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Pinks All Out Dragbike Racing Coming to Rockingham this Season
Pinks All Out is coming to Rockingham Dragway this season and motorcycles and dragbikes will be included in the program. “The fact that racers and fans still want PINKS is both an honor and extremely …humbling,” PINKS creator Rich Christensen…
MDIR searching for Director of Marketing and PR and other Officials
Job Title: Director of Marketing & PR Location: Maryland International Raceway Reports to: Maryland International Raceway Vice President/General Manager. Position Summary: Excellent career opportunity for a seasoned hands-on professional to handle sponsor sales, public relations, and assist…
Larry McBride Recalls Humorous Jim Kizer Story
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of his respected friend, longtime AMA/Prostar top-end official Jim Kizer. So often, McBride relied on Kizer and his watchful eyes. Kizer was there to take…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Rescues Jack Hammer
Legendary 14 time Top Fuel AMA Motorcycle Champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride to the Rescue. After winning Round One of the Australian National Drag Racing championship, Nitro Harley rider and Multiple Australian National Champion Chris Matheson needed some clutch spares in…
Matheson’s Noisy Bar Stool !
After a win in Round One of the Pro-Series Australian Drag Racing Championship, Multiple Australian Champion and current Record Holder Chris Matheson is hoping to back up his Nitro Slam winning performance. Matheson a Brisbane based Top Fuel Motorcycle racer…
Championship Rings for Pro Gas and Pro Mod AMRA 2015 Champions
Camelot Jewelers, of Dunwoody, GA, is proud to present Championship Rings as an incentive for the 2 top gas powered classes. The rings are exclusively for AMRA Pro Gas and Pro Mod and the value of each ring is $2100.00. There will…
Hotrodchrissy Joins The Star Racing Dragbike Challenge to Capture Memories to Last a Lifetime
Celebrated drag racing photographer, Hotrodchrissy, has signed on to be the official photographer of The Star Racing Riders Challenge. The New Jersey native, known for her passion for drag racing and keen eye for shooting powerful images will be at…
South Georgia Motorsports Park Joins IHRA
IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce South Georgia Motorsports Park has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track. Located on U.S. 41 in Cecil, Georgia,…
IHRA Names Broadcast Veteran Bill Stephens Lead Announcer
IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce veteran television and radio personality Bill Stephens has been hired as lead announcer for IHRA Nitro Jam events. “We are pleased to welcome Bill…
Dave Schnitz Comments on SGMP Ownership Change
The motorcycle drag racing world was a bit stunned at the recent and sudden ownership change at South Georgia Motorsports Park. In recent years SGMP has become arguably the nation’s most popular venue for dragbike racing. The track is home…
Emotional Rickey Gadson Restoration to be Featured on Discovery’s Velocity Channel
Rickey Gadson, is a 9-time drag racing champion with a compelling story. On Feb 18th, Discovery’s “Velocity” channel covers the emotional roller coaster of his complete restoration of the motorcycle that claimed Rickey’s father “Suicide’s” life some 36 years ago…
South Georgia Motorsports Park Changing Hands
The rumors are true, the South Georgia Motorsports Park racing facility is changing hands. The winds of change have arrived at SGMP, located in Adel, Georgia and the much vaunted “Valdosta” race track is changing ownership at this time. …
WMDRA and Masters Entertainment Sign TV Deal
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association’s fifth year of operation promises not only to thrill racers and spectators, but a national television audience as well. Masters Entertainment Group (MEG) will capture all the action at Eddyville Raceway Park (ERP) on…
Rickey Gadson Returns to Pro Street
Rickey Gadson, one of the most accomplished no-bar motorcycle drag racers of all-time is returning to a category he once dominated, Pro Street. Rickey Gadson 62 and Great Lakes Race Craft have teamed up for 2015 ProStreet motorcycle racing efforts.…
Jay Turner Wins IHRA Nitro Jam Opener
The first race of the 2015 International Hot Rod Association’s Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season now is in the record books. Fans at Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., were treated to an exciting show as Mike McIntire (AMSOIL…
Capone Ready to Step Up to Top Fuel
Team HeadBlade and Capone Racing are ready to announce their 2015 Drag race schedule. During the winter break after numerous phone conversations resulting in a trip to the sunny South to test ride for Tracy Kile’s Bad Apple racing’s Top…
2015 IHRA Nitro Jam and Nitro Harley Class Kick Off This Weekend
The International Hot Rod Association’s 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season will open this weekend at Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. The fifth annual Good Vibrations Motorsports Southwestern Nationals presented by Budweiser – featuring the fastest cars…
Brock’s Performance Backs PMRA Super Street
Professional Motorcycle Racing Association (PMRA) is very excited to announce that Brock’s Performance is the new Class Sponsor for the Super Street (9.50) class for 2015! This class brings out the elite street bike racers who have the ability to…
S&S Cycle Inc. Joins PMRA as Nitro Pro Dragster Class Sponsor
Professional Motorcycle Racing Association (PMRA) is pleased to announce that S&S Cycle is the new class sponsor for the Nitro Pro Dragster class for 2015. Nitro Pro Dragster was a new class in 2014, competing at only three out of…
Team Trim-Tex Poised for another Sports Car and Top Fuel Motorcycle Championship Run
The brief off-season has passed and racing is underway again for many. Trim-Tex president and former NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship-winning team owner “7.0” Joe Koenig is continuing his company’s strong involvement in motorsports and is aiming for a 15th…
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…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Chris Matheson Inspired by Bluebird
Australian Multiple Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion Chris Matheson has taken out the first round of the Australian National Drag Racing Championship at Kwinana Perth Motorplex. Matheson said he had inspiration from English land and water speed record holder Donald Campbell,…
2015 Ducati Preview Tour Stops At Hudson Valley Motorcycles in Ossining, NY
Hudson Valley Motorcycles, your source for Ducati Motorcycles in Westchester, New York, is honored to have been chosen to participate in the 2015 Ducati Preview Tour! As one of a limited number of stops in the region, Hudson Valley Motorcycles…
Fall-Line Motorsports Ready For Daytona CTSC
Fall-Line Motorsports just completed the most successful season in their six-year history of competition in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) series and won the Driver’s Championship in GS with Trent Hindman and John Edwards and the Manufacturer’s Championship for…
The 2015 Preliminary IDBL Pro Street Rules
The 2015 “Preliminary” IDBL Pro Street rules are now on http://www.mirdrag.com/temp/2015_idbl_rulebook_prostreet.pdf All revisions from last year’s rules are made in the color blue for easy reference. Anything in black is the same as 2014 rules. Riders have until January 23,…
2015 Motorcycle Drag Racing Schedule
Feb. 5-8 NHRA H-D Race Series Auto Club Raceway (TF Only) Pomona, CA Feb. 6-8 IHRA Nitro Jam SW International Raceway Tucson, AZ March 13-14 IHRA Nitro Jam San Antonio Raceway Marion, TX March 20-22 NHRA H-D Race Series No…
What Is Stressing These People Out?
A five-storey mesh dancer, a giant game of fire Tetris and — if rumours are to be believed — a hacked Boeing 747 are just a few of the oversized artworks on show at Burning Man (August 30 to September 7). Microsoft’s newest wearable is called…
Pro Mod Dragbike Racer Mohammed Bourashid Having Career Year for Team Drag 965
While dragbike racing is shut down for the winter in the United States, Mohammed Bourashid and his Middle East based-Drag 965 team are having a season to remember. Not only is Drag 965, named after Kuwait’s calling code, leading the BDRC…
Pro Mod Progression – Mac McAdams Bolstering Two and Four-Wheel Race Programs
Learning how to properly pilot a 3,000 horsepower-plus, supercharged, high 3-second Pro Mod car is an endeavor that can take a lifetime. When he’s not testing the car, Pro Mod newcomer Mac McAdams, 39, of Harwood, Md. stays sharp on…
McKinney Collects PDRA Dragbike Spoils
Fresh off their dominating performance at the Manufacturers Cup World Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, the McKinney Motorsports dragbike team picked up the impressive hardware given out by the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) at their inaugural…
Eric McKinney Among Greats After Another Season of Pro Extreme Motorcycle Dominace
PDRA Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer Eric McKinney is putting together a string of dominance for the ages. The 29-year-old rider from Hamersville, Ohio isn’t sure what it’s like to finish second in points. Since joining the PDRA, and formerly the…
IDBL Logo Comparisons and Inspirations
If you love motorcycle drag racing as much as we do at Cycledrag.com, you may find yourself viewing and analyzing various pieces of the sport as art. Yes, that could be a true sign of obsession, but a healthy one…
IDBL – International Drag Bike League Logo Revealed
Recently on Facebook Jason Miller revealed the new IDBL, International Dragbike League logo. Miller writes, “I am very pleased to present the new IDBL logo! We are also currently working on the IDBL website and should have it up and…
Paquette Motorcycle Drag Racing Winning With and Without Bars
With wheelie bars or without, in Pro Comp or Pro Street, the Mark Paquette Racing team proved up to the task of breaking records and winning in 2014. Everybody knows that Paquette’s turbo-methanol Kawasaki Funnybike is an absolute monster. When…
Dave Vantine Season Wrap-Up
David Vantine and the Pollard Nitrosports team finished off 2014 with a consistent, if not earth-rotating, weekend at the Manufacturers Cup World Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta. The yellow, Greg Pollard-built Top Fuel motorcycle outlasted Sam Wills…
See Portable Shade at the PRI Show
Make sure to stop by the Portable Shade booth at the upcoming Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10-12.
Ray Price Racing Wins 2014 NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series Championship
After capturing the teams fifth NHRA win at Mission Raceway Park back in September, the Akea/Ray Price Racing team was excited about their chances of winning the championship. The team prepared for the upcoming NHRA Las Vegas final by competing…
Johnny Vickers Becomes First NHRA Pro Fuel Champion
Hawaya Racing Team made the 3 ½ day trip to “The Strip” in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Harley Davidson Racing Series finals at the NHRA Lucas Oil event. Johnny Vickers in his eighth NHRA event this year, decided it…
IDBL Dragbike Organization Formed
IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) President & CEO, Jason Rittenberry, announced today that the company has launched the International Drag Bike League (IDBL), and has named MIROCK Superbike Series founder Jason Miller as the Promoter of the new series. For…
MIROCK Series Dissolved
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood announced Wednesday the dissolution of one of drag racing’s most successful franchises, the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series. The two-wheel series, which was jointly hosted by Rockingham and Maryland International Raceway, apparently was…
Larry McBride Earns 14th Championship and New World Record
One event after one of the most frustrating outings of his career, Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride rebounded with one of his best. McBride exited the Motec MANCUP World Finals from Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 14-16 with his 14th championship…
George Bryce Reveals Competition for NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Opportunity
Have you ever dreamed of racing a Pro Stock Motorcycle at a NHRA national event? Star Racing’s George Bryce announced a competition that could crown the winner with an opportunity. On Facebook Bryce wrote, “Just released by Star Racing – The…
MANCUP Motorcycle Drag Racing World Finals Coverage
Check back and refresh for coverage of the Motec MANCUP Motorcycle Drag Racing World Finals from South Georgia Motorsports Park all weekend long. Live Feed – Larry “Spiderman” McBride Avenges Miserable MIROCK Outing After spending over 60 hours repairing the…
Excitement Aplenty for MANCUP Dragbike Finals
Yes it’s true, a few dozen racers showed up early the SGMP to test early for the Mickey Thompson, MoTech World Finals at Valdosta. A cold front came in early in the afternoon and by sundown temps were dropping fast.…
Angelle Sampey on the Mend, Star Racing Finishing Season with New Driver
Chaz Kennedy is primed to strike at Pomona, California as he races his final race of his 2014 rookie campaign aboard his Star Racing /UPI Performance S&S Cycle- powered motorcycle. The Ormond Beach, FL native has been turning heads since…
IRG Acquires Maryland International Raceway, MIROCK Series to Remain at Venue
IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) President & CEO, Jason Rittenberry, announced today that the Company has acquired Maryland International RacewaySM (MDIR) in Budds Creek, Maryland. Last month, IRG announced a major financing agreement with TPG Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) that funded…
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,…
Angelle Sampey to Undergo Surgery
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle three-time champion Angelle Sampey’s late-season return to drag racing has come to a screeching halt. On Friday Sampey announced that she badly cut the back of ankle while unloading a starter cart during the Toyota NHRA…
Optimism Running High for Arana After Event
In typical late-season fashion, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. continued to build momentum during final eliminations for the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cutting a .035 light against No. 11 Steve…
Arana Jr. Sees Red in First Round
It’s safe to say Lucas Oil Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. won’t be betting on red anytime soon. Arana left too soon in his first-round match Sunday with Eddie Krawiec, drawing a red-light and bringing his NHRA…
Adam Arana’s Gamble Comes up Just Short
With a tight race from start to finish, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana dropped a first-round loss during the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With a .087 reaction time compared to No.…
Arana Jr. Makes Small Gains at Event
Trying to stay within contention for the 2014 championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. made up some valuable points during the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. No. 17 Brian Pretzel pulled out to a small lead in…
Event Brought Challenges for Hector Arana to Overcome
With momentum high heading into the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Nationals, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. put up a great effort despite falling victim to a part malfunction. After the great qualifying attempt by…
Confidence is Riding High for Adam Arana After Event
After a top-five qualifying spot, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana had one of his best race weekends of the 2014 season during the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Making his fastest pass of the weekend in round…
Krawiec has Team Approach in Mind for NHRA Toyota Nationals
It is not guaranteed yet that either Andrew Hines or Eddie Krawiec from the Screamin’ Eagle Vance and Hines Harley-Davidson team will win the Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship in 2014. But with a sizeable lead over the nearest…
Star Racing Heads to Vegas and Pomona with Chaz and Angelle
Star Racing will head west with Rookie of the Year candidate Chaz Kennedy and three time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion Angelle Sampey. They had not planned on attending Las Vegas or Pomona but one of Star’s long-time customers…
Scary Great MIROCK Season Closes at The Rock
This Halloween weekend will be like no other, as the frighteningly good 2014 Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series comes to a close with the 16th Annual Lee’s Performance World Finals at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway in the autumn-cloaked Sand Hills…
DME Owns the MIROCK Battle Royale
There have been two $10,000-to-win, Orient Express Pro Street Battle Royales and North Carolina-based DME Racing have won them both. When MIROCK Superbike Series promoter Jason Miller staged the first Battle at Maryland International Raceway last year, Terence Angela took…
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Visit MANCUP World Finals
On the weekend of the fastest, quickest, motorcycle drag race of 2014, MTC Engineering will host a gathering of the elite eight members of the official “MTC 5 Second Club” during the running of the MANCUP World Finals. On November…
Rain Silences Nitro Harleys at The Rock
The 23rd annual Jim McClure Nitro Nationals made it down to the last couple of Top Fuel Harley-Davidsons in the third and final qualifying round before a heavy storm, followed by persistent drizzles, soaked Steve Earwood’s legendary Rockingham Dragway on…
Ron Gledhill Motorcycle Drag Racing Ready for Vegas
Below is a blog from Ron Gledhill’s Nitro Harley Team. Ron Gledhill Motorcycle Drag Racing has struggled most of the 2014 race season. Every race we were spinning the tire at the same point of the race track. It didn’t…
Jay Turner Wins Memphis, Mike Scott Wins Championship
By far the most exciting battle of the weekend at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals at Memphis International Raceway was in the Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Nitro Harley, with four riders entering the event within reach of…
A Long Time Coming for Stotz Motorcycle Drag Racing
It’s been a season to remember for Pro Street racer Frankie Stotz. Below is a blog from the motorcycle drag racing team. The first race of the year we ran 6.908 on the 6.905 record, and every race since we…
Rendeluk Records Fastest 1/4 Mile Pro Mod Dragbike Pass
Mark “Mr Paint” Rendeluk recorded the fastest mph ever for PXM/Promod, 207.27 mph, at the Louisiana Fall Brawl, Oct. 4, at Thunder Road Raceway in Gillam, La. The event brought several Promods out, but one stood out after the first…
McBride Endures Thrash of his Career at MIROCK Fall Nationals, Still Puts on a Show
At some point, nearly every drag racer experiences one of those trying, demoralizing weekends where nothing seems to go right. For some it occurs multiple times a season. Larry “Spiderman” McBride, a 12-time world champion and multi-time record holder has not had many downers…
6.83, 10K, 801—it’s in the Dragbike Numbers at MIR
Shattered records are the new normal when the Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series unloads at Maryland International Raceway, and those records aren’t confined to Budd’s Creek’s super-sticky quarter mile. Huge payouts and stunning entry totals are all part of the…
Grimes Faces 220 MPH Nitro Harley Shark Attack
If he is to repeat as Top Fuel champion at this week’s 23rd annual Jim McClure All-Harley Nitro Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) world record-holder Tommy Grimes may have to stave off a “Shark” attack. Texan…
MIROCK’s Dragbike Battle Royale – a Record Breaker
The MIROCK Fast by Gast Fall Nationals, featuring the $10,000 Pro Street Battle Royale, Oct. 3-5, from Maryland International Raceway, amidst cool Autumn air, lush surroundings and an expert track prep, was expected to be a record-breaker. The event still managed to…
Maryland International Raceway wins Division 1 Summit Team Finals
The IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Team Finals presented by AMSOIL continued this past weekend with the Division 1 Team Finals at Piedmont Dragway in North Carolina. Racing kicked off on Friday with six more drivers earning a spot in the…
Team Hawaya Dragbike Racing Victorious in NHRA and AMRA Competition
Hawaya Racing Team headed in different directions – Johnny Vickers and Janette Thornley for the NHRA Lucas Oil Screamin Eagle Series race presented by Harley Davidson Motor Company at Rocky Mountain Raceway in Utah and Rickey House and Rebel Glover…
Sixes Imperative for MIROCK’s $10,000 Pro Street Dragbike Prize
The drag racing cliches “Anything can happen on race day” and “If you qualify you can win” often prove to be quite valid. But for this weekend’s much-anticipated MIROCK Fast by Gast Nationals, Oct. 3-5, where the nation’s premiere Pro…
Another Championship for Joe Koenig and Team Trim-Tex
After winning a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship with Geno Scali in 2003, the Fall Line/ Trim-Tex sports car team put another huge award in Joe Koenig’s trophy case today. The team of Trent Hindman and John Edwards captured the…
McBride and Vantine Aiming for More Motorcycle Drag Racing History at MIR
The last time Top Fuel dragbike racers Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine met at Maryland International Raceway history was made. At the WPGC Bike Fest, July 25-27, the duo produced motorcycle drag racing’s first side-by-side five second pass when McBride accelerated…
50 Companies Displaying at MIROCK FBG Fall Nationals on Oct 3-5 at MIR
There will be 50 companies on display on the vendor midway this weekend at Maryland International Raceway for the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals! This will be the largest vendor midway in the history of the series totally…
NHDRO Motorcycle Drag Racing Series Race Report
The weekend was already going to be big enough with race winners and crowned champions. Then NHDRO’s Fall Fury Finale got upsized by adding the conclusion of August’s rained out Summer Celebration. The Midwest’s last big motorcycle drag event of…
Arana Jr. Hopes Hard Work Pays off in Reading
Closing in on a potential NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. is putting in extra time at the shop this week to make sure he’s prepared for the NHRA Nationals at Maple…
Historically Fast Maple Grove Raceway Could Play Into Arana’s ambition
With his sophomore NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season coming to a close, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana hopes that his growing riding experience continues to pay off during the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Oct. 2-5,…
King Wins 8th European Dragbike Championship
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals continued their amazing win record in the FIM European Championship when rider Ian King clinched his 8th European Championship at his home track of Santa Pod Raceway, UK, and the team’s third…
New World Record For Jeremy Teasley
All year Pro Street fans have been waiting for the category’s first 6.80. Jeremy Teasley got the job done at the NHDRO Fall Fury Finale from Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Ind., Sept 26-28 with four passes in the 6.80s,…
Big Money, Big Egos at MIR for Battle Royale
There are a lot of Orient Express Pro Street bikes sprinkled all around the US and Caribbean islands that can’t make the trip to Maryland International Raceway for every Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series event. But when MIR promoter Jason…
Steve Johnson Comments on Missing the Final Round in Dallas
Sometimes the worse kind of loss is one where you don’t even get a chance to take the tree. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson commented on missing the final round in Dallas against Andrew Hines, who encountered mechanical…
UPI Performance Joins Star Racing and Chaz Kennedy
UPI Performance, a high performance V-Twin engine shop out of Ashland, OH has joined the Star Racing family of partners as primary sponsor of Rookie of the Year candidate, Chaz Kennedy and as an associate partner with 3-time Champion Angelle.…
NHDRO Finals to Double Up on Action
The silver lining to a rained out event is the promise of two races in one weekend, and the pot of gold at the end of NHDRO’s Summer Celebration rainbow is 2XL action at the Fall Fury Finale. All classes…
RS Dragbike Motorsports Own the Finals
Although they let one win slip away, South Carolina trucker, racer and team owner Roger Starrette’s RS Dragbike Motorsports team has owned the finals during a stretch that started with the Manufacturers Cup DME Summer Finals in Valdosta, continued through…
Andrew Hines Takes Pro Stock Motorcycle Points Lead
Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson rider Andrew Hines’ fifth NHRA final-round win of the season may have been his most important, yet also his easiest. The former three-time series champion enjoyed a competition single in the final when Steve Johnson encountered mechanical issues on…
List of Confirmed Riders for MIROCK Orient Express Battle Royale
The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series heads to Maryland International Raceway for the last MIROCK event of the year in Maryland, at the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals on October 3-5, 2014. This event will feature the…
Trim-Tex Takes Texas and Points Lead Heading into Final Race
Updating a story from earlier in the week, the Trim-Tex/ Fall Line Sports Car team took the win in Texas and has earned a five point lead in the championship standings heading into the final race in Atlanta. Per the…
2014 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Cinderella Season Continues For Kandy Girl Angie Smith
With her first round win at the NHRA US Nationals in Indianapolis on Sept. 1st, Kandy Girl Angie Smith and her number 77 pro stock bike qualified for the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock Bike Countdown to the Championship. After the…
Celtic HVMC Suzuki Racing Finishes 2014 AMA Pro Racing Season With 3rd + 4th Place Overall
Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki Racing had a strong 2014 season in AMA Pro Racing SuperSport, with #19 Wyatt Farris taking third place in the overall standings, and teammate #5 Corey Alexander taking fourth position. The final race weekend at…
IHRA Announces 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Schedule
The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are excited to announce the 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series (NJDRS) schedule. The 12-race, 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series North American Tour will include a…
Trim-Tex Sports Car Team Driving Towards Championship
Trim-Tex president and former AMA/Prostar Pro Stock record holder, “7.0” Joe Koenig is quite familiar with being in a tight battle for a championship with just a few races to go. In 2003 as a NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team…
Angelle is Back in the Saddle at Dallas
At a ground shaking press conference in Charlotte, Star Racing announced that Angelle will return to Star Racing for the entire 2015 Star Racing 35th Anniversary season as well as a few races in 2014. High Performance Lubricants, a producer…
Motorcycle Drag Racing’s “King” of Mosten
The Gulf Oil Dragracing – Grand Prix Originals took time out from their European Championship schedule to participate in the unique Mosten Raceday in Ørsted, Denmark. The event staged by the British and American motorcycle club Mosten MC is a…
Angelle Returns to Star Racing
The red-hot news continues to pour out of the Star Racing NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team. In the zMax Dragway media center Star Racing owner George Bryce and former NHRA champion Angelle Sampey-Drago announced they will again be joining forces.…
Ray Price Racing Travels to Canada’s West Coast to Capture Fifth Win
Ray Price racing traveled all the way to Mission Raceway in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, to attend the eighth race in the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series this past weekend. The team tested on Thursday to prepare the 1,000 horse…
Celtic HVMC Suzuki’s Alexander & Farris Excited To Finish 2014 Season On High Note
This weekend marks the final stop for the 2014 AMA Pro Racing season, with the Celtic Hudson Valley Motorcycles Suzuki team visiting their home track at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Every season more and more local family, friends, and fans…
Another All-DME Pro Street Final at Atco
North Carolina-based DME Racing traveled a little further north than usual last weekend, to New Jersey’s legendary Atco Dragway for the MIROCK Superbike Series’ 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals. But the result was the same—another all-DME, Orient Express…
MIROCK Dragbike Racing Finishing Season with a Bang
The Mickey Thompson Tires MIROCK Superbike Series heads to Maryland International Raceway for the last MIROCK event of the year in Maryland, at the 22nd annual Fast by Gast Fall Nationals on October 3-5, 2014. This event will feature…
Matt Smith to run Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. colors this weekend at zMax Dragway
Matt Smith Racing will have two bikes supporting Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. organization this weekend at the NHRA Mello Yello event at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC. Matt will be riding his championship winning Buell in the B.R.A.K.E.S colors this weekend…
