The 2023 season will be the Professional Drag Racers Association’s (PDRA) 10th year of all-eighth-mile drag racing, and it all begins this weekend, March 29-April 1, at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at GALOT…
Top Fuel Harley Runs off Track and Crashes into Creek!
In 25 years of covering drag races here is one of the most unbelievable, astonishing crashes we have ever seen as Jimmy McMillan’s Top Fuel Harley Davidson runs off the track and crashes into a creek at the North Florida…
John “Huckleberry” Cabral Goes for the Ride of His Life When His Bagger Flips
Turbo Harley Bagger motorcycle drag racing John “Huckleberry” Cabral suffer drag bike racing gone wrong as he crashed off the back of his motorcycle after a huge wheelie at the All Harley Drag Racing Association season opener from North Florida…
Vance & Hines 2023 Contingency Program Valued at Over $170,000, NHRA and XDA Included
Vance & Hines announced its 2023 season contingency support programs for motorcycle racers. The contingency sponsorships, offered in partnership with five, race-sanctioning bodies, has the potential to put over $170,000 in the hands of motorcycle racers in 2023. The program…
How Vance & Hines Took Notice of Gaige Herrera
Gaige Herrera got the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki team’s 2023 season off to a perfect start by riding his brand-new Gen III Suzuki Hayabusa Pro Stock Motorcycle into the winner’s circle in their debut appearances at the season-opening Amalie Motor…
Australian Chris Fryer Reacts to Winning ANDRA Grand Finals
At the recent ANDRA Grand Finals, part of the 52nd Westernationals at the Perth Motorplex, there was no shortage of ANDRA Christmas Tree trophies hoisted by grinning recipients following the conclusion of the 2022/2023 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series. While…
AHDRA Season Opening Race Provides Plenty of Thrills
I jump on my Suzuki Hayabusa to take you to the All Harley Drag Racing Association season opener, the Don “DJ” Johnson Nationals from the North Florida Motorplex as we see some of the baddest and fastest Top Fuel Nitro…
How Does Drag Racing Develop New Stars?
We take you to the 2023 NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway where a new era of drag racing is ushered in by an incredible youth movement in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class that includes a new Gen 3 Suzuki Hayabusa…
MTC Shows Off Latest in Harley Clutch Technology
Watch as Eric Hochstetler of MTC shows us some of the latest innovation in Harley-Davidson clutch technology. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe here) and the Cycledrag Facebook page (Please like here) and more will…
XDA Season Kick-Off on April 21-23 at MIR with the PGS Spring Nationals
The XDA kicks off the season at Maryland International Raceway located in Mechanicsville, Maryland with the 29th annual Platinum General Services Spring Nationals and Awards Ceremony on April 21-23, 2023! The event features the Orient Express Pro Street class…
AHDRA Opens Motorcycle Drag Racing Season at North Florida
The AMA/AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series opened the 2023 season with the Don “DJ” Johnson Spring Nationals presented by MTC Engineering at Fountain, Florida’s eighth mile North Florida Motorplex. While all gasoline classes ran to completion, Top Fuel and…
Angelle Sampey Named Mission Food Brand Ambassador
Mission Foods, the world’s leading brand for tortillas and wraps, has signed three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Angelle Sampey to serve as brand ambassador for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, an exciting new race program for the 2023 NHRA…
Legendary NHRA Announcer Bob Frey Reflects on Hall of Fame Career
What an honor for the man who was the voice of the NHRA for years as we catch up with Bob Frey as he was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Mr. Frey reflects, shares some memories,…
NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart on the State of Drag Racing
In this interview NASCAR legend Tony Stewart talks about where he sees the state and health of drag racing following his big season-opening NHRA win with Matt Hagan. He shows us his forgiving side as his lovely wife Leah Pruett…
NHRA on FOX Opens Season With Record Gainesville Viewership
The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series opened the 2023 season with impressive viewership numbers on the FOX network, as coverage of eliminations from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals delivered a total audience of 1.12 million viewers. This marked…
Jianna Salinas Shows Rapid Pro Stock Motorcycle Improvement with Career Best 6.78
Pro Stock Motorcycle up-and-comer Jianna Evaristo experienced a stellar performance all weekend long. In qualifying, she achieved a new personal best elapsed time with a powerful run of 6.789 at 198.61, qualifying her in the top half of the field…
AMA/AHDRA Nitro Harley Drags Returning to North Florida
AMA/AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing returns to Fountain’s North Florida Motorplex on March 17-19 to open their 2023 season. That means thundering, ground-pounding, flame-throwing, nitro Harleys will thaw out the panhandle and wake the locals from their winter slumber with the…
Gaige Herrera Wins his Vance & Hines NHRA Debut
Gaige Herrera enjoyed one of the greatest team debuts in NHRA history, rolling to the win in the final round on Sunday to kick off the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Herrera finished off a star-making weekend…
Gaige Herrera Qualifies No. 1 in Vance & Hines Debut
The newest Vance and Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Gaige Herrera could not have asked for a much better debut at this weekend’s 54th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in front of a sellout crowd at Gainesville Raceway. Rising Pro…
Daytona Bike Week Video Coverage
Enjoy this video coverage from the 82nd annual Daytona Bike Week as we cruise down Main Street in search of the most amazing motorcycles. Bike Week 2023 was definitely a blast. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel…
John Force and “Big Daddy” Don Garlits on Building New Drag Racing Stars
The men who many consider to be the two greatest drag racers of all-time, John Force and “Big Daddy” Don Garlits were together again, this time for Force’s induction into Garlits’ International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, Thursday March 9th.…
Steve Johnson No.1 After First Day of NHRA Season
Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson opened the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season in impressive fashion, racing to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at the 54th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Johnson…
Dave Vantine Enshrined on Daytona 200 Monument
During Daytona Bike Week 2023 standout Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racer Dave Vantine of Hamilton, N.Y. received a very meaningful honor as he was added to the prestigious Daytona 200 monument, behind the Hilton Hotel along Atlantic Ave, shoreside. Dozens…
The Passion of the Chase Continues for Steve Johnson
As Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor Steve Johnson begins his 37th season on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour, there is one word that has kept the veteran racer one of the best in the class: passion. Johnson is…
Hector Arana Racing to Field Full Time NHRA Entry in 2023
The fastest name in credit card processing, GETTRX, powered by Global Electronic Technology, Inc., returns to the world’s fastest motorsport for the second consecutive season with Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Hector Arana Jr, and the Arana Racing team. Over the…
Bill Bader Sr.’s Widow Honoring Her Late Husband With New Norwalk Role
Deb Bader has had a wide variety of roles at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio over the years. Each of them has been crucial to the success of the company which has existed for 60 years, and has…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride Reveals 2023 Plans
NFL great Tom Brady and Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride have a few things in common. Each of them has dominated their respective sport for decades and has garnered an unprecedented amount of championship titles. The big difference…
Clash of the Top Fuel Titans as 11 Bikes are Expected in Western Australia
The Motorplex at Kwinana, Perth (Western Australia) is about to witness one of the biggest clashes of Top Fuel Motorcycle seen in recent history. The MAC Trac Western Nationals is Round 5 of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel…