The drag racing cliches “Anything can happen on race day” and “If you qualify you can win” often prove to be quite valid. But for this weekend’s much-anticipated MIROCK Fast by Gast Nationals, Oct. 3-5, where the nation’s premiere Pro…
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Another Championship for Joe Koenig and Team Trim-Tex
After winning a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship with Geno Scali in 2003, the Fall Line/ Trim-Tex sports car team put another huge award in Joe Koenig’s trophy case today. The team of Trent Hindman and John Edwards captured the…
McBride and Vantine Aiming for More Motorcycle Drag Racing History at MIR
The last time Top Fuel dragbike racers Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine met at Maryland International Raceway history was made. At the WPGC Bike Fest, July 25-27, the duo produced motorcycle drag racing’s first side-by-side five second pass when McBride accelerated…
50 Companies Displaying at MIROCK FBG Fall Nationals on Oct 3-5 at MIR
There will be 50 companies on display on the vendor midway this weekend at Maryland International Raceway for the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals! This will be the largest vendor midway in the history of the series totally…
NHDRO Motorcycle Drag Racing Series Race Report
The weekend was already going to be big enough with race winners and crowned champions. Then NHDRO’s Fall Fury Finale got upsized by adding the conclusion of August’s rained out Summer Celebration. The Midwest’s last big motorcycle drag event of…
Arana Jr. Hopes Hard Work Pays off in Reading
Closing in on a potential NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. is putting in extra time at the shop this week to make sure he’s prepared for the NHRA Nationals at Maple…
Historically Fast Maple Grove Raceway Could Play Into Arana’s ambition
With his sophomore NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season coming to a close, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana hopes that his growing riding experience continues to pay off during the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Oct. 2-5,…
King Wins 8th European Dragbike Championship
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals continued their amazing win record in the FIM European Championship when rider Ian King clinched his 8th European Championship at his home track of Santa Pod Raceway, UK, and the team’s third…
New World Record For Jeremy Teasley
All year Pro Street fans have been waiting for the category’s first 6.80. Jeremy Teasley got the job done at the NHDRO Fall Fury Finale from Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Ind., Sept 26-28 with four passes in the 6.80s,…
Big Money, Big Egos at MIR for Battle Royale
There are a lot of Orient Express Pro Street bikes sprinkled all around the US and Caribbean islands that can’t make the trip to Maryland International Raceway for every Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series event. But when MIR promoter Jason…
Steve Johnson Comments on Missing the Final Round in Dallas
Sometimes the worse kind of loss is one where you don’t even get a chance to take the tree. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson commented on missing the final round in Dallas against Andrew Hines, who encountered mechanical…
UPI Performance Joins Star Racing and Chaz Kennedy
UPI Performance, a high performance V-Twin engine shop out of Ashland, OH has joined the Star Racing family of partners as primary sponsor of Rookie of the Year candidate, Chaz Kennedy and as an associate partner with 3-time Champion Angelle.…
NHDRO Finals to Double Up on Action
The silver lining to a rained out event is the promise of two races in one weekend, and the pot of gold at the end of NHDRO’s Summer Celebration rainbow is 2XL action at the Fall Fury Finale. All classes…
RS Dragbike Motorsports Own the Finals
Although they let one win slip away, South Carolina trucker, racer and team owner Roger Starrette’s RS Dragbike Motorsports team has owned the finals during a stretch that started with the Manufacturers Cup DME Summer Finals in Valdosta, continued through…
Andrew Hines Takes Pro Stock Motorcycle Points Lead
Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson rider Andrew Hines’ fifth NHRA final-round win of the season may have been his most important, yet also his easiest. The former three-time series champion enjoyed a competition single in the final when Steve Johnson encountered mechanical issues on…
List of Confirmed Riders for MIROCK Orient Express Battle Royale
The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series heads to Maryland International Raceway for the last MIROCK event of the year in Maryland, at the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals on October 3-5, 2014. This event will feature the…
Trim-Tex Takes Texas and Points Lead Heading into Final Race
Updating a story from earlier in the week, the Trim-Tex/ Fall Line Sports Car team took the win in Texas and has earned a five point lead in the championship standings heading into the final race in Atlanta. Per the…
2014 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Cinderella Season Continues For Kandy Girl Angie Smith
With her first round win at the NHRA US Nationals in Indianapolis on Sept. 1st, Kandy Girl Angie Smith and her number 77 pro stock bike qualified for the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock Bike Countdown to the Championship. After the…
Celtic HVMC Suzuki Racing Finishes 2014 AMA Pro Racing Season With 3rd + 4th Place Overall
Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki Racing had a strong 2014 season in AMA Pro Racing SuperSport, with #19 Wyatt Farris taking third place in the overall standings, and teammate #5 Corey Alexander taking fourth position. The final race weekend at…
IHRA Announces 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Schedule
The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are excited to announce the 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series (NJDRS) schedule. The 12-race, 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series North American Tour will include a…
Trim-Tex Sports Car Team Driving Towards Championship
Trim-Tex president and former AMA/Prostar Pro Stock record holder, “7.0” Joe Koenig is quite familiar with being in a tight battle for a championship with just a few races to go. In 2003 as a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team…
Angelle is Back in the Saddle at Dallas
At a ground shaking press conference in Charlotte, Star Racing announced that Angelle will return to Star Racing for the entire 2015 Star Racing 35th Anniversary season as well as a few races in 2014. High Performance Lubricants, a producer…
Motorcycle Drag Racing’s “King” of Mosten
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals took time out from their European Championship schedule to participate in the unique Mosten Raceday in Ørsted, Denmark. The event staged by the British and American motorcycle club Mosten MC is a…
Angelle Returns to Star Racing
The red-hot news continues to pour out of the Star Racing NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team. In the zMax Dragway media center Star Racing owner George Bryce and former NHRA champion Angelle Sampey-Drago announced they will again be joining forces.…
Ray Price Racing Travels to Canada’s West Coast to Capture Fifth Win
Ray Price racing traveled all the way to Mission Raceway in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, to attend the eighth race in the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series this past weekend. The team tested on Thursday to prepare the 1,000 horse…
Celtic HVMC Suzuki’s Alexander & Farris Excited To Finish 2014 Season On High Note
This weekend marks the final stop for the 2014 AMA Pro Racing season, with the Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki team visiting their home track at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Every season more and more local family, friends, and fans…
Another All-DME Pro Street Final at Atco
North Carolina-based DME Racing traveled a little further north than usual last weekend, to New Jersey’s legendary Atco Dragway for the MIROCK Superbike Series’ 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals. But the result was the same—another all-DME, Orient Express…
MIROCK Dragbike Racing Finishing Season with a Bang
The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series heads to Maryland International Raceway for the last MIROCK event of the year in Maryland, at the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals on October 3-5, 2014. This event will feature…
Matt Smith to run Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. colors this weekend at zMax Dragway
Matt Smith Racing will have two bikes supporting Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. organization this weekend at the NHRA Mello Yello event at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC. Matt will be riding his championship winning Buell in the B.R.A.K.E.S colors this weekend…
MIROCK Scorches Atco’s Quarter Mile
New Jersey’s legendary Atco Dragway ranks as one of the world’s spiritual homes of motorcycle drag racing, and the 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals is the nation’s oldest two wheeled, quarter mile event. So when the Mickey Thompson…
McBride and Vantine Enthrall Atco Fans
When MIROCK motorcycle drag racing booked Top Fuel superstars Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine for a three-event match race series in 2014, the idea was to put on the best show possible for the fans. After the penultimate nitro…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Returns to Fabled Atco Raceway
The address 1000 Jackson Rd, Atco, N.J., is a footnote in the history of motorcycle drag racing. For decades Atco Raceway’s U.S. Motorcycle Nationals was arguably the world’s premiere dragbike race. It’s where AMA Prostar was born in 1989. Throughout his…
Michael Ray Leaves Star Racing?
Star Racing’s George Bryce posted the following on Facebook – “This is a story about some news I received today…” Excerpt from National Dragster by Kevin McKenna: Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Michael Ray, who is qualified No. 7 in…
This is How MIROCK Dragbike Racing Rolls into Atco
The high-flaming motorcycles of Top Fuel are back on the card when the Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series returns to New Jersey’s Atco raceway for the 45th annual Orient Express U.S. Motorcycle Nationals, September 5-7. But despite Top…
Vendor Midway Line-Up for Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway
The 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway will have 19 sponsors and vendors on the Vendor Midway this weekend for MIROCK on September 5-7, 2014 Orient Express DME Racing Dunigan Racing Mickey Thompson Tires FBR…
Ray Price Nitro Harley Racing Goes Out First Round
The Ray Price Racing Team arrived at Cecil County Dragway with high hopes for the 7th race in the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series as part of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun,…
PMRA Hosts Dragbike Double-Header on September 6 at Tulsa Raceway Park
PMRA, presented by Fast By Gast, will host a double header this Saturday, September 6 at Tulsa Raceway Park. In addition to our scheduled September race, we will be finishing the June race that had to be rescheduled due to…
DME Dragbike Racing Sizzles in Mid Summer Heat
Winston-Salem, North Carolina based DME Racing blistered through four straight Orient Express Pro Street wins in the mid-summer heat, starting with the WPGC Bike Fest at Maryland International Raceway in late July and continuing to the DME Summer Nationals Manufacturers…
Defending Indy Winner John Hall Added to Nitro Fish Team
The bold colors of the Nitro Fish Apparel brand will be on display frequently during this weekend’s Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals. Team Nitro Fish will include two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon, along with the Pro Stock Motorcycle…
Gulf Oil Top Fuel Motorcycle Drag Racing Tame German Track
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals team headed to the penultimate race of the 2014 FIM European Dragracing Championship with some trepidation. Despite its status as the biggest event on the European tour with an estimated 50,000 spectators…
Star Racing Announces Partnership with High Performance Lubricants
Star Racing announced today they have reached an agreement with High Performance Lubricants of Manteno, IL to market and endorse their quality oil products for the remainder of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, starting at the…
Freddie Robbins Wins Top Fuel at Amsoil WMDRA Sturgis Nationals
When Mike Bahnmaier Racing Team’s pulls into a track, they’re there to make a statement. This powerhouse team brought five Nitro bikes for their 2014 trip to Sturgis for the Amsoil WMDRA Nationals. Bahnmaier’s team started as it has for almost…
WMDRA Sturgis Motorcycle Drag Racing Recap
Sturgis Dragway was the perfect backdrop for the grass roots motorcycle drag racing of the 3rd Annual AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals, held August 5 and 6 during the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Not only did racers have to battle the…
Vickers Runs the Table and Takes 4th Dragbike Wally at Cecil County
Hawaya Racing Team headed to Cecil County Dragway in Maryland this past weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Screamin Eagle Series race presented by Harley Davidson Motor Company. Johnny Vickers in his sixth NHRA event this year, was riding the…
Big Dragbike Cash, Big Crash, Low ETs at The Rock
Big money, track records, a dramatic high speed crash, and quickest-ever side-by-sides were all part of the show when the Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series rolled into Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway for the 18th annual FBR Shop Summer Sizzler on…
2014 MIROCK U.S. Nationals, Top Fuel Returns to Atco
MIROCK is Rollin’ to Jersey again for the 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway in September. MIROCK’s Jason Miller said, “We had a blast last year in Atco, NJ with over 600 motorcycle racers and we…
NHDRO Thrashes to Race the Rain
NHDRO, the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series, took over the legendary quarter mile of Lucas Oil Raceway for the Summer Celebration during Indy’s Motorcycle Weekend on August 8-10. But just like in Columbus, NHDRO was racing the weather on…
WMDRA Sturgis Dragbike Race Results
Sandra Alberti of the WMDRA wirtes,”Sorry for the lack of updates and race results… unfortunately, with over 750,000 people in Sturgis trying to upload to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, certain network providers (AT&T!) were not able to handle the bandwidth…
Big Money at Stake in MIROCK’s Return to The Rock
Riding its biggest wave ever, the already huge Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series makes its return to legendary Rockingham Dragway for the 18th annual FBR Shop Summer Sizzler on August 15-17. And Rockingham owner Steve Earwood is welcoming everyone back…
Two Weeks of Dragbike Dominance for Larry “Spiderman” McBride
Facing back-to-back races 750 miles apart can be a challenging experience. Top Fuel Motorcycle virtuoso Larry “Spiderman” McBride made the most of the arduous work and travel it took to pull off consecutive race weekends. After winning a match race series and recording…
2014 MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest Was Largest Ever
The numbers are in and MIROCK’s Jason Miller is reporting that this year’s WPGC Bike Fest was the largest ever. Miller says, “We had 760 racers and 6,646 people in attendance for the weekend. I worked long and hard to…
Indy’s Fastest Motorcycles are at NHDRO this Weekend
Of all the bikes blazing concrete, asphalt, and clay at Indy’s Motorcycle Weekend on August 8-10, the absolute quickest, fastest and loudest will be tearing up Lucas Oil Raceway at NHDRO’s Summer Celebration. Everything from the world’s quickest streetbikes to…
Ray Price Racing Collects Fourth Win in Columbus
If there was ever a time when everything just worked in their favor, it was at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at National Trail Raceway for the Buckeye Fuel Wars event. From the time the team made their…
IHRA Pittsburgh Nationals Cancelled Due to Weather, Event to be Made up Later This Year
Torrential rain and a less than favorable weekend forecast have forced the cancellation of the remainder of the IHRA Nitro Jam Pittsburgh Nationals presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports at Pittsburgh Raceway Park. The professional classes will complete the race at…
2 x 5 = Top Fuel History at MIR
For the first time ever at a Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series event, Top Fuel motorcycles took to the meticulously prepped quarter mile at Maryland International Raceway. It was the WPGC Bike Fest this past weekend, July 25-27, and while…
McBride Comments on Producing Dragbike Racing’s First Side-by-side 5 with Vantine
Drag racing history was made at the MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest at Maryland International Raceway, July 25-27. Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride and sophomore nitro racer Dave Vantine mesmerized fans with the sport’s quickest side-by-side pass during a…
Bell Helmets Official Helmet of WMDRA’s 2014 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is proud to announce that Bell Helmets has renewed their partnership with the WMDRA as Official Helmet of the 2014 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals scheduled August 5 and 6 at Sturgis Dragway. In…
WMDRA Sturgis Dragbike Race to Air on MAVTV
This year’s 3rd Annual AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals promises not only to thrill and excite all those present at the track, but a national television audience as well. Masters Entertainment Group (MEG) will be on site at Sturgis Dragway filming the…
Shocking Scare for Top Fuel Racer Chris Matheson
Multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson took the full brunt of a freak accident in Round 5 of the Australian Pro-Series Championship, held at Hidden Valley Dragstrip in Darwin over the weekend of 11-12 July. Matheson received a full…
MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest Survival Letter
Tech Inspection: Tech inspection for 4.60 Index, 5.60 Index, Crazy 8’s, Top Sportsman, Pro ET, Street ET, and Grudge bikes are in staging lane #10-11. Tech inspection for Pro Street and Real Street are at the scales at the bottom…
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Record Turnout Expected for MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest at MIR on July 25-27
This year’s MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest on July 25-27th at MIR is going to be NUTS! 1st… We are up about 100 racers per MIROCK event this year over last year. This growth has MIROCK events well over 600 racers…
Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing Headed to Ohio
Now that Team HeadBlade and Capone Racing have made their big Nitro announcement, some folks thought or hoped they were done this season with the Pro Mod and Pro Gas program. Well get ready because they’re making plans for the…
Farris Takes Third & Fifth Place Finishes At Mid Ohio While Teammate Alexander Endures Difficulty
Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki riders Corey Alexander and Wyatt Farris had very different weekends at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. This was the second two day event on the AMA Pro Road Racing schedule, and with the heavy…
Cardo Joins WMDRA to Honor Sturgis Crew Chief with “Good Call” Award
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is excited to welcome Cardo scala rider® as an Associate Sponsor of the 2014 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals, taking place August 5 and 6 at Sturgis Dragway, during the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.…
Gulf Oil Dragracing Breaks Record, Take Honors in Finland
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals team headed to the second race 2014 FIM European Dragracing Championship calendar with a slim Championship lead and with the comfort of an unusually optimistic weather forecast. The `Nitro Nationals’ were hosted…
Vendor Midway Sold out at MIR’s MIROCK WPGC DragBike Fest
Per MIROCK promoter Jason Miller – “We are now sold out for space on the vendor midway for the MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest on July 25-27th at MIR! This is also the first time we have sold out of vendor…
Mike Scott Leads IHRA Nitro Harley Qualifying on Friday in Cordova
In Nitro Harley, Canadian Mike Scott led the way with a 6.617-second pass at 180.24 mph. Alvin Kobernusz, from nearby Manly, Iowa, was second with a 7.103 at 187.50 and Rocky Jackson was third. Nitro Harley – 1. Mike Scott…
MIR’s WPGC Dragbike Fest goes NITRO!
What makes the most anticipated event on the motorcycle drag racing and culture calendar better? Nitro! For the first time ever at a Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series event, Top Fuel motorcycles will light the sky and rotate the earth…
Elmer Trett Radio Show Tribute to Air this Saturday Morning
An internet radio show will air Saturday, morning, July 19th, at 9am, EST saluting the life and times of Elmer Trett. Twelve-time Top Fuel motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride and motorcycle drag racing journalist, Tom McCarthy, contributed to the show.…
Mickey Thompson Returns to Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association
This year celebrates the third annual Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals scheduled August 5-6 at Sturgis Dragway. Mickey Thompson will serve as the official tire sponsor by awarding the winners in the Top Fuel and Pro…
Brock’s Performance Renews Street ET Sponsorship at Sturgis
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is excited to welcome back Brock’s Performance as the Street E/T class sponsor at the 2014 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals August 5-6 during the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Brock’s Performance will offer a…
Alexander & Farris Eager To Return To AMA Pro SuperSport Racing At Mid Ohio This Weekend
Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki Racing’s Corey Alexander and Wyatt Farris are excited to rejoin the championship battle this weekend at the legendary Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. The 2.4 mile Mid Ohio circuit is known as one of the…
Teasley, Knight Double at NHDRO Dragbike Sizzle
Jeremy Teasley took two McIntosh Machine & Fabrication Pro Street wins as the NHDRO Mid Season Sizzle went off cleanly despite intermittent rain delays this past weekend, July 11-13, at Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With three-time MIRock…
Clash at Cordova: Biggest stars in Funny Car travel to Cordova for IHRA’s most anticipated race
If there is one race and one race only that you can attend in 2014, this is it. The 2014 IHRA Summer Nationals at Cordova Dragway Park will feature the largest field of Nitro Funny Car and Pro Stock teams…
Paint The 1/4 Pink at MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest
The “Paint The 1/4 Pink” program is back and will once again be run at the WPGC Bike Fest event on July 25-27 at Maryland International raceway to raise money for “Bikers Against Breast Cancer”. This program is for female…
IHRA returns to Cordova Dragway Park with thrilling Summer Nationals July 18-19
For six exciting years in the late 90s and early 2000s, Cordova Dragway Park was on top of the IHRA world. Hosting the annual Summer Nationals with the International Hot Rod Association’s professional drag racing series from 1997-2002, the world-class…
Portable Shade Donates Tent to PTQP at WPGC Bike Fest
Portable-Shade USA is once again proud to be able to support the “Paint the Quarter Pink” event at the upcoming WPGC Bike Fest (July 25-27) at Maryland International Raceway. This canopy will be donated to the event to help promote…
Dragbike Expert McAdams Embarking on Four-Wheel Excitement
It will be a season to remember for Mac McAdams For many successful dragbike racers like Antron Brown or Matt Smith, the urge to blast down the quarter mile on four wheels is just too much to resist. Such is…
WMDRA Introduces Motorcycle Drag Racing 101 for Media
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is excited to add a Drag Racing 101 clinic to their popular drag racing school at Sturgis, to be presented exclusively for members of the press and media. Race School Director Mark E.…
Spokane County Raceway To Become Newest IHRA Member Track In 2015
The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are excited to announce that Spokane County Raceway, located in Airway Heights, Washington just outside of Spokane, has become IHRA’s newest member track and IHRA’s first on the West…
Exciting Nitro Harley Category Takes Stronghold in IHRA
With interest in motorcycle drag racing dwindling in some areas of the country, the sport needs all the support it can get. Fans of Top Fuel Harley-Davidson dragbike racing were left to lament when the AHDRA (All Harley Drag Racing…
NHDRO Dragbikes Back Home Again in Indy
Following its annual journey to legendary National Trail Raceway, the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—returns home to Indianapolis and the Big Daddy track of them all. NHDRO’s Mid Season Sizzle will positively scorch Lucas Oil Raceway on the west…
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Champion Eric McKinney Wins Martin
Pro Extreme Motorcycle champion Eric McKinney won the PDRA Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, MI on June 27-28, 2014. McKinney qualified second with a 4.075 in a tight field behind Terry Schweigert’s 4.072. Eric’s McKinney Motorsports…
Cowden Wins IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals
Damian Cownden, from Victoria, B.C., won the Drag Specialties Nitro Bike category, meeting up with Nate Gagnon, from Qualican Beach, B.C. in the final. Gagnon, who won IHRA’s most recent race in Grand Bend,Ontario just two weeks ago, had the…
MIROCK – Dragbike Racing WPGC Bike Fest at MIR on July 25-27 Approaching
The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series returns to Maryland International Raceway for the biggest and best MIROCK event of the year at the 14th annual WPGC Bike Fest on July 25-27, 2014. For the first time ever at MIROCK…
Defending Rocky Mountain Nat’ls Funny Car Champion Tim Nemeth Opens up Weekend With Chart-Topping Lap
Defending Rocky Mountain Nationals Nitro Funny Car champion Tim Nemeth opened up the 2014 edition of IHRA’s biggest race with another chart-topping pass, making a strong case for a repeat at the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Good…
Angie Smith Extends Agreement with Kandy Magazine; Adds Petrolhead Apparel as Major Associate Partner
Kandy Magazine and Matt Smith Racing announced today an extension of their sponsorship of Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Angie Smith for the next four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in Norwalk, Ohio, Denver, Colo., Sonoma, Calif., and Indianapolis, Ind.…
Air Force Academy Band to Perform Opening Ceremonies at WMDRA Sturgis Nationals
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is thrilled to welcome Air Force Academy Band, Wild Blue Country, to Sturgis Dragway on Wednesday, August 6 to perform the National Anthem and Opening Ceremonies for our 3rd Annual AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals.…
Star Racing Taking Dragbike Tune-up Improvements to Norwalk Race
A weekend of experimenting with different tune-ups at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago, Ill., has prepared the Star Racing team to come out strong at their next race this weekend July 4-6 in Norwalk, Ohio.…
Ray Price Racing Captures Third NHRA Nitro Harley Win
Whenever Ray Price Racing brings the 1,000 horsepower Top Fuel Harley Akea Express, the crowds are always in for the ride-of-their-lives. And at the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series event at Bristol Dragway, the team certainly did just that…
Vintage Top Fuel Drag Bikes Come To St. Johns
For more than three decades, the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns has showcased some of America’s finest vintage cars. This year, they’ll also be showcasing some of the country’s finest vintage motorcycles. Not just any motorcycles but Top…
Nitro Vodoo Top Fuel Dragbike Heading to Croc Country, 75 Hours of Driving
Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team are preparing to travel across the outback North from their Brisbane base in Queensland to Hidden Valley, Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Matheson said the trip is…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s New Top Fuel Dragbike Comes to Life
After over five years of incredibly thoughtful and meticulous labor, Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s new, cutting-edge, mostly handmade motorcycle is nearly complete. In early June the beastly 1,200 horsepower-plus motor fired-up for the very first time. “It sounds sharp,” McBride said.…
ManCup DME Summer Nationals Moved
In a stunning announcement to most, ManCup Motorcycle Drag Racing informed racers the DME Summer Nationals, Aug. 1-3, originally scheduled to take place at Atlanta Dragway, will now be held at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga. In a…
Star Racing Looking for Win Lights at Chicago Race
The Star Racing team began their three-race back-to-back stretch in the 2014 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series this past weekend June 20-22 at the 2nd Annual Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping,…
All Hawaya Racing Final in Bristol
Hawaya Racing Team headed to Bristol, Tennessee this past weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Screamin Eagle Series race presented by Harley Davidson Motor Company. Johnny Vickers in his fourth NHRA event this year, was riding the #1 school bike,…
Capone Racing Stepping up to Nitro Dragbikes
Team HeadBlade and Capone Racing are no strangers around the drag strips of America. After racing for almost a decade, winning championships, setting and re-setting records in The Street, Pro Gas and Pro Mod classes, yep, it’s happening—NITRO NITRO NITRO.…
Angie Smith Wins NHRA New England Nationals
Kandy Magazine Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Angie Smith scored her first-ever NHRA national event win at the Auto-Plus New England Nationals in Epping, NH. The win was historic as Angie met husband and defending series champion Matt Smith in the…
