Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s first back-to-back race weekends got off to a successful start at the ManCup HTP Nationals from Memphis International Raceway, July 23-24, where McBride took his new, state-of-the-art “Star” to its first final round.…
Angie Smith Anxious to ride her Victory Motorcycle into California’s Biker Paradise
Victory Motorcycles factory rider Angie Smith has clear designs on the title of this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, and when she gets to work on the dragstrip at Sonoma Raceway, she already knows she and her Pro Stock Motorcycle…
Star Racing Heads to Wine Country for Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals
With an earlier than predicted exit from the Mopar Mile-High Nationals last weekend at Bandimere Speedway, Star Racing’s Angelle Sampey and Cory Reed are amped up about their next race this weekend for the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.…
WPGC Bike Fest Ready to Rock MDIR
The nation’s biggest motorcycle drag racing and culture event has one-upped its game. The always mega-huge WPGC Bike Fest will feature ear-splitting, eye-burning nitro bikes in full-on competition for the first time—not just a match race. It’s the Mickey Thompson…
Harley V-Rods Sweep Denver, Andrew Hines Collects Record-Setting 45th Win
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines motorcycle rider Andrew Hines overwhelmed the Pro Stock Motorcycle field with a record-setting performance at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Hines rode a thundering Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® drag bike to lead qualifying, re-set the track Elapsed…
Andrew Hines Matches Dave Schultz to Lead Pro Stock Motorcycle All-time Wins List
Andrew Hines became the winningest Pro Stock Motorcycle rider in history, capturing his 45th career win by outrunning teammate Eddie Krawiec in the final round at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver. Hines took his third…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Set to Begin First Back-to-Back Stretch with New Bike
After debuting a new motorcycle for the first time in more than 20-years, 2016 has been a season of milestones for Top Fuel dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride. McBride’s new “Star” has already captured its first five-second run and pair…
One of Hector Arana Jr.’s Favorite Tracks Awaits Him in Denver
For many in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the thought of racing in the mile-high altitude strikes fear in their hearts, but for Lucas Oil Racing TV Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr., the chance to race…
Lucas Oil rider Hector Arana Sr.: Preparation is Key for Denver and Beyond
The Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals this weekend at Bandimere Speedway kicks off the two-race Western Swing for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, taking Lucas Oil rider Hector Arana Sr. far from his home base. For that reason, Arana has been…
Hot Paquette Takes Dragbike Streak to Muggy Memphis, Record Breaking Pro Street Hayabusa is For Sale
The Mark Paquette/McIntosh Machine & Fabrication Pro Street racing team of Mark Paquette and Bud Yoder are on a major win and number one qualifying streak in 2016, as their 700 horsepower, turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusas have torn up dragstrips from…
Chris Hand to Undergo Back Surgery, Likely to Miss Remainder of Season
Top Fuel veteran Chris Hand will undergo lower back surgery on Friday July, 22nd. The procedure will likely cause the pilot of the “Redneck Express” to miss the remainder of the season. Hand remains optimistic and is not ruling out…
Two-time World Champion Matt Smith Ready to Continue Love Affair with Bandimere
The first time Victory Motorcycles factory rider Matt Smith won an NHRA national event on Thunder Mountain in 2007, he went on to claim his first world championship. The following year, he raced to Bandimere Speedway’s podium once again, helping…
Victory Motorcycles Pro Rider Angie Smith Has Big Plans for her Time in Colorado
Angie Smith plans to get plenty of seat time on her Victory Motorcycles bikes when the NHRA tour arrives in Colorado, both at Bandimere Speedway when she competes at this weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals and in the days surrounding…
2-Wheel Professional Racers Organization (PRO2) to Celebrate at Mopar Mile-High Nationals
The PRO2 Pro Stock Motorcycle teams travel high and deep into the Rocky Mountains to more than 5,800 feet, where the altitude affects everything from engine tune-ups to aerodynamics, to kick off the traditional two-week pro stock motorcycle Western Swing.…
Jay Turner Wins Second-Straight IHRA Nitro Harley Race, Takes Commanding Points Lead
Jay Turner raced to his third victory of the season at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Good Vibrations while Shawn Bowen captured the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car title at Castrol Raceway; due to…
Drag Bike Racing Down South – A Look at Mexico’s National Series
Love for fast motorcycles is like a universal language. No matter where one goes it seems it’s always possible to find the fraternity of two-wheel enthusiasts, who must always welcome any other “motorhead.” Here talented two-stroke racer Garrett Wood gives…
Brown Doubles, Paquette Streaks at NHDRO Louisville Dragbike Race
The Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series delivered a strong weekend of pro, sportsman, and grudge action in brilliant sunshine when the NHDRO visited Louisville’s full concrete, eighth mile Ohio Valley Raceway for the Mid Season Sizzle on July 8-10.…
Andrew Hines Sets New Track Elapsed Time Record and Wins His Second Season Final
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines charged to a final-round Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Hines blazed through the field on a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® drag bike to…
Misfortune Strikes Again for No. 1 Qualifier Matt Smith
Victory Motorcycles rider Matt Smith thought his luck was changing, but misfortune bit the two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion again in the first round of the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway. Smith qualified…
Lucas Oil Father and Son, Teammates Hector Arana Sr. and Jr. Make Gains in Chicago
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana Sr., rider of the Lucas Oil Buell, and his son Hector Arana Jr., rider of the Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell, feel like they gained invaluable amounts of data even though they had…
Andrew Hines Wins Chicago
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hines claimed his second victory of the season and 44th of his career, tying him for most victories in the history of the two-wheel class with the late Dave Schultz. He outran Angelle Sampey in the…
Angelle Sampey Blazes to Second Final of 2016 at K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Angelle Sampey reached her second final round of the 2016 season this weekend at the 19th annual K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals. She took out Jim Underdahl, teammate Cory Reed, and Eddie Krawiec before she came up short against…
Cory Reed Scores Big Holeshot Win at K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Star Racing/PSE Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Cory Reed appears to be on a mission to achieve a milestone at every event he attends and this weekend at the 19th annual K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals was no different. Reed…
Matt Smith Takes NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Pole in Chicago
Matt Smith rode to his first No. 1 qualifying position of the season, 24th of his career and second at Chicago in Pro Stock Motorcycle as no one was able to better his Friday track record time of 6.842 at…
Hector Arana Jr. Looks Back to Move Forward in Chicago
There are times in your life when you wish you could bottle up memories and tuck them away somewhere special so they can last forever. Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. has a place on a…
Hector Arana Sr. Concentrating on Quality of Racing and Life in Chicago
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana Sr., rider of the Lucas Oil Buell, has gained immense amounts of wisdom about blasting down the quarter-mile in his almost three decades between the centerline and the retaining wall. He has…
Matt Smith Expects to Continue Midseason Surge on Victory Gunner
For many, July is the start of the dog days of summer, when heat saps enthusiasm and dwindles excitement, but for Victory Motorcycles rider Matt Smith, the opposite is true. This time last year, Smith began a surge that led…
Victory Motorcycle rider Angie Smith’s Fitness Routines Help Her be a Better Racer
When Victory Motorcycles rider Angie Smith battles the Pro Stock Motorcycle field at the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals this weekend at Route 66 Raceway, one aspect she won’t have to worry about is her physical fitness. That’s because…
DME Dragbike Racing Tames MDIR
Winston-Salem’s DME Racing—and indeed everyone on track at the International Drag Bike League’s recent MTC Engineering Summer Nationals—were dealt a tricky racing surface to manage. A recent repaving from 330 feet on of Maryland International Raceway’s quarter mile caused the…
2-Wheel Professional Racers Organization (PRO2) Ready for K & N Filters Route 66 Nationals
Stadium-like Route 66 Raceway, which opened in 1998 just outside of the Windy City, has regularly been the site of astounding performances and one of PRO2’s favorite pre-race parties, Nitro Night in downtown Joliet IL This year’s Nitro Night event…
Ali Attitude Alive at NHDRO Louisville
Many called NHDRO’s first trip to Louisville’s Ohio Valley Raceway “The Greatest,” with more grudge races locking in and knocking out than anyone could remember happening anywhere else, ever. “One of the best events I’ve ever attended!” said rider Richard…
Rookie of the Year Contender Cory Reed’s Two Wheel Experience Off Asphalt, Secret Weapon in Angelle Sampey
Cory Reed is one of the new young faces in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class. The 23-year-old former professional motocross racer is turning heads with his quick progression in the class and much of it can be attributed to…
AMRA ProMod Dragbikes Survive Bowling Green’s Summer Shootout Heat Wave
June 25-26 marked the halfway point of the season for the AMRA’s ProMod series and also showed its biggest field of bikes this class has seen in several years. Ryan Oehler laid down his third win in a row and stretched…
Lazer Porting Building Air-Gulping Hayabusa for the Bonneville Salt Flats
Check out this mean, air-gulping, Hayabusa horsepower monster Mike Hubsher from Lazer Porting is building for the Bonneville Salt Flats! Make sure to like the Lazer Facebook page to see what they can do for your machine. Call Mike and…
IDBL WPGC Bike Fest Shaping Up to be Biggest Yet! July 29-31 Maryland International Raceway
Please make your plans now to be apart of history! The IDBL WPGC Bike Fest from Maryland International Raceway, July 29-31 will have a little something for everyone. All motorcycle clubs are welcome. Please spread the word. See you there!