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NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Maple Grove Interviews
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Larry McBride Confined to Home While Wounds Heal, Valdosta Unlikely
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Weather Moves Up Friday Start Time at Keystone Nationals
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IHRA Parent Company Entertainment Closes Recapitalization
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Amazing October Deals From MTC and Portable Shade – 10% Off Pistons and Free Shirts
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Andrew Hines Holds NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Point Lead
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IDBL Tournament of Champions Ladders
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IDBL DME Real Street Rule Revision
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Larry McBride’s Burns Worse than Initially Thought, Likely to Miss Season
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Andrew Hines Captures NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Point Lead
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Andrew Hines Wins Pro Stock Motorcycle in Charlotte, Takes Point Lead
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Joe Koenig Overcoming Adversity to Race in Texas
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McBride Walks Away From Frightening Top End Explosion and Fire, Historic Motorcycle Finished
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McBride and Vantine Poised for Entertaining Top Fuel Battle at Historic U.S. Motorcycle Nationals
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Jerry Savoie Wins NHRA U.S. Nationals
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Veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle Racer Joe DeSantis Hits the Wall in Indy
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Former Pro Stock Motorcycle Standout Brown Claims $100K in Traxxas Nitro Shootout
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NHRA Unveils 2016 Schedule
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Motorcycle Clubs to Clash in Dragbike Race at Atco’s U.S. Nationals
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Cool IDBL Atco U.S. Nationals T-Shirt Available from Orient Express Trackside
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Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals Rolls into Atco Dragway for the 46th Time
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Dunigan Racing Adds $1,000 Bonus to IDBL Top Fuel Purse
Dave Dunigan of Dunigan Racing announced he is posting a $1,000 Cash Bonus to the winner of the 3 out of 4 Top Fuel Match Race between Larry “The Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine at the 46th annual Orient Express…
Persistent Rain Cancels Friday’s NHRA U.S. Nationals Qualifying
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The 46th Annual IDBL U.S. Motorcycle Nationals about to Hit Atco, NJ.
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Nitro Harley Championship Comes Down to the Wire
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Terry McIntosh Machine and Bud Yoder Planning for Another Record Performance
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Larry “Spiderman” McBride Gains Costly Rockingham Victory
When it comes to winning, many racers live by the cliché, “whatever it takes.” Four motors, three drive chains, three sprockets and a whole pile of broken parts was the price of victory for 14-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champion Larry “Spiderman”…
V-Rods Dominate Pro Stock Motorcycle in Brainerd
Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won an all-Harley final at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. With both riders aboard Harley-Davidson® V-Rod motorcycles, Krawiec defeated teammate Andrew Hines to claim a third-consecutive Pro Stock…
Remembering Dragbike Racer Dean Frantz
In the glory days of AMA Prostar, Ohio had a well-earned reputation for being the home of some of the world’s most talented two-wheel racers. Dean A. Frantz, 52, of Medina, was certainly a racer who helped gain the Buckeye…
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Andrew Hines takes the Pole in Day No. 1 at Brainerd
Andrew Hines, the defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle series champ and a two-time winner at Brainerd International Raceway, rode his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to the qualifying lead with a performance of 6.937 at 190.54 the Lucas Oil…
Boyesen Breaks Through With Major Bolt-On V-twin Performance
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Larry “Spiderman” McBride Returns to Rockingham
Top Fuel Motorcycle 14-time champion Larry “Spiderman” will make his return to the famous Rockingham, N.C. dragstrip for the first time in over 20 years for the Manufacturers Cup DME Nationals, Aug. 22-23. “It’s been a long time,” McBride said.…