On September 3rd, 2018, the NHRA Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley season concluded with the drama and performance we have all come to expect from the big thunder bikes. On the last pass during the last race of 2018…
US 131 Dash For Cash Coverage
Enjoy some videos and photos from the AmSnow Dash for Cash at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich., Sept. 21-23. This longstanding event is dedicated to the late Tim Mills, who started the race at Muncie Dragway in Albany,…
Matt Smith Takes NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Points Lead With St. Louis Win
Matt Smith earned his second victory of 2018 and 20th of his career with a holeshot win of 6.877 at 198.44 to LE Tonglet’s 6.876 at 196.10 Sunday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals from Gateway International Raceway in…
Top Dollar for Top Gas at NHDRO in Indy
Top Gas gets NHDRO’s Big Money treatment when the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana, for the Performance Racing Products Showdown in Naptown. NHDRO is paying $4000 to win—sure to…
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…
Harley-Davidson York Open House, 2019 Model Lineup
Enjoy some videos and photos from the Harley-Davidson open house at the factory in York, Pa. We take a look at all the 2019 models, see some cool burnouts and get an up-close look at the first Harley ever assembled…
Harleys Get Top Three Spots On Friday, Eddie Krawiec No. 1 in St. Louis
Eddie Krawiec, defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion and current points leader, finished atop the qualifying order in Pro Stock Motorcycle with a 6.820 at 195.56 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson on Friday night at the seventh…
Steve Johnson Continues To Move Up In NHRA Countdown
Steve Johnson Racing is a team doing big things this year in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series. The independent Pro Stock Motorcycle rider with a single crew person fought his way into the prestigious Countdown to the…
A Close Look at The World’s Quickest Suzuki GS Street Bike
Enjoy a close look at a marvel of engineering, the world’s quickest Suzuki GS street bike, owned by Brad Mummert and ridden by Richard Gadson. With the help of Web-Camshafts, Grothus Dragbikes, M2 Shocks, Brock’s Performance, Lectron Fuel Systems and…
Sportsman Motorcycle Racing Recap from NHRA Dodge Nationals
Enjoy some videos and photos from the sportsman motorcycle racing at the NHRA Dodge Nationals from Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. Sept 13-16. Four motorcycle racers were given the opportunity to compete on the big stage, in front of…
Hector Arana Jr. Begins Countdown With Reading Win
Hector Arana Jr. kicked off the 2018 NHRA Countdown in style by winning the 34th NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Arana Jr. was on his game all weekend and after cutting a nearly perfect reaction time, would pilot his…
NHRA Maple Grove Pro Stock Motorcycle Video and Photo Coverage
Enjoy some videos and photos from the Dodge Nationals from Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. Sept 13-16. It’s the first race of the championship Countdown and we will hear from many of the players involved. The big storylines of…
Ocean City Maryland OC and Delmarva Bike Fest Coverage – Weather Man Misses Again
Enjoy some videos and photos from the OC Bike Fest / Delmarva Bike Fest from Ocean City, MD. Sept 13-16. Initially most forecasts had this event being a total washout in the beginning of the week due to Hurricane Florence.…
Hector Arana Jr. Wins NHRA Dodge Nationals on Lucas Oil EBR
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hector Arana Jr. earned his second victory of 2018 and 13th of his career on Sunday at the 34th Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. With a run of 6.842 at 197.74 on his Lucas…
Matt Smith Gets Third Straight NHRA No. 1 Qualifying Position
Two-time world champ Matt Smith grabbed his third straight No. 1 qualifying position in Pro Stock Motorcycle Saturday at the 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway thanks to his 6.828 at 198.20 from Friday on his Elite…
Matt Smith Goes to the Top in Opening Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying at Maple Grove
Matt Smith, a two-time world champ, finished atop the qualifying order in Pro Stock Motorcycle with a 6.828 at 198.20 on his Elite Motorsports Denso Auto Parts EBR on Friday at the 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove…
Defending Pro Stock Motorcyle Champion Eddie Krawiec Looking to Continue Maple Grove Success
Racing at Maple Grove Raceway, the site of this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, has seemed to always bring out the best in defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Eddie Krawiec. Now that the race serves as the kickoff…
WAR Peaking for Countdown, Building Foundation for Future Without Jerry Savoie
Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Racing (WAR) continues to show that it is the strongest Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) team in National Hot Rod Association Mello Yello drag racing, and maybe the strongest team overall. Rider LE Tonglet took the…
ManCup Galot Canceled, Rain Washes Out Motorcycle Drag Racing For Second Consecutive Weekend
The soggy weather in the Midwest and on the East Coast has been relentless. After NHDRO was forced to reschedule its event last weekend, ManCup was forced to cancel the MTC Nationals from Galot Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C. due…
Flashback – Nitro Harley Front Runners Update
Check out the following article originally published by Cycledrag.com prior to the 2007 season. We stumbled on this right after the 2018 NHRA U.S. Nationals and found it pretty cool that the players all the same. Back then the top…
Ronnie Smith Wins PDRA Pro Extreme Motorcycle at Galot
Pro Extreme Motorcycle No. 1 qualifier Ronnie “Pro Mod” Smith charged to a win Saturday night at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Drag Wars at GALOT Motorsports Park. Smith went wire-to-wire to enjoy his career-best weekend in the PDRA’s…
NHRA U.S. Nationals Video and Photo Coverage
Enjoy some videos and photos from the biggest drag race in the world, the NHRA U.S. Nationals from Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. on Labor Day Weekend. The was the second time NHRA showcased Pro Stock Motorcycles and Nitro…
NHDRO Race Rains Out, ManCup Honoring NHDRO Gold Cards at Galot, 4.60 Bonus
NHDRO racers were dealt some unfortunate news when sanction owner Brian Welch was forced to cancel the Mid-Season Nationals at Ohio Valley Dragway, Sept. 7-9 due to a pessimistic forecast. On Facebook Welch wrote, “The weather reports are getting…
The Race to the First Turbo-Charged Five Spools Up, New Innovative Bike Surfaces
Backed by the brain power of some of the most knowledgeable and talented dragbike racing veterans, an innovative, custom, Timblin Chassis turbo GS dragbike with big expectations has surfaced – a modern-day Funny Bike is born. 30-year-plus nitrous loyalist Dan “the…
A Chat With Legendary Motorcycle Bracket Racer and Mechanic Bruce Sauer
Enjoy this in-depth interview from the shop of one of the most successful motorcycle bracket racers of all-time, Bruce Sauer from his Power by Sauer shop in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Sauer talks about his remarkable run on his “ATM Machine” Kawasaki…
Cory Reed, Angelle Sampey and Joey Gladstone Talk Pro Stock Motorcycle
In this interview from the pits Team Liberty Pro Stock Motorcycle racing, Cory Reed and Angelle Sampey, talk about the addition of Joey Gladstone to the team and talk about its goals moving forward. We ask Reed what his expectations…
AMA Museum and Hall of Fame Tour
Enjoy and share this tour of the AMA Museum and Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. There are some truly amazing, historic motorcycles on display. The AMA’s James Holter is our tour guide. Enjoy!