Krawiec has Team Approach in Mind for NHRA Toyota Nationals

  It is not guaranteed yet that either Andrew Hines or Eddie Krawiec from the Screamin’ Eagle Vance and Hines Harley-Davidson team will win the Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship in 2014. But with a sizeable lead over the nearest…

Star Racing Heads to Vegas and Pomona with Chaz and Angelle

Star Racing will head west with Rookie of the Year candidate Chaz Kennedy and three time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion Angelle Sampey. They had not planned on attending Las Vegas or Pomona but one of Star’s long-time customers…

Scary Great MIROCK Season Closes at The Rock

This Halloween weekend will be like no other, as the frighteningly good 2014 Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series comes to a close with the 16th Annual Lee’s Performance World Finals at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway in the autumn-cloaked Sand Hills…

DME Owns the MIROCK Battle Royale

There have been two $10,000-to-win, Orient Express Pro Street Battle Royales and North Carolina-based DME Racing have won them both. When MIROCK Superbike Series promoter Jason Miller staged the first Battle at Maryland International Raceway last year, Terence Angela took…

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Visit MANCUP World Finals

On the weekend of the fastest, quickest, motorcycle drag race of 2014, MTC Engineering will host a gathering of the elite eight members of the official “MTC 5 Second Club” during the running of the MANCUP World Finals. On November…

Hawaya Racing and Dragbike School Has Excellent Rockingham Outing

On Tuesday prior to the AMRA final event of the year, the crew of Hawaya Racing headed to “the Rock” in preparation for the Fall Nitro Bike School. In total, 7 riders and 4 crew chiefs/members attended the school, including…

Rain Silences Nitro Harleys at The Rock

The 23rd annual Jim McClure Nitro Nationals made it down to the last couple of Top Fuel Harley-Davidsons in the third and final qualifying round before a heavy storm, followed by persistent drizzles, soaked Steve Earwood’s legendary Rockingham Dragway on…

Ron Gledhill Motorcycle Drag Racing Ready for Vegas

Below is a blog from Ron Gledhill’s Nitro Harley Team. Ron Gledhill Motorcycle Drag Racing has struggled most of the 2014 race season. Every race we were spinning the tire at the same point of the race track. It didn’t…

Jay Turner Wins Memphis, Mike Scott Wins Championship

By far the most exciting battle of the weekend at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals at Memphis International Raceway was in the Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Nitro Harley, with four riders entering the event within reach of…

A Long Time Coming for Stotz Motorcycle Drag Racing

It’s been a season to remember for Pro Street racer Frankie Stotz. Below is a blog from the motorcycle drag racing team. The first race of the year we ran 6.908 on the 6.905 record, and every race since we…

Rendeluk Records Fastest 1/4 Mile Pro Mod Dragbike Pass

Mark “Mr Paint” Rendeluk recorded the fastest mph ever  for PXM/Promod, 207.27 mph, at the Louisiana Fall Brawl, Oct. 4, at Thunder Road Raceway in Gillam, La. The event brought several Promods out, but one stood out after the first…

McBride Endures Thrash of his Career at MIROCK Fall Nationals, Still Puts on a Show

At some point, nearly every drag racer experiences one of those trying, demoralizing weekends where nothing seems to go right.  For some it occurs multiple times a season. Larry “Spiderman” McBride, a 12-time world champion and multi-time record holder has not had many downers…

6.83, 10K, 801—it’s in the Dragbike Numbers at MIR

Shattered records are the new normal when the Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series unloads at Maryland International Raceway, and those records aren’t confined to Budd’s Creek’s super-sticky quarter mile. Huge payouts and stunning entry totals are all part of the…

Grimes Faces 220 MPH Nitro Harley Shark Attack

If he is to repeat as Top Fuel champion at this week’s 23rd annual Jim McClure All-Harley Nitro Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) world record-holder Tommy Grimes may have to stave off a “Shark” attack. Texan…

MIROCK’s Dragbike Battle Royale – a Record Breaker

The MIROCK Fast by Gast Fall Nationals, featuring the $10,000 Pro Street Battle Royale, Oct. 3-5, from Maryland International Raceway, amidst cool Autumn air, lush surroundings and an expert track prep, was expected to be a record-breaker. The event still managed to…

Maryland International Raceway wins Division 1 Summit Team Finals

The IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Team Finals presented by AMSOIL continued this past weekend with the Division 1 Team Finals at Piedmont Dragway in North Carolina. Racing kicked off on Friday with six more drivers earning a spot in the…

Team Hawaya Dragbike Racing Victorious in NHRA and AMRA Competition

Hawaya Racing Team headed in different directions – Johnny Vickers and Janette Thornley for the NHRA Lucas Oil Screamin Eagle Series race presented by Harley Davidson Motor Company at Rocky Mountain Raceway in Utah and Rickey House and Rebel Glover…

Sixes Imperative for MIROCK’s $10,000 Pro Street Dragbike Prize

The drag racing cliches “Anything can happen on race day” and “If you qualify you can win” often prove to be quite valid. But for this weekend’s much-anticipated MIROCK Fast by Gast Nationals, Oct. 3-5, where the nation’s premiere Pro…

Another Championship for Joe Koenig and Team Trim-Tex

After winning a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship with Geno Scali in 2003, the Fall Line/ Trim-Tex sports car team put another huge award in Joe Koenig’s trophy case today. The team of Trent Hindman and John Edwards captured the…

McBride and Vantine Aiming for More Motorcycle Drag Racing History at MIR

The last time Top Fuel dragbike racers Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine met at Maryland International Raceway history was made. At the WPGC Bike Fest, July 25-27, the duo produced motorcycle drag racing’s first side-by-side five second pass when McBride accelerated…

50 Companies Displaying at MIROCK FBG Fall Nationals on Oct 3-5 at MIR

There will be 50 companies on display on the vendor midway this weekend at Maryland International Raceway for the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals! This will be the largest vendor midway in the history of the series totally…

NHDRO Motorcycle Drag Racing Series Race Report

The weekend was already going to be big enough with race winners and crowned champions. Then NHDRO’s Fall Fury Finale got upsized by adding the conclusion of August’s rained out Summer Celebration. The Midwest’s last big motorcycle drag event of…

Arana Jr. Hopes Hard Work Pays off in Reading

Closing in on a potential NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. is putting in extra time at the shop this week to make sure he’s prepared for the NHRA Nationals at Maple…

Historically Fast Maple Grove Raceway Could Play Into Arana’s ambition

With his sophomore NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season coming to a close, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana hopes that his growing riding experience continues to pay off during the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Oct. 2-5,…