The vintage motorcycle collector market has been on a sharp rise for the past decade but even the most knowledgeable insiders could not have predicted what happened at South Point Casino in late January. The market for the iconic 1973…
Gaige Herrera Joins Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle Team
After an impressive debut in 2022, fourth-generation racer Gaige Herrera has been added to the Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team. Herrera, 29, will be paired with four-time world champion Eddie Krawiec aboard a pair of Suzuki Hayabusa entries…
Another One Bites the Dust – Another Set of Suzuki GS Cases Explodes
A motorcycle drag racing engine explodes and suffers catastrophic damage as the connecting on a Suzuki GS drag bike punched a hole in the cases during it’s first trip out at a track located where they shot the movie “Field…
Some of the Wildest Drag Racing We Have Ever Seen
Enjoy this awesome event as we take you to the most backwoods, country drag racing event we have ever attended as some of the top Harley Davidson baggers, sport bikes, drag bikes, even mini bikes go for the big win…
Remembering This Incredible Turbo Drag Bike
Tragedy struck motorcycle drag racing veteran builder and tuner Dan “The Man” Wagner when his North Carolina race shop burned to the ground last month. The fire appears to have started in the refrigerator of Wagner’s motorhome parked nearby. The…
NHRA Introduces Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge
NHRA and Mission Foods, the world’s leading brand for tortillas and wraps, have partnered together for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, an exciting new race program for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Beginning at the NHRA…
A Valuable Lesson to Be Learned on Social Media
Here is a story I would like to share for everyone’s benefit. I got a call this week and was informed a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team was potentially searching for a rider to add to the team and completely…
Entertaining Array of Drag Bikes Show Out at Showtime
It was a special Wednesday night test and tune session at Showtime Dragstrip in Clearwater, Fla. as a tone of very unique motorcycles showed up to get some testing in ahead of the big motorcycle race there Sunday January 22nd.…
Williford Cementing Himself as All-Time Great with Pro Street Dominance
It’s truly staggering what Rodney Williford and the Pro Street Motorcycle drag racers can do by making 700 horsepower on a turbo charged Suzuki Hayabusa and using a Dunlop Dragmax DOT street legal tire as a contact patch. In this…
The Fastest Motorcycle in the World
Watch as Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride records the fastest Top Fuel drag bike pass of all-time at the NHRA Virginia Nationals. We will get multiple views of this drag racing history as Larry McBride’s Nitro Bike clocks…
Flyin’ Ryan Oehler Nails 1.07 60-Foot at First PSM Test Session of the Year
At the highest level of racing, there isn’t much of an off-season. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer “Flyin” Ryan Oehler wasted no-time kicking off his 2023 season with a mid-January test session at Showtime Dragstrip in Clearwater, Fla. The highlight…
An Emotional Surprise for Motorcycle Drag Racing Great
What a special surprise it was for longtime successful motorcycle drag racer, shop owner and team Larry “Spiderman” McBride member Roland Stuart as Guy Glover presents “Ro” with a piece of one of his original motorcycles. Stuart had not seen…
Should NHRA Require Pro Stock Motorcycle Racers to Wear Boots?
NHRA has always been an organization focused on safety. It was the highest priority for the league’s late founder, the great Wally Parks. Perhaps one weakness of the primarily four-wheeled organization is understanding the niche nuisances of the motorcycle classes.…
Beautiful 1977 Kawasaki KZ1000 Build
Cycledrag viewer and Z1 Enterprises customer Jim Dodich started drag racing professionally in the late ’70s and ’80s and wanted a sweet weekend driver. That’s when he found a stock 1977 KZ1000 with good bones that fit the bill perfectly.…
Rockingham Dragway Resurfacing Project Moving Along
One of the most historic and legendary drag strips in the world, Rockingham Dragway is in the process of getting a major upgrade. The new owners of the facility are working to add 800 feet of fresh concrete to the…
Keystone Raceway Goes to Work on Major Upgrade
Over the past two decades Keystone Raceway in New Alexandria, Pa. has seen some significant upgrades. Hats off to track president Greg Miller who is continuing the process by working to replace the guardrails with concrete retaining walls. This is…
IHRA Mourns the Loss of Joel Boyd
Sadly the IHRA has lost a memeber of its team with the passing of Joel Boyd and released the following statement “The IHRA family lost a great man that dedicated so much of his life for his love of sportsman…
NHRA Season Set to Begin at Gainesville Raceway
With excitement already brewing surrounding the start of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, eight Top Fuel stars are already planning for a memorable weekend at historic Gainesville Raceway,…
zMAX Dragway and Chicagoland to Host First-Ever SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Rounds
The new SuperMotocross League announced that zMAX Dragway and Chicagoland Speedway will host the first-ever SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Rounds in September after the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Pro Motocross Championship both conclude. SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff…
Telling the Trick-Tools Story with NHRA and White Alligator Racing
Iowa-based metal fabrication tool specialists Trick-Tools is looking to NHRA, Pro Stock Motorcycle, White Alligator Racing (WAR), and rookie rider Chase Van Sant to spread the word about their business. “We are super-excited to race the 2023 season with Trick-Tools…
Is 2023 the Winter for Your Project Build?
New year, new goals, new opportunities, and new builds baby! Not sure we could find too many people to lament the passing of 2022, but everyone can look forward to new builds for a new year. There’s no time like…
Karen Stoffer’s Dominant Gainesville Victory Named PSM Win of the Year by Bran Lohnes
NHRA lead TV announcer Brian Lohnes has done some reflecting on the 2022 Camping World Campaign and recognized Karen Stoffer’s record-shattering Gainesville weekend as the most flawless NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle victory of 2022. It’s hard to argue with the…
Sturgis Motorcycles as Art Exhibit Changes Direction
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip Motorcycles As Art Exhibition is changing format for its upcoming 15th anniversary as the exhibition’s curator, photographer Michael Lichter, moves into an advisory role. Following an incredible run of 14 themed exhibitions at the Sturgis Buffalo…
New Nitro New Year Set to go off at Australia’s Willowbank
2023 will be opened in spectacular fashion for fans of all things drag racing, with the New Year Nitro event at Willowbank Raceway set to deliver no shortage of flame-throwing, nitro-burning action across January 6 and 7. All eyes will…
Will the New Electric “Harley” Livewire S2 Del Mar Be the Hottest Bike of 2023?
Harley-Davidson spun off its electric motorcycle operations into a dedicated EV brand last year with its big LiveWire launch. LiveWire inherited the LiveWire One electric motorcycle from Harley, which made LiveWire’s second model its first to actually be developed under…
32nd Annual Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction Adds Collections, Fifth Day
The global gathering of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts will return to South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this Jan. 24-28 in a big way, as Mecum Auctions’ 32nd Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction reaches new heights with an…
Rest in Peace Motorsports Icon Ken Block
The new year is off to a rough start for the motorsports community who must mourn the loss of action sports megastar Ken Block. Davey Coombs President of MX Sports Pro Racing wrote, “Everything that Ken Block did in his…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Behind the Scenes at Biggest Race of the Year
It’s the biggest Top Fuel Motorcycle race of the year at the world’s largest independent drag race, the Norwalk Night Under Fire featuring Superstar NHRA drag racers John Force, Ron Capps, Alexis DeJoria, Cruz Pedregon, Larry “Spiderman” McBride and many…
Flyin Ryan Oehler’s Annual Tampa Bay Race Rental Party Sees Rookie Shine
We take you to Showtime Dragstrip near Clearwater, FL, where first time drag racer Adam Regan earns the respect of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer “Flyin” Ryan Oehler at the annual party at the Tampa Bay Race Rentals headquarters. There…
Kings of Grudge Orlando Finale Gets Wild
It’s a Christmas motorcycle grudge drag racing celebration from Orlando Speed World Dragway as some of the fastest nitrous and turbo Hayabusa and GSXR 1000 stretched, street tire drag bikes battle for big money at the Kings of Grudge Grinchmas…
Turbo Bikes Bite Like a Gator at Horsepower Hustle Finale
We take you to one of the biggest motorcycle drag racing grudge races of the year, the Horsepower Hustle, from Gainesville Raceway as we watch the world’s quickest and fastest turbo and nitrous motorcycles battle for big money and ultimate…
George Bryce’s Championship Wheel of Success: How to Roll-Over your Opposition
Have you, as a racer, ever wondered what it takes to win a championship? Do you know what it takes to roll over your opponents again and again? Are you out to win a championship in your class, or are…
The Quickest Lawyer on Two Wheels – Dragbike Racer Ken Schwartz
Good lawyers offer clients a swift and successful verdict. Attorney Ken Schwartz of St. Louis, Mo., is accustomed to getting rapid, rewarding results. Not only is he good in the courtroom, he regularly turns on win lights in about eight…