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If there’s one event that defines Australian drag racing, it’s the Winternationals. The atmosphere. The crowd. It’s our Big Go.

It was twenty years ago this September that John Zappia stormed into the record books with the first-ever five-second Doorslammer pass on Australian soil — a 5.967 at Sydney Dragway that lit the fuse on a new era.

John Zappia had an eventful and successful weekend at the Nitro Max Blow Alcohol Allstars bracket race at Perth Motorplex on January 18th. H

For a few heart-pounding seconds, the Dananni Hotshots/FUCHS Monaro looked unstoppable in the A Final of the Summer Slam on Saturday.

The whispers, the hints, the social media buzz—it’s all true! The iconic Zap’s Rat is back to life, and at the helm will be Brodie Zappia.

John Zappia proved once again why he’s a force in Top Doorslammer, piloting his Dananni Hotshots/FUCHS Monaro to a hard-fought B-Final victo

John Zappia endured a somewhat cursed Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway, with his Dananni Hotshots/Fuchs Lubricants Monaro Top Doorslammer enco

One of the greatest Top Doorslammer events of all time saw John Zappia defeat Russell Taylor in the final round of a record-filled Riverbend

John Zappia has returned to the championship fold of Top Doorslammer with his first WA series win since 2021, as the Dananni...

Despite not securing a victory in Brodie Zappia's last race at the 53rd Annual Westernationals, the all-night effort and making it to the se

John Zappia’s Christmas will be more enjoyable with another trophy added to the collection and lots of new fans.

Brodie Zappia’s first season in Supercharged Outlaws has been one of near constant work to produce results, and nothing changed at the...

After a stunning start to the season that included his first Supercharged Outlaws win, his first 6 second pass and his first 200mph pass, Br

John Zappia rocketed to an incredible 5.613-second pass to become the quickest Top Doorslammer racer down the brand new The Bend...

While he won’t be taking home another Australian championship this season, John Zappia has successfully moved his Dananni Hotshots / Fuchs L

The end of the Western Australian drag racing season for John Zappia didn’t quite turn out how the veteran Top Doorslammer driver wanted, bu

A national record-setting performance from John Zappia’s Dananni Hotshots/Fuchs Lubricants Monaro Top Doorslammer saw him compete in two...

John Zappia lifted a rollercoaster season with a winning performance in the third round of the WA Summer Slam Series, solidifying his...

When you’ve had a drag racing career as long as John Zappia’s, it’s fair to say there will be events you would rather forget. The 52nd annua

Zappia might not have walked away with the trophy at the opening round of the Summer Slam season on Saturday, but the Dananni Hotshots/Fuchs