When the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) Harley-Davidson drag racing series came to Illinois’ Byron Dragway for the first time last year, raceday was a total wash-out. A few sprinkles made for only the slightest of delays this time around on August 8-9, as eliminations ran through the day…
AMRA Harley Drags Lighting Up Byron
The Harley-Davidson drag racers of the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) series were just getting to know Northern Illinois’ Byron Dragway last year when persistent rain killed their raceday program. You can be sure they’re looking to bring the thunder and lightning back this time around, but without the…
AMRA Harley Drags Thunder at Beautiful U.S. 131
The PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) brought their Harley-Davidson drag racing show to beautiful U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan on June 27-28. Qualifying for the Michigan Nitro Nationals showed veteran teams struggling with their combinations, but the cream rose on raceday. Circle M Ranch Top Fuel No…
Three Doubles Start AMRA Gas Harley Season
The PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) opened its Harley-Davidson drag racing season with the Cajun Nitro Nationals at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana on March 20-22. Three racers were on their game enough to double up with wins—a great way to start the season! Zipper’s Performance Pro…
Rebound Weekend for Nitro Harleys at No Problem
For better or for worse, few forms of motorsport deliver as much on-track drama as Nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycle drag racing. While mourning the very fresh loss of one of their own, the tight-knit Nitro Harley community was able to celebrate the remarkable, painful comeback of another. It all happened at…
Nitro Harleys Open ’26 Season at No Problem
Even as they grieve the very recent loss of one of their own, the Nitro Harley racers of the American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) all-Harley drag racing series prepare to kick off their 2026 season at Belle Rose, Louisiana’s No Problem Raceway this weekend, March 20-22. Attempting to step up…
AMRA Gas Harleys Thunder to Wins and Championships at The Rock
The annual AMRA Jim McClure Memorial Finals is the biggest Harley-Davidson drag racing event on the planet, and gas-fueled classes form the bulk of competition. High performance American V-Twin power filled the Rockingham Dragway lanes and thrilled the fans of Harley culture that packed the legendary venue’s stands. Zipper’s Performance…
Top Fuel Drama Leads Rockingham Nitro Harley Story
The annual AMRA Jim McClure Memorial Finals Harley-Davidson drag race is exciting and dramatic enough on its own. But when the Top Fuel points leader had to be airlifted out of Rockingham Dragway after a vicious 222 mile per hour crash, and his teammate met number two in points in the final…
AMRA Nitro Harleys to Rock Rockingham
Even Rockingham Dragway’s famed concrete, hillside bleachers will roll and rumble from the thunder of Nitro Harleys when the annual AMRA Jim McClure Memorial Finals hit the Richland County speed plant on October 24-26. There’s no better two-wheeled, Nitro Harley-Davidson drag race on the planet—the fitting memorial to the late,…
AMRA Nitro Harleys Get One Round in at Bowling Green
The huge crowd of V-Twin culture junkies that descended on Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway got at least one sunny day of action in at the PennGrade1 AMRA D.C. Jones Memorial Fall Nationals—AKA the Harley Drags. After a full day of Harley-Davidson drag racing qualifying on Saturday, Sunday broke…
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