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…
Ian King Among New Puma Engineering Management
ragbike engine manufacturer Puma Engineering is to pass into new management under an agreement brokered between Puma Engineering founder Pete Davies, Gerard Willemse and Ian King. The primary assets and intellectual property rights will transfer to Amersfoort, Holland based company…
Playthings Racing Atlanta Team Report
Fresh off the stunning debut of the Playthings Racing, Exoticycle prepped GSXR 1000 Turbo in Valdosta a month ago, Nick and Johnny are ready for Round 2 in Atlanta, but Atlanta is not ready for AMA Dragbike, rain Saturday and…
Moore Wins Pro Drag at Arizona Bike Week Nationals
The Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Arizona Bike Week Nationals were held Saturday and Sunday, March 29th & 30th, at the Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittmann, Arizona. Rick Moore competed in AHDRA’s Pro-Drag and Pro-Fuel classes at this event. After three rounds…
Steve Johnson Picks up Win in Houston
Snap-on Tools Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Steve Johnson of Irondale, Ala., “can’t wait for this month to be over. Bring on April!” he said after scoring a quarter final round finish at the NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston…
Norris Runs 6.92 Record at Rain-Postponed MIROCK Opener
The Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, first event in the 2008 Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series, was rained out Sunday at Rockingham Dragway and re-scheduled for completion May 2-4 during the FBR Shop Nationals at the same…
Stotz Racing: Valdosta Race Report Blog
Wow! What a great way to start a race season. The Stotz Racing Honda Drag Race team built a new bike over the winter. Kent’s personal turbo cbr1000rr daily driver ran some 8.30’s playing around last year. They took that…
Drag Racing Mourns Loss of “Bubba” Barnes
Television producer and videographer Timothy Scott “Bubba” Barnes, whose career in motorsports spanned thirty years, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008, after battling cancer since the summer of 2007. A long time racing enthusiast, Barnes began his television career…
