XDA delivered stellar performance numbers for the 4th annual FuelTech Superbike Showdown at Maryland International Raceway. The weather attempted to play games this past weekend at MDIR, but XDA came out on top once again. With a roller coaster forecast…
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Red Hot Ryan Peery Wins AHDRA Columbus
Top Fuel Nitro Harley racer Ryan Peery, 36, Milford, OH is having a banner year. Peery scored his third AHDRA win of the season at the Buckeye Nationals at National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio on Father’s Day weekend. He…
Pro Stock Motorcycles Head to Norwalk After Month Off
Racing returns to Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in a major way, as the thrilling 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph nitro burning machines in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series are back for the 14th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on…
Nitrous Motorcycles to Invade PDRA North vs. South Shootout Presented by Line-X
After COVID-19 restrictions prevented the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) from making its annual stop at Maryland International Raceway in 2020, the series and its racers are charged up for their Maryland return at the North vs. South Shootout presented…
Small Quantity of Larry “Spiderman” McBride Masks Available
Show off your love for the world’s quickest and fastest motorcycle with this limited edition, colorful mask. Simply visit the Cycledrag.com Facebook page and click on “shop” There are just a few left. Don’t miss your chance to get this…
Families Claim Big NHDRO Checks at U.S.131
NHDRO is a family owned and operated business, and when the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series made its first visit to beautiful U.S.131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, it was families that topped the results sheets. The Klemme, Schnitz, and…
AHDRA Nitro to Blaze National Trail
Fresh off of AHDRA’s 26-nitro bike extravaganza at Rockingham Dragway, the hardest working, all-American motorcycle drag racing organization in the business is bringing their thundering, ground-pounding, flame-throwing, nitro V-twin show to Ohio’s famed National Trail Raceway on June 19-20. Ryan…
Chris Matheson Wins 7th Top Fuel Motorcycle Championship and Sets New Record
Chris Matheson, arguably Australia’s most successful Top Fuel Motorcycle racer ever, has made Australian history yet again. The veteran racer is after Australia’s first five-second motorcycle run and pushed ever so close with a new Australian record of 6.007. Heading…
Peery Trumps 26 AHDRA Nitro V-Twins at The Rock
Although he only rode for one, Ryan Peery left North Carolina’s Rockingham Dragway and AHDRA’s Nitro Summer Nationals with two wins. The other win came with rider Chris Smith aboard Peery’s Hawaya Racing Nitro Funnybike. Peery himself rode for the…
XDA Warriors Ready to Exploit Weather and Track Prep in Maryland
This event features the Orient Express Pro Street class running at speeds over 230 mph in only 6-seconds! Over 90 Professional riders, plus another 700+ Sportsman, and Grudge motorcycle racers will compete for over $80,000 in cash purse at this…
Hogs Gone Wild Tulsa!
Enjoy a livestream of eliminations from the Hogs Gone Wild Harley race at Tulsa Raceway There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe here) and the Cycledrag.com Facebook page (Please like here) and more will be coming…
NHDRO Brings Big Money Shootout to Michigan
The Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—is bringing its Big Money show north to beautiful U.S.131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, onJune 11-13. The Big Index Shootout presented by Vanson Leathers will bring NHDRO’s Big Money concept to index classes—all index classes—as…
Help Support Steve Huff’s Battle Against Cancer With This Online Auction
Cycledrag was devastated to learn of our good friend and motorsports superstar Steve Huff’s battle with cancer. One fact to take solace in is, despite the odds being against the former Nitro Harley racer and first man to take an…
AHDRA Nitro Throwdown Gonna Rattle The Rock
Recent AHDRA TKR & Associates Top Fuel winner Tracy Kile will have the chance to show that his nation-leading Nitro Harley performance the weekend before last was real when he meets some serious competition at AHDRA’s Nitro Summer Nationals on…
Eric McKinney Scores PDRA Norwalk Victory
Multi-time world champion Eric McKinney didn’t have the conventional road to the winner’s circle in Pro Nitrous Motorcycle. After qualifying No. 1 at Summit Motorsports Park with a 4.01, the Ohio native received two bye runs in eliminations, including the…
Kile and AHDRA Lead the Nitro Nation
Top Fuel Harley motorcycles drag raced in at least three locations last weekend—AHDRA at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland; NHRA at Houston; and AMRA at Dragway 42—and the quickest of all was Tracy Kile’s Bad Apple Racing mount…
Eric McKinney Tops PDRA Qualifying in Norwalk
Three-time world champion Eric McKinney rocketed to the top spot in Pro Nitrous Motorcycle on the strength of a 4.01 at 178.35 aboard the McKinney Motorsports Hayabusa in a Thursday qualifying session to kick off the Professional Drag Racers Association…
187 Custom Cycles Making Noise in Pro Bagger
It takes a lot of confidence for a California team to travel to the East Coast to drag race a motorcycle, but that’s exactly what 187 Custom Cycles did this spring. And it paid off. With experienced no-bar jockey Victor…
XDA Two Wheel Warfare Reached a Boiling Point at VMP
Summer finally arrived with 90-degree temperatures, but the show did not suffer with 675 racers showing up ready to compete. XDA stays the largest motorcycle drag racing event in Virginia. Record turnouts included an all-time high of fifty-four Vance &…
Countdown to Winternationals in July
The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will bring winter to Pomona this summer, and fans are invited to celebrate the summer-themed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com as it returns to sunny Southern California, July 30 – Aug.…
2021 NHRA Revised TV Schedule
NHRA and FOX Sports announced today the remainder of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series television schedule. The 2021 Camping World Series features eight telecasts on the FOX Broadcast Network (FOX), including the season-opener in Gainesville which saw…
NHRA Houston Moves to Two-Day Event
Because of the impact of rain on the facility this week, and forecasted additional rain, NHRA and Houston Raceway Park have made the difficult decision to cancel racing action on Friday at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By…
Lee and Adams Take NHDRO’s $67,000 Shootout
NHDRO’s Brian and Niki Welch have really perfected their Big Money bracket shootout formula with last weekend’s $67,000 Big Bracket Shootout presented by Liguori Drag Racing at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. A no-box ladder and delay box ladder…
AHDRA’s Top Fuel V-Twin Drag Racing Coming to Cecil County
AHDRA is bringing nitro flames to light up drag racing’s House of the Rising Sun May 21-23 at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland. The All-American thunder of nitro Harley motorcycle drag racing will roll through the Chesapeake Bay—don’t…
Scrappers Racing Back on Track in Charlotte
Scrappers Racing had a busy weekend on the track during the four-wide competition. Five drivers in four different classes elicited many emotions. Jianna Salinas made a couple smooth passes during qualifying. In the third qualifying session she set a personal…
Steve Johnson Scores 7th Career Victory With Charlotte Win
It was a long time coming for Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson, who picked up his first victory in more than seven years, going a track-record 6.729 at 198.03 in the final round on his Mac Rak Suzuki at…
Steve Johnson Records Quickest Ever Pro Stock Motorcycle Suzuki Pass
On a record-setting day in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, it was Scotty Pollacheck who claimed the No. 1 spot for the second straight race, going 6.736 at 201.16 on…
Joey Gladstone Rebounds From Testing Crash With No. 1 Spot
Just last month Joey Gladstone was recovering from a high speed testing crash at Darlington Dragway. In qualifying on Friday at zMAX Dragway, he powered to the provisional No. 1 spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NGK NTK NHRA…
NHRA Pomona Winter Nationals Scheduled for July, Seattle Canceled
NHRA and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona have teamed up to announce July 30 – Aug. 1 as the rescheduled date of the 61st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, which traditionally…
Jianna Salinas and Jimmy Underdahl Looking for Charlotte Wins
The NGK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals will be the second time Jianna Salinas enters the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. The first effort she made was in 2019 and it was just the third race in her rookie season. With many more…
XDA 2021 Championship Battle Rages on with Last Man Standing
On May 21-23, the XDA takes the ‘Ultimate Thrill Ride on Two Wheels’ to Virginia Motorsports Park for the 35th annual MTC Engineering Summer Nationals. This family-friendly ‘Spectators Welcome’ event features over 700 Professional, Sportsman, and Grudge motorcycle drag racers…
Scotty Pollacheck Searching for Back-to-Back Wins
After winning the most recent race, this weekend’s NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway marks a chance for rising Pro Stock Motorcycle star Scotty Pollacheck to take the point lead. It’s also an opportunity to get his first…
Chris Matheson Races to Victory in Sydney
Six-time Australian Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion and his Nitro Voodoo Team scored at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder Championship round at Sydney Dragway on Saturday May 8th. Matheson was testing modifications he had made to his machine in…
NHDRO’s Big Bracket Shootout is $67K Strong
Talk about starting your season with the Super Bowl, NHDRO is going straight to the Olympics with their $67,000 Big Bracket Shootout Season Opener presented by Liguori Drag Racing on May 13-16 at famed National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio.…
All Harley World Shootout at Darlington Results
Here is a look at some of the winner’s from Paul Watson’s All Harley World Shootout at Darlington Dragway, April 30-May 1. Pro ET Winner Jaybird Cullen sponsored by Barnett Clutch and Cables Pro Bagger Winner Victor Gotay sponsored by…
Andrew Hines Aiming to Defend Charlotte Title on New Motorcycle
The sport’s ultimate thrill ride started at zMAX Dragway and the excitement of four-wide drag racing returns to the Bellagio of drag strips for the upcoming NGK NTK NHRA Four-Nationals, which takes place May 14-16. Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Andrew Hines…
NHRA Virginia Postponed, Bristol Added
NHRA and Bristol Dragway are pleased to announce the addition of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals to the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The fan-favorite event will be held October 15-17, during the heat of the NHRA…
Scotty Pollacheck Wins Final Atlanta Dragway Pro Stock Motorcycle Race
Scotty Pollacheck couldn’t have dreamed of a better way to close out the famed Atlanta Dragway on Sunday, by scoring a victory at the 40th and final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. In an all-Matt Smith Racing final round, Scotty…
Scotty Pollacheck Takes Top Spot in Final Atlanta Dragway Qualifier
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pollacheck continued the strong start to his 2021 season, picking up his first No. 1 qualifier on his DENSO/Strutmasters/Matt Smith Racing EBR with a run of 6.779 at 199.20 at the 40th and final Lucas Oil…
XDA 2021 Comes Out of the Gate Quick and Fast
The weather forecasted rain for Saturday and Sunday, but the XDA racers know that when the Miller Brothers say they will get the race completed despite the forecast, you can bank on that statement. And with a short 2020 season…
Andrew Hines Aiming For Comeback Win in Atlanta
Andrew Hines knows what it feels like to taste success at Atlanta Dragway, doing it three times in his Pro Stock Motorcycle career, including the most recent visit to the track. But to win the 40th and final race in…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Racers Prepare to Compete in Atlanta for Final Time
Andrew Hines picked up the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle victory at Atlanta Dragway, doing so at the track in 2019. The returning former world champion also hopes to be the final PSM winner in Atlanta. This weekend’s Lucas Oil…
Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec to Return to Pro Stock Motorcycle on V-Twins
Vance & Hines announced six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) drag racing champion Andrew Hines and four-time champion Eddie Krawiec will return to the track for the remainder of the 2021 season after sitting out the first two PSM events.…
AHDRA Opens at the Closing of Atlanta Dragway
The AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series gave Atlanta Dragway a flaming, thundering, nitro Harley send-off, as the AHDRA opened its 2021 campaign at the soon-to-be-razed Commerce, Georgia speed facility on April 17-18, TKR & Associates Top Fuel The biggest…
Flyin Ryan Oehler Takes NHRA Point Lead With Vegas Win
Flyin’ Ryan Oehler went from nearly not making the call for Round No. 2 of eliminations to collecting his second career NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series victory Sunday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip…
Matt and Angie Smith Go 1-2 in Vegas Qualifying
Matt and Angie Smith know how to step up at their sponsor’s race , powering to the No. 1 and No. 2 spots at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. M.…
Matt Smith Takes Top Spot in Vegas in Opening Session
Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith put together a standout performance on Friday, racing to the provisional No. 1 spot in NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip…
XDA Warriors Prepare for Another Year-Long Battle
On April 23-25, the XDA will ignite the 2021 motorcycle drag racing season next weekend with the 27th annual PFR Spring Nationals at Maryland International Raceway (MDIR) The biggest news for this season is that spectators are now welcomed back…
Angie Smith Looking to Win Second Consecutive Vegas Race
After closing out her 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with an impressive performance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Angie Smith is returning to the track with hopes of an even bigger victory. The Pro…
Matt Smith Takes PSM Point Lead Into Sin City
It isn’t a stretch to say not many people are looking forward to the return of this weekend’s DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway more than defending NHRA world champ Matt Smith.…
Wild Racing at SDBA Season Opener
The Southeastern Drag Bike Association, sponsored by Schnitz Racing, hosted the VooDoo Season Opener at Brainerd Motorsports Park in Ringgold Georgia on April 11th, 2021. All SDBA events in 2021 are presented by Evil Swing Arms. All-day testing went well…
DENSO Revs Up its Sponsorship Engine for Las Vegas NHRA Race
DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier DENSO Corp., has supercharged its sponsorships for the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. In addition to serving as the event’s title sponsor and…
Scrappers Racing to Miss Las Vegas
Shortly after the Gatornationals, the Salinas family contracted COVID-19 and suffered many of the typical symptoms. Although they have begun to feel better and have returned to work, the family decided to stay home another weekend before continuing their race…
AHDRA Set to Burn Atlanta Dragway
It’s historic Atlanta Dragway’s last season before being turned into a shopping center or housing development or whatever, and massive fields of thundering, flaming, AHDRA nitro bikes plan to leave little left standing in their wake. More than 20 of…
Timblin Chassis Backed Travis Davis Wins PDRA Opener
In a quest for improved performance, three-time and defending Pro Nitrous Motorcycle world champion Travis Davis upgraded the engine management technology in his Timblin Chassis ’18 Hayabusa over the winter. The work resulted in a career-best performance and a win…
Timblin Chassis’ Travis Davis Gets Top PDRA Spot
Defending PDRA world champion Travis Davis picked up right where he left off at the end of the 2020 season by qualifying No. 1 at the season-opening Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech. Three-time Pro…
Defending Champion Travis Davis and Company Ready to Kick Off PDRA 2021
During this weekend’s Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, the all-eighth-mile series will officially celebrate its 2020 world champions before kicking off the eight-race 2021 PDRA season. The PDRA Championship Banquet will take place following…
XDA DME Racing Real Street Rule Revision
The XDA’s Jason Miller passed along the following – Due to safety concerns arising from an improper fit between the factory fork leg outer diameter dimensions and the factory triple clamp bore dimensions, the following rule addendum will be effective…
End of an Era – Final Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway
NHRA and Atlanta Dragway announced today that the 2021 NHRA Southern Nationals, April 30-May 2, will be the final NHRA national event at the historic track. As this chapter of drag racing history comes to a close, Atlanta Dragway invites…
Krawiec and Hines on Vance & Hines 4-Valve Success
There was a lot to talk about in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class at the Gators. We catch up with multiple time NHRA champions Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines of team Vance & Hines to talk about the new…
NHRA Pomona Postponed, Racing Resumes in Las Vegas
NHRA officials announced today the postponement of the 61st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, originally scheduled for April 9-11. NHRA and track officials will continue to look to state and…
Matt Smith Wins Gatornationals
It was an outstanding start to a title defense season for Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith, as he made multiple runs of 200 mph or faster on his Denso Auto Parts/Stockseth/Matt Smith Racing EBR, including the final round when he…
Rocky Start at Gators For Scrappers Racing
Scrappers Racing entered race day with just two vehicles in competition. Mike Salinas qualified seventh in Top Fuel and Jimmy Underdahl qualified fifteenth in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Jianna Salinas did not qualify, missing the 16- motorcycle field by 0.05 seconds.…
Angelle Sampey Clocks First PSM Suzuki 200 MPH Run
Debuting a new four-valve Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Suzuki, Angelle Sampey impressed immediately in Pro Stock Motorcycle, jumping to the top spot with a stellar debut run of 6.746 at 196.67. The three-time champion followed it up with a historic…
XDA Season Opener April 23-25
The XDA kicks off the season at Maryland International Raceway located in Mechanicsville, Maryland with the 27th annual PFR Spring Nationals and Awards Ceremony on April 23-25, 2021! Spectators are welcome! The event features the Orient Express Pro…
Matt Smith Poised to Begin NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Title Defense
Matt Smith is the defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion and he won in Gainesville last September, which helped spur his run to a fourth world title on his Denso/Stockseth/MSR EBR. Matt Smith Racing expanded to four bikes this off-season,…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Season To Kick Off at Gatornationals
Pro Stock Motorcycle racers will look to start the 2021 season impressively at this weekend’s 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at historic Gainesville Raceway. Matt Smith impressed in Gainesville last year en route to the world title and…
Nitro Harley Racer “Bad Apple” Tracy Kile Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire
We have another name to announce for the Night Under Fire at Summit Motorsports Park , and it’s none other than Nitro Harley racer “The Bad Apple” Tracy Kile! This Nitro Harley legend has a message for Larry “Spiderman” McBridem…
Scrappers Racing Returns 15 Months After Incredible Jianna Salinas Upset
Scrappers Racing will start the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with a three team lineup at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. Mike Salinas will return to the seat of the Top Fuel Dragster, Jasmine Salinas will step into…
Flyin Ryan Soars Off of The Track with Tampa Bay Race Rentals
National Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Ryan Oehler brings the excitement of drag racing to Showtime Dragstrip this coming Spring. As the co-owner of newly founded Tampa Bay Race Rental, the general public will get to experience the thrill of the…
Man Cup Drops Pro Fuel Harley From Lineup
Man Cup motorcycle drag racing announced the Pro Fuel class will be cut from the 2021 class line-up, citing lack of sponsorship. “We thank Hawaya Racing and Sam White for their support of the Pro Fuel class through the years,”…
Hogs Gone Wild Star Racing Season-Opener Finals
Enjoy video coverage of some of the final rounds from the first race of the year, the Hogs Gone Wild Star Racing Season Opener from Reynolds, Ga., Feb 26-27. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe…
Kelly Clontz Renews Sponsorship Steamfitters UA Local #602
Steamfitters UA Local #602, located in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area, renew their partnership for the fourth c onsecutive season with husband-and-wife pro stock motorcycle team, Chris and Kelly Clontz ahead of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season opener…
Gadson and Beland Take Turbo Bagger to a 8.07
The race to the first FLH frame, Harley Bagger seven-second run is heating up and Michael Beland and his team are trying to get it done at the first race of the year. After Beland went 8.14, under the official…
Hogs Gone Wild Set to Kick Off Motorcycle Drag Racing Season
It’s a new day. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of the pandemic. It was a brutal and devastating year for so many, especially those in motorsports, which falls under the nearly-squeezed-to-death live event umbrella. Yet there is…
Pablo Gonzalez to Race Pro Stock Motorcycle at Gators on Shawn Gann Tribute
Motorcycle bracket racing standout Pablo Gonzalez of Orlando, Fla. is stepping up to the pro ranks and will compete in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals from Gainesville, Fla., March 11-14. Gonzalez will honor his late friend, longtime…
Roy Hagadorn to be Inducted Into NHRA Div. 2 Hall of Fame
The man with more than 40 track championships and more than 100 event victories, bracket racing ace Roy Hagadorn, 61, of Venice, Fla. will be inducted into the NHRA Div. 2 Hall of Fame at the upcoming Gatornationals. “It’s unreal.…
Sam Wills Recovering After Successful Surgery, Aims to Race This Season
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Sam Wills remains in Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City following a surgery this past Saturday to repair a fractured fibula, suffered in a shop accident. Wills says he is “hurting” but takes solace in hearing doctors…
NHRA Atlanta National Rescheduled
NHRA and Atlanta Dragway have teamed up to announce the new dates for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. The fan-favorite event will be moved to April 30-May 2. “We are looking forward to celebrating the 40th NHRA Southern…
2021 XDA Program Changes Announced
The XDA’s Jason and Chris Miller released the following letter, outlining some changes to the XDA program – Dear XDA Racers, Fans, Sponsors, Media and Staff, We are excited to kick-off the 2021 XDA Season in just a few short…
Angelle Sampey to Return to NHRA PSM on a Suzuki
Don’t call it a comeback. The NHRA’s winningest female, Angelle Sampey announced she will return to teh NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class to ride Vance & Hines’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered race bike in the 2021 Camping World series. Sampey’s quest…
PDRA Announces Summit Racing Equipment ProStars Specialty Race
The best racers in the PDRA’s professional and sportsman classes will get the chance to square off in a brand-new event, the Summit Racing Equipment ProStars, series officials announced today. The specialty race will take place during Virginia Motorsports Park’s…
Travis Davis Collects Third PDRA Pro Nitrous Motorcycle World Championship
It was an unusual year for the PDRA’s Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle class, with short fields at most races and an entire race taken off the schedule. But what wasn’t out of the ordinary was Travis Davis putting on…
Florida Nitro Harley / Bagger Test Yields Amazing Results
“Hard work pays off” is a cliche that certainly rings true in the world of Top Fuel Harley and motorcycle drag racing as proven by this top secret NHRA Nitro Harley and turbo Harley Bagger winter test session at IHRA’s…
Sam Wills Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire
The list of motorcycle racers confirmed for the big Cycledrag motorcycle shootout at the Norwalk Night Under Fire, Aug. 7, now grows to five with the addition of nitro legend Sam “Nitro Conspiracy” Wills. The veteran rider joins a field…
Hawaya Backing AHDRA Pro Fuel and Nitro Funnybike
AHDRA Pro Fuel racers will have some extra financial security this year, and Nitro Funnybike racers will have a class sponsor—all courtesy of Johnny Vickers and Hawaya Racing. Pro Fuel (formerly called Pro Dragster) racers will know before their trailers…
Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley First Top Fuel Motorcycle Fire Up!
After several years of hard work by Larry and Steve McBride, Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley’s Top Fuel Motorcycle is ready to roar to life. Watch the brothers crank up their masterpiece for the very first time. There are more videos on…
Mitch Brown Confirmed For Norwalk Night Under Fire
Following the confirmations of Top Fuel Motorcycle greats Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Dave Vantine and Chris Hand, 2020 Man Cup Top Fuel champion Mitch Brown has now brought the total up to four confirmed racers for the Kelly Night Under Fire…
NHRA Cancels Arizona Nationals
NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have made the difficult decision to not host the 2021 NHRA Arizona Nationals, leaving an opening on the 2021 schedule which NHRA is optimistic will be filled with an event at a facility…
Dave Vantine Confirmed For Norwalk Night Under Fire
We now have our 2nd rider confirmed for the Cycledrag motorcycle shootout Aug. 7 2021 at Summit Motorsports Park and it’s the 4th quickest man of all-time, Dave Vantine! Look out, here comes the “Yellow Bullet” to the Night Under…
Vreeland Reflects on AHDRA Top Fuel Championship
“When I got my first AHDRA license in 1992, I never dreamed I would be Top Fuel champion 28 years later!” said Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealer and Top Fuel Motorcycle pilot, Rich Vreeland. At that time, Vreeland and his brother Ray…
Chris Moore Gets DQed from $90K Grudge Race in Controversial Decision
The richest purse in grudge bike racing history, the $90K Kings of Grudge Grinchmas at Orlando Speed World drag way was bound to have some motorcycle drag racing fails, smack talk, fighting and controversy when 16 of the fastest, yet…
Fastest Grudge Bikes Show Out in Orlando for $90K
Grudge bike racing went to a whole new level in 2020 as Kings of Grudge and Orlando Speed World Dragway posted the largest single class purse in motorcycle drag racing / grudge racing history at astounding $90,000. The race unprecedented…
NHRA to Sell Atlanta Dragway
On a conference call today NHRA President Glen Cromwell revealed the series’ plans to sell Atlanta Dragway. Currently the NHRA owns three tracks, Atlanta, Gainesville and Indy, and leases one, Pomona. Cromwell says various improvements are planned for Gainesville and…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire Motorcycle Shootout
As it has for so many events, the pandemic of 2020 cancelled the popular Kelly Night Under at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. It’s the largest independent drag race in the world and regularly includes mega stars like John…
New Speed Record to Close Out 2020 for Larry “Spiderman” McBride
For Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride a new world record of 265 mph and a commanding victory at the Man Cup Finals from South Georgia Motorsports Park could not have been a better crescendo to what was a…
Back in the Saddle for World’s Quickest Motorcycle Racer
As is the case for most everyone in the world, 2020 has been chock full of the unexpected for the world’s quickest and fastest motorcycle drag racer Larry “Spiderman” McBride. There is light on the horizon as the veteran is…
AHDRA Gainesville Spectacular Finishes Off 2020
When Bill Rowe purchased the assets of the inert AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series late in 2019, the challenges before him and his family staff were daunting enough. But when 2020 came along and the event landscape went haywire,…
Harley-Davidson Pulls Out Of Vance & Hines NHRA Pro Stock Program
It was announced this week that Harley Davidson will no longer field factory teams in American Flat Track and Drag Racing. The announcement ends a two-decade relationship between Harley and Vance & Hines, that saw the duo revolutionize the once…
FuelTech World Finals Pro Stock Bike Field Preview
When ManCup, in conjunction with South Georgia Motorsports Park added Pro Stock Bike to the 44th annual FuelTech World Finals presented by Wiseco lineup, it was hoped that a solid field would attend. As the NHRA season ended earlier than…
