DRAG RACING: Logan drag racer Scott Alder said he just loved the chance to travel to Warwick and compete in the annual VW meeting.

There were 112 drivers from as far as Alice Springs and crew from most states, including Western Australia.

"You can't get a better weekend," Alder said.

"We are going faster each year."

At the weekend, Alder was driving a van dubbed Filmore and had a best time of 6.88 seconds for the eighth-mile (200m) strip.

He qualified 10th and was delighted he was close to the top-eight.

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Event organiser Craig Hughes said numbers were up from 85 to 112 cars this year, a record.

"They are all going quicker and more are into the five-seconds time frame," he said.

"Drivers are consistently getting under six seconds for each pass."

The biggest change to the sport for VW drag racing is the increase in the number of drivers who have vehicles purpose-built for the sport.

Warwick District Drag Racing Association president Chris Loy said the event had increased in popularity to become the second biggest in the club's drag racing calendar.

"There has been a steady growth in the 10 years," he said.

Loy pointed to the difficulty for his club last Wednesday to secure a Warwick motel room for a volunteer as an indication of the interest in the VW weekend.

"People have come from everywhere. We had fans from Cairns in Warwick for the weekend," he said.

"The growth has really surprised me.

"I work on four people coming to town with each driver, drag racing is such a family-orientated sport."

After this weekend, all plans will turn to Dragfest on October 17-18 and then a national drag racing meeting on November 28-29, a first for the town.