Street Fords News Room

New ANDRA website up and running!

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:46:23 GMT

A brand new ANDRA website is now on-line, complete with all the information to keep Drag Racing fans & racers up to date with resources to entertain, inform and educate visitors about the Quickest Motorsport in the world.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association, or ANDRA for short, is the primary drag racing sanctioning body in Australia. In excess of 3,500 members are provided Drag Racing licensing & regulatory services via an online platform that communicates to thousands of enthusiasts on a daily basis.
KSO IT Consulting worked with ANDRA's PR & Communications Manager on a short deadline after the previous site was hacked (by a Turkish terrorist group). The new site has many new exiting features and sections in a clean easy to navigate format, built using Joomla an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications in a faster more efficient way.

Joomla is the English spelling of the Swahili word jumla meaning �all together� or �as a whole.� Much like ANDRA has developed from a community of Drag Racers, Joomla was formed from within the free software community of Web designers and developers that operate as both fans and supporters providing �Open Source� development. Joomla is highly extensible and with thousands of extensions from multiple developers, allowing designers and therefore clients to grow the functionality of their website easily and cost effectively.

ANDRA has also included a new exciting E-News service to work in with the new website. Provided by MailChimp a leading do-it-yourself marketing service, provides tools to over 400,000 e-Commerce organizations worldwide. MailChimp delivers more than 200 millions emails per month from over 70 countries and in 26 languages.

By using an email provider such as MailChimp ensures ANDRA abides by anti-spam laws and avoids having addresses blacklisted but most importantly will provide a cleaner, faster and more informative communication platform to our members and fan base.
To further investigate the new ANDRA website or register for ANDRA E-News go to www.andra.com.au

Brenton Edwards
Public Relations & Communications Manager
Australian National Drag Racing Association

ANDRA Inc.
T 08 8271 5355 | F 08 8271 6988 |
brenton.edwards@andra.com.au | www.andra.com.au |
PO Box 250 Kent Town 5071 |
212 Greenhill Road Eastwood SA 5063 |

Magstore update, contents lists now onli

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:12:56 GMT

Magstore has recently updated the Street Fords listing of back issues, so you can now browse through the contents list of all the available issues to see exactly what you've missed.

https://shop.magstore.com.au/category-s/1057.htm

Just click on the pic of an issue that you don't have to discover exactly what's inside.
For example, issue 68 has a full feature on Garry Willmington's Group C XC racer, a big special feature on interiors and a tech feature about converting an E series six into an EFI V8 and tuning it yourself through the J3 port, plus much more.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS: The XA GT-HO Phase IV

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:22:09 GMT

The XAGT-HO Phase IV articles have now gone digital!

Also available are 6 wallpapers of the Phase IV for your computer screen.

Even though you may have already purchased the printed magazines already, this digital version will never age, crease or get lost!

For more information and to get yours today visit

http://shop.magstore.com.au/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SF-Phase4

Also read about it here

www.streetfords.com.au/newsle.../phase_iv_new/

Powercruise Sydney Date Change

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:31:03 GMT

Attention Powercruiser's....Please note that the dates for Carline Mufflers Powercruise #29 at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway have changed!

We were unfortunately forced to push Powercruise back a week due to other activities taking place at Eastern Creek Raceway.

So Carline Mufflers Powercruise #29 will be held at Eastern Creek Raceway on 3rd - 6th March 2011.

We do apologise for any inconvenience that this date change may have caused our customers, but unfortunately this was beyond our control.

Visit www.powercruise.com for all the latest news on the Sydney event.

ASRF Information Day

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:41:07 GMT

The Australian Street Rod Federation (ASRF) are holding a Vehicle Registration Information Day at Badgerys Creek NSW on Saturday 14 August.

"This has been organised by the ASRF but is open to everyone that wants information," explains Ian Davis (better known as Elvis at Rod Bods).

"We will be going through what is on the t...able at present from the RTA, potential changes, VSI 50 (suspension rule) and Engineering System changes.

It doesn�t matter what type of vehicle a person owns, emphasising everyone is welcome, the more the better to get the correct information out there so everyone understands whats happening at present and in the future."

"This is not an argument session its purely for the ASRF to tell us what the RTA are proposing and whats already in place so we understand everything as well as possible and clarify all the things we are hearing about future rego laws etc."

Regency Ramblers Club House
Cnr Badgerys Creek Road & Elizabeth Drive,
Badgerys Creek, NSW

Saturday 14 August

Starts 10.00am

www.asrf.org.au

Website is BACK!

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:30:28 GMT

After a relatively long period of being barred from our own site after the web admin team left with the login details, we are now back in ACTION!

Sales victory by FPV

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:14:11 GMT

HOLDEN Special Vehicles and Ford Performance Vehicles have not been immune from the global downturn, being forced to reduce their workforces and cut production, despite recording near-record sales in 2008.
...
One unexpected result of HSV’s big sales drive in December was a January hangover that led to a rare sales victory by FPV, with 124 sales versus 117 for the first month of the year.

More here.

[VIC] Sausage Sizzle – CHARITY CRUISE

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:08:38 GMT

Sausage Sizzle – CHARITY CRUISE

WHERE: VICTORIAN SPEED PRO 11 Airlie Ave Dandenong Victoria

OCCASION: GRAND OPENING DAY Sausage sizzle

WHEN: 14TH OF FEB 9AM TO 2:00PM

MORE INFO: 03 5221 8368

COME ALONG TO THE GRAND OPENING OF VICTORIAN SPEED PRO’S BRAND NEW SHOP ON THE 14TH OF FEB,

THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SHOW MUSCLE CARS, A BBQ COOKING UP YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD, Rides in Blown Big Block Muscle cars"

PLUS OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL BE OUT TAKING PLENTY OF SHOTS!

SEE YOU THERE!!

Drags For Wishes Racing For A Great Caus

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:39:35 GMT

South Coast Raceway in Portland is all set this weekend for their 3rd annual Drag’s for Wishes event. The SCDRA has raised over $4700 in the past two years for the Make a Wish Foundation which help’s grant seriously ill children their most cherished wish.

There will be a huge line up of attraction’s at this fantastic permanent 8th Mile Drag Racing Facility, including Phil and Sam Parker’s Nitro Top Fuel Bike Display, Operation Drag Safe, Your chance to win 1 of 2 passenger rides in two 1000hp Drag Cars, plus all the sportsman bracket racing you can handle. Over 80 competitors are expected on the day in the Supercharged Outlaw, Super Sedan, Super Street and Bike brackets to battle it out for more the $3000 in prize money.

Drags for Wishes – South Coast Raceway Portland
Friday January 30th & Saturday January 31st

Super Charged Outlaws
Super Sedan
Super Street
Bike
Spectator Prices:
Friday:
GA - $5
Kids under 14 FREE

Saturday:
GA - $15
Kids under 14 FREE

Competitor Prices:
Enter on the day (No pre-entry required)
Friday Night Street Drags: $30
Saturday Drags for Wishes: $70

EMAIL: info@southcoastraceway.com
WEB: www.southcoastraceway.com
www.andra.com.au

cash for clunkers

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:40:51 GMT

If you missed it, US government authorities are trying to pass legislation that would allow funds to be given to people who hand in old cars to be crushed. This would be a bad thing for the restoration scene of enthusiast car culture.

Mustang Monthly as set up a form email you can use to contact representatives in the US.

New Ford Donk -- Coyote

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:14:13 GMT

Here are some 'spy' shots of the new 2010 5.0L Ford V8. Reports suggest that it'll be quad-cam. The coil over plug ignition is cool!

Top Gear Stig Revealed

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:12:46 GMT

From the NineMSN news site:

Fans of the original UK version of Top Gear will be excited to learn that the identity of the program's mysterious and anonymous "tame racing driver" has been revealed.

International racer and Quantum of Solace stunt driver Ben Collins has been outed as The Stig after reportedly admitting his secret identity while commissioning a series of photographic portraits, the Daily Telegraph reports

Capacity display at Vic Hot Rod Show

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:30:52 GMT

A capacity entry of more than 150 of Australia’s most spectacular customised vehicles has been received for the 44th Victorian Hot Rod Show, which will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Building over the Australia Day long weekend from January 23-26.

“Despite all the talk of hard economic times, we’ve had to turn cars away,” said Show organiser Peter Unsworth.

“However this is a Heritage-listed building and we’re not prepared to cram them in. Instead, we’ve been very selective and we are confident that visitors will see the very best collection of customised vehicles gathered in Australia.”

Special cars, bikes, boats and even a customised V8 hot-rod tractor – many of which have never previously been shown – will be on display, all hoping to be chosen ‘Australia’s Coolest Rod’, with the prize being a return air ticket to the USA.

Patrons will also find a record 32 trade display stands, activities for children including a colouring competition and a party atmosphere, Unsworth promises.

Promoted by the Victorian Hot Rod Association and co-sponsored by Shannons, the Show is expected to attract a crowd of over 25,000 people is expected over its four days.

Opening times for the 2009 Victorian Hot Rod Show are:

Friday January 23: Noon-10pm

Saturday January 24: 10am-10pm

Sunday January 25: 10am -10pm

Monday January 26: 10am-6pm

Admission costs $20 for adults and $10 children under 12, with a family pass costing $40 for two adults and children.

For further information contact Peter Unsworth, Victorian Hot Rod Show manager on 0418 388 884

One Ford

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:09:12 GMT

So Ford is going through a massive transformation of its business and modelline up in North AMerica,Europe and the rest of the world. Here is a broad overview of what this actually entails. But in simple language, according to this Canadian review of the new 2009 Fiesta, it means a single world campaign for their entire car range.

Ford's existing strategy has been to produce different vehicles for different markets around the world. That's why the Focus in North America is different from the Focus in Europe, as is the Fusion and Mondeo, while in Australia they sell the Falcon. No more, according to Ford's new strategy. In order to take advantage of economies of scale at its disposal, Ford will offer the same core line-up in every market around the globe. They call the campaign "One Ford", and the Fiesta will be the first such global product made in that new mold.

Fast and Furious Poster

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:44:21 GMT

Yeah, blinged up rice burners, but there is some muscle in there too. From MTV blog.