The Gulf Oil Drag Racing Top Fuel Motorcycle team arrived at the final round of the FIM European Drag Racing Championship with a lead in the points from their 100% win rate in the competition to date but still requiring additional points to secure an 11th Championship title and defy…
Dixon ties Foyt in IndyCar championships
Ryan Hunter-Reay knew what he had to do to win the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma. Scott Dixon knew what was needed to wrap up a fifth Verizon IndyCar Series championship. Mission accomplished on both fronts. Hunter-Reay led 80 of 85 laps at Sonoma Raceway in a commanding performance to…
Hector Jr. Takes all-EBR Maple Grove Final
Hector Arana Jr. earned his second Pro Stock Motorcycle victory of 2018 and 13th of his career at the 34th Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Arana’s run of 6.842 at 197.74 on his Lucas Oil Racing TV EBR beat final-round opponent Matt Smith, who slowed to a 7.306 at 145.88…
Best of the PSM Rest at the US Nationals
If you’re looking for info about LE Tonglet and White Alligator Racing’s Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the NHRA’s US Nationals, you’ll find that HERE. For overall coverage of eliminations (cars and bikes) look HERE. But for everybody else in the PSM field, read on: story and photos by Tim Hailey
WAR Peaking for Countdown, Building Foundation for Future Without Savoie
Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Racing (WAR) continues to show that it is the strongest Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) team in National Hot Rod Association Mello Yello drag racing, and maybe the strongest team overall. Rider LE Tonglet took the team’s second U.S. Nationals win at Lucas Oil Raceway near…
Euro Finals LIVE from Santa Pod
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Ronnie Smith gets his First PDRA Win
Ronnie “Pro Mod” Smith went wire-to-wire to enjoy his career-best weekend in the PDRA’s Drag 965 Pro Extreme Motorcycle class, riding his Innovative Performance ’16 Suzuki to progressively quicker passes from the No. 1 spot. Smith’s final shot was a 3.997 at 175.59 over Chris Garner-Jones and his 4.08 at…
NHDRO reschedules Louisville race (again) to October
NHDRO is rescheduling their Louisville event one more time as the rain from tropical storm Gordon is expected to sweep across the Midwest all weekend. The CC Powersports NHDRO Mid Season Nationals at Ohio Valley Dragway near Louisville, Kentucky, is now set for October 19-21, 2018. Cooler, drier weather in October…
Four Hot Days at the U.S. Nationals
Just like two of his qualifying passes, points leader Doug Vancil dropped a cylinder in the final and Tii Tharpe is the Top Fuel Harley champion, the first nitro motorcycle class winner at the NHRA U.S. Nationals since Sam Wills in 1984, and the first nitro Harley winner at The Big…
Matt is #1, Angie is Done, and the Countdown Field in Flux
Matt Smith secured his third Pro Stock Motorcycle No. 1 qualifier of the season, 29th of his career and fourth at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with his 6.814 pass at 199.14—a blistering lap in blistering heat in the final round of qualifying. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in…