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…
Records Fall, Champions Crowned at Final MIROCK Event
Ralph Medrano Jr. of Miami spoiled the going away party for Rodney Williford and his turbocharged Suzuki Sunday, beating the MIROCK Superbike Series champion in the final round of the Lee’s Performance Fall Bike Nationals at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway.…
AMA Dragbike Racing Brings Drag Racing In-House, Bruce Sauer Hired as Drag Race Manager
“Bruce is a good guy who knows the business. I don’t think Scooter could have made a better decision. It’s a great change and I’m very excited.” – Eight- time Top Fuel Champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride “I think it’s a…
Andrew Hines’ Rocky Road to a Third Straight NHRA Dragbike Title
No one said it was going to be easy In one of the most competitive NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle seasons yet, Harley Davidson-backed Andrew Hines entered the AAA Auto Club NHRA Finals, clinging to a mere 37-point lead over US…
Brock-backed Woska Wins Super Sport Dragbike Title
Brock Davidson, owner of Brock’s Performance Products and the first man to put a street bike in the sevens, and Vince Woska, a young aspiring rider climbing the no-bar ranks, accomplished what they intended to do when they first teamed…
Dragbike Racer Stoffer Looking to Finish Strong
After a successful string of late-season races Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Karen Stoffer finds herself just three points shy of a top-five ranking in the POWERade points series heading into the final NHRA event of the season – The AAA…
McBride on Dragbike Championship No. 7 – “This one is the sweetest.”
“Hello, this is the fastest man in the world and I need to talk to the quickest man in the world?” That’s how the conversation started when newly-crowned seven-time AMA/Prostar Top Fuel champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride called Jimmy “The Hulk”…
Steve Speaks on Top Fuel Dragbike Weekend
An interview with Team Spiderman crew chief Steve McBride following the team’s record performance at the AMA/Prostar National Finals, Nov. 3-5, 2006. CycleDrag – Your team recorded an astonishing nine five-second runs, and Jimmy Brantley ran the quickest pass ever. …