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The Birth of the “Modern Era” Top Fuel Motorcycle

While evolution implies a continual movement in one forward direction, it can mean returning to where you began if that proves better—which is exactly what happened with Top Fuel motorcycles. When Marion Owens’ twin-engine Harley-Davidson didn’t win at Bowling Green…

Tom Caldwell Retires from Motorcycle Drag Racing after 50 Year Career

Tom Caldwell of OLD GUYS DO RULE RACING is retiring from ownership of his Pro Gas Harley-Davidson dragbike program. After racing for some 50 years and Pro Gas/Pro Stock Harleys for the last 28 years, including winning 4 National Championships,…

Cycle Concepts posts $4,800 in MIROCK Dragbike Racing Contingency

Cycle Concepts continues their support to the MIROCK racers, and has posted $4,800 in the 2014 MIROCK Contingency Program. Cycle Concepts has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2009, and has continued to payout in all MIROCK classes.…

Ian King and Gulf Oil Dragbike Team to Compete in The U.S.

The Gulf Oil Dragbike racing – Grand Prix Originals Top Fuel team are pleased to announce that they will be competing in the opening round of the premier series for motorcycle dragracing in the USA, the Manufacturers Cup. The Exoticycle…

John Stein Bio

John Stein is an advertising copywriter who also happens to be a motorcycle lover. His collection includes everything from single, double and triple engine drag bikes to a 50cc Grand Prix road racer. John currently has 25 machines, three of…

Penske Drag Racing Shock from Schnitz Racing

Having properly set-up suspension is one of the most important things you can do to gain maximum performance out of your bike. There is nothing worse than having a bike make 300+ HP if you can’t use that power on…

Janette Thornley and Dream Chaser Racin’ Ready for 2014 Dragbike Season

Dream Chaser Racin’s, Janette Thornley is excited to kick off her dragbike third season on March 7 in Houston Texas where she will compete at the Royal Purple Raceway in the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series.   “I can feel the knots in…

Bill Stephens Bio

Cycledrag.com is ecstatic to have motorsports veteran Bill Stephens as a columnist. Stephens is the man behind Ultimate Garage Productions, Inc. and has been involved on just about every level of automotive and motorsports television since 1989. He has served…

Rob “Superman” Hunnicutt to Drive a Pro Mod Car

Longtime motorcycle drag racer, Rob “Superman” Hunnicutt will be doing some drag racing on four wheels this season. The former Outlaw Pro Street standout and Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer announced that he will drive Rick Williams’ 2004 Pro Mod Chevy…

Matt Smith Racing Announces Multi-race Sponsorship with Stockseth Racing and Nitro Fish

Matt Smith Racing has entered into a multi-race agreement with Stockseth Racing and Nitro Fish, which will include associate sponsorship for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and 5 races each as the primary sponsor for the 2-Time…

The Battle Before the Race – Pro Stock Motorcycle Teams Scramble for Sponsorship

Cutting a light, hitting shift points and going fast and straight are all important factors when it comes to succeeding in the ultra-competitive environment of Mello Yello NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing. Yet, as is the case with many…

Star Racing team seeks marketing partners to pursue 2014 NHRA Championship

The Star Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team received some unexpected news recently as they were preparing to field their No. 2 driver Michael Ray and Rookie of the Year candidate Chaz Kennedy. After a successful two-season return to professional drag…

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Left Without a Sponsor

Current NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Matt Smith will be without the support of the Viper Motorcycle Company for the 2014 season. John Silseth Managing Director and Colbert Seagraves VP of Marketing and Racing Operations for Viper informed…

Larry “Spiderman” McBride vs Dave Vantine Top Fuel Motorcycle Match Race at MIROCK

The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series is pleased to announce that for the first time in MIROCK history our fans will get to witness 5-second, 240mph, nitro burning Top Fuel bikes! Larry “Spiderman” McBride will be taking on Dave…

2014 MIROCK Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule

Here is the 2014 MIROCK motorcycle drag racing schedule. The tour will again branch out to Atco, NJ.

Orient Express renews MIROCK Pro Street sponsorship

Orient Express has renewed their sponsorship contract for the famous Pro Street class featuring the World’s Fastest Streetbikes in the MIROCK Superbike Series for the 6th year in a row. These street legal machines can cover the 1/4 mile at…

Dave Vantine to Match Race Larry McBride at Three MIROCK Events

Top Fuel Motorcycle competitor Dave Vantine will match race his mentor Larry “Spiderman” McBride at three MIROCK events this season. The duo will compete at Maryland International Raceway, July 25-27 and Oct. 3-5, and at Atco Raceway in N.J., Sept.…

JRI Shocks and World Wide Bearings Add to MIROCK Contingency

JRI Shocks has posted $3,600 in the 2014 MIROCK Contingency Program. JRI Shocks has been a MIROCK contingency sponsor for the last 4 years, and MIROCK would like to thank them for their loyal support. Make JRI Shocks your choice…

MIROCK Top 10 to be Recognized

Congratulations to the Top 10 Pro and Sportsman MIROCK racers during the 2013 season. All of the Champions have already received their checks in the mail over the holidays and are poised for the 2014 season. There will be an…

Drag 965 Dragbike Team on the Rise

Drag 965 is a motorsports team comprised of cars and motorcycles based in the Middle East. The new dragbike team is quickly finding success with multiple round wins and low ETs in the Arabian Drag Racing League (ADRL). Pro Extreme…

Rickey Gadson Becomes the Fastest Dragbike Racer in India

During the Valley Run 2014 event held at Aamby Valley in Pune India, Philadelphia-native and multi-time American champion, Rickey Gadson broke a record with a stock 2014 ZX14R with bolt on’s to become the all-time fastest man in India on two wheels. Gadson…

More MIROCK Motorcyle Drag Racing Contingency Information

Mickey Thompson Tires has posted $12,000 in the 2014 MIROCK Contingency Program, and has been a contingency sponsor since 2009. When you are looking for maximum grip at the drag strip, be sure to have a Mickey Thompson tire on…

Mark E. Dotson Motorcycle Drag Racing Bio

Mark E. Dotson lives in Hurricane, WV and has been drag racing since 2008. Mark started out at his local track on a 1998 Suzuki Katana and soon transitioned to a 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa. Over the years Mark has raced…

MAV TV to broadcast entire IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series including Nitro Harleys

The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are thrilled to announce the return of IHRA national event drag racing to a national television audience. In an exclusive deal with leading automotive network MAV TV, the entire…

Team Owner Scott McKinney in Favor of PDRA Banning Auto Shift

The PDRA, Professional Drag Racers Association, is technically a new organization, but a quick glance over the classes, schedule and rules reveals the American version of the ADRL was basically given a new acronym while the parties involved iron out some legal issues.…

MIROCK Dragbike Racing Contingency and Sponsorship Information

A new MIROCK season is just a few months away and as usual, promoter and event director Jason Miller has been busy renewing contingency and sponsorship deals. Here are some of the latest companies to commit to the 2014 season.…

Penske Shocks posts $5,600 in MIROCK Contingency

Penske Racing Shocks has posted $5,600 in the 2014 MIROCK Contingency Program. Penske Racing Shocks has been a MIROCK contingency sponsor since 2008 and MIROCK would like to thank them for their loyal support. When you are looking to put…

Mickey Thompson Tires renews MIROCK Title Sponsorship

Mickey Thompson Tires has renewed their title sponsorship of the MIROCK Superbike Series for an amazing 14 years in a row. Mickey Thompson Tires has been an important partner in growth of the series over the last decade, and MIROCK…

Larry McBride to Run Three MIROCK Events and Full ManCup Schedule in 2014

  Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s 36th year of drag racing will be unlike any he has had before. For the first time in his career the 56-year-old, 12-time champion will race at the widely popular MIROCK series.…

2014 MIROCK Dragbike Racing Payouts and Entry Fees

The payouts & entry fees for the Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series 2014 season are now posted. All MIROCK events will now have the same purse structure at each event regardless of what track you are racing at. The…

2013 SGMP Dragbike Nationals Photos

Here is a look back at a few photos from the Dragbike Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The event was streamed live over the web and was viewed in more than 100 countries. Fans all over the world got…

Golf Conflict Sends MIROCK FBR Shop Summer Sizzler to August 15-17

Because Pinehurst National Golf Club will serve this year as host to both the men’s and women’s U.S. Open Golf Championships, Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has been compelled to make some adjustments to his summer schedule. To avoid conflicts…

Top Fuel Motorcycle 1000’ Drag Racing: When is now?

If we value human life as much as we do this sport, it’s time we rethink where to put the finish line when Top Fuel motorcycles are on the drag strips.  Top Fuel motorcycles that once covered the ¼ mile…

The 2014 Preliminary MIROCK Rulebook is Now Online

The 2014 Preliminary MIROCK Rulebook is now online at http://www.mirockracing.com/rulebook/index.htm   All revisions from last year’s rules will be made in the color blue for easy reference. Riders will have until January 7th to submit all concerns and suggestions to…

MANCUP 2014 Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule Announced

The 2014 season schedule for the Manufactures Cup racing series was announced today.  Once again they will host 4 races, with the first and last race of the 2014 season slated for South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Georgia.  The…

Eric McKinney Entering an Exclusive Fraternity of Pro Mod Dragbike Racers

Billy Vose, Charlie Farrar, Ashley Owens – those are the names of some of the most dominant Pro Mod dragbike racers ever. At the young age of 28, Eric McKinney, who just captured his second consecutive ADRL Pro Extreme Motorcycle…

Alwine Racing Top Fuel Motorcycle Debut at PRI

On Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 9:30am, the doors will open to the annual Performance Racing Industry show, held in Indianapolis, Indiana.  As it has since 1986, the racing industry will view the latest in “what’s new” for high performance…

Tony Ficher’s DAS Pro Street Motorcycle Sold

Cycledrag has just confirmed, by phone, that the title contending DAS Performance bike, out of Dracut, Massachusetts has been sold to an un-named buyer. When Eric Paquette, the owner and builder of the bike was called to conform the sale…

Andy Simon to Race NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2014

Cycledrag.com has learned dragbike veteran and multi-time AHDRA champion, Andy Simon will compete on the NHRA Mello Yellow Pro Stock Motorcycle tour in 2014. “Wait until you find out who we are working with,” Simon’s son, Andy Jr. said. “We…

Hawaya Motorcycle Drag Racing Excels at Manufacturers Cup

MANUFACTURERS CUP FINALS PRO DRAGSTER At the Manufacturers Cup Finals at Bradenton Florida, 12 Pro Dragsters showed up to compete in the final race of the year. Rocky Jackson qualified #1 with a 7.208 ET, Rebel Glover was second with…

Photos of Larry McBride’s New Top Fuel Motorcycle

Top Fuel Motorcycle 11-time champion, Larry “Spiderman” McBride is getting closer to unveiling his brand new, state-of-the-art nitro dragbike. “We are almost done,” McBride said. “I’m getting really excited. This bike uses a lot of new technology.” One of the…

Title This – Drag Bike Nationals Tower Scuffle

Strange things can occur in the tower during a long, three-day motorcycle drag race. At the Drag Bike Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Nov.8-10, Cycledrag.com captured this image, and to honest, we are not sure what is going on.…

Under Construction – MANCUP and the SGMP Drag Bike Nationals

Someone once wrote, “The road to success is always under construction.”  I certainly am not the first person to make note of this cliché.  But if today is cliché day, I say if the shoe fits, feel free to lace…

RS Motorsports caps 2013 with MIROCK Wins and Dragbike Championships

South Carolina trucking magnate and race team owner Roger Starrette spent the first two weekends of November unloading his trailer-full of nitrous-huffing, Kawasaki ZX14s—winning races and securing yet another championship.   The month started off at Rockingham Dragway, home of…

Two Dragbike Championships Cap Off DME’s Best Year Ever

Dragbike Rider Joey Gladstone and Dimey Eddinger’s DME Racing team finished off 2013 with two Orient Express Pro Street championships—one in the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series and the other in the Manufacturers Cup. Sealing the deal in style, Gladstone…

Dale Nilles and Punisher Racing Finished with 4 Dragbike Championships

Dale Nilles finished the weekend with a win and the championship for the Manufactures Cup Series. Dale won 2 of the events summer and fall and runner up in the spring event, giving dale 304 points to win this year’s…

2014 MIROCK Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule

The 2014 MIROCK motorcycle drag racing schedule has been released. Promoter Jason Miller worked with NHDRO to make sure none of the dates overlap. The series against features a stop at Atco Raceway for the U.S. Nationals and begins and…

Dream Chaser Dragbike Racing – “We’ve come a long way, baby!”

Not only did Janette Thornley and the Dream Chaser Dragbike Racin’ team go a lot of miles to race, but they came a long way in performance.  Although the team didn’t bring home a win during the last three appearances…

The Top Fuel Motorcycle Battle in Bradenton – One for the Dragbike Record Books

The much vaunted Battle of Bradenton, a clash of Top Fuel motorcycle titans took place just a week ago at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, track in Bradenton, Florida. The hype and close to a half a million dollars in track…

Larry McBride Wins International Top Fuel Dragbike Showdown and 12th Championship

Who is the quickest and most tenacious Top Fuel dragbike racer in the world? Fans sought the answer at one of the most highly anticipated international Top Fuel motorcycle confrontations ever, the Man Cup Haltech World Finals from Bradenton, Fla.,…

Dragbike Nationals Video Coverage From Valdosta

If you missed the Dragbike Nationals from Valdosta, Ga., fear not. Thanks to Tim Fleming at SGMP and six fine sponsors, Fish Customs, Cooper performance, McKinney Motorsports, Powertrain Inc, Timblin Chassis, and Robinson Industries,  Motormaniatv.com captured the entire race. Over…

2013 MIROCK Motorcycle Drag Racing Champions

Cycledrag would like to congratulate the 2013 MIROCK motorcycle drag racing champions. It was a long and challenging season, which included an event at Atco Raceway, the tour’s first ever stop at a track other than Maryland International Raceway or…

Chris Matheson Back in The Saddle after Top Fuel Motorcycle Crash

  Three time Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion returned to the scene of one of the more spectacular high speed crashes in history earlier this month to compete in the Australian Nationals. Matheson had been recovering since his 231 MPH…

2014 Harley-Davidson Dragbike Schedule

2014 Harley-Davidson Dragbike Schedule March 7-9 NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series-Royal Purple Raceway, Houston, Tx March 21-22  IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Southwestern-Nationals  SW International Raceway, Tucson, AZ March 28-29  IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series San Antonio Nationals-San Antonio…

Michael Ray Finishes No. 2 in the NHRA Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship

After remaining within the top five Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors for 13 consecutive races of this 16-race season, the Sovereign-Star Racing dragbike team and racer Michael Ray will finish their 2013 season in the No. 2 position of the NHRA…

Sovereign-Star Racing Dragbike Team Looking For Strong Finish

The Sovereign-Star Racing National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Motorcycle team hopes to conclude their 2013 racing season in the No. 2 position in the overall points countdown following the Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend Nov. 7-10 at…

Dragbike Track Records Fall at The Rock

  The Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series blistered legendary Rockingham Dragway this past weekend, as the world’s largest motorcycle drag racing organization concluded it’s 2013 season with the Lee’s Performance World Finals on November 1-3. Mother Nature made it a…

The Battle of Bradenton, a clash of Top Fuel Dragbike Titans

  On Friday, November 8th, 2013, at a drag strip located in Bradenton, Florida in the USA, a clash of Top Fuel motorcycle teams will occur.  The two quickest Top Fuel motorcycles on planet earth will meet for the first…

Announcer Joe Plug Passes

Cycledrag.com is saddened to learn of the passing of longtime Maryland International Raceway announcer Joe Plug.  God bless Joe and his family. The first few times I announced dragbike events at Maryland International Raceway in 2002, Joe Plug was my…

Dave Vantine’s Rapid Transition to a Top Fuel Dragbike

When college football players transition into the NFL, many express how it’s an overwhelming challenge, adapting to how much quicker the game moves at the highest level. Longtime dragbike racer Dave Vantine is saying the same thing about his recent…

Ray No. 2 NHRA PSM Points, Kennedy Runs First Dragbike Six

  Sovereign-Star Racing’s Michael Ray moved up to the No. 2 position in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle overall points standings after advancing to his third semifinal round in a row and claiming…

Tough Luck For Arana’s Dragbike Team in Vegas

The Arana Racing team figures now is the time to place their bets in Las Vegas casinos because their luck is bound to change after a tough Sunday in the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor…

Hawaya Nitro Dragbike School a Huge Suceess – Two Classes Set for 2014

On Tuesday prior to the AMRA final event of the year, the crew of Hawaya Racing headed to “the Rock” in preparation for the Fall Nitro Bike School. 9 riders and 4 crew chief/members attended the school, including 1 female…

Quickest Dragbike Run Ever – Peter Svensson Number 1 With a Bullet

  On August 24th, 2012, Top Fuel motorcycle drag racer Peter Svensson, of Sweden, while racing during the Scandinavian Internationals, fired a shot heard round the drag racing world when he became the quickest drag bike pilot on the planet. …

Sovereign-Star Racing betting on Vegas Pro Stock Motorcyclevictory

With only two races left in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship, No. 3 competitor Michael Ray and his Sovereign-Star Racing team are fighting for every possible point that can boost them up…

Caldwell Wins AMRA Dragbike Championship

Tom Caldwell/OLD GUYS DO RULE Dragbike RACING made a clean sweep at the AMRA Jim McClure Nitro Nationals finals at Rockingham race last weekend, winning the 2013 AMRA Pro Gas Championship, winning the event, and resetting 3 of his records!…

MIROCK- the World’s Largest Dragbike League—Ends 2013 at The Rock

  The world’s largest motorcycle drag racing organization—the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series—concludes it’s 2013 season with the Lee’s Performance World Finals, November 1-3 at legendary Rockingham Dragway. This Hustler’s Paradise is the traditional end of the motorcycle drag racing…

Lee’s Performance MIROCK Motorcycle Drag Racing World Finals

The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series wraps up it’s amazing 2013 season at Rockingham Dragway with the Lee’s Performance World Finals on November 1-3, 2013. This is the race where the championships are decided! The event will feature Orient…

Vance and Hines Adds to Pro Street Dragbike Purse at the Cup

Vance and Hines has jumped on board to support the Pro Street class at the Manufacturers Cup finals in Bradenton, Fla.  Sharpen up those reaction times!

Joe Koenig Comments On Successful Sports Car Racing Season

Former AMA Prostar Pro Stock world record holder and NHRA champion, “7.0” Joe Koenig just completed his first season as a major sponsor on the #46 GRAND-AM sports car, driven by Bryan Sellers and Mark Boden.  Despite an ill-fated start…

Teasley and RS Motorsports Back on Top in Real Street

Multi-time DME Real Street champ Jeremy Teasley and his Roger Starrette owned and tuned, nitrous-huffing Kawasaki ZX14 had found themselves shut out of the winners circle the previous couple of races, but worked their way back in at the Mickey…

Remember When This Was Fast?

Check out this classic KZ ad.  Remember when guys had to made a ton of modifications to get into the high-8s? Now a racer can practically do it on the way home from the dealership. My how times have changed.…

John Hall Racing – Let’s Fund Kyle to Cali

Everybody knows NHRA’s biggest fan, Kyle Keck. You may know that Kyle has Cerebral Palsy, a non-progressive disorder of movement and posture caused by abnormal development of, or damage to, motor control centers of the brain, and Scoliosis, a curvature…

DME’s Terence Angela talks about his Battle Royale Win

Dimey Eddinger’s DME Racing team came to Maryland International Raceway fully intending to win Orient Express Pro Street’s biggest payout ever—the $10,000 to win Battle Royale—but so did everyone else in that class of the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series.…

Grimes takes Ray Price Nitro Harley to Big Win at Rockingham

  In an event that included riders from Germany, Australia and Canada as well as from California and Colorado, it was local favorite Tommy Grimes who rode to victory Sunday in the featured Top Fuel category at the 22nd annual…

Bradenton Motor Sports Park: Changing With the Times

  It’s not easy owning a motorsports racing facility.  When your income depends on mother nature not being angry with you, life in the fast lane can be about as comfortable as a cat on a hot tin roof.  You…

Brancaccio Racing Southbound to the ROCK

  Larry “Drums” Brancaccio with Bammer Racing is in transit to AMRA’s Jim McClure Nitro Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC.   According to Larry “Drums” Brancaccio, “We are on the way, the bike is prepped and the team is…

Battle Royale Delivers Huge at MIR

When the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series added Orient Express Pro Street’s biggest payout ever—the $10,000 to win Battle Royale—to October 4-6’s Fast by Gast Fall Nationals, NO ONE predicted two Pro Street neophytes would reach the final and battle…

Sovereign-Star Racing’s Michael Ray qualifies No. 1, Chaz Kennedy has Successful NHRA Debut at Reading, Pa.

  The Sovereign-Star Racing team moved one step closer in the NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship with Michael Ray’s stellar performance that led him to the semifinal round of competition after qualifying No. 1 and setting the…

Arana Sr. Sees Red in Round No. 2

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. was caught in a rash of red-lights in the second round of the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway.   Arana, the No. 3 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle, went…

Arana Pledges to Improve After Early Loss

MavTV/ProtectTheHarvest.com rider Adam Arana vows to get better after falling in the first round of the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway.   Arana, the lone rookie in any of the four professional classes in the Countdown…

Arana Stumbles in Second Round

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. is one of the top riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle, but the 24-year-old said he learned a valuable lesson during the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway.   Arana left…

Tonglet Reaches Semifinals

A faulty engine part played a big part in LE Tonglet’s semifinal loss at Sunday’s Auto-Plus Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pa.   He was leading Eddie Krawiec in the second round when the problem began. The Nitro…

Arana Jr. Fighting to Get Points Lead Back

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. is looking to get back the points lead when eliminations for the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals begin Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway.   Arana fell out of the Pro Stock Motorcycle lead for the…

Arana Sr. Staying Focused

Hector Arana Sr. has been in a championship fight or two in his career as rider of the Lucas Oil Buell, and he knows the right approach to take heading into this weekend’s Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.…

Sovereign-Star Racing continues Championship run with Ray,

As Sovereign-Star Racing’s  championship contender No. 4 Michael Ray continues to compete for the 2013 NHRA  Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle title, he will be joined by 19-year-old  rookie teammate Chaz Kennedy this weekend Oct. 4-6 at the Auto-Plus…

Michael Ray Moves up to No. 4 in the Countdown

Sovereign-Star Racing’s Michael Ray raced to his fifth semifinals appearance of the 2013 season this past weekend at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and advanced to the No. 4 position in the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle…

Rain Can’t Dampen NHDRO Champs

Rain may have put an early end to eliminations at the NHDRO Fall Fury Season Finale at Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, but it couldn’t stop record-pace performances and the crowning of season champions. Big-time numbers are starting to be…

Harley Nation Back At The Rock For Jim McClure Nationals

A Top Fuel showdown between North Carolinians Tommy Grimes and Jay Turner, reigning series champion Randal Andras and Texan Rick “Sharky” House will be among the features Oct. 11-13 when track owner Steve Earwood welcomes the Harley Nation to Rockingham…

Master of the Motorcycle Racers from the 2012 Season: Scott Levasseur

The inaugural New England Dragway Motorcycle Masters race run on September 28th, 2013, at New England Dragway, in Epping, NH was by all accounts, a big hit with all concerned.  The racers who clashed, the fans who attended, the many…

McBride Wants to Retire Iconic Dragbike with 5.60s

Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has amassed 10 championships and numerous world records throughout his illustrious 33-year career.  The Spiderman has achieved the vast majority of his success on his current drag bike – a 1,511 c.c., supercharged…

Arana Jr. Drops out of Points Lead for First Time All Season

Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. put up a fight but came up short Sunday in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.   Arana posted a better elapsed time than Jerry Savoie in their first-round…

Tonglet Pulls Out Runner-up Finish

LE Tonglet has not won an NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle race this season but he continues to show he is capable of doing so at any of the three remaining Countdown to the Championship playoff events.   He…

Arana Sr. Leaves Gateway with Pair of Track Records

Despite setting a pair of records for Gateway Motorsports Park, Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. left town disappointed after a second-round exit Sunday in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.   Arana looked strong in qualifying when he…

Viper Motorcycle Company announces Marketing Agreement with Scotty Pollacheck Racing

  Colbert Seagraves, Vice President of Marketing and Racing Operations for the Viper Motorcycle Company, announced today a marketing agreement with Scotty Pollacheck Racing for the four remaining NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship races. “Scotty is a true…

Updated Orient Express Pro Street 10K Battle Royale Entry List

 The list of entries continues to grow for what will be the richest race in the history of Pro Street. Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” October 4-6 Maryland International Raceway Entry Fee: $150   Updated Roll Call List: “Orient…

Tom Cladwell Ready for Bowling Green and The Rock

  It is time for Tom Caldwell  to prepare for final races of 2013. Old Guys Do Rule Racing will enjoy the great air and the lower temps at Rockingham, NC  for the Jim McClure Nitro Nationals. Caldwell says,  “We have…

Sovereign-Star Racing’s New Entry Denied for St. Louis

 According to a decision handed down today (Thursday) by Graham Light of NHRA’s Competition Department, the Sovereign-Star Racing team will not be permitted to enter 19-year-old developmental driver Chaz Kennedy as the replacement racer following Scotty Pollacheck’s resignation from the…