SEMA Kicks Off in a Big Way
The 2025 SEMA Show opened today at the Las Vegas Convention Center, reinforcing its position as the automotive aftermarket’s most influential global business event. Produced by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA),…
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at SEMA
The Petersen Automotive Museum will honor drag racing legend Don Garlits with its Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 SEMA Industry Honors on Thursday, Nov. 6. Garlits, also known…
The Story of Bimota Motorcycles
Join us at the Throttlestop Museum and Collection as we bring you one of the coolest Bimota Motorcycle collections in the world. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please…
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…
All Harley Drag Racing Alive and Well with the AMRA
On October 15 -16, 2016, I had the pleasure of attending the 25th Annual AMRA, Jim McClure/Ray Price, Nitro Nationals, as sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Racing Association. This was my first attendance to an AMRA event and I hope…
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…
