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MTC Summer Nationals, May 18-21, Shaping Up To Be One of The Biggest IDBL Races Ever
The MTC Summer Nationals on May 18-21 at Maryland International Raceway is the season-opening race for the International Drag Bike League (IDBL) championship points chase. For ET racers, there are more chances to win than ever before. The recommendation is…
Top Fuel Dragbike Legend Larry McBride Wins Season-Opening Race
You could say it’s familiar territory. Top Fuel Dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride began his 39th season of racing the way he has begun so many – with a trip to the winner’s circle. The 16-time champion swept through the…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Ready to Begin 39th Season of Top Fuel Dragbike Racing
It’s time once again. Another season of Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing is here. Few have been involved in any type of motorsports, or any competition for that matter, longer than 16-time champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride, who has been racing a…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Racers Prepare for Round No. 2 – Charlotte Four-Wides
The biggest spectacle in drag racing and one of the most unique experiences in all of motorsports will take place when the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series again returns to zMAX Dragway for the eighth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals,…
Thrash and Thrill for Joey Gladstone and San Marino Pro Stock Motorcycle Team
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Joey Gladstone and bike owner/tuner Joe Riccardi planned on shaking out the bugs and getting in some competitive testing before the 2017 season kicked off in Gainesville. What happened instead is that Gladstone himself was…
Chris Matheson Set to Run Santo’s Super Thunder Down Under on Top Fuel Dragbike
Australia’s quickest man on two wheels has been quietly working behind the scenes with his Team to perfect his Nitro Voodoo Top Fuel Motorcycle. Matheson said “we have had a couple of wins in the Thunder 400 Series Championship points…
AMRA Pro Mod Enjoys Successful Season-Opener from Cajun Country
Winter is over and the AMRA Pro Mod’s laid down some serious rubber this past weekend at State Capitol Raceway’s AMRA 6th Annual Cajun Blowout. Weather is always a cause for concern when traveling into Cajun country for the spring…
Jerry Savoie’s No. 1 Qualifier is Gators Highlight for WAR Pro Stock Motorcycle Team
After a strong off-season of testing, Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie hit Florida’s Gainesville Raceway hot with a 6.75 at 198.99 mph for number one qualifier at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Savoie’s new White Alligator…
Harley-Davidson Dominates Pro Stock Motorcycle Season-Opener in Gainesville
The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines drag racing team dominated the opening round of the 2017 Pro Stock Motorcycle series at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Screamin’ Eagle teammates Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines tore through the field in…
Team Liberty Racing Leaves Gainesville Raceway in High Spirits After Early Exit at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
By the way Team Liberty Racing’s Cory Reed and Angelle Sampey are departing from Gainesville Raceway today, you’d think they won the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. With an all-around team effort displayed in the last few months…
Cory Reed Proves Victory Magnum’s Consistency All Weekend, Sampey Makes the Field with One Shot Left
After three short months of preparing for the first race of the season as a new team and a new racing operation, Team Liberty Racing got both of their Victory Magnum Pro Stock Motorcycles in the field at the 48th…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Race Jerry Savoie Ready to Defend Title
An alligator farmer doing well at the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals just seems to make sense. But for whatever reason, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Jerry Savoie hasn’t been able to enjoy much success at the famed race. This season…
MPS Sponsoring $10K IDBL Bracket Race and Preparing for an Exciting Year of Dragbike Racing
Motorcycle Performance Specialties continues to support motorcycle drag racers with its sponsorship programs and “Private Label” contingency program. The Manufacturers Cup, the NHDRO, and the Southeast Dragbike Racers Series will all continue to feature the MPS Pro ET Series in…
Screamin Eagle Harley Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle Team Thunders into Gainesville Raceway
The grandstands will quake to a ground-pounding Harley-Davidson® V-Twin cadence when the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines drag racing team lines up to open the Pro Stock Motorcycle season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-19. The weekend…
All Eyes on Team Liberty Racing, Cory Reed and Angelle Sampey, as They Enter First Race of Season
Team Liberty Racing riders Cory Reed and Angelle Sampey will be making their 2017 debut this weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The popular duo has been burning the midnight oil all winter long creating their…
Ryan Oehler Set For Pro Stock Motorcycle Debut at GatorNationals
The off season has been very exciting for two-time AMRA Pro Mod Champion Ryan Oehler, especially with the teams announcement of their intentions to compete in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class this 2017 season. The team has been testing privately…
Mardi Gras on the Bayou Dragbike Race
Mardi Gras the First Race of 2017 Mardi Gras on the Bayou took the tree as the first motorcycle drag race of the new year. This time the Mardi Gras went down in cajun country at No Problem Raceway in…
Matt Smith’s Polaris Program Coming Together
In late February, the 2007 and 2013 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith announced that despite the closure of his sponsor Victory Motorcycles, Smith will continue his racing efforts with backing from the parent company and will represent the Polaris brand.…
New Team Entry for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yellow T/F Harley Dragbike Series: Horne/Romine/Scott Racing
Mike Scott Racing is pleased to announce the formation of a new Top Fuel Harley team that will enter the 2017, NHRA Mellow Yellow series at the next race. They will compete in the remaining six events of the NHRA…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Peter Svensson Update
No dragbike racer has ever been quicker than Top Fuel Motorcycle pilot Peter Svensson, who recorded a 5.709 seconds at Tierp Arena, Sweden, in Q2 on the afternoon of August 24, 2012. But where has he been? Since a trip…
Yamaha Mourns The Passing Of Dragbike Racing Legend Jay “PeeWee” Gleason
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., is sad to learn that Jay “PeeWee” Gleason, an iconic dragbike racer and member of its Yamaha family of racers, passed away over the weekend. Bob Starr, General Manager of Communication at Yamaha Motor U.S., said,…
Joey Gladstone and San Marino to Race Full NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Season
Gladstone and San Marino are Racing Full-Time in 2017 Rider Joey Gladstone and bike owner/tuner Joe Riccardi are announcing a full-season partnership on Riccardi’s San Marino Excavating Suzuki for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle season. “This has…
European Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Ian King Hoping To Run Entire 2017 U.S. Season
2016 was a momentous year for Ian King and his King Racing – Gulf Oil Drag Racing team. Another record setting 10th FIM European Championship was won, and in doing so Team Principal and rider Ian King became the most…
High Performance Lubricants Links Up with Angelle Sampey, Cory Reed and Team Liberty Racing
High Performance Lubricants announced that they will be continuing their partnership with three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion rider Angelle Sampey and Cory Reed with Team Liberty Racing. “David Ward and High Performance Lubricants approached me with open arms…
Swedish Super Twin Bike Rider Per Bengtsson and Tommy Grimes Team up
Swedish Super Twin Bike rider Per Bengtsson has teamed up with the 16-time NHRA Wally winner Tommy Grimes to ride the famous parallel twin “the Beast” during the 2017 season. Grimes, who made an European debut at the Tierp Arena…
Chris Matheson’s Nitro Voodoo Top Fuel Motorcycle Takes Out Santo’s Summernationals
Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team have won two from two Top Fuel Championship rounds at Sydney Dragway, the latest at the 400 Thunder Santo’s Summernationals on Saturday 21 January 2017. Matheson said “it was a week of ups…
Nitro Harleys Added to NHRA Tour
NHRA officials announced that the popular Top Fuel Harley motorcycle category will compete at eight events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The first race of the season will take place at the season opening Circle…
Mitch Brown Announces Dennis Bradley’s 2017 Top Fuel Motorcycle Team
Longtime motorcycle drag racing veteran Mitch Brown is realizing a dream. “I’m very happy to announce the formation of the new Dennis Bradley Racing Top Fuel Motorcycle Team,” Brown said. The team owner is Dennis Bradley from Pine Bluff, Ark.…
IDBL Pro Street Tire Rule Revision
The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) announced today a rule revision in the Pro Street category for the 2017 season. The adjustment allows riders to use any DOT approved front or rear tire. Previously only two rear tires were approved…
Pro Street Tire Talk – No-Bar Dragbike Racer Andy Leslie Testing New Michelin Power RS Tire
Perhaps a long-awaited solution to a Pro Street tire controversy? Pro Street dragbike racer Andy Leslie has announced he will be testing Michelin’s new Power RS tire. Leslie says he will be using the tire in competition at an upcoming…
What Does the End of the Victory Brand Mean for the Pro Stock Motorcycle Teams of Matt Smith and Cory Reed?
After decades of producing Victory Motorcycles, Polaris Industries announced this week it would be shutting down the production of the Victory brand due to what the company called competitive pressures and lack of marketshare. The immediate question among dragbike fans was…
Polaris Announces They Will Wind Down Victory Motorcycles
Polaris Industries will exit the Victory Motorcycle brand it started from scratch 18 years ago, company officials announced Monday, citing a mix of competitive pressures and lack of marketshare. The announcement will not affect Polaris’s fast growing Indian Motorcycle brand…
IDBL Announces Pro Stock Motorcycle Testing Takeover at MDIR’s MTC Summer Nationals May 19-21
The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) is proud to announce the creation of the Pro Stock Motorcycle testing takeover – a fun-for-all celebration of the sport of motorcycle drag racing. All Pro Stock Motorcycle racers and crews, past and present,…
Dimey Eddinger Honoring Father’s Legacy with DME Success
Sometimes the most meaningful, significant gifts are given after one passes on. The late Phillip “Mickey” Eddinger shared his love and passion for motorcycles with his son Dimey. Following Mickey’s untimely death in 2012, DME went on to become…
Quickest-Ever Pro Street Bike is For Sale! Mark Paquette’s 6.70 Hayabusa Can be Yours
Why build a new Pro Street bike when the world’s quickest is for sale? Mark Paquette is selling his turbocharged, McIntosh Machine & Fabrication-equipped Suzuki Hayabusa. This is the same bike that ran a 6.70 in Valdosta to top the…
IDBL Announces the Addition of Two New Categories to the Tour’s Two Biggest Events
The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) is proud to announce the addition of two new categories to the tour’s two biggest events, the WPGC Bike Fest, July 28-30and the DME Fall Nationals Oct. 6-8, both taking place at beautiful Maryland…
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Save 10% on all Tools now through years end. Hand Tools, Speciality Sockets and Engine Tools all on Sale! Schnitz Racing offers many of the specialty tools you just can find at the local hardware store. Engine Compression Test Kits,…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Ian King Gets Magazine Coverage
The 10 time European Championship and now World Land Speed Record holding Gulf Oil Dragracing team enjoyed extensive coverage in the press this month with the publication of the latest editions of Fast Bikes Magazine and Fast Facts. Fast Bikes…
IDBL Real Street Category Rule Revisions; $5,000 to Win Race
The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) announces rule revisions in the Real Street category for the 2017 season. The adjustment is specifically for the all-motor category in an effort to maintain parity and give more wheelbase to heavier riders. “DME…
NHDRO Champ, Top of the G.O.A.T List— Paquette Looks Back on Successful ‘16
With or without wheelie bars, Mark Paquette has always been known for setting dragstrips on fire with blistering performance. But in 2016, Paquette—also the tuner on his 700 horsepower, turbocharged, Pro Street Suzuki Hayabusa—added season dominating consistency to his resume.…
2016 = 4 Dragbike Championships, BAMF for DME
2016 was another dramatically successful year for motorcycle drag racing powerhouse DME Racing, as the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based team collected two more Pro Street championships and their first two Real Street championships. For rider Joey Gladstone, that makes eight…
Jerry Savoie Proves You Can Have Strength Without Numbers
When Jerry Savoie, the affable, unassuming drag racer and alligator farmer from the bayous of Louisiana, won the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, he fulfilled a dream that began when he was a young motorcycle enthusiast not…
Championship, Wins, Records for Dragbike Racing’s McKinney Motorsports
The McKinney Motorsports team rolled into Valdosta’s South Georgia Motorsports Park with a third straight Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) championship for rider Eric McKinney already notched on their trailer wall. They left with a Pro Mod win for rider/tuner…
2017 IDBL Schedule, a Thrilling, Five-Race, East Coast Championship Chase
The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) announced today the 2017 season schedule. The 2017 tour will include five events with four taking place at its flagship location, Maryland International Raceway (MDIR), and the addition of a race at Rockingham Dragway.…
Victory Motorcycles Returns to Partner with Matt Smith Racing for 2017
Victory Motorcycles will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2017, as the company will again partner with two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith and his successful Matt Smith Racing team. Victory Motorcycles, a division…
A Comeback for the Ages – Larry “Spiderman” McBride Reflects on Capturing 16th Career Championship
The look on Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s face after the ManCup season-opener in April said it all – “This won’t be easy.” Back racing again for the first time since a near career ending explosion and debuting a new motorcycle, more…
Jerry Savoie Interview Following NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship Victory
Please enjoy a teleconference interview of newly-crowned NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie. THE MODERATOR: We’ll take questions for Jerry. Jerry, I have to ask you, you became such a great story not only this year but through…
Matt Smith Earns First Victory for Victory Motorcycles
The celebration began before Matt Smith and his Victory Motorcycles Gunner crossed the finish line. Smith earned his first victory of the season and the first for Victory Motorcycles when Angelle Sampey went red in the final round of…
Jerry Savoie Wins NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship
At the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle season finale from Pomona, Calif., Jerry Savoie earned his first career world championship after he advanced to the semifinals while his nearest contenders, Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines, were knocked out in the quarterfinals.…
McBride Wins 16th Championship and Runs Career Best Run on New Bike
Larry “Spiderman” McBride and team made a long night of Thursday maintenance pay off with Star’s best run yet at 5.83 at 247 mph to take the pole during the opening night of qualifying at the ManCup Finals from Valdosta,…
ManCup Dragbike Racing Video Coverage
Enjoy live coverage of the ManCup Mann Hill Garage World Finals from Valdosta, Ga. courtesy of MotormaniaTV.
Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Crew Put in Long Day of Testing and Wrenching Prior to ManCup Finals
Larry “Spiderman” McBride is known as a very punctual racer who arrives to events well in advance. The Spiderman is extremely thankful he decided to depart his Newport News, Va. shop early in the week after a laborious and demanding…
Elmer Trett to be Honored During the 40th annual Mann Hill Garage ManCup World Finals
The ManCup motorcycle drag racing sanction is pleased to announce a new award of high honor available to Top Fuel motorcycle drag racing pilots. The annual, Elmer Trett Memorial, Top Fuel Motorcycle, Top Performer award has been created in 2016…
Thrilling Pro Stock Motorcycle Race between Hines, Krawiec and Savoie to be Decided at NHRA Finals
Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec are used to competing against one another for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships, as the Pro Stock Motorcycle teammates have won four of the past five world titles in the class. …
McCarthy’s Take – Clash of Dragbike Titans: Sam Wills Vs. Larry McBride (Kind of)
Dragbike racing journalist and photographer Tom McCarthy gives us his take on the exciting season-sending points battle in Top Fuel Motorcycle. Coming into the weekend of Nov. 11-13 at the event billed as the 40th annual ManCup, Mann Hill Garage,…
Chris Matheson wins IHRA 400 Thunder East Coast Nationals in Australia
Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Top Fuel Motorcycle Team won the IHRA 400 Thunder East Coast Nationals. Matheson Top Qualified with a 6.59 to head the field into Eliminations. Matheson struggled in qualifying with his set up, then closed…
Tenacious McBride Fighting for 16th Top Fuel Championship at Season Finale
It’s a comeback that would make Rocky Balboa proud. Dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has overcome a mountain of adversity over the past 14 months to put himself in a position to potentially win an unprecedented 16th Top Fuel Motorcycle title…
Hines and Krawiec Prepare for NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship Battle at Final Race
For Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines riders Andrew Hines and Ed Krawiec, the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has come down to the wire in a dead heat. After 15 events and 60 furious elimination rounds of competition,…
Brunson Grothus Riding Momentum into Tight ManCup Pro Mod Points Fight
It’s been a banner year for talented dragbike pilot Brunson Grothus. After securing a pair of wins in the PDRA series, the Grothus Dragbikes-backed rider is hoping to leave the ManCup Finals from Valdosta, Ga., Nov 11-13 with a Pro…
Eric McKinney’s Astounding Pro Extreme Dragbike Championship Streak Extends to Five
Many dragbike racers spend their entire lives tirelessly striving for a coveted and elusive season-championship. A select few are fortunate enough to join the elite back-to-back club. Before even his 32nd birthday, dominant Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer Eric McKinney of…
Victory Motorcycle’s Matt Smith Gets Some luck in Vegas, Reaches Semifinals
All Victory Motorcycles racer Matt Smith wanted was the absence of bad luck. That finally happened at the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Smith took his Victory Gunner to the semifinal.…
Vegas a “Turnaround” Race for Lucas Oil Racing TV’s Hector Arana Jr.
Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr. has had an un-Arana Jr.-like season in 2016, but he was back to normal at the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Arana Jr.…
Jerry Savoie Firmly in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship Mix
Jerry Savoie heads to this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in nearly an identical situation as he was in a year ago. The Pro Stock Motorcycle standout trails Eddie Krawiec by…
PSE / Star Racing Pumped for NHRA Toyota Nationals
Two races are left in the season and the PSE/Star Racing team is making their way to the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As the points stand today, Angelle…
Top Fuel Harley Dragbike Legend Larry “Drums” Brancaccio Passes
Cycledrag.com is saddened to report the passing of talented, colorful and memorable Nitro Harley legend Larry “Drums” Brancaccio. According to friends, the 58-year old former dragbike racing champion suffered a heart attack on October 25. The Nutley N.J.-native spent most…
Peter Geiss Wins Ray Price Top Fuel Title at the Rock
All the big guns went out early and Peter Geiss of Huntington, N.Y., beat Tii Tharpe of East Bend, N.C., to win the AMRA Ray Price Top Fuel championship Sunday in the 25th annual Jim McClure All-Harley Nitro Nationals at…
Krawiec Takes NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Point Lead
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec stormed to the lead in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship standings with a big win in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Racing a…
Perfection Achieved: .000 Light Propels Matt Smith to Round 1 Win in Dallas
Victory Motorcycles racer Matt Smith was sharp during final eliminations of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Sunday at Texas Motorplex, but he couldn’t get his Gunner past the second round. Smith had a perfect reaction time in the first…
Lucas Oil’s Hector Arana Sr. Finds it Hard to Celebrate Dallas Win over Son
Lucas Oil Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Hector Arana Sr. takes no pride in improving to 5-1 against one of the best riders in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Arana Sr. beat son Hector Arana Jr. in the…
Solid Texas Outing for Star Racing’s Sampey and Reed
PSE/Star Racing duo Cory Reed and Angelle Sampey qualified in the top half of the field and entered into raceday with lane choice. Sampey made her way to the semifinals and Reed unfortunately fell short in the first round of…
Tony Ficher Catches IDBL’s Pro Street Dragbike Battle Royale
Tony Ficher was in the final of the very first Orient Express Pro Street Battle Royale—the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL)’s $10,000-to-win race for the world’s quickest streetbikes. And even though Ficher and the Eric Paquette-built-and-tuned…
Matt Smith Hopes to Stay Hot in Texas
Maybe Victory Motorcycles racer Matt Smith has gotten his bad luck out of the way early. Smith, who will race in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals this weekend at Texas Motorplex, has been snakebit all season, suffering myriad misfortunes despite…
Lucas Oil Pro Hector Arana Sr. Sets Goals High for Dallas
There are three races left in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, beginning with this weekend’s 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals at Texas Motorplex, and Lucas Oil racer Hector Arana Sr. has a simple goal: Win them…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Star Hector Arana Jr. Working on Personal Improvement
Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr. spent the days before the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals this weekend at Texas Motorplex in quiet reflection. No, Arana Jr. wasn’t thinking about his stellar career, which includes 11 victories and finishing…
IDBL DME Fall Nationals 2016 Video Highlights
Congratulations to all of the 2016 IDBL champions and thank you to everyone who took part in what was a memorable season. Enjoy some video highlights from the DME Fall Nationals and Pro Street Battle Royale at Maryland International Raceway,…
John Hall Gets Early Start to 2017 Dragbike Season
You look like you’re packed in a sausage casing!” quipped three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec. He was directing his humor towards 2013 U.S. Nationals winner John Hall, sitting in the staging lanes at an NHRA Mello Yello race…
Tamar Braxton Joins Nick Carter, Chaka Khan & Andy
The dancing competition show, which will not see Len Goodman come back to sit at the judges’ table with Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, will return with Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews as co-hosts. Dancing With the…
Rickey Gadson Invites you to the IDBL DME Fall Nationals, Oct 7-9 at Maryland International Raceway
Motorcycle drag racing legend and multi-time champion Rickey Gadson invites you to the IDBL DME Fall Nationals, featuring the Pro Street Battle Royale, at Maryland International Raceway, Oct. 7-9!
IDBL Top Fuel Grudge Race On – McBride and Vantine Welcoming Another Opportunity at Dragbike Racing History
July 27th, 2014 is a footnote in motorcycle drag racing history. Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride and then second-year racer Dave Vantine roared down Maryland International Raceway in unison, producing the sport’s first side-by-side five-second run, with McBride…
IDBL Top Fuel Match Race and $10,000 to Win Pro Street Battle Royale Confirmed Riders
The Mickey Thompson Performance Tires International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL) polishes off its 2016 season with the DME Fall Nationals at Maryland International Raceway (MDIR) on October 8-9, 2016. In addition to deciding champions in all classes, the Fall Nationals…
Rookie of the Year Contender Cory Reed Powers to First Final of Career from Bottom Half
Precision Service Equipment/Star Racing Buell rider Cory Reed raced to his first final ever this afternoon at the 32nd annual Dodge Nationals. Reed defeated Melissa Surber, Hector Arana, and Andrew Hines on his way to the finals at Maple Grove…
Father Beats Son in Battle of Lucas Oil Pro Stock Motorcycle Riders
Lucas Oil rider Hector Arana Sr. improved to 4-1 this season against one of the top Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Unfortunately, it’s his son, Lucas Oil Racing TV rider Hector Arana Jr.…
Victory Motorcycles Team Still Searching for Luck After Stumble in Reading
The dark cloud that has followed the Victory Motorcycles team of Matt and Angie Smith this season wasn’t swept aside by all the clouds over Maple Grove Raceway this weekend at the Dodge NHRA Nationals. Husband defeated wife in the…
Harley Dominance Continues in NHRA Countdown
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec charges within 38 points of championship contention with a big Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Krawiec powered through the field on a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod®…
Reading Brings All-Arana First Round for Fifth Time in 2016 season
For the fifth time this season, father and son will have to race each other in the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hector Arana Jr. qualified his Lucas Oil Racing TV bike in the No. 5 spot, and…
AMRA Pro Mod Dragbikes Hot Heading Into Final Race
Holy Hot, for a fall race at Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway the ProMod class made it even hotter. The ProMod class of the AMRA continues to put on a show no matter what the conditions. This past weekend proved to…
Another ‘Home Race’ has Lucas Oil Pro Hector Arana Jr. Pumped up to Perform
He may hail from Miami, but for the last year and a half, Hector Arana Jr. has called East Northport, Long Island, home, making this weekend’s 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals another “home race” for the established star in the…
Graybeard Hector Arana Sr. Still as Giddy as a Kid when he Thinks About Reading Race
World champion Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. maybe be one of the longest-tenured riders in the world’s quickest and fastest two-wheel category of racing, but that doesn’t stop the 58-year-old from acting like a kid at Christmas every…
Angie Smith Excited to Pick up the Pace in Reading with Victory Gunner
After scorching temperatures at Gateway Motorsports Park last weekend, cooler weather for the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway will be a welcome relief for NHRA competitors, and so will the higher speeds that accompany the cooler…
Jerry Savoie Scores First NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Win of 2016
Alligator farmer and Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Jerry Savoie rode to his first victory of 2016 with a 6.933 at 189.36 on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki, defeating Angelle Sampey’s 6.852 at 195.85 on her Star Racing / Precision Service…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Ian King Secures 10th European Championship
Despite the final round exit in the previous German round the Gulf Oil Dragracing team entered the final and home round of the FIM European Dragbike Championship with a small lead over nearest rivals the RG Engineering team of Rikard…
Matt Smith rides Victory Motorcycles Gunner to No. 5 qualifying spot in St. Louis
Matt Smith and his Victory Motorcycles team showed championship mettle by bouncing back from a difficult first day of qualifying to snare a top-half spot for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park. Smith…
Trent Hindman Aiming to Cap Off a Summer of Success for Trim-Tex Motorsports
Talented, Trim-Tex Drywall Products-backed sports car racer Trent Hindman knows exactly what he wants for his 21st birthday – a victory at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs, presented by Garmin VIRB, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. …
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Captures First Victory on New Motorcycle
The ManCup MTC Nationals from Rockingham, N.C, Sept. 17-18, could not have gone much better for Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride. After more than eight years of precise, careful labor on a new, state-of-the-art motorcycle, McBride’s “Star” finally…
Perry’s Performance to Race Pro Mod
Dalton Perry and Leah Spivey of successful, upstart dragbike speed shop Perry’s Performance are thrilled to realize a dream and enter the competitive and exciting world of Pro Mod. The squad will compete in the popular, nitrous-powered category at…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Striving to End Win Drought in Rockingham
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride is not accustomed to being in this position. Heading into the ManCup MTC Nationals, Sept. 17-18, the ever-dominant, 15-time champion has not reached the winner’s circle in more than a year. In fact…
Sam Wills Aiming for ManCup Championship
When Sam Wills won the season-opening ManCup motorcycle race last month at Valdosta, Ga., in the process covering the drag racing quarter mile at a personal best 5.88 seconds with a booming speed of 243 miles per hour, it was…
Hector Arana Sr., Matt and Angie Smith visit Salisbury VA Medical Center
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Hector Arana Sr. and Matt and Angie Smith visited the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center on Thursday in support of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program. The Million Veteran Program (http://www.research.va.gov/mvp/default.cfm) is…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Playoffs Set To Begin in Charlotte
In addition to the spectacular four-wide event in the spring, one of the newer facilities in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hosts a crucial spot on the schedule as the first event in the Countdown to the Championship…
