3

Top Doorslammer R6

Top Fuel Motorcycle R5

TBC
1-2 April 2017ANDRA Championship Grand FinalAdelaide International RacewayNitro

Top Doorslammer R7

Top Fuel Motorcycle R6

Top Alcohol R4

Pro Stock R3

Pro Stock Motorcycle R3

Sunday 9 April

*calendar subject to change

Results

EventTop Fuel

Winner

Top

Doorslammer

Winner

Top

Alcohol

Winner

Pro Stock

Winner

Top Fuel

Motorcycle

Winner

Pro Stock

Motorcycle

Winner

Nitro Up NorthExhibitionGary Philips [4] N/AN/ADamien Muscat [5] N/A
Desert NationalsN/AJohn Zappia [6] N/AN/AN/AN/A
Summer NationalsN/ARain outN/ARain outN/AN/A
Australian Nationals
Goldenstates
Western Nationals
ANDRA Championship Grand Final

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References

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