Drag bike legend Paul “Fast By” Gast only attends a few Pro Nitrous Motorcycle events per season, but he makes the most of his occasional appearances. In just his second PDRA race of the year, Gast qualified No. 2 and…
74-Year-Old Paul Gast Qualifies No. 1 at PDRA Race
In his first Pro Nitrous Motorcycle appearance of the season, motorcycle drag racing veteran Paul Gast rocketed to the top of the qualifying order aboard his Fast By Fast Suzuki. His 4.012 at 172.72 put him on top of the…
Legend Paul “Fast by” Gast Shares Success Story
He’s found tremendous success in motorcycle drag racing as a competitor and as a business owner. The legendary Paul “Fast by” Gast shares his story and tells us how it ll came to be. Fantastic work by videographer Peter Goertz…
Paul Gast Powers to the Front at PDRA Finals
Drag bike racing veteran Paul Gast proved yet again that he has the quickest Pro Nitrous Motorcycle as he was the lone rider to dip into the 3-second range at the Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by…
Travis Davis Claims PDRA North vs. South Shootout Win at Maryland
The Pro Nitrous Motorcycle final round featured a side-by-side, 3.99-second battle between two of the toughest competitors in the PDRA’s lone two-wheeled class, multi-time world champion Travis Davis and veteran rider Paul Gast. Davis grabbed a starting line advantage on…
Paul Gast Wins PDRA Norwalk
Motorcycle drag racing legend Paul Gast put together a streak of 3-second passes aboard his Fast By Gast Hayabusa to pick up the win in his first PDRA Pro Nitrous Motorcycle appearance of the season in Norwalk, Ohio, May 29-30.…
How 72 Year Old Paul Gast Whips the Competition
Clearly when it comes to the high speed acceleration, glory and fails of nitrous motorcycle drag racing, age is merely just a number. If you don’t believe that look no further than Pro Mod drag bike Paul Gast of “Fast…
The Pioneers of Pro Stock Motorcycle: 1973-2000 – Part 2
Motorcycle drag racing journalist John Stein is back with his multi-part series dedicated to the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Click here, if you have not checked out Part 1 yet. It’s great reading. Bob Carpenter In many ways Bob Carpenter…
At Age 72, Paul “Fast by” Gast is Far From Finished Winning Championships
At an age at which most of his contemporaries are content to ride nothing more exotic than a lawn mower, 72-year-old Paul Gast will straddle a 170 mile-an-hour Suzuki this weekend (Sept. 24-26) at Rockingham Dragway and resume his pursuit…
70-Year-Old Gast Leads Man Cup Rockingham Winners
Defending champions Sam White and Mark Rendeluk came up short in their bids to repeat but Pablo Gonzalez and a seemingly ageless Paul Gast avoided similar fates in the 39th running of the 190Hookup.com Nationals Sunday at Rockingham Dragway. https://www.cycledrag.com/…
Gast Races to Victory at PDRA Summer Shootout
Two-time and defending world champion Travis Davis has owned Pro Nitrous Motorcycle this season with wins at both races the class attended before the Summer Shootout. Drag bike veteran Paul Gast broke the streak, though, earning a wire-to-wire victory over…
Paul Gast Shoots to No. 1 Spot at PDRA Summer Shootout
70-year-legend Paul “Fast by”Gast secured the Professional Drag Racers Association’s (PDRA) low qualifier award Friday night when he topped the field at the PDRA Summer Shootout presented by Callies Performance. A computer gremlin prevented Gast from putting up representative…
Full Round of Exciting Pro Mod from Man Cup Opener, Gast to Upstage Young Guns?
Enjoy an entire round of high horsepower, nitrous Pro Mod Drag Bike qualifying as these exciting, incredibly fast motorcycles strive to reach the finish line first. Play along and answer our Pro Mod Pro Extreme Motorcycle trivia questions in the…
Paul Gast Wins PDRA Finals, Ronnie Smith Wins Championship
Pro Extreme Motorcycle veteran Paul Gast made the most of his second PDRA appearance of the season, as he defeated a string of the class’s toughest riders en route to a final-round win over first-time finalist Ricardo Knights at the…
Paul “Fast by” Gast Talks About How Dragbike Racing Keeps Him Young
In this interview 69-year-old motorcycle drag racing legend Paul Gast of Fast by Gast talks about how the sport keeps him young following his Pro Mod victory in Rockingham. Gast also talks about how the sport has changed over the…
At Age 66, Paul Gast Not Too Old for an Amazing 14-inch Wheel, Timblin Dragbike
For those who may have thought the more than half-a-century motorcycle drag racing veteran Paul “Fast by Gast” was ready to retire, think again. Gast, 66, of Grand Island, N.Y. is building a brand new Walt Timblin-chassis Pro Mod/Pro Extreme…
Ashley Owens Runs First Pro Mod Three
Congratulations to Fast by Gast-backed Pro Mod racer Ashley Owens, who recorded the categories first sub four-second pass at the ADRL Speedtech U.S. Drags IV at Virginia Motorsports Park, Aug. 13, with a run of 3.989 at 177 mph. “The…
The Professor’s Plans – A Talk with Paul Gast
Cycledrag.com spoke with motorcycle drag racing icon Paul Gast about his plans for the 2007 season, his first six-second run, AMA/Prostar, what it takes to be competitive in the NHRA and more. Cycledrag – It’s been quite an eventful off-season…
Fast By Gast to Sponsor AMA/Prostar Top Gas Series
Multi-time AMA/Prostar Pro Stock Champion Paul Gast continues his long term support of the series in 2007 by backing the ever popular Top Gas (8.20) series. Gast also sponsors the MIROCK, and ADRL series. As a founding member and supporter…
Upset-laden Atco Held Many Surprises
The 40th annual AMA/Prostar US Nationals from Atco, NJ didn’t go according to plan. Well, at least for a select few that is. Of the three professional classes, all of the top qualifiers were forced to watch the finals from…
Pole-sitter McBride runs first Atco Five – Gast and Stoll also No. 1
This year’s 40th running of the Orient Express US Nationals from Atco, NJ, includes everything that has made it one of the most popular races of the season – record smashing performances, beautiful South Jersey weather, and one of the…