Father vs Daughter in Top Fuel at PRO Superstar Shootout
Scrappers Racing will feature two Top Fuel competitors at the upcoming SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout. Jasmine Salinas, fresh off her rookie season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series,…
NHRA Goes Four Wide for First Time in Countdown History
For the first time in NHRA history, there will be four-wide racing in the Countdown to the Championship. NHRA and zMAX Dragway officials announced today the first four-wide playoff race, as the…
Can No-Bar Bikes Be Competitive in 4.60?
The 4.60-index class is one of the most competitive categories in all of motorcycle drag racing. A typical qualifying sheet often sees three or more competitors run dead-on the index. At the…
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…
NHRA Harley Davidson Racing in the Granite State – a Hot One
The NHRA, Harley Davidson Drag Racing Series, held at New England Dragway, in Epping, NH is in the books. The race was held on Saturday, July 20, 2013, with weather hovering the high 80’s accompanied by high humidity giving…
Trim-Tex/Fall-Line GRAND-AM Team Scores First Win at Watkins Glen
Former AMA/Prostar Pro Stock world record holder, “7.0” Joe Koenig, can add another accomplishment to his impressive resume of motorsports achievements. Koenig, a former NHRA championship-winning team owner, was overcome with pride when his GRAND-AM car, driven by Bryan Sellers…
Paquette, Stotz, Knight Take Big NHDRO Wins
Michigan surgical instruments sharpener Mark Paquette cast a big shadow over the NHDRO Mid Season Sizzle at Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s not unusual for his stealthy Kawasaki turbo-methanol Funnybike to be the Schnitz Racing Pro Comp…
Sovereign-Star Racing Battles Unique Mile-High Denver Racing Conditions
The Sovereign-Star Racing team will have to overcome the unique challenges of this upcoming weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, Colo., if they are going to continue their streak of success from the past four races of the…
Remembering Bill Warner – King of Hayabusa Land Speed
On Sunday, July 14th, 2013, the racing community world wide lost the king of speed for sit-up bikes in the realm of Land Speed Record racing (LSR). Bill Warner, 44, of Wimauma, Florida, was attempting to break his 2011,…
FBR Shop sponsors 5.60 Index class plus $58,000 in contingency
The 5.60 Index class has been growing each year at MIROCK, and the lion’s share of credit goes to Marion Ford at the FBR Shop for putting up the money for the 5.60 Index racers over the past several…
