Matt Smith Finishes Runner-up

Coming off his 13th win of his NHRA career last time out in Englishtown, New Jersey, Matt Smith was poised and ready for the fifth annual Summit Racing NHRA Nationals. Winning the Norwalk, Ohio race last year, Smith knew exactly…

Angie Smith Running Well, Just No Luck

Angie Smith has been running career best numbers over the past few races, including this past weekend in Norwalk, Ohio. After rain washed out the first two qualifying sessions on Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Smith knew…

Tonglet Goes to Quarterfinals

GT Tonglet notched his first 2011 round win in upsetting fashion Sunday when he eliminated Hector Arana Jr. – the No. 1 qualifier – in the first round of the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. Tonglet, the No. 16 qualifier, put…

First-round Knockout a Stunner for Points Leader Stoffer

Not long after GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer was eliminated in the first round of Sunday’s fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals she was smiling and greeting fans in the GEICO pits. Though the defeat stung the Pro Stock…

Tonglet Misses Starting Lineup on Friday

A season that has already featured highs and lows, suddenly hit the basement Saturday afternoon when LE Tonglet did not qualify for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. The reigning NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle champion struggled with motor problems…

Points Leader Stoffer Won’t Change her Plan of Attack

Consistency has been the mantra of GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer throughout the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season, and it’s taken her to the top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings. The popular rider from western Nevada…

Smith Looking for Sponsor, Willing to Rent out Third Bike

The most recent winner in the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle field, Matt Smith is without a sponsor. Smith won the 13 race of his career the last time out in Englishtown, New Jersey. However, right after that Smith…

Rebuilt Motor Boosts Tonglet’s Outlook

There is a rebuilt motor powering GT Tonglet’s Nitro Fish/Tonglet Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle and boosting his confidence level going into Friday’s Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. “We had some issues with the motor at our last race in Englishtown (N.J.,…

Underdahl Making Right Moves

Having just broken into the top ten in NHRA Championship points, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jim Underdahl is hoping to maintain his positive momentum this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in…

Amazing ‘Gracie’ Might be the Missing Key for Arana Jr.

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. has his sights set on two goals as he heads to this weekend’s fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, and with a new motor named after his mother Grace, he just may…

Arana Sr. Taking Same Steps from Championship Season

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. hopes history repeats itself at this weekend’s fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. Arana Sr. earned the first win of his Pro Stock Motorcycle career at this race…

Angie Smith Excited for Norwalk

Angie Smith is ready for Norwalk this weekend. Smith came off a very bittersweet weekend in Englishtown a few weeks ago. The drag racing beauty was running well during qualifying. She qualified herself in the top half of the field,…

Reyes Relic – Blown V8 Drag Bike

This beast appeared on the starting line at the Union Grove, Wisconsin track one day years back. Yes, that is a blown V-8 Chevy in the frame of this unusual ride. Note the “chopper style” front fork, they may work all right…

Bell to Support Gulf Oil Drag Racing

In a perfect partnership of iconic motorsport brands Gulf Oil Dragracing are pleased to announce that the Bell Helmets brand will be proudly carried on the Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals Top Fuel Bike for the 2011 season.…

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King Overcomes Graveltrap Crash

Following the rain affected home round at Santa Pod, the Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals team eagerly anticipated the first championship event at the new world class facility at Tierp in Sweden. Both the venue and the weather did…

Schweigert Leaves Topeka on a Roll

Terry “Milkman” Schweigert and the DTM Performance Pro Extreme Motorcycle team left the ADRL Kansas National Guard Independence Drags at Heartland Park Topeka with a two race win streak in tow. Although Topeka marked Schweigert’s first ever American Drag Racing…

McBride Rained out in South Carolina

Top Fuel drag bike legend, Larry “Spiderman” McBride attempted to make some exhibition passes at Union County Dragway in Union, S.C., this past Saturday, June 18. Unfortunately for the ten-time champion the event was canceled due to a heavy rain…

NLR NMS-1000 Progressive Nitrous Controller Makes History

The NMS-1000 Progressive Nitrous Controller continues to show it’s dominance by resetting the the Nitrous ET record for a “Pro Street” motorcycle at Maryland International Raceway this past weekend. Check it out here Key Features: •    Billet Aluminum enclosure •   …

Nitrous and Turbos Live Happily Together at MIR

Despite forecasts for rain and oppressive heat and humidity, a strong Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series field laid down quick runs and put on a thrilling show at Maryland International Raceway’s Fast By Gast Summer Showdown. And the…

Smith Loses Primary Sponsor

The celebration of winning the NHRA SuperNationals was short lived for past Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith. psm_winner Smith, of King, NC, was notified by officials of the Al-Anabi Racing organization they were pulling his sponsorship effective immediately. “I…

Schweigert, Schnitz and Dobrin Victorious at MIROCK Summer Showdown

Let the turbo vs. nitrous war rage on.  All of the MIROCK Summer Showdown, June 11-12 from Maryland International Raceway, pro final round match-ups showcased drag racing’s long-standing turbo vs. nitrous rivalry. Final round results/notes Mickey Thompson Pro Mod No. 4…

Norwalk Not Kind to Larry “Drums” Branccacio

The Ohio Bikeweek Nationals Presented by The Northern Ohio Harley-Davidson Dealers event at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, in Norwalk, OH was not kind to the Bammer/Starlight Tattoo bike in the Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel Class.  Larry “Drums” Brancaccio was more than…

Smith Wins by an Inch

Matt Smith and his Al-Anabi Racing Buell haven’t had the 2011 Full Throttle season they wanted until they rolled into Englishtown, New Jersey this past weekend. “We have had a rough year so far,” said Matt Smith. “We broke a…

Tonglet Goes out in First Round with Borrowed Engine

There was a borrowed motor in LE Tonglet’s Tonglet Racing Nitro Fish Pro Stock Motorcycle Suzuki GSXR Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to get Tonglet past the first round of the SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Tonglet was…

Points Leader Stoffer Collects Runner-up Result, Just .0002 Seconds Away from a Win

Another day, another trip to the money round for Karen Stoffer and the GEICO Suzuki. Stoffer finished as runner-up at Sunday’s 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, her third runner-up result of the season, and extended…

Underdahl Jumps Into Top Ten with Quarterfinal Finish

Jim Underdahl, rider on the Suzuki Extended Protection Pro Stock Motorcycle, jumped into the top ten in Championship points with his quarterfinal finish Sunday in the 42nd NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. After claiming…

Arana Jr. Out in First Round

Hector Arana Jr. lost in the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle. Rookie Hector Jr.’s learning curve continues to progress after his matchup with Andrew Hines. “I knew I had the power to beat him,” Hector Jr. said. “At the…

Arana Out in Opening Round

Hector Arana Sr. lost in the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle. A slip of the hand on the Lucas Oil Buell cost Hector Sr. in his first round matchup against Jim Underdahl. “I launched and as I was grabbling…

Tonglet Pleased Despite Early Loss

Something good Sunday came from GT Tonglet’s first competitive Pro Stock Motorcycle race in five years. “It turned out to be a decent weekend,” he said after losing to Karen Stoffer in the opening round. “I think we finally figured…

No Luck for Angie Smith

After barely losing last time out in Atlanta, when she cut a perfect light against Andrew Hines, Angie Smith and her Coffman Tank Trucks Buell were hoping their luck would turn around. However after having to face her husband first…

Semifinal Finish for Savoie

Jerry Savoie’s new Pro Stock Motorcycle program took another leap forward this weekend, qualifying number 3 in the quickest field ever and advancing to the semifinals of the NHRA Full Throttle SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown,…

Savoie Qualified Third for the SuperNationals

  After leading the Pro Stock Motorcycle field on Friday, tuner Mark Peiser put Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Racing team into race prep mode on Saturday, breaking in a new tire and pushing tuning limits at the expense of defending…

Ian King Suffers Rain in the Main

Following the Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals – Top Fuel Bike’s dream debut at the opening round of the European Championship in Hungary all eyes turned to the `Main Event’, the second round at Santa Pod in the UK.…

Savoie Tops Day No. 1 of Englishtown Qualifying

As veteran Suzuki tuner Mark Peiser tweaked Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Racing TL1000 between Friday’s qualifying rounds, he said “We left some on the table, there’s more in it.” “Enough to catch Eddie Krawiec?” someone asked.…

Points Leader Stoffer Wishing to Maintain Consistency

GEICO Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer knows it’s hard to get to the top – and it’s even harder to stay there. So she won’t worry about either one of those concepts. Instead, the leader of the Full…

Arana Hungry for First Win

Former NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana Sr. is hungry for a victory. The rider of the powerful Lucas Oil Buell V-Twin is looking for his first victory in two years, and he’s gunning for the trophy…

Confident Tonglet Looks for Spot in Starting Lineup

A day of testing minus a nagging electrical problem brought a smile back to GT Tonglet’s face as he prepared for the NHRA SuperNationals, Friday through Sunday, at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. “We learned a lot, and now it…

Angie Smith Optimistic Over New Motor

The Coffman Tank Trucks Buell of Angie Smith heads into the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park this weekend. Smith hopes to step it up a notch in Englishtown, New Jersey with the help of her…

Arana Jr. Excited for First Trip to E-Town

Perhaps no one is looking forward to the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park more than Lucas Oil Buell V-Twin Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. The rookie rider had the best performance of his short career…

Underdahl Continuing What Father Started 13 Years Ago

Although he wasn’t even a teenager, Jim Underdahl vividly remembers when his dad, veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Greg Underdahl, raced his way to his very first PSM final round in 1998 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. He also…

Tonglet Wants to Keep Good Times Rolling

“Flawless” was the one-word answer Gary Tonglet used to describe his son LE’s Pro Stock Motorcycle performance at Atlanta two weeks ago. No one could argue. LE was the No. 1 qualifier, had the quickest elapsed time (6.893 seconds) of…

Matt Smith Wants Back in the Hunt

Matt Smith and his Al-Anabi Racing Buell are focused and on a mission. The 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion hasn’t been this low in the Championship point standings in a while, and he is hoping to change all that this…

Johnson Set to Make Start No. 302

Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing standout Steve Johnson of Irondale, Ala. is having a hard time contemplating the numerical side of his career.  The upcoming National Hot Rod Association SuperNationals at legendary Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ…

Rookie Savoie is Sixth and Climbing Heading to Englishtown

As the NHRA Full Throttle season heads to the SuperNationals at legendary Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Jerry Savoie sits a surprising sixth in points. Surprising to everyone, perhaps, but Savoie. Most…

Brancaccio Climbing

After Larry “Drums” Brancaccio’s first win of the season with the All Harley Drag Race Association at the Liberty Nitro Nationals presented by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson, he knew he would move up in the Screamin’ Eagle Nitro Harley championship points and he did.…