McBride Wants to Retire Iconic Dragbike with 5.60s

Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has amassed 10 championships and numerous world records throughout his illustrious 33-year career.  The Spiderman has achieved the vast majority of his success on his current drag bike – a 1,511 c.c., supercharged…

Arana Jr. Drops out of Points Lead for First Time All Season

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. put up a fight but came up short Sunday in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.   Arana posted a better elapsed time than Jerry Savoie in their first-round…

Tonglet Pulls Out Runner-up Finish

LE Tonglet has not won an NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle race this season but he continues to show he is capable of doing so at any of the three remaining Countdown to the Championship playoff events.   He…

Arana Sr. Leaves Gateway with Pair of Track Records

Despite setting a pair of records for Gateway Motorsports Park, Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. left town disappointed after a second-round exit Sunday in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.   Arana looked strong in qualifying when he…

Viper Motorcycle Company announces Marketing Agreement with Scotty Pollacheck Racing

  Colbert Seagraves, Vice President of Marketing and Racing Operations for the Viper Motorcycle Company, announced today a marketing agreement with Scotty Pollacheck Racing for the four remaining NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship races. “Scotty is a true…

Updated Orient Express Pro Street 10K Battle Royale Entry List

 The list of entries continues to grow for what will be the richest race in the history of Pro Street. Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” October 4-6 Maryland International Raceway Entry Fee: $150   Updated Roll Call List: “Orient…

Tom Cladwell Ready for Bowling Green and The Rock

  It is time for Tom Caldwell  to prepare for final races of 2013. Old Guys Do Rule Racing will enjoy the great air and the lower temps at Rockingham, NC  for the Jim McClure Nitro Nationals. Caldwell says,  “We have…

Sovereign-Star Racing’s New Entry Denied for St. Louis

 According to a decision handed down today (Thursday) by Graham Light of NHRA’s Competition Department, the Sovereign-Star Racing team will not be permitted to enter 19-year-old developmental driver Chaz Kennedy as the replacement racer following Scotty Pollacheck’s resignation from the…

‘Business as usual’ for Sovereign-Star Racing’s Michael Ray

The Sovereign-Star Racing team will continue their championship run in the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class this weekend Sept. 27-29 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with one less driver than when they started the Countdown…

Larry “Spiderman” McBride on the Road to South Florida

Top Fuel Motorcycle hero Larry “Spiderman” McBride is poised to entertain South Florida drag racing fans with ground-pounding, nitro runs at the Bike Bash at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla., Sept. 28th. It won’t be McBride’s first trip…

Scotty Pollacheck Resigns from Sovereign-Star Racing Team

  Through an expected Tuesday morning phone call, Sovereign-Star Racing team co-owner George Bryce was informed by two-year team racer Scotty Pollacheck that Pollacheck would be departing as the team’s No. 6 racer for the remaining four races in the…

Industry Leader Web Cam Continues to Expand Business

Web Cam vice president Laurie Dunlap has the perfect outlook and work ethic to keep her company atop the motorcycle industry in innovation and performance. “We are always looking for ways to improve and make more power,” Dunlap said. Web Cam was…

MIROCK’s 10K Battle Royale is Imminent

  The most anticipated Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series event of the year is going down October 4-6 with the Fast by Gast Fall Nationals, featuring Orient Express Pro Street’s biggest payout—the $10,000 to win Battle Royale! The world’s quickest,…

Capone Captures Another Wally at Bowling Green

  Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing with Frank Capone brought home another Wally after the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Frito Lay at Thunder Valley, Bristol, Tn.    Capone says, “The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Seires and Harley-Davidson Drag Racing…

Strong performance by Sovereign-Star Racing Overshadowed by Second Round Losses at Dallas

  In the second race of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship, Sovereign-Star Racing drivers No. 5 Michael Ray and No. 6 Scotty Pollacheck competed at the top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle…

Matheson Ready to Return after Top Fuel Crash

  Australian Multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team are in preparation to return to the Australian National Drag Racing Championship after a terrifying high speed crash earlier this year at Sydney Dragway.   Matheson…

DME Racing Poised for $10,000 MIROCK Pro Street Battle Royale

DME Racing’s Dimey Eddinger knows what it takes to win heads-up, no wheelie bar racing. Eddinger is calling on his many years of experience to prepare his team for victory at what he believes will be the biggest Pro Street…

Man Cup Introduces Pingel Top Fuel Twin Class

The ManCup is proud to announce the formation of Pingel Enterprise Top Fuel Twin class as the latest blockbuster addition to the Haltech World Finals. “Today we are finally able to answer our Top Fuel Twin racers, YES, we do…

Semifinal Finish Helps Arana Jr. Maintain Points Lead

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. held on to the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead after a semifinal finish in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals on Sunday at Texas Motorplex. Unofficially Arana leads by 11 points over Matt Smith…

McKinney Takes 2nd Straight ADRL Championship

  Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer Eric McKinney and his dominant McKinney Motorsports team went to the American Drag Racing League’s marquee Dragstock X event at Rockingham Dragway with three goals in mind. Well, two out of three ain’t bad, as…

MIROCK Pro Street Rule Revision

  Rule Revision: Orient Express Pro Street The Pro Street combination for supercharged bikes is now separated into it’s own table in the MIROCK rulebook. There will also be a new supercharged ET and MPH record established in the MIROCK…

$10,000 to Win Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” Oct 4-6 at MIR

  Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” race of epic proportions! The Baddest of The Baddest! The Best of The Best! The FBG Fall Nationals at MIR in October every year has been the quickest and fastest race ever year…

Harley to Build a 500 c.c. Motorcycle?

  Rumors are swirling of a 500cc Harley that will likely be produced in India, which would expand the V-Twin giant’s reach to newer riders and additional overseas markets.   What do you think about a 500cc Harley? Is there a…

Ian King Takes Championship

To say that the Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals team had a successful weekend at the European Championship Finals would be to understate what was achieved by Europe’s most successful Top Fuel Bike team at this, their last home…

Pippin’s Weekend Pink but not Rosy

  NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Junior Pippin’s return to racing after two years away was a mixed bag. Although Pippin didn’t qualify for the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway, his effort to raise money for breast…

Sovereign-Star Racing Teammates at No. 4 and No. 5 in NHRA Countdown after Charlotte Race

 Sovereign-Star Racing teammates Scotty Pollacheck and Michael Ray kicked off the NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship with a competitive performance this past weekend Sept. 13-15 at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte,…

Arana Sr. Runner-Up In Charlotte

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. reached the final round on Sunday at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals but recorded a red-light in his attempt to claim the Wally.   “Overall the outcome was not what we totally…

Vantine Takes Pole, Races Deep at Rock

  Veteran Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer David Vantine came to the American Drag Racing League’s marquee Dragstock X race at Rockingham Dragway fresh off his sparkling Top Fuel Motorcycle debut a couple weeks earlier at Indianapolis. That nitro momentum carried…

Australia’s ANDRA Adds Pro Dragster

The Pro Dragster class continues to grow in popularity. The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) announced this week they will add a carbureted Nitro bike class to their line up beginning with the 2014 season. This new class will…

Vickers Two for Two in NHRA

Hawaya Racing Team headed to Bristol, Tennessee this past weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Screamin Eagle Series race presented by Harley Davidson Motor Company. Johnny Vickers in his second NHRA event this year, was riding the #1 school bike,…

Learn to Ride a Nitro Bike with Hawaya Racing

  Hawaya Racing is proud to announce the dates for the 2014 Spring Nitro Bike School, as well as the dates for the return of the Spring Rockingham race, now under the AMRA banner. This is great news for our…

Atco’s Motorcycle Tradition Lives On With MIROCK

 It’s been written many times that history repeats itself.  In terms of warfare that’s seldom a good thing.  In terms of racing, it’s often a good thing. After all, consistency is necessary for winning in motorsports right?  Right! Such is…

Competition Heats up as Sovereign-Star Racing Enters Championship Countdown at Charlotte

  Sovereign-Star Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers No. 3 Michael Ray and No. 6 Scotty Pollacheck will begin the NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship this weekend Sept. 13-15 at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX…

Pippin Back in Pink for Charlotte

  NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Junior Pippin has stepped back from racing the last couple years while supporting his wife Lisa in her battle with breast cancer. But at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway,…

MIROCK Pro Mod Rule Revision

  Pro Mod Rule Revision: Bikes w/ 50″ or less crank to rear axle and stock stroke: 585 lbs. Click Link Below For Revision: http://www.mirockracing.com/rulebook/2013_mirock_rulebook_promod.pdf Sincerely, Jason Miller

MIROCK March of Dimes Benefit

  MIROCK will also be holding a March of Dimes fundraiser ride for “Bikers For Babies” on Sunday, October 6th during the 21st annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals at MIR! This is for a great cause, and there will…

MIROCK Orient Express U.S. Nationals Bike Count

  Official MIROCK Bike Count at Atco Dragway: 669 entries. (This count does not include Friday’s Test & Tune) Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the event! We appreciate each and every one of you! Pro Street:…

Ian King Locks up 7th Championship

  At the weekend’s FIA European Dragracing Championship Finals at Santa Pod in the UK, Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals Top Fuel  Bike rider Ian King ran the first sub six second pass by a UK rider in history…

MIROCK Orient Express U.S. Nationals Photo Highlights

There is a lot of motorcycle drag racing history at Atco Raceway.  After a few years without the event, the MIROCK Series and Orient Express wrote a new chapter in U.S. Nationals record book. For the first time in the…

Second Quickest Pro Street Pass Ever Setting the Pace at the US Nationals

At 4:10 PM during qualifying at the MIROCK, Orient Express, US Nationals, Massachusetts racer Tony Ficher, driving the DAS Performance, Pro Street Hyabusa stunned the crowd with a 6.908 elapsed time at 209.95 mph.  The team DAS bike, now sits…

Atco, New Jersey Welcomes MIROCK Series

For the first time in the organization’s history  The MIROCK Superbike Series ventures outside of Maryland International Raceway and Rockingham Dragway to storied Atco Raceway in South Jersey.  The motorcycle version of the US Nationals has been contested here at…

Verl Smith – 3 Weeks, 3 Races, 3 Wins.

  Verl “Smitty” Smith’s Racing 4 VETS has been staying home, testing tuning and getting ready to peroform locally AND PERFORM he did.  In the last few weekend it’s been back to back events with great results.   According to…

Sovereign-Star Racing teammates enter Countdown in Top 6 after Semifinal Appearance at Indy

  Sovereign-Star Racing driver Scotty Pollacheck advanced to the semifinal round of competition this past weekend at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., as he and teammate Michael Ray both entered the NHRA Mello…

John Hall WINS all-MSR/Viper US Nationals Final

  Second year NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall raced from the 15th starting position all the way to the win at the 59th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals. Making the triumph even sweeter for the…

Tom Caldwell Heading to Bristol

  Tom Caldwell/OLD GUYS DO RULE RACING has an action packed Fall planned and amazingly this month he’s mostly near home.    After surviving yet ANOTHER Birthday, he has been testing is ready for Thunder Valley!    Sept. 5-6 Friday and Saturday-Old…

John Hall Wins U.S. Nationals

John Hall thought getting the first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle win of his career would be the highlight of his season. Being wrong never felt so good. Hall rode his Viper Motorcycle Co. Buell to a 7.03 to 7.06 victory over his…

Arana Jr. Takes Points Lead Into Countdown

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. will carry the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead into the Countdown to the Championship despite a second-round loss at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway.   Arana has led the…

Hector Arana Has a Bittersweet Day in Indy

Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. had another bittersweet day at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway.   Arana won his first-round match but it came against his youngest son Adam and then…

Mike Bahnmaier Racing Has Busy August

The Mike Bahnmaier Racing Team opened their 2013 trip to Sturgis by displaying several drag bikes at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center on August 4th.   A tradition started by Verl Smith, who was unable to attend this year,…

Capone Racing Preparing for Bristol

You might have been worried about Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing with Frank Capone since you haven’t heard from them in a month. But never fear, Team HeadBlade has been in the air conditioned garage getting ready for Sept. 5-6-7th NHRA Lucas Oil…

Thornley’s Dream Chaser Racin’ Going to NHRA – Bristol, TN

 After a busy busy August that included the Amsoil Sturgis Nationals August 5-7, the 20th Annual NW Nitro Motorcycle Nationals August 24-25, and the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary celebration, Janette Thornley and team are ready to race again.  This weekend,  Sept.…