69 year-old 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 4th annual Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals at…
Smith Puts NOS on Top at VMP
Points leader Ronnie “Pro Mod” Smith added to his reputation as the quickest nitrous-assisted Pro Extreme Motorcycle as he rode his Innovative Performance ’16 Hayabusa to a 3.975 at 175.41, nearly beating his own national record of 3.973. He wasn’t only the quickest nitrous bike, he also beat out a…
Wild Day of McClure Nationals at The Rock
I took Saturday to skip NHRA qualifying and go to Rockingham Dragway for the AMRA Jim McClure Memorial All-Harley Nitro World Finals. My camera found some grinding crashes, nitro explosions, and sweet new bikes—including Jay Turner’s new ProCharged Top Fuel Harley. NHRA Top Fuel Harley championship runner-up Doug Vancil, making…
Smith Regains Points Lead in Red Hot NHRA PSM Battle
Matt Smith took back the points lead after his third victory of 2018 at the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Matt’s 21st win of his career came on a run of 6.830 at 196.64 on his Elite Motorsports Denso Auto Parts EBR against redlighting (.077) Chip Ellis.…
NHDRO Big Money, Big Finals at the ‘Ville
NHDRO’s twice rain-delayed CC Powersports World Finals are set to roll October 19-21 at Ohio Valley Dragway alongside the mighty Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky. NHDRO has boosted the Quicktime Motorsports/Lindeman Performance Pro Ultra 4.60 eighth mile class purse to $5000-to-win for the Louisville race. Gateway winner Dan McCarten, defending…
Krawiec leads Friday 1-2-3 for Harleys at zMAX
Eddie Krawiec raced to the current No. 1 position during his second Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying attempt on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMAX Dragway. His run of 6.806 at 197.83 made for his third No. 1 qualifying…
Two Raceday Motor Swaps Put Savoie in Dallas Final
LE Tonglet earned his fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle victory of 2018 and 20th of his career in an all-White Alligator Racing (WAR) final round at the AAA Texas NHRA Nationals at Texas Motorplex. LE’s run of (.014) 6.892 at 194.80 mph on his Nitro Fish Racing Suzuki beat team owner Jerry…
Grothus, NOS Survive Turbo Challenge
Winless in Pro Extreme Motorcycle since late 2016, Brunson Grothus was eager to fight through an ultra-competitive field of motorcycles to earn the PDRA Fall Nationals victory at Darlington Dragway. The big noise (or lack there of) of the event, though, was No. 1 qualifier Terry “Milkman” Schweigert. The Canadian dairy…
Teasley, 8 Below are NHDRO Big Money Winners
Jeremy Teasley collected some NHDRO Big Money when the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series hit Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis for this past weekend’s Performance Racing Products Showdown in Naptown. Teasley rode his ridiculously fast Suzuki Hayabusa past Deadly Dustin Lee in an all-streetbike final for the $4000 Top…
Full Story Behind Tii Tharpe’s Top Fuel Harley Championship
Drama was served up in spades as the 2018 Top Fuel Harley championship was decided between Doug Vancil and Spevco-sponsored Tii Tharpe in a final round run-off for at the National Hot Rod Association’s U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Sam Wills was the last Top Fuel winner…