Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride hit the books over the winter. Like a college student preparing for a final exam, the 10-time world champion studied every aspect of his team’s performance. McBride broke down video of his runs,…
“The Nine” Prove Drag Bike Racing is Alive and Well and Now Face New Challenges
The Manufacturers Cup proved drag bike racing is alive and well The economy may be slow to fully recover, but fear not, motorcycle drag racing is alive and well. Truth be told, drag bike racing was never really close to…
McBride Conquers Unpredictable Season, Targets 5.60s in 2011
In his 32 years of racing, Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride had never experienced a season quite like the 2010 campaign. After battling an elusive mechanical problem on the motorcycle for 14 months, which was believed to be a…
McBride Overcomes Adversity to Win Wild Manufacturers Cup Top Fuel Race
Larry “Spiderman” didn’t become a 10-time world champion without learning how to overcome hardship. However, it has been a long time since the Top Fuel elapsed-time record holder played the role of the underdog. In a gung-ho, eight-bike Top Fuel…
New Nitro Harley World Record, Hogan Still No. 1
Manufacturers Cup Top Fuel Saturday Notes The first day of Top Fuel qualifying from the Manufacturers Cup in Valdosta, Ga. belonged to Korry Hogan. Day two belonged to the nitro Harleys. Tommy Grimes, aboard the 6.14-capable Ray Price V-twin, and…
McBride Welcoming Old Friends and Record Runs in Valdosta
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride found himself in an unfamiliar position this past summer when the organization he spent much of his career competing in, AMA Dragbike, formerly AMA Prostar, ceased operations. The world-record holder, who normally only worries…
James “Puppet” DiTullio Passes
One of the world’s most accomplished and skilled chassis builders, James “Puppet” DiTullio passed away today. DiTullio succumbed after a long and hard-fought battle in the hospital for the past several weeks. Puppet had been building dragbike frames since the…
McBride to Again Appear on TLC’s American Chopper
The world’s quickest motorcycle drag racer, Larry “Spiderman” McBride will again be featured on TLC’s American Chopper, Thursday, Oct. 7. Last week’s episode will air at 8 PM ET and a new episode, highlighting the 10-time world champion and the…
McBride to be Featured on TLC’s American Chopper
Drag racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride is used to being the quickest. The 10-time world champion has held the Top Fuel Motorcycle elapsed time record for over a decade. Recently Spiderman, along with Paul Teutul Sr. and his Orange County…
Spy Photos – Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s New Top Fuel Dragbike
The dragbike of the future has arrived. Motorcycle drag racing world record-holder Larry “Spiderman” McBride and his brother Steve McBride have been busy building a cutting-edge Top Fuel dragbike the duo hopes to debut sometime in 2011. Cycledrag.com was fortunate…
McBride puts on a Show at PINKS
PINKS All Out has become one of the most popular televised spectacles in all of motorsports. Combine PINKS with the superior showmanship of Bill Bader and his Summit Motorsports Park, and fans are treated to a tremendously entertaining event. Now…
McBride Mingles in the Mainstream
Don’t try telling Top Fuel dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride it’s been a slow year for motorcycle drag racing. He won’t have time to listen because the 10-time champion is busier than ever. This coming weekend, August 27-28, McBride will…
McBride Racing Continues on in Light of AMA Dragbike Closure
Last week Top Fuel dragbike legend, Larry “Spiderman” McBride received the kind of news a racer never wants to receive. The organization he had competed in for over 20 years, AMA Dragbike, has ceased operations. “We could sense it coming…
Unbeaten McBride Wins Alabama
Top Fuel dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has yet to taste his first defeat of the 2010 season. The 10-time national champion collected his fourth victory of the year at the sweltering hot AMA Dragbike Portable Shade Nationals from Montgomery,…
Problem Solved For World’s Quickest Motorcycle?
After an elusive mechanical problem hindered Top Fuel dragbike legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride for over 14 months, the ten-time world champion believes the team has solved the mystery after a wildly successful outing at the AMA Dragbike Spring Nationals from…
What’s Ailing the World’s Quickest Motorcycle?
What’s wrong with the world’s quickest motorcycle? That’s the question Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride and his crew chief/brother Steve have been trying to answer for over a year. McBride’s AMA Dragbike record-holding (5.79, 245 mph) motorcycle hasn’t…
McBride Wins Opener, Aims for 5.60s in 2010
Experts agree fine wine gets better with age. Clearly the career of legendary Top Fuel Motorcycle racer Larry “Spiderman” McBride also gets better as time goes by. McBride began his 32nd season of competition with a commanding and consistent performance…
McBride Captures Unprecedented Tenth Championship
Top Fuel dragbike living legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride is accustomed to being first. He was the initial motorcycle drag racer to break into the five-second barrier and on a regular basis he’s the first to the finish line with his…
McBride Finishes Runner-up in Norwalk
The AMA Dragbike Track or Treat Nationals from Norwalk, Ohio, 10-11, proved to be a bit tricky for Top Fuel motorcycle legend and nine-time class champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride. McBride encountered challenging, cold weather, the likes of which the team…
McBride Finishes Runner-Up in Indy, Uncovers Problem
Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing legend, Larry “Spiderman” McBride, believes his team may have solved what proved to be a mysterious and lingering malady on his record-breaking machine at the AMA Dragbike Pingel Thunder Nationals from Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 1-2.…
McBride Wins Michigan
World-record holder Larry “Spiderman” McBride extended his undefeated season by overcoming a mechanical problem to garner his third win of the year at the AMA Dragbike Summer Nationals from US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich., June 13-14. “We have…
New World Record for McBride
Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride has again made history. At an event dedicated to the Spiderman’s late mentor, the AMA Dragbike Elmer Trett Nationals from Atlanta Dragway, April 4-5, McBride lowered the motorcycle quarter-mile elapsed-time world…
McBride Wins Season-Opener
World record holder and nine-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride began his 31st season of racing with a victory at the AMA Dragbike Bikeweek Nationals from Valdosta, Ga., March 7-8. “When I first started I never dreamed I…
World’s Quickest Grampa
Cycledrag.com would like to congratulate Top Fuel Motorcycle racing legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride on the birth of his first grandchild, Emma Nicole Ward. Emma arrived on November 11th, 2008 at a height of 20 inches and a weight of 7.3…
McBride Shatters World Record
For the second time in 2008, nine-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride recorded the world’s quickest dragbike run. McBride’s unprecedented 5.74 elapsed-time came in the final round of the season-ending AMA Dragbike National Finals from Valdosta, Ga., November…
McBride Avenges Atco Loss
One event after being handed his first defeat of the year, Top Fuel motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride reasserted his class dominance with a final round victory over rival Korry Hogan at the AMA Dragbike Fall Nationals from Norwalk, Ohio,…
McBride and Colleagues Dazzle Fans in Atco
Eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride and friendly rival Korry Hogan treated AMA Dragbike fans to arguably one of the organization’s greatest final round races at the Orient Express U.S. Nationals from Atco, NJ, September 12-14. The only…
Jimmy Brantley’s Motorcycle Sold
Larry “Spiderman” McBride is reporting that Jimmy Brantley’s “Hulk” Top Fuel bike has been sold to a buyer in Australia. “This buyer was very interested in the machine, so he flew over and we showed him how to take it…
McBride’s Dominance Continues
Eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride perpetuated his dragbike dominance by garnering his fourth win of the season at the fifth stop on the AMA Dragbike tour, The Pingel Thunder Nationals from Indianapolis, Ind., August 1st-3rd. As usual…
McBride Overcomes Engine Explosion To Win Third of the Year
Everything was going according to plan for eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride at the AMA Dragbike Summer Nationals from Bristol, Tenn, June 20-22. The Spiderman dazzled spectators with an initial run of 5.94 in testing prior to…
McBride Racing Through Rough Economy
For racers these are indeed hard times. Eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride has battled his share of adversity throughout his storied and world record-setting career. But never before has the Spiderman experienced a more difficult time to…
McBride Eyeing Memphis Milestone
The bar has been set. And rather high it is. Larry “Spiderman” McBride, eight-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion, aims to rewrite the record books yet again at the AMA Dragbike Spring Nationals from Memphis, Tenn. May 3-4. Here McBride will…
McBride Runs Quickest Ever Pass in Valdosta
Before the start of the season Larry “Spiderman” McBride said one of his 2008 goals was to be the first to run in the 5.70-zone. He didn’t say he’d do it at the very first race. McBride recorded the quickest…
McBride Reloads for Shot at Ninth Championship
In 2008 motorcycle drag racing icon Larry “Spiderman” McBride is aiming to further cement himself among the all-time greats. This season McBride will vie for an unprecedented ninth Top Fuel Motorcycle championship. “This is why we race, to win,” McBride…
Steve McBride – “Brantley had 5.77 Power”
In 2007 Top Fuel Motorcycle icon Larry “Spiderman” McBride earned an unprecedented eighth AMA/Prostar championship. One of the men responsible for The Spiderman’s tremendous success is crew chief and brother Steve McBride. Steve McBride has been making the tuning calls…
McBride Runs Record Speed, Ends Season With a Victory
Top Fuel Motorcycle icon Larry “Spiderman” McBride is like a fine wine. He just keeps getting better with age. The 49-year-old eight-time AMA/Prostar champion scored his seventh win of the season and recorded a record speed of 246 mph at…
McBride Captures Eighth Career Championship with Atco Win
The world’s fastest motorcycle drag racer Larry “Spiderman” McBride dominated the competition at the AMA/Prostar U.S. Nationals from Atco, NJ, winning the event and securing an unprecedented eighth Top Fuel championship. “I’m very proud of No. 8,” McBride said. “It…
Unblemished McBride Wins Career First Columbus
Seven-time Top Fuel motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride maintained his unbeaten season with his fifth consecutive victory of the season, and first ever at National Trail Raceway, during the AMA/Prostar Cyclefest from Columbus, Ohio. With three races left to go…
McBride Doubles At Hometown Race
Larry ‘Spiderman” McBride took home a pair of event victories in front of dozens of friends and family members at the AMA/Prostar Lucas Oil Spring Nationals/ MTC Elmer Trett Nationals from Petersburg, Va, April 28-29. It wasn’t the first time…
For Sale – The Quickest Dragbike in the World
Jimmy “The Hulk” Brantley is taking a hiatus from racing and putting his 5.80-proven Top Fuel dragbike up for sale. 2005 AMA/Prostar Top Fuel Champion Jimmy Brantley has decided to sell his Cycle Specialist/McBride-built record smashing nitro Kawasaki. Last November…
Top Fuel Dragbike Crewchief Steve McBride Hospitalized
On Tuesday December 5th crew chief and brother of multi-time AMA/Prostar Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Steve McBride underwent an emergency surgery to have his appendix removed. The operation was a success and after spending a few days in…
McBride on Dragbike Championship No. 7 – “This one is the sweetest.”
“Hello, this is the fastest man in the world and I need to talk to the quickest man in the world?” That’s how the conversation started when newly-crowned seven-time AMA/Prostar Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride called Jimmy “The Hulk”…
Steve Speaks on Top Fuel Dragbike Weekend
An interview with Team Spiderman crew chief Steve McBride following the team’s record performance at the AMA/Prostar National Finals, Nov. 3-5, 2006. CycleDrag – Your team recorded an astonishing nine five-second runs, and Jimmy Brantley ran the quickest pass ever. …
Monumental Top Fuel Dragbike Weekend for Team Spiderman at Prostar Finale
Team Spiderman put on a show at the AMA/Prostar finale that won’t soon be forgotten. Larry “Spiderman” McBride earned an unprecedented seventh career Top Fuel championship and teammate Jimmy ‘The Hulk” Brantley recorded the quickest dragbike run to-date with a…
McBride Fueled by Racing – A Profile on the World’s Quickest Dragbike Racer
“I love the thrill. I love the rush.” – Larry McBride It takes a courageous and tenacious type of individual to throw a leg over a 240-mph, nitro-guzzling Top Fuel motorcycle. Six-time AMA/Prostar champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride has been piloting…
Upset-laden Atco Held Many Surprises
The 40th annual AMA/Prostar US Nationals from Atco, NJ didn’t go according to plan. Well, at least for a select few that is. Of the three professional classes, all of the top qualifiers were forced to watch the finals from…
Pole-sitter McBride runs first Atco Five – Gast and Stoll also No. 1
This year’s 40th running of the Orient Express US Nationals from Atco, NJ, includes everything that has made it one of the most popular races of the season – record smashing performances, beautiful South Jersey weather, and one of the…
McBride Anticipating Return to Atco
Five-time AMA/Prostar Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride is eagerly anticipating his return to the fabled Atco Raceway in New Jersey for the 40th running of the all-motorcycle US Nationals. “I’ve always loved Atco,” McBride said. “There is so much…
The Lumberjack Report – First-Half Standouts
There have been some pretty impressive two-wheeled accomplishments over the last few months that have more than made up for the rain-plagued, slow start to this year’s motorcycle drag racing season. Now that we are already at the midpoint, let’s…