When the Winners’ Circle photos were taken, the media interviews complete, the steaks cooked and the beer drank, there was one thing on Tii Tharpe’s mind. “I want that video,” he said to anyone that seemed able to find it. He was talking about video of his interview with NHRA’s…
“Tii Owns Bristol”—Mark Conner
story and photos by Tim Hailey
Half the Wheels, Twice the Results: TF Harleys go A to B while others Fail
Although Friday’s first qualifying session for the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals wasn’t so pretty, Top Fuel Harleys have for the most part successfully negotiated a Bristol track that has proven confounding to Top Fuel and Funny Car. Sure, Bob “Opie” Malloy’s 6.41 at 220 mph doesn’t seem all that…
Tharpe Tops Friday Charts at Bristol
Tii Tharpe rode his Specvo-sponsored, Jay Turner Racing-owned and operated “Maddy” to the top of Friday’s Top Fuel Harley qualifying at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Tennessee’s Bristol Dragway. Tharpe’s lap of 6.491 at 219.51 miles per hour came in the 6:00pm session—much cooler than the one at…
That Winter VooDoo Down Under
Chris Matheson and his “Nitro Voodoo” Top Fuel Motorcycle dominated the Gulf Western Oil 51st Winternationals with a clean sweep in the Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson Top Bike category at Willowbank Raceway. Matheson officially wrapped up his 5th Top Bike Drag Racing Championship on his first pass on Saturday morning and went on…
Arnold Takes NHDRO’s Big Money at Gateway
Multi-class racer Ron “Ju-Jitsu” Arnold won the one to win if you’re only gonna win one—the $5000 M2.Shocks/Millennium Trailers Crazy Comp at NHDRO’s Kenneth R. Schwartz attorney at law Motorcycle Madness Nationals. It was the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series’ annual visit to Gateway Motorsports Park just outside of…
NHRA Rookie Flyin’ Ryan Oehler is For Real
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Motorcycle racer “Flyin’ Ryan” Oehler had planned on his home track race being a bit more of a laid-back, social affair than the Jegs Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Joliet, Illinois, turned out to be. But a pre-race thrash, a solid mid-pack qualifying…
NHDRO brings Big Money Madness to Gateway
Big Money index racing is the Big Story as the Midwest’s biggest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—unloads June 8-10 at one of its biggest tracks for the Kenneth R. Schwartz attorney at law NHDRO Motorcycle Madness Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis. For this event only, NHDRO is combining…
Victory for Smith at Route 66
Two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Smith earned his first victory of 2018 and 19th of his career at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Smith had a run of 6.816 at 195.87 on his S&S Gen2-powered Victory Magnum in the final round against White Alligator Racing’s LE Tonglet.…
McKinney back in Win Mode
With defending Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Pro Extreme Motorcycle world champion Travis Davis unqualified on raceday, three-time champ Eric McKinney had an opportunity to make a run despite his own last place qualifier at the Professional PDRA Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park. McKinney scored a holeshot victory over…