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John Zappia claimed an unprecedented tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer Series title with his Fuchs Holden Monaro on Sunday at Perth Motorplex's Westernationals, adding to his record of dominance in one of Australian drag racing's most competitive categories - and winning the Westernationals on his home turf was an added bonus.

John Zappia might have emerged as the winner of the Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex several weeks ago but it came at a cost with bent rods on two separate runs and a close challenge from Scott MacLean.

Speedmaster were successful at the All Star Bash in Melbourne last week, listing Number 34 in the Top 100 amongst some of the largest Online Retailers in Australia. In addition they have taken home the ‘Ones to Watch Award’ for 2017, representing retailers that are fast making their way up the e-commerce chain. Speedmaster were placed ahead of retail giant SuperCheap Auto, making up two of two from the automotive industry that met the criteria to make the list.

Speedmaster CEO Jason Kencevski spoke alongside other top business executives at The CEO Leadership, Innovation & Diversity Symposium in New York last month. Attendees included the CEO & President of 3 Billion dollar business Genpact, and global leaders from IBM, Versace, Siemens and more.

John Zappia is continuing his charge towards a tenth ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship on the back of a challenging but rewarding Goldenstates at Perth Motorplex.

Speedmaster has been invited to attend the Power Retail All Star bash in Melbourne after being nominated as one of Australia’s top 100 online retailers. Solidifying their place last year as the top Automotive Aftermarket brand in Australia, they have once again achieved the same feat on the back of an impressive 2016 year.

The Speedmaster Team were happy to be a part of The Western States Racer Expo- Trade Show “Race prep 101” over the weekend. Founded by a team of dedicated grassroots racers with over 180 years of combined experience in the industry, Southern California's only Auto Racing Expo features everything from engine building, chassis design and setup, trackside support, team management and track officiating.

Fine Tune Performance centre shares this Upgraded Wheel-Pulling 2016 Holden SSV LS3 Redline with all best solutions from speedmaster,4 into 1 ceramic coated Speedmaster Exhaust,Speedmaster OTR, & a Massive engine to tune 427HP on Dyno.After running a 2.0@115mph 1.8 60 foot this car is officially the fastest unopened Commodore in Australia!

The Engine Masters Challenge is the purest interpretation of motorsport, a sport literally made out of motors. This is the event where top builders nationwide compete for best overall power on the engine dynos at the University of Northwestern Ohio’s Applied Technologies College.

Speedmaster have been in recent talks with American global e-commerce provider Pitney Bowes to further build on their IT infrastructure. Selected as the only automotive global case study for Pitney Bowes, Speedmaster has proven its stance as a high performance powerhouse. Climbing the way to the top of the ladder in the automotive aftermarket sector, their online impact has grown substantially since opening the playing field in 2003. Subsequently they have become Australias number one automotive aftermarket brand and one of the top 5 privately owed American aftermarket brands.

Australia's number one automotive aftermarket retail brand Speedmaster has made it’s mark in 2016 with a series of notable achievements. Speedmaster’s enthusiasm and commitment towards the restoration market has earned the brand some well deserved credibility, moving towards what will be an exciting growth period in 2017.

The Zappia Racing crew traveled to Adelaide last week and attended the ANDRA Championship Dinner before Round 3, and Zap was presented with his Top Doorslammer Championship Gold Christmas Tree for 2015/2016 – his ninth back-to-back championship.

No time has been more exciting than this for the Speedmaster development team, winning two SEMA Global Media Awards at The 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada last week.

The Perth Motorplex hosted the first round of the new Summer Slam series for the growing number of Western Australian Top Doorslammer teams in Perth, and the WA Drag Racing Championship event this weekend saw eight teams compete for the coveted title.

Johny’s Garage have completed a build on a 1974 Chevrolet C10, featuring a complete Speedmaster custom differential. The truck dubbed ‘Buttercup’ went on display at The United Pacific Industries booth for The 2016 SEMA Show, and served proudly as one of the main features.

Ever since primitive man learned how to smelt iron roughly 3,000 years ago, it has been synonymous with durability and strength. Okay, maybe there are not many of us that actually care who first made iron. But as auto enthusiasts, we do care about engine blocks. They are made of iron, so that makes it important.

Providing parts for a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere and a 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, Speedmaster are proud to announce that both vehicles have won awards at the Las Vegas 2016 SEMA Show. The 58 Belvedere was awarded The Mopar Muscle top 10 Mopars, and the Ruby Fire Trans am won The Car and Drivers Top 10 cars at Sema Day 1.

West Coast Customs unveiled their project car for everyone to see at their SEMA booth last week. This 1969 Camaro received a radiator to rear end build up courtesy of parts provided by global automotive aftermarket retailer, Speedmaster.