The Story Behind the World’s Quickest Motorcycle

Enjoy this tale of how Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s world record-holding motorcycle “Star” came to be and what could be next for this amazing bike. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe here) and the Cycledrag.com Facebook…

Drag Racing Legend Larry Minor Interview

Enjoy this two part interview with Drag Racing and Off Road racing Hall of Famer Larry Minor. We get a garage tour and see amazing toys and do some bench racing with Larry in his trophy room. Make sure to…

Summit Racing Equipment Extends Commitment to Mid-West Drag Racing Series

Summit Racing Equipment, The World’s Speed Shop®, will continue its role as the title sponsor of the Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) in 2022, series officials announced today. Summit is entering its fourth year as the title sponsor of the…

Pro Street Legend Kent Stotz Announces Drag Racing Retirement, Lists Bike For Sale

Before many of today’s drag racers were even born, Kent Stotz was laying the foundation of his legacy in motorcycle drag racing. Kent stepped into motorcycle drag racing in the late 1970’s with the Mr. Turbo team. Turbocharging was very much in its infancy during…

Mid-West Drag Racing Series Adds Top Fuel Motorcycle to Three Events for 2022 Season

The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service will add its first two-wheel class when it welcomes Top Fuel Motorcycle to its class lineup at three races in the 2022 season. Pingel Enterprises, a long-time…

Matt Hines to Serve as Technical Leader for Vance & Hines MotoAmerica’s King of the Baggers Team

Vance & Hines today announced the details of the company’s involvement in MotoAmerica’s King of the Baggers (KOTB) racing series in 2022. The company will field a two-bike team featuring James Rispoli and Taylor Knapp riding, with technical support from…

NHRA Youth and Education Program Grows with Pep Boys

NHRA welcomes Pep Boys and Mac Tools to the team of partners of the NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program. The NHRA YES Program is the only full-time education program in motorsports providing quality educational content and activities for…

Larry “Spiderman” McBride Impresses at Comeback Test Session

Top Fuel Motorcycle world record holder and legend, Larry “Spiderman” McBride made his return to motorcycle drag racing after a knee replacement and other complications kept him off of his Nitro drag bike for more than 14 months.  In this…

What’s Different on a Factory Race Bike

Enjoy this behind the scenes tour from Anaheim Supercross as we explore the real differences between stock and factory dirt bikes. We talk with Supercross / motocross legend and Factory KTM Team Manager Roger Decoster, longtime time technician and mechanic…

Guy Glover’s Nostalgia Iron Head Harley Davidson

Guy Glover, veteran drag bike racer and crew chief for Pro Fuel racer Jim Martin, was nice enough to do some show and tell at a recent test session near Glover’s home at Palm Beach International Raceway. Glover brought out…

Nitro Grinch Steals Show at Snow Outlaws

Taking a radical new build from completion to the winners’ circle rarely happens right off the bat in motorsports, yet that’s exactly what did happen at the Snow Outlaws Winter Nationals presented by Rice Lake Tourism. A rowdy Wisconsin crowd…

Sampey and Krawiec to Race V&H Suzukis, New Role for Hines

Vance & Hines today announced details of its 2022 campaign to earn the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, with a trio of former NHRA champions leading the charge. Andrew Hines will step up to the role of full-time Crew Chief…

Larry “Spiderman” McBride to Get Back on Top Fuel Bike after 14 Months

For 20-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion and nitro drag bike racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride it feels like its been a lifetime since he made a run on his world record-holding motorcycle “Star.” The last time we saw McBride in…

Mecum Las Vegas 2022 Motorcycle Auction Takes January Sales to $239 Million

With January 2022 now in the rearview, Mecum Auctions has once again put its official stamp of unparalleled success into the record books with total sales from the world’s largest collector car auction and the world’s largest motorcycle auction reaching…

$124,000 posted in XDA Contingency Program for 2022

The XDA would like to thank Bates Leathers, Brock’s Performance, Cycle Concepts, DME Racing, MTC Engineering, Penske Racing Shocks, Vance & Hines, Voodoo Custom Motorcycle Components, and Worldwide Bearings for putting 124k of extra cash and gift certificates in the…

How Three Galah Birds Took Gold Christmas Trees

Circa 2014 , halfway across Australia, two multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champions ,  Chris Porter of Bad Bones racing and Chris “Nitro Voodoo” Matheson ,took time out from there 120-hour return trip from the East coast. The two Champs had…

The Story of Kelvin Jones’ 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000

Although the KZ1000 was born and introduced to the world in 1977, the release of the A2 models a year later might have had the more noteworthy debut. The Americanization of Kawasaki in June of 1978 had commenced with 200 personalized…

Boosted Bulls at XDA now a Championship Class

The Boosted Bulls at the XDA will now be a Championship Points class in 2022!   The Boosted Bulls class is for the quickest and fastest Grudge Bikes on the planet! These wild machine race to the 1/8 mile with…

Pomona Gets a Fresh New Surface

Racers attending the 62nd Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona will be able to enjoy a freshly ground, polished, and prepped racing surface at the first race of the 2022 NHRA Camping World…

Snow Outlaws Snowmobile Drag Racing Set to Kick It Up

Snow Outlaws—the nation’s hottest snowmobile drag racing series—is set to kick up huge white rooster-tails as the peaceful winter blanket around Rice Lake, Wisconsin, gets seriously disturbed. The Snow Outlaws Winter Nationals presented by Rice Lake Tourism puts treads to…