ManCup Expecting Most Exciting Season Yet With Top Fuel Parity, McBride’s New Bike and Vance & Hines Series Backing

ManCup motorcycle drag racing is about a month away from kicking off its sixth season – one many feel could be its most successful and exciting yet.  The anticipation of 15-time champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s race debut of his new,…

ManCup Changes Pro Comp back to Pro Mod, Turbos Out

After more than eighteen months of discussion, ManCup management has decided to change Pro Comp, a mixture of Funny Bikes and nitrous machines,  back to the traditional Pro Mod class, a category which does not allow turbo-charged entries.  It was…

Mickey Thompson MoTec MANCUP Dragbike World Finals Overview

Going into this weekend’s MANCUP race, here’s an overview of how the major battles are shaping up going into the last race of the season at South Georgia Motorsports Park.   In the Pingel Top Fuel series, Larry “Spiderman” McBride,…

ManCup DME Summer Nationals Moved

In a stunning announcement to most, ManCup Motorcycle Drag Racing informed racers the DME Summer Nationals, Aug. 1-3, originally scheduled to take place at Atlanta Dragway, will now be held at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga. In a…

Under Construction – MANCUP and the SGMP Drag Bike Nationals

Someone once wrote, “The road to success is always under construction.”  I certainly am not the first person to make note of this cliché.  But if today is cliché day, I say if the shoe fits, feel free to lace…

The Top Fuel Motorcycle Battle in Bradenton – One for the Dragbike Record Books

The much vaunted Battle of Bradenton, a clash of Top Fuel motorcycle titans took place just a week ago at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, track in Bradenton, Florida. The hype and close to a half a million dollars in track…

Larry McBride Wins International Top Fuel Dragbike Showdown and 12th Championship

Who is the quickest and most tenacious Top Fuel dragbike racer in the world? Fans sought the answer at one of the most highly anticipated international Top Fuel motorcycle confrontations ever, the Man Cup Haltech World Finals from Bradenton, Fla.,…

The Battle of Bradenton, a clash of Top Fuel Dragbike Titans

  On Friday, November 8th, 2013, at a drag strip located in Bradenton, Florida in the USA, a clash of Top Fuel motorcycle teams will occur.  The two quickest Top Fuel motorcycles on planet earth will meet for the first…

Vance and Hines Adds to Pro Street Dragbike Purse at the Cup

Vance and Hines has jumped on board to support the Pro Street class at the Manufacturers Cup finals in Bradenton, Fla.  Sharpen up those reaction times!

Bradenton Motor Sports Park: Changing With the Times

  It’s not easy owning a motorsports racing facility.  When your income depends on mother nature not being angry with you, life in the fast lane can be about as comfortable as a cat on a hot tin roof.  You…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rain halts Manufacturers Cup Virginia East Coast Cup, cash refunds provided

By: Jay Regan, Manufacturers Cup Race Director The Manufacturers Cup Motorcycle Drag Racing Series rolled into Virginia Motorsports Park this past weekend for the HTP Performance / Southside Harley Davidson East Coast Cup, the second stop of the 2013 season.…

McBride Welcomes New Sponsor and Grandson Heading to VMP

  There’s no place like home. It’s a cliché, but it’s especially true for 11-time Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride, who has spent over 35 years traveling to race tracks all over the country.  After countless long drives, McBride…

Videos From The Dragbike Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga.

On the weekend of April 5-7, 2013, motorcycle drag racers on the east coast had two races to choose from within 400 miles. Many, including icons of the sport Paul Gast and Rickey Gadson, chose the Dragbike Nationals due to…

DME Reduces The Price of a Man Cup Pro Street Tech Card

DME has chosen a unique way to support the Pro Street class at the Manufacturers Cup in Bradenton, Fla. Instead of adding to the purse, DME wanted to help all the racers by lowering the price of a tech card…

Racers Could Capitalize On the SGMP/Manufacturers Cup Dispute

Motorcycle drag racing’s most recent dispute between South Georgia Motorsports Park and the Manufacturers Cup committee can be simplified to, “We don’t need you, you need us.” There are many different interpretations of this ongoing disagreement, but at the root…

2013 Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule

March 1-3 NHRA  Screamin’ Eagle Championship, Houston, TX March 9-10 AHDRA Florida Nitro Nationals, Gainesville, FL March 9-10 ADRL Dragpalooza IX, Rockingham, NC March 10 Little River Dragway Motorcycle Sunday-Texas Scooter Times, Temple, TX March 14-17 – NHRA PSM, Gatornationals,…

Where Will Larry “Spiderman” McBride Race This April, SGMP or The Cup?

Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride would rather suffer a first-round red light than have to make the difficult decision he is faced with. The Spiderman cringed upon hearing South Georgia Motorsports Park and The Manufacturers Cup group will hold…

It’s Getting Ugly – The Dispute Between The Cup and SGMP Intensifies

Early this week news broke that The Manufacturers Cup group and South Georgia Motorsports Park would hold competing events this spring, on the same weekend, less than 300 miles apart. Subsequently, Tim Fleming of SGMP made a statement that he…

Manufacturers Cup Adds Virginia Motorsports Park to the Schedule

The Manufacturers Cup series has added Virginia Motorsports Park to its schedule for 2013.  The race will take place June 21-23.  Two races in Valdosta, Ga. and one in Indy, Ind. also remain on the schedule. “We have had numerous…

McKinney Rotates the Earth in Valdosta

When a group of the finest manufacturers and service providers in the Pro Modified motorcycle racing industry set up the Pro Nitrous Quarter Mile Shootout at the Haltech Manufacturers Cup race at South Georgia Motorsports Park, no one really knew…

McBride Wins the Cup and the Championship

Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride had a consistent, dominant and victorious showing at The Manufacturers Cup from Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 9-11, to win the eleventh championship of his illustrious career. “It means a lot to win another title for…

Manufacturers Cup Photos

Here a few quick shots from the Manufacturers Cup in Va1dosta, Ga., Nov. 9 -11.

Haltech Engine Management Backs Fall Cup

Haltech Engine Management is proud to announce its partnership with the Manufactures Cup Motorcycle Drag racing series in sponsoring the Manufactures Cup World Cup Finals to be held at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta Georgia on November 9-11th 2012.…

Rush Racing Products to Sponsor Pro Dragster Class For Manufacturers Cup Race at Indy

Hawaya Racing Products is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with Rush Racing Products to sponsor the Pro Dragster class in the up coming Manufacturers Cup race to be held August 17-18-19, 2012 at the legendary Indianapolis,…

Rush Racing Products to Sponsor Pro Dragster Class For Manufacturers Cup Race at Indy 2012

Hawaya Racing Products is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with Rush Racing Products to sponsor the Pro Dragster class in the up coming Manufacturers Cup race to be held August 17-18-19, 2012 at the legendary Indianapolis,…

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…

McBride Poised for Success and Speed and Season-Opening Manufacturers Cup

Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride feels like a kid counting down the days until Christmas morning. The world’s quickest motorcycle drag racer (5.79) is eager and poised to begin his 34th season of competition at the Manufacturers Cup from Valdosta, Ga.,…

Manufacturer’s Cup Series Adds Points System and Summer Race in Indy

The Manufacturers Cup and NHDRO have reached a historic agreement to join forces in an effort to present the largest motorcycle drag race the Midwest has ever seen to the legendary Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Raceway the weekend of August…

Updated 2012 Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule

2012 Drag Race Schedule March 24 – 25 WRMDA Speedworld Raceway Park, Phoenix, AZ March 31 – April 1 AMRA State Capital Raceway, Baton Rouge, LA. April 13-15 Manufacturers Cup Race at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Valdosta, GA April 21-22…

Star Racing to Sponsor Pro Comp at April Manufacturers Cup

The Manufacturers Cup group has announced the first Cup race of the 2012 season on April 13-15 at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP) in Cecil, Ga. (Valdosta). As one of the eight members of the Manufacturers Cup group, Star Racing…

Royal Purple Continues to Back Manufacturers Cup Pro Drag

Hawaya Racing Products and Purvis Motorsports are proud to announce that Royal Purple Lubricants has agreed to continue sponsorship of the Pro Dragster class in the up coming Manufacturers Cup races. “We are very excited to have the folks from…

Manufacturers Cup Spring Race Confirmed, April 13-15, Series News

The Manufacturers Cup event will return to South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga., for a fourth time on the weekend of April 13-15. The release date of the spring race came later than expected due to a brief stalemate…

Royal Purple Confirms Pro Dragster Sponsorship for 2012 Manufacturers Cup Races

The 2012 Manufacturers Cup schedule has yet to be released, but no matter when and where these races take place, Royal Purple Pro Dragster will likely be back as a category. Class organizer and racer Johnny Vickers of Hawaya Racing…

Spiderman Endures Harley Onslaught to Win Manufacturers Cup

Top Fuel superstar Larry “Spiderman” McBride triumphed in opposition to one of the toughest fields the 33-year veteran had ever seen at the Manufacturers Cup in Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 11- 13. Import rival Chris Hand and nine of the world’s…

Multi-Time Bracket Racing Champion Konopacki Fractures Skull

Perhaps the most successful dragbike bracket racer ever, Mike Konopacki, recently fractured his skull while playing hockey in his home country of Canada.  The multi-time champion was struck in the head with a stick and had to undergo surgery. Konopacki,…

McBride Wins Manufacturers Cup

Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride outlasted the quickest Top Field he’s ever seen to win the Manufacturers Cup from Valdosta, Ga. The bump spot for the eight-bike field was an astounding 6.42  Chris Hand was bumped out with a…

Complete Listing of Amazing Bonuses Available at The Manufacturers Cup, Nov.11-13

The 2nd annual Manufacturers Cup Finals from Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 11-13, will offer racers unprecedented opportunities to win bonus parts and prizes. This extensive list of products adds to an already impressive and lucrative purse.  Dial it in, sharpen up…

Crazy 8’s Added to Manufacturers Cup, $1,000 to Win

The 8.88-index class designated for quick street bikes, known as Crazy 8s, has been added to the upcoming Manufacturers Cup from Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 11-13 and the winning rider will receive $1,000. The Cup committee is adding the class to…

McBride Expecting Plenty of Competition at The Manufacturers Cup

Top Fuel legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride can’t wait to race again, even though the ten-time champion knows winning will not be easy. McBride has been busy overhauling his world record-holding motorcycle and servicing what he calls a “trailer full of…

Controversy at The Cup?

Was there foul play at The Cup?  Official tech director Phil Davis found a lead bar in the vicinity of the top-end scales during the Manufacturers Cup at South Georgia Motorsports Park, April 8-10. Some competitors are required to compete…

Hail Hogan!

There’s a new speed king in the world of drag bike racing. Heading into the Spring Manufacturers Cup at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga., April 8-10, Korry Hogan had been over 250 mph once before, but the fearless pilot…

“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…

HTP’s 7.12 a 2010 Highlight, Looking Forward to 2011

The HTP Performance team ended the 2010 racing season on the highest of notes, obliterating the nitrous Pro Street record. Almost immediately afterward, HTP tuner/builder Cecil Towner III announced the team’s 2011 assault on Pro Extreme Motorcycle (AKA Pro Mod)…

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…

Two Manufacturers Cup Races Planned for 2011

After an overwhelming show of support at the inaugural Manufacturers Cup this past November, in Valdosta, Ga., two more races are scheduled to take place at South Georgia Motorsports Park in 2011. The Manufacturers Cup was made possible by nine…

Grimes Sets World Record

In case you haven’t heard– Tommy Grimes riding the Ray Price Racing Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel motorcycle has re-taken his quickest naturally aspirated motorcycle in the world title back home again. Please keep in mind at this event, multi-cylinder metric…

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…

Manufacturers Cup Friday Top Fuel Notes

Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing is alive and well in Valdosta, Ga. A full field of eight Top Fuel bikes headlined Friday’s Pro qualifying. Korry Hogan, fresh out of retirement, set the pace with a career-best 5.84. Hogan reports the…

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…

Manufacturers Cup Preview

The biggest motorcycle drag race of the year is next weekend. Featuring more than $50,000 in purse money up for grabs in ten exciting classes, the Manufacturers Cup Finals will take place on November 12-14 at South Georgia Motorsports Park,…

Do you like Motorcycle Drag Racing? Valdosta is the Place to Race

Do you like racing action on two wheels? Are you a motorcycle drag racer? Are you a fan of motorcycle drag racing? It is no secret that AMA Dragbike folded earlier this year, for reasons I will not get into…

Valdosta Manufacturers Cup Hotel Information

The La Quinta Inn & Suites Valdosta is back again this year offering a tremendous value for attendees of the Manufacturers Cup, Nov. 12-14. Located conveniently at exit 18, which by the way is the exit you will want to…