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…
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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…
‘Business as usual’ for Sovereign-Star Racing’s Michael Ray
The Sovereign-Star Racing team will continue their championship run in the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class this weekend Sept. 27-29 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with one less driver than when they started the Countdown…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride on the Road to South Florida
Top Fuel Motorcycle hero Larry “Spiderman” McBride is poised to entertain South Florida drag racing fans with ground-pounding, nitro runs at the Bike Bash at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla., Sept. 28th. It won’t be McBride’s first trip…
Scotty Pollacheck Resigns from Sovereign-Star Racing Team
Through an expected Tuesday morning phone call, Sovereign-Star Racing team co-owner George Bryce was informed by two-year team racer Scotty Pollacheck that Pollacheck would be departing as the team’s No. 6 racer for the remaining four races in the…
MIROCK’s 10K Battle Royale is Imminent
The most anticipated Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series event of the year is going down October 4-6 with the Fast by Gast Fall Nationals, featuring Orient Express Pro Street’s biggest payout—the $10,000 to win Battle Royale! The world’s quickest,…
Capone Captures Another Wally at Bowling Green
Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing with Frank Capone brought home another Wally after the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Frito Lay at Thunder Valley, Bristol, Tn. Capone says, “The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Seires and Harley-Davidson Drag Racing…
Strong performance by Sovereign-Star Racing Overshadowed by Second Round Losses at Dallas
In the second race of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship, Sovereign-Star Racing drivers No. 5 Michael Ray and No. 6 Scotty Pollacheck competed at the top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle…
Matheson Ready to Return after Top Fuel Crash
Australian Multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson and his Nitro Voodoo Team are in preparation to return to the Australian National Drag Racing Championship after a terrifying high speed crash earlier this year at Sydney Dragway. Matheson…
DME Racing Poised for $10,000 MIROCK Pro Street Battle Royale
DME Racing’s Dimey Eddinger knows what it takes to win heads-up, no wheelie bar racing. Eddinger is calling on his many years of experience to prepare his team for victory at what he believes will be the biggest Pro Street…
Man Cup Introduces Pingel Top Fuel Twin Class
The ManCup is proud to announce the formation of Pingel Enterprise Top Fuel Twin class as the latest blockbuster addition to the Haltech World Finals. “Today we are finally able to answer our Top Fuel Twin racers, YES, we do…
Semifinal Finish Helps Arana Jr. Maintain Points Lead
Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. held on to the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead after a semifinal finish in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals on Sunday at Texas Motorplex. Unofficially Arana leads by 11 points over Matt Smith…
McKinney Takes 2nd Straight ADRL Championship
Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer Eric McKinney and his dominant McKinney Motorsports team went to the American Drag Racing League’s marquee Dragstock X event at Rockingham Dragway with three goals in mind. Well, two out of three ain’t bad, as…
MIROCK Pro Street Rule Revision
Rule Revision: Orient Express Pro Street The Pro Street combination for supercharged bikes is now separated into it’s own table in the MIROCK rulebook. There will also be a new supercharged ET and MPH record established in the MIROCK…
$10,000 to Win Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” Oct 4-6 at MIR
Orient Express Pro Street “Battle Royale” race of epic proportions! The Baddest of The Baddest! The Best of The Best! The FBG Fall Nationals at MIR in October every year has been the quickest and fastest race ever year…
Harley to Build a 500 c.c. Motorcycle?
Rumors are swirling of a 500cc Harley that will likely be produced in India, which would expand the V-Twin giant’s reach to newer riders and additional overseas markets. What do you think about a 500cc Harley? Is there a…
Ian King Takes Championship
To say that the Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals team had a successful weekend at the European Championship Finals would be to understate what was achieved by Europe’s most successful Top Fuel Bike team at this, their last home…
Pippin’s Weekend Pink but not Rosy
NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Junior Pippin’s return to racing after two years away was a mixed bag. Although Pippin didn’t qualify for the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway, his effort to raise money for breast…
Sovereign-Star Racing Teammates at No. 4 and No. 5 in NHRA Countdown after Charlotte Race
Sovereign-Star Racing teammates Scotty Pollacheck and Michael Ray kicked off the NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship with a competitive performance this past weekend Sept. 13-15 at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte,…
Arana Sr. Runner-Up In Charlotte
Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. reached the final round on Sunday at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals but recorded a red-light in his attempt to claim the Wally. “Overall the outcome was not what we totally…
Vantine Takes Pole, Races Deep at Rock
Veteran Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer David Vantine came to the American Drag Racing League’s marquee Dragstock X race at Rockingham Dragway fresh off his sparkling Top Fuel Motorcycle debut a couple weeks earlier at Indianapolis. That nitro momentum carried…
Australia’s ANDRA Adds Pro Dragster
The Pro Dragster class continues to grow in popularity. The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) announced this week they will add a carbureted Nitro bike class to their line up beginning with the 2014 season. This new class will…
Vickers Two for Two in NHRA
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 second NHRA event this year, was riding the #1 school bike,…
Learn to Ride a Nitro Bike with Hawaya Racing
Hawaya Racing is proud to announce the dates for the 2014 Spring Nitro Bike School, as well as the dates for the return of the Spring Rockingham race, now under the AMRA banner. This is great news for our…
Atco’s Motorcycle Tradition Lives On With MIROCK
It’s been written many times that history repeats itself. In terms of warfare that’s seldom a good thing. In terms of racing, it’s often a good thing. After all, consistency is necessary for winning in motorsports right? Right! Such is…
Competition Heats up as Sovereign-Star Racing Enters Championship Countdown at Charlotte
Sovereign-Star Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers No. 3 Michael Ray and No. 6 Scotty Pollacheck will begin the NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship this weekend Sept. 13-15 at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX…
Pippin Back in Pink for Charlotte
NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Junior Pippin has stepped back from racing the last couple years while supporting his wife Lisa in her battle with breast cancer. But at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway,…
MIROCK Pro Mod Rule Revision
Pro Mod Rule Revision: Bikes w/ 50″ or less crank to rear axle and stock stroke: 585 lbs. Click Link Below For Revision: http://www.mirockracing.com/rulebook/2013_mirock_rulebook_promod.pdf Sincerely, Jason Miller
MIROCK March of Dimes Benefit
MIROCK will also be holding a March of Dimes fundraiser ride for “Bikers For Babies” on Sunday, October 6th during the 21st annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals at MIR! This is for a great cause, and there will…
MIROCK Orient Express U.S. Nationals Bike Count
Official MIROCK Bike Count at Atco Dragway: 669 entries. (This count does not include Friday’s Test & Tune) Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the event! We appreciate each and every one of you! Pro Street:…
Ian King Locks up 7th Championship
At the weekend’s FIA European Dragracing Championship Finals at Santa Pod in the UK, Gulf Oil – Grand Prix Originals Top Fuel Bike rider Ian King ran the first sub six second pass by a UK rider in history…
MIROCK Orient Express U.S. Nationals Photo Highlights
There is a lot of motorcycle drag racing history at Atco Raceway. After a few years without the event, the MIROCK Series and Orient Express wrote a new chapter in U.S. Nationals record book. For the first time in the…
Second Quickest Pro Street Pass Ever Setting the Pace at the US Nationals
At 4:10 PM during qualifying at the MIROCK, Orient Express, US Nationals, Massachusetts racer Tony Ficher, driving the DAS Performance, Pro Street Hyabusa stunned the crowd with a 6.908 elapsed time at 209.95 mph. The team DAS bike, now sits…
Atco, New Jersey Welcomes MIROCK Series
For the first time in the organization’s history The MIROCK Superbike Series ventures outside of Maryland International Raceway and Rockingham Dragway to storied Atco Raceway in South Jersey. The motorcycle version of the US Nationals has been contested here at…
Verl Smith – 3 Weeks, 3 Races, 3 Wins.
Verl “Smitty” Smith’s Racing 4 VETS has been staying home, testing tuning and getting ready to peroform locally AND PERFORM he did. In the last few weekend it’s been back to back events with great results. According to…
Sovereign-Star Racing teammates enter Countdown in Top 6 after Semifinal Appearance at Indy
Sovereign-Star Racing driver Scotty Pollacheck advanced to the semifinal round of competition this past weekend at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., as he and teammate Michael Ray both entered the NHRA Mello…
John Hall WINS all-MSR/Viper US Nationals Final
Second year NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall raced from the 15th starting position all the way to the win at the 59th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals. Making the triumph even sweeter for the…
Tom Caldwell Heading to Bristol
Tom Caldwell/OLD GUYS DO RULE RACING has an action packed Fall planned and amazingly this month he’s mostly near home. After surviving yet ANOTHER Birthday, he has been testing is ready for Thunder Valley! Sept. 5-6 Friday and Saturday-Old…
John Hall Wins U.S. Nationals
John Hall thought getting the first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle win of his career would be the highlight of his season. Being wrong never felt so good. Hall rode his Viper Motorcycle Co. Buell to a 7.03 to 7.06 victory over his…
Arana Jr. Takes Points Lead Into Countdown
Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. will carry the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead into the Countdown to the Championship despite a second-round loss at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway. Arana has led the…
Hector Arana Has a Bittersweet Day in Indy
Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. had another bittersweet day at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway. Arana won his first-round match but it came against his youngest son Adam and then…
Mike Bahnmaier Racing Has Busy August
The Mike Bahnmaier Racing Team opened their 2013 trip to Sturgis by displaying several drag bikes at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center on August 4th. A tradition started by Verl Smith, who was unable to attend this year,…
Capone Racing Preparing for Bristol
You might have been worried about Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing with Frank Capone since you haven’t heard from them in a month. But never fear, Team HeadBlade has been in the air conditioned garage getting ready for Sept. 5-6-7th NHRA Lucas Oil…
Thornley’s Dream Chaser Racin’ Going to NHRA – Bristol, TN
After a busy busy August that included the Amsoil Sturgis Nationals August 5-7, the 20th Annual NW Nitro Motorcycle Nationals August 24-25, and the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary celebration, Janette Thornley and team are ready to race again. This weekend, Sept.…
Indy Pro Street win prepares Gladstone and DME for Battle Royale
Dimey Eddinger’s DME Racing team rolled from Winston-Salem, NC into Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis for the NHDRO/Manufacturers Cup Pingel Thundernationals expecting a tough race, but not a weekend of hard knocks off the track and a raging gangfight…
Sovereign-Star Racing Sets Sights on Winning Rounds at Indy
After more than a month off for the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class, Sovereign-Star Racing drivers Michael Ray and Scotty Pollacheck are ready to hit the track again this weekend Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 for…
From the Desk of Jason Miller regarding Atco Dragway’s MIROCK event
Dear MIROCK racers & fans, Great news regarding the Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway on Sept 6-8, 2013! I am going to keep this short and sweet… Motorcycle racers now only need to bring their bike…
Savoie’s WAR Team Regroups, Tops Indy Testing
It’s been a tough year for Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Racing NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team, but then again, farming alligators isn’t for the meek. After running a Suzuki in 2011 and a Buell in 2012, the WAR…
Gulf Oil / GPO win Gold at NitrolympX
After last year’s track surface problems the 2013 NitrOlympX sported a partially resurfaced track. However, it was (understandably) a little green at its first (and only) major event on the calendar. However, the Santa Pod track crew who were…
Texas Harley Racer’s Reunion Moved
The Texas Harley Racer’s Reunion “Gathering & Drags” will be held October 12th & 13th at Little River Dragway, by the same folks that for 30 years brought the Labor Day Weekend, Temple “All Harley” Party Drags to “Texas…
Chris Hand Dragbike Team Report from Indy
The following was written by Chris Hand’s crewman, Dick Boxell, about Hand’s first five second run in Indianapolis on August, 17th, 2013. Top Fuel bikes show up in force to Indy with 4 blown Imports on the grounds. The crew…
Vantine’s Top Fuel Debut a Good One
Veteran Pro Mod motorcycle racer David Vantine made his Top Fuel debut aboard the Pollard Nitrosports bike at the NHDRO/Manufacturers Cup Pingel Thundernationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, and very nearly knocked off his mentor—Larry “Spiderman” McBride—along the…
Thundernationals Electrify Indy’s Motorcycle Weekend
Of all the events going on during this past weekend’s massive motorcycle festival in Indianapolis, nothing—not MotoGP, not AMA Flat Track, not the XDL stunt competition—attracted nearly as many competitive motorcycles as the 684 entries at the NHDRO/Manufacturers Cup…
McBride Ends Two-Week Race Trip Victorious
After many miles on the interstate and nearly 14 days since departing, 11-time Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride is returning home with a new Norwalk track record 0f 5.88 from the Night Under Fire, Aug. 10, and a winner’s…
Hand Joins Five Second Club, Advances to Final with McBride
At the Man Cup/NHDRO Pingel Thunder Nationals from Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16-18, Top Fuel veteran Chris Hand realized a life-long dream by becoming the eighth member of the exclusive MTC Five Second Club. In final qualifying, Hand recorded a 5.89…
Special Pricing on MonStar Cylinder Head in Indy
During the Indy Manufacturers Cup Event this weekend Aug. 16-18, Star Racing and Monster Race Products will be offering a discount of over $200 off the normal price for a MonStar head. Wrap your hands around one of these…
McBride Sets Norwalk Record at 5.88 – 5.70s in Indy?
On the first leg of his two-week, racing road trip, 11-time Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride mesmerized over 40-thousand Buckeye-state speed freaks by propelling his swift machine to a new track record of 5.88 at the Night Under Fire,…
Rush Racing Products to Sponsor Pro Dragster Class For Manufacturers Cup Race at Indy 2013
Hawaya Racing Products is proud to announce that Rush Racing Products will return as the title sponsor of the popular Pro Dragster class, in the up coming Manufacturers Cup race to be held August 16-17-18, 2013 at the legendary…
Teasley Family Takes Three at The Rock
Anybody who is not a member of Orient, Ohio’s Teasley family no doubt gets tired of seeing their name in the coverage headlines of nearly every major motorcycle drag race in the nation. But truth is, they are at all…
McBride Preparing for Back-to-Back Events
It’s been nearly a decade since 11-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride had to prepare for back-to-back race weekends. Not only will McBride propel his record-setting, nitro machine down the quarter-mile on consecutive weekends, he won’t even get…
AMRA Keeps Tradition Alive with Jim McClure Nitro Nationals at Rockingham
Rockingham Dragway track owner Steve Earwood has a new mantra for the October Harley Drag race–different logo, same great race for the Jim McClure Nitro Nationals at the infamous ROCK, Oct. 11-13, 2013. Earwood said, “The AHDRA…
MIROCK Two Inch Ground Clearance Rule Revision
MIROCK officials have made a rule revision to the 2 inch ground clearance rule on all sportsman classes and the grudge category that will go into full effect on August 5, 2013. See the following rule revision below: GROUND…
Dream Chasin’ Racing- Gone Silent? Quite the Contrary
Does a race team ever really rest? According to Janette Thorney, owner and rider of Dream Chasin’ Racing, “NO, but the team did enjoy a little bit of down time during the month of July to take care of some business,…
The Rock Keeps Focus on Sportsman and Grudge
The Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series returns to Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway with the Dragbikelive.com Sportsman Showdown, and once again the spotlight will shine directly on sportsman and grudge racers. Three-time winner Kenny Cornell will lead the quickest…
15th Annual Griz Robinson Memorial Bike Show
15th Annual Griz Robinson* Memorial Bike Show will be held again this year on Sunday, August 4th at the VA Black Hills Health Care System, Ft. Mead, SD, between Sturgis and the Sturgis Dragway. Verl “Smitty” Smith, long…
Trim-Tex Kisses the Bricks, Aiming for Three Peat at Road America
Bryan Sellers and Mark Boden crossed the famed finish line at the ‘Yard of Bricks’ in first place of the Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series race, making it two in a row for the Fall-Line Motorsports pair.…
Tom Cladwell Goes a Round in Ohio
Tom Caldwell/OLD GUYS DO RULE RACING continues with AMRA Series, running most recently at Xenia, Oh. “Although it wasn’t out best show of the season,in brief, it was a challenge, we and the bike are good and darn it– I did…
Sovereign-Star Racing Team Still in Top 6 After Challenging Western Swing
The two races of the western swing for the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class provided little help for the Sovereign-Star Racing teammates as they tried to gain ground in the points standings before heading into the…
MIR’s Raging Bike Fest Delivers
Like the postman, Maryland International Raceway’s WPGC Bike Fest always delivers the goods. A rain shower on Saturday only served to cool the racing surface for the world’s quickest streetbikes of the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series. By the…
Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing Wins Again
Team HeadBlade/Capone Racing with Frank Capone and guest rider, Sam Hurwitz, Newton, MA, took another Wally for the team at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series New England Dragway, Epping, N.H. Capone, “Hurwitz has raced at NED for 20 years.…
Sovereign-Star Racing Teammates Hold Steady in Points after Tough Mile-High Denver Race
Sovereign-Star Racing teammates Michael Ray and Scotty Pollacheck remain in the top five overall points standings for the NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class after a difficult weekend at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, Colo.…
2013 Motorcycle Drag Racing Season; So Much to Choose From
In all the years of motorcycle drag racing which I can actually remember since the mid 80’s, I don’t ever recall a schedule like 2013 with so many options of dates, places and events to choose from! The 2013…
NHRA Harley Davidson Racing in the Granite State – a Hot One
The NHRA, Harley Davidson Drag Racing Series, held at New England Dragway, in Epping, NH is in the books. The race was held on Saturday, July 20, 2013, with weather hovering the high 80’s accompanied by high humidity giving…
Paquette, Stotz, Knight Take Big NHDRO Wins
Michigan surgical instruments sharpener Mark Paquette cast a big shadow over the NHDRO Mid Season Sizzle at Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s not unusual for his stealthy Kawasaki turbo-methanol Funnybike to be the Schnitz Racing Pro Comp…
Sovereign-Star Racing Battles Unique Mile-High Denver Racing Conditions
The Sovereign-Star Racing team will have to overcome the unique challenges of this upcoming weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, Colo., if they are going to continue their streak of success from the past four races of the…
FBR Shop sponsors 5.60 Index class plus $58,000 in contingency
The 5.60 Index class has been growing each year at MIROCK, and the lion’s share of credit goes to Marion Ford at the FBR Shop for putting up the money for the 5.60 Index racers over the past several…
WPGC Bike Fest to set MIR on Fire
The full-on Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series returns to action July 19-21 for the world’s biggest motorcycle drag racing, bike club, stunt, music, culture and lifestyle event—the WPGC Bike Fest at Maryland International Raceway in Budd’s Creek. This is…
Hall’s Norwalk semi keeps him 4th
Second year NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall has established points paying consistency, going to the semifinals this past weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. Add in his recent win at…
