IHRA Responds to NHRA Taking Maple Grove National Event Off the Schedule
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) today issued the following statement regarding the future of national-level motorsports events at Maple Grove Raceway and the responsibility of sanctioning bodies to support racers, fans, and host…
SEMA Honored For Anti EV Mandate Campaign
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is the first-ever winner of the Federation International Automobile (FIA) President’s Award for Excellence in Communications, honored for its groundbreaking, multi-year, multi-channel effort to protect vehicle…
Hundreds of Bikers Go For World Record Toy Run For Kids in Need
It’s an attempt to break a world record for the world’ largest motorcycle toy run for charity as we head to Clearwater, FL and Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson and the new Orange County…
Romine’s Less Aggressive Top Fuel Dragbike Tune-ups Pay Off in 2006
Mike Romine won back-to-back AHDRA Top Fuel championships by learning to ignore his desire to go faster. Consistency wins championships – It is that drag racing cliché which best sums up Mike Romine’s second consecutive title run in 2006. Romine…
GT Tonglet Released from Screamin’ Eagle Harley DragbikeTeam
Harley-Davidson Motor Company announced today that riders GT Tonglet and Rich King have been released from their Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson race team contracts. Veteran AMA Flat Track racer Rich King recently completed his seventh season with the Screamin’ Eagle team,…
Kile Finishes Strong
Nitro Harley racer Tracy “The Bad Apple” Kile assembled a successful late season charge that helped him to land the No. 6 spot in the competitive AHDRA points chase and post a career best 6.27 in October. After a dismal…
Time to Put a Single Digit on the GEICO Bike
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Karen Stoffer will have some extra space on her wheelie-bar panels for 2007. Stoffer, who finished tenth in the POWERade point series the last two seasons, assembled a career-best effort in 2006, concluding the season…
Zittle wins MIROCK Quick 32 on an FBR ATAK Hayabusa
Most of the victors in MIROCK Quick 32 have been powered by one of two engine combinations – the classic Kawasaki Z/KZ and the Suzuki GS. Jason Zittle of Hanover, Pa. scored a victory for the late-model fans when he…
2006 AMA/Prostar National Champions
Top Fuel – Larry McBride Funnybike – Keith Lynn Pro Mod – James Rester Pro Stock – Dean Frantz Pro Street – Mike Slowe 1000 SuperSport – Vince Woska Hot Rod Cruiser – Jeremy English Super Street – Mike Slowe…
2007 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Rule Revisions
GENERAL RULE UPDATES Scalloping, notching, etc. of brake rotors prohibited. Flat shield must be incorporated into front wheel, minimum of 5 1/2 inches from the ground. (aka The Steve Johnson Rule) ENGINE (For four-valve, four cylinder configurations) * * Maximum…
