Will Power etched his name further into the IndyCar Grand Prix record books while extending the legacy of team owner Roger Penske in IndyCar history. Power won the Verizon IndyCar Series race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the second straight year and third time overall – each victory coming…
Rain Nips NHDRO at the Stripe in Ohio
A massive oildown (An oil filter O-ring failure sent Chad Fleener drifting down track and put the event into a 2 hour clean-up) delayed the finish of NHDRO’s Liguori Drag Racing May Bike Fest right into a line of advancing thunderstorms that washed out the last few pairs of competition.…
Savoie Finishes Great WAR Weekend at 4wide
Jerry Savoie won Pro Stock Motorcycle at the ninth annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. He earned his ninth career victory and first at zMAX Dragway when he ran a 6.784 at 195.73 on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki in the final round. He bested Andrew…
Outlaw Street Car (and Pro Street Bike) Reunion
Weighing in at 570 pounds, Frankie Stotz qualified #1 in a field of 27 and won Pro Street at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion. While many others struggled with a marginal track (bikewise, anyway), Stotz was able to find a clean path round after round. “The starting line is like…
WAR Family Back Together
No one will talk about it—not Jerry Savoie, not Tim Kulungian, not LE Tonglet—but I’m here to tell you that Tonglet will be back in the seat he practically made his own with six Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) wins last season: White Alligator Racing’s second Suzuki. Why do I say…
“Cash is King” at NHDRO Opener
“Cash is King” but a check will work too, especially when it’s an NHDRO “Big Check” for $13,000. That’s what Chris Moore earned for winning NHDRO’s Last Man Standing Grudge Spectacular Saturday night at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. It was the crowning moment of the 190hookup.com Season Opener—the first…
Nor’Easter at Santa Pod: New Track, Same Weather
Weather disrupted the opening round of the ACU Championships over the Easter weekend at Santa Pod Raceway, with rain washing out Friday and Saturday completely. There was a delayed start on Sunday to dry the track. Over the winter a new all concrete surface has been laid over the quarter…
Tomac Likes it Sloppy
Sloppy CenturyLink Field in Seattle hosted Round 13 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross in front of 55,407 rowdy, rain-soaked fans for one of the slimiest, slickest races in SX history. The CP-Carillo equipped Kawasaki of Eli Tomac found its way to a third-place start, battling back and forth with Team Red Bull…
MotoGP Mayhem in Argentina
There was drama even before lights out for the MotoGP Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina at Termas de Rio Hondo. With the wet/dry conditions hard to judge, the race was delayed as the majority of the grid went back into pitlane to switch tyres. But polesitter Jack Miller…
House sets Place at Championship Table
Rickey House threw his helmet into the Top Fuel Harley championship battle, beating defending champ Jay Turner in the final round of the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. House had lane choice and kept it lit against Turner, who…