Two of the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL)’s most active sportsman racers were the big news of the MTC Engineering Summer Nationals on June 24-26 at Maryland International Raceway. Long Island’s Mike Ostrowski and Dustin “Bring Biscuits” Lee…
Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson V-Rod Team Sweep Norwalk
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines racer Ed Krawiec swept the Pro Stock Motorcycle field at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Aboard a thundering Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® drag bike, Krawiec was the top qualifier for the event and then blasted through…
Star Racing Puts in a Strong Performance in Norwalk
Star Racing/Precision Service Equipment riders Angelle Sampey and Cory Reed celebrated their best weekend yet since joining forces at the beginning of 2016. Reed got his first career win and Sampey reached her third semifinal round in 2016. Sampey reached…
Karen Stoffer Aiming to Defend Norwalk Pro Stock Motorcycle Title
It has been a far different start to the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season than it was a year ago for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer. The class veteran put together two early-season wins in 2015,…
Angie Smith Feels Her Victory Gunner is Close to a Making a Big Breakthrough
NHRA Drag Racing star Angie Smith loves riding her 2016 Victory Gunner around her home state of North Carolina. Whether she’s leisurely rolling down the scenic coastline or charging over the Tail of the Dragon, she has come to count…
Chip Ellis Packing Pippin Power in Norwalk
Chip Ellis has ridden a lot of sweet bikes in his long motorcycle drag racing career, but none as smooth as Junior Pippin’s PiranaZ EBR1190RX. “As long as I’ve been racing Pro Stock Motorcycle, this is the best motorcycle I’ve…
Star Racing Race Preview: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Star Racing/Precision Service Equipment Pro Stock Buell racers Angelle Sampey and Cory Reed make their way to the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals this weekend for their fifth of 16 races in 2016. After a very successful Englishtown…
Lucas Oil Racing TV rider Hector Arana Jr. Would Love to Follow Dad to Norwalk Winner’s Circle
The first victory of Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr.’s riding career came at the U.S. Nationals in 2011, but the first professional win of his career came in 2008 at Summit Motorsports Park, site of this weekend’s…
200: Victory Motorcycles rider Matt Smith will reach milestone in Norwalk
Victory Motorcycles rider Matt Smith will reach a career milestone in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals this weekend at Summit Motorsports Park, as the two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champ will compete in the 200th race of his NHRA career.…
IDBL Dragbike Racing Back on Black
After a disappointing rainout in May, the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL) returns to action with the MTC Engineering Summer Nationals on June 24-26. And Maryland International Raceway’s new smooth, black asphalt back half that the bikes barely…
Ian King’s Record Breaking 5 x 5’s
The Gulf Oil Top Fuel Motorcycle Dragracing team kicked off their new season in style with consistency of the highest order, a new European Record and an event win to take an early lead in the 2016 FIM European Dragracing…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Fan Appreciation at NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
This event at fan-friendly Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park ends the first half of the season and features a large fan draw, world famous $1 a pound ice cream, fireworks, and other promotions in addition to the competition in the…
Bob Malloy Win IHRA President’s Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco
Bob Malloy set the IHRA elapsed time national record on his way to the winner’s circle at the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals from Maryland International Raceway, June 17-18. After defeating Jake Stordeur in the first round, he posted a 6.204-second…
Angelle Sampey Brings Home Win at NHRA Summernationals for Daughter Ava
Angelle Sampey outdrove the entire NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class on her way to the winner circle at the 47th annual NHRA Summernationals. In her 70th final round of her career, Sampey wanted to hoist the Wally at the…
MPS Tablet Dash Mounts
Motorcycle Performance Specialties is excited to announce the immediate availability of our new Tablet Mount P/N 1-0757 and the Tablet/Dash Mount combination P/N 1-0759. Your tablet snaps into our mount and holds your tablet securely. The MPS Tablet Mount allows…
Savoie’s Summernationals Springboard, Englishtown Runner-up on Solid Ground for Countdown
A runner-up finish at the Summernationals is just what Jerry Savoie and the White Alligator Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team needed as the NHRA Mello Yello schedule gets serious in the heat of summer. Despite changing weather at the venerable…
New Grandstands at Maryland International Raceway add to the Spectator Experience
The capital improvements continue at Maryland International Raceway as new grandstands have been installed on the spectator side of the drag strip. The new seating has stunning views of the on-track action, holds 5,000 people, and includes a section specifically…
McBride Scores Star’s Second Round Win, Applauds Longtime Friend Chris Hand’s Victory
For Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s team, this past weekend marked another positive step forward; another race with a five-second time slip and a round win. Heading into the ManCup DME Nationals in Rockingham, N.C., June 10-12, 15-time Top…
Lucas Oil Rider Hector Arana Sr. Shakes off First-Round Defeat in Englishtown
Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. shook off a first-round exit in the NHRA Summernationals on Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, perhaps knowing better times are ahead for the veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle racer. Arana, the…
First Round-Win of 2016 has Lucas Oil Racing TV Rider Hector Arana Jr. Pumped about Future
Lucas Oil Racing TV rider Hector Arana Jr. knocked one monkey off his back in the NHRA Summernationals on Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, and he’d love to knock another off soon. Arana beat Jim Underdahl to…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Working Hard in Preparation of Star’s Second Race, Signs New Sponsor
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend and 15-time champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride is making some final adjustments to his beloved motorcycle “Star” before he enters it in only its second ever race, The ManCup DME Summer Nationals, June 11-12, from Rockingham Dragway. “I…
Angie Smith looks Forward to Positive Englishtown Result on her Victory Gunner
Victory Motorcycles rider Angie Smith maintains a positive outlook on life in general, so a slow start to the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season isn’t about to get her down. The veteran racer failed to qualify…
Victory Motorcycles’ Matt Smith Heads Back to Site of First Career Victory
Even though Victory Motorcycles rider Matt Smith celebrated winning the 2005 U.S. Nationals, the 2006 NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park was officially the first of his 18 Pro Stock Motorcycle victories. Smith, who returns for the…
New England Hot Rod Hall of Fame to induct Rick Stetson
On Sunday, June 26, 2016, the New England Hot Rod Hall of Fame will induct Rick Stetson, of Northboro, Massachusetts into its ranks as the first motorcycle drag racer ever so recognized. Other inductees will be Dick Clark, Jay Blake,…
Paquette, Teasley and NHDRO Dragbikes Blister Gateway
It was no surprise that when the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—brought its high-horsepower, 2-wheeled road show to the St. Louis area’s Gateway Motorsports Park for June 3-5’s Motorcycle Madness, sparks would fly. But heavy overnight and Saturday…
NHRA Releases 2017 Schedule
The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule was announced today by NHRA officials. The 24-race circuit continues to reach more U.S. markets than any other major motorsports series and will once again thrill millions of fans with its…
After Meeting on Cycledrag.com Facebook, Innovative and Enthusiastic Gadson and Haapalahti Embark on NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Quest
“The goal for now is to qualify,” said upstart team owner Harri Haapalahti, originally of Helsinki, Finland, now of East Meadow, N.Y. Along with his wife Donna McKenna and respected motorcycle drag racer Richard Gadson and backing from RPM Insurance…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Englishtown Preview
Pro Stock Motorcycle will make its fourth appearance of the 2016 season. Last year, Louisiana alligator farmer Savoie raced to his first victory of the season and finished a career-high third in points. Three-time world champion and 2012 Summernationals winner…
Lucas Oil rider Hector Arana Sr. Ready to Get ‘crank’ing at NHRA Summernationals
Although Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. is a lofty third in the NHRA Mello Yello standings after three national events, the past world champion knows he could be doing better. But some late-arriving and then ultimately unreliable parts…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Fan Appreciation Event On Saturday Of Englishtown Event by Pro 2
The NHRA Summer Nationals is scheduled for Friday June 10th – Sunday June 12th and PRO 2 will once again present Pro Stock Motorcycle Fan Appreciation on Saturday June 11th in the pro stock motorcycle pit area. All fans at…
Orient Express Warns to Watch for GB Racing “Knock-Off” Parts
It has come to our attention that reverse-engineered knock-offs of GB Racing engine protection products have surfaced in the United States. The knock-off covers are in some cases based on earlier GB Racing engine cover versions and designs. The materials have been analyzed and…