Enjoy this behind-the-scenes footage as the second man to put a motorcycle in the five-second-zone, Jimmy The Hulk” Brantley makes his return to Top Fuel after 16 years away. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe…
Dave Vantine’s New Top Fuel Motorcycle Comes to Life
Larry “Spiderman” McBride, his brother Steve and Team Dave Vantine crew chief Greg Pollard started up Vantine’s new, state-of-the-art Top Fuel Bike for the very first time this past weekend at McBride’s Cycle Specialist shop in Newport News, Va. The…
Should Drag Racers and Fans be Worried Tracks are Closing?
Is drag racing dying? In this video we take you to the NHRA Nationals and the Top Fuel Motorcycle show at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas, a venue that says in will likely be closing soon, adding to a…
Learning to Ride the World’s Fastest Motorcycle
We take you to Orlando Speedway to watch as Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley learns to ride the world’s most powerful motorcycle – a 1,500 horsepower Top Fuel Nitro Bike built by the world’s quickest and fastest motorcycle drag racer Larry “Spiderman”…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride to Miss Mid-West Season-Opener With Illness
Top Fuel Motorcycle world record-holder and 20-time champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride is eagerly awaiting some good luck to come his way after what has been a trying stretch. Sidelined since Nov. of 2020 with a knee replacement, followed by a…
A New Era for Top Fuel Motorcycles About to Begin
Top Fuel motorcycles will have an active year in 2022, with a new look to the old class. The world’s most powerful motorcycles will begin a new season of competition with a three-race points season this year, sponsored by Pingel…
Mid-West Drag Racing Series Adds Top Fuel Motorcycle to Three Events for 2022 Season
The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service will add its first two-wheel class when it welcomes Top Fuel Motorcycle to its class lineup at three races in the 2022 season. Pingel Enterprises, a long-time…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride to Get Back on Top Fuel Bike after 14 Months
For 20-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion and nitro drag bike racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride it feels like its been a lifetime since he made a run on his world record-holding motorcycle “Star.” The last time we saw McBride in…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Gone Wrong!
It’s the thrilling final round of the Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing season and you won’t believe what goes wrong as the best Top Fuel Nitro Import and Harley racers battle at NHRA’s South Georgia Motorsports Park. In this video…
Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycles Battle in Final Qualifying
It’s the Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle Shootout presented by Cycledrag at the Norwalk Night Under Fire. In this live video we see the final qualifier for Nitro Harley racers Tracy Kile and Jake Stordeur, Top Fuel Four Cylinder racers Sam…
A Top Fuel Motorcycle Race We Will Never Forget
It will go down as one of the most shocking and entertaining Top Fuel Motorcycle races of all-time as Larry “Spiderman” McBride sets a new Top Fuel Nitro Bike world record pre race and goes on to battle one of…
Sam Wills Recovering After Successful Surgery, Aims to Race This Season
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Sam Wills remains in Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City following a surgery this past Saturday to repair a fractured fibula, suffered in a shop accident. Wills says he is “hurting” but takes solace in hearing doctors…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Mitch Brown Interview
We catch up with Nitro Harley and Four-Cylinder Top Fuel Motorcycle racer Mitch Brown to explain the differences between the two. Brown also talks about his plans for the season and a cool new project with FuelTech. There are more…
Secrets of How Top Fuel Motorcycles are Made
Join us in the speed shop of Top Fuel Motorcycle world record holder and 20-time drag racing champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride as he shows us how he and his brother make Top Fuel Nitro Bikes, shows us the latest builds…
Sam Wills Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire
The list of motorcycle racers confirmed for the big Cycledrag motorcycle shootout at the Norwalk Night Under Fire, Aug. 7, now grows to five with the addition of nitro legend Sam “Nitro Conspiracy” Wills. The veteran rider joins a field…
Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley First Top Fuel Motorcycle Fire Up!
After several years of hard work by Larry and Steve McBride, Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley’s Top Fuel Motorcycle is ready to roar to life. Watch the brothers crank up their masterpiece for the very first time. There are more videos on…
Mitch Brown Confirmed For Norwalk Night Under Fire
Following the confirmations of Top Fuel Motorcycle greats Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Dave Vantine and Chris Hand, 2020 Man Cup Top Fuel champion Mitch Brown has now brought the total up to four confirmed racers for the Kelly Night Under Fire…
Wildest, Craziest Dragbikes
Let us take you on a quest to find the craziest, wildest, most impressive, fastest drag bikes we can find, including the quickest and fastest bike in the world, Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s “Star” which we will see break Top Fuel…
Man Cup Finals Full Top Fuel Motorcycle Eliminations Video
It’s the final day of the season for the Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle racers, and at the Man Cup Finals from NHRA sanctioned South Georgia Motorsports Park we’ve got championships and world records on the line after what was an…
Turbo Racer Garcia Issues $10K Off-the-Trailer Top Fuel Call Out!
Turbo drag bike racer Rob Garcia has issued the call out of his 15-year racing career. The 51-year-old Pottstown, Pa. resident has challenged any Top Fuel Motorcycle to a $10,000-race, off-the-trailer showdown at any track that doesn’t have a super…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Behind the Scenes
Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle riders are in pursuit of world records as we take you behind the scenes to South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga. for the 2020 Man Cup Finals as Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Dave Vantine, Mitch Brown,…
Pandemic Complications Force Team Vantine to Miss Man Cup Race at Dragway 42
It’s been a strange, difficult and confusing year for just about everyone in motorsports, including quickly-rising Top Fuel Motorcycle star Dave Vantine who tells Cycledrag he will be unable to attend the upcoming Man Cup race at Dragway 42 in…
Destructive Problem Facing Top Fuel Motorcycle Racers and How They Aim to Fix It
In Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle world record drag racing teams are bound to hurt parts and damage engines in pursuit of top speed and low elapsed time in the world of high performance drag racing. In this video 20-time champion…
Proof Foam Blocks Can Hurt at 230 MPH+, Dave Vantine Runs Career Best!
Enjoy a look at the daunting world of Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing as the 4th quickest man in the world, second quickest in the United States, Dave Vantine crashes his Top Fuel Nitro Bike into a cone at 230…
The Comeback Continues – Larry “Spiderman” McBride Heads to Rockingham 9 Points Down
Trim-Tex backed Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has taken fans and followers on a thrill ride in 2019, striving for a momentous milestone, a 20th career championship. After starting out with a three-round deficit McBride has powered back…
“Fast” Filippos Papafilippou Becomes Second Drag Bike Racer in 5.60-zone
Top Fuel Motorcycle racer “Fast” Filippos Papafilippou of Greece made history at the FIM FIA European Drag Racing Championships at Santa Pod Raceway in England by shattering the European motorcycle record and becoming only the second drag bike racer to…
Top Fuel Motorcycle and Nitro Harley Race Shop Tour by Chris Matheson
High horsepower, nitro motorcycle fans enjoy this video as we take you inside a motorsports paradise, the race shop of IHRA Thunder 400 six-time Top Bike champion Chris Matheson’s amazing race shop in Brisbane, Australia. Matheson shows us his vintage…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Video Recap From Man Cup Opener
For your viewing pleasure enjoy comprehensive coverage of the Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle Drag Bike class from the Man Cup at NHRA’s South Georgia Motorsports Park. Here you will see drag racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride go after an event…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racing in Late 60s – A Salute to Chris Hand
Enjoy this salute to Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Chris Hand. This man has been Nitro Drag Bike racing for more than 40 years. Hand talks about the rigors of maintaining one of these bikes and reveals his goals. What the…
Filippos Papafilippou Caps Off Stellar Season With Championship on Former Ian King Top Fuel Motorcycle
Filippos Papafilippou of Athens, Greece knew he was in for a daunting challenge when he purchased the Gulf Oil-backed Top Fuel Motorcycle of 10-time champion Ian King. The young and talented rider exceeded all expectations in his first year…
Classic Top Fuel Motorcycle Race – Atlanta 1987
Enjoy some historic dragbike racing footage in the Cycledrag.com Classic Top Fuel Motorcycle Fantasy Challenge – Comment With Your Picks! Cycledrag.com has uncovered a gem. The field is set for this classic Top Fuel Motorcycle race. The race took place…
IDBL Top Fuel Shootout Dedicated to Legendary Elmer Trett, July 29-31 at MDIR
The Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League (IDBL) is poised to do something it has never done before when it hosts an exhilarating, ground-pounding Top Fuel Import and Harley Shootout at the tour’s marquee event, the WPGC Bike Fest from…
Top Fuel Import and Harley Shootout Added to IDBL WPGC Bike Fest, July 29-31
The 2016 IDBL Season off to a Record Setting Start Exciting $10,000 Top Fuel Import/Harley race added to the WPGC Bike Fest Race The Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League (IDBL) is poised to move to the next level by…
The Top Fuel Motorcycle Battle in Bradenton – One for the Dragbike Record Books
The much vaunted Battle of Bradenton, a clash of Top Fuel motorcycle titans took place just a week ago at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, track in Bradenton, Florida. The hype and close to a half a million dollars in track…
Hawaya Nitro Dragbike School a Huge Suceess – Two Classes Set for 2014
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. 9 riders and 4 crew chief/members attended the school, including 1 female…
Dave Vantine Being Groomed to Race Pollard Top Fuel Bike
Top Fuel motorcycle drag racing is starving for more competitors. A very talented racer appears to be on his way to joining the exclusive club. Pro Mod veteran Dave Vantine tested the five-second, Greg Pollard-owned Top Fueler at Virginia Motorsports…
Matheson Wins Australian Nationals
Three times Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion, Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team stamped their intentions for the new ANDRA Pro-Series, Top Qualifying, winning the Meeting, setting a new MPH Personal Best and ran quicker than anyone had on…
McBride Overcomes Engine Explosion To Win Third of the Year
Everything was going according to plan for eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride at the AMA Dragbike Summer Nationals from Bristol, Tenn, June 20-22. The Spiderman dazzled spectators with an initial run of 5.94 in testing prior to…
Steve McBride – “Brantley had 5.77 Power”
In 2007 Top Fuel Motorcycle icon Larry “Spiderman” McBride earned an unprecedented eighth AMA/Prostar championship. One of the men responsible for The Spiderman’s tremendous success is crew chief and brother Steve McBride. Steve McBride has been making the tuning calls…
McBride Runs Record Speed, Ends Season With a Victory
Top Fuel Motorcycle icon Larry “Spiderman” McBride is like a fine wine. He just keeps getting better with age. The 49-year-old eight-time AMA/Prostar champion scored his seventh win of the season and recorded a record speed of 246 mph at…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Veteran Carl Ahlfeldt Passes
Top Fuel Motorcycle veteran racer and crew chief Carl “Big Carl” Ahlfeldt, 65, passed away October 10th at his home in Oklahoma City. Big Carl was involved in motorcycle drag racing for the past forty-some years. He owned and operated…
McBride Fueled by Racing – A Profile on the World’s Quickest Dragbike Racer
“I love the thrill. I love the rush.” – Larry McBride It takes a courageous and tenacious type of individual to throw a leg over a 240-mph, nitro-guzzling Top Fuel motorcycle. Six-time AMA/Prostar champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride has been piloting…