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…
Lynn Nickerson Passes
Cycledrag.com is saddened to learn of the passing of announcer Lynn Nickerson. Nickerson passed away on the morning of Friday May 20th, 2011 after a long bout with cancer. Nickerson, of Fort Worth, Texas, was best known in the drag…
Six Second Bounty on the Line in Pro Street at Rockingham FBR Nationals
The race to break Pro Street motorcycle racing’s 7.00 second barrier moves next week, May 20-22, to Rockingham Dragway where Bud Yoder of Flint, Mich., and Rougemont’s Rodney Williford are most likely to push the performance envelope during the ninth…
Top-Ranking Canadian Racers Choose K-Tech Suspension
Orient Express, North American distributor for K-Tech Suspension, is pleased to announce expanded support for several teams in the 2011 Parts Canada Superbike Championship. K-Tech Suspension will be well represented in both the Superbike and XR1200 Cup classes.2010 Canadian Superbike…
Stoffer Finishes Runner-Up, Takes Point Lead
Karen Stoffer and the GEICO Suzuki finished runner-up for the second time this year and left Sunday’s 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals with the Pro Stock Motorcycle championship points lead. “The team is just jelling really well,”…
Tonglet Wins Atlanta
LE Tonglet served up a reminder Sunday of just how well he performed during his drive to last season’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship when he cruised to the Southern Nationals victory at Atlanta Dragway. Basically, he was on top…
A Little Too Eager for Smith
Trying to stop the frustrating season that he has had up to this point, Matt Smith and his Al-Anabi Racing Buell hoped for a different outcome at the Atlanta Dragway this past weekend. “We just had a rough weekend again,”…
Arana Jr. Making Progress
After qualifying in the top half of Pro Stock Motorcycle Hector Arana Jr. easily passed his first round test before stumbling in the second round. Arana Jr. and his Lucas Oil Buell beat Steve Johnson with a 6.973 second pass…
