Just like last year, David Vantine and his screaming yellow Vantine Nitrosports bike have started off 2019 undefeated with the Top Fuel win at the Manufacturers Cup Spring Cup at South Georgia Motorsports Park near Valdosta. But the winning weekend started off with a destructive struggle. “We had a hard-to-find…
ManCup recap: Pro Fuel at Valdosta
The little Pro Fuel nitro Harleys always bring a good show to the Man Cup Finals, and with the new season kicking off this weekend, let’s take a look back at last year. Kirby Apathy won the battle but Preston Bartlett (pictured above), Walter Halonski and the LSR team won…
Jason Pridemore’s Blown Top Fuel Harley
Ohio racer Jason Pridemore breaks down the details of his one-of-a-kind blown Top Fuel Harley in this exclusive video: video and photos by Tim Hailey
Gotta Hand it Too ’em: Redneck Express planning 2019
Redneck Express crewman Dick Boxell gives us this behind the scenes look at what Chris and Sharon Hand are up to down Alabama way: A little background, Chris and Sharon have been running Top Fuel motorcycles since 1979 and have remained true to the spirt of the class—all hand built,…
Pingel Top Fuel at the Man Cup Finals
It was a bit of a surprise that the Pingel Top Fuel final round at the 2018 Manufacturers Cup Finals presented by Kibblewhite paired Mitch Brown and Ian King on South Georgia Motorsports Park’s quarter mile. Brown and his Dennis Bradley-owned bike were both winless, although Mitch did ride alongside Larry McBride’s…
DME All-Star Shootout and APE Pro Street at Man Cup
NHDRO champion Frankie Stotz started a record breaking, clean sweep weekend with a Saturday win over DME Racing rider Jeremy Teasley in the final of the $10,000-to-win DME Racing All-Star Pro Street Shootout at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta. Stotz scored another APE Pro Street victory at the Manufacturers…
Man Cup Replay from Valdosta
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Top Fuel Delivers at Dragway 42
Dragway 42 was able to show itself better during July’s Man Cup race than their first race of the year—the NHDRO opener on a very green, freshly ground track. I went to the Man Cup race mainly to shoot Top Fuel. My NHDRO pics at 42 turned out pretty good,…