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…
No Joke Racing Takes Two at The Rock
While his hometown of Sebring, Florida, basked in the annual glory of its 12 hour sports car race, Ken Edwards took his No Joke motorcycle drag racing team up to Rockingham, North Carolina to claim it’s own slice of success.…
Spy Photos – McBride’s New Bike Close To Completion, Tinwork Done
Top Fuel Motorcycle 10-time champion, Larry “Spiderman” McBride, continues to push forward on the development of his cutting-edge race bike. Randy Randazzo, a protege of McBride’s late, legendary chassis builder, James “Puppet” DiTullio, completed the tinwork, which will serve as…
HTP Battles Difficult Track Conditions at MIROCK Opener
Richard Gadson joined the team this year with his nitrous Kawasaki ZX-14 Real Street bike. HTP recently added a MoTeC M84 standalone ECU and custom nitrous kit. Danny Cox and Ryan Schnitz are back with their nitrous Suzuki Hayabusa Pro…
NHRA Adds Weight to V-Rods
Following a review of recent performances in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category, NHRA has announced that the minimum weight for the Harley-Davidson 160-cid, four-valve combination will increase 20 pounds, from 640 to 660. The adjustment is part of NHRA’s ongoing…
NHRA Speaks on Pro Stock Motorcycle Pairity
NHRA’s Vice President of Technical Operations, Glen Gray spoke on Vance & Hines’ excluse ownership of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod program in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. “There has never been a rule against it, and I will give you an…
Team Half Fast Welcomes Lucas Oil, Accel, Goodson Tools, and PBI Sprockets for 2012, and Welcomes Back Sponsors from 2011
Team Half Fast Drag Bike Racing of Ypsilanti, Michigan is proud to welcome Lucas Oil Corporation, (www.LucasOil.com), Accel Motorcycle (www.accel-motorcycle.com), Goodson Tools and Supplies (www.Goodson.com), and PBI Sprockets (www.pbisprockets.com) to the Half Fast Family! “We’ve been working with the Lucas…
Battling Troubles, Teasley Doubles
Multi-time motorcycle drag racing champion Jeremy Teasley was not having one of his customary easy weekends—not by a longshot. Looking to win his first Orient Express Pro Street championship, the 21 year-old Ohio native Teasley moved into the seat of…
