Pro Stock and Top Fuel Motorcycles Return to Chicago, May 15-18
Celebrating its 25th year of racing at incredible Route 66 Raceway, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ return to Chicago for the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented…
PDRA Cancels Pro Extreme Motorcycle Class Due to Lack Of Participation
For about 15 years PDRA has been home to the Pro Extreme Motorcycle class, which evolved from Pro Nitrous and what was formerly known as Pro Mod. As of late the class…
How Shawn Conrad Went from a Pickup Truck to Factory Ducati
Enjoy this interview from the Throttlestop Collection in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. as we catch up with road racing legend Shawn Conrad who explains how he went from a modest racing program out…
Six and a Win for Gladstone
When longtime Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series racer Dimey Eddinger decided to step out of the seat of his DME Racing sponsored Orient Express Pro Street bike, he probably didn’t expect the move to pay off so quickly. But new…
Puma Engineering Completes Unique Engine
Puma Engineering have completed the engine and pod assembly of their unique blown parallel nitro twin for delivery to its new owner, Norwegian rider Hans Olav Olstad, where it will be fitted in the previously supplied rolling chassis. The engine…
McBride Establishes New World Record on Electric Motorcycle at 6.94
Top Fuel motorcycle icon, Larry “Spiderman” McBride has yet another world record to add to his impressive resume. During a test session at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va., May 4th, 2012, Spiderman piloted the innovative Lawless electric dragbike to…
Sovereign-Star Racing Teammates Move to Top 10 in Points
The Sovereign-Star Racing Team riders, Scotty Pollacheck and John Hall, not only racked up personal career bests at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston, Texas, but the duo also advanced to No. 7 and No. 10, respectively,…
Nitro Harley Racer Larry “Drums” Brancaccio Lands New Sponsor
Larry “Drums” Brancaccio has been moving fast down 1/4 mile dragstrips throughout the US and Canada for over 25 years. Yep, that’s impressive but it seems dimmed by the history of his new sponsor Anthony Augliera, Inc., a diverse trucking…
Sixes Rain Down on Maryland International Raceway
Showers that cancelled Saturday night’s program failed to dampen the high-horsepower action when the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series opened the Maryland International Raceway portion of its season with the Fast By Gast Spring Nationals this past weekend, April 28-29.…
Dream Chaser Racin’ Janette Thornley Opener Season With Impressive Cup Run
Dream Chaser Racin’, Janette Thornley kicked off her first season of drag racing at a Manufacture’s Cup held in Valdosta, Georgia, April 13-15. It was exciting weekend as Thornley, owner and operator of her nitro burning, carbureted, 121 ci Pro…
