“I’ve always been a straight shooter, and nobody can call me a liar, a crier, or a whiny little brat,” said Jerry Savoie, who then elaborated on what he thought about NHRA adding 15 pounds to the Pro Stock Motorcycle V-Twins. “I think, and I believe, that you don’t slow…
Beau in the Top Fuel Harley Fast Layne
The opening Pomona round left everyone thinking the 2019 NHRA Top Fuel Harley championship would be a replay of last year’s down-to-the-last-320-feet battle between Tii Tharpe and Doug Vancil. But then Beau Layne scored a breakthrough win over Vancil in the Phoenix final, and Gainesville saw both Vancil and Tharpe…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 3
Looking for Part 1? Find it HERE Part 2 is HERE The first I heard about NHRA adding 15 pounds to V-Twins this past week was during a first-thing-in-the-morning call from White Alligator Racing (WAR) Suzuki tuner Tim Kulungian. “What’s the word?” said Kulungian. “Word about what?” I replied. “Uh,…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 2
Looking for Part 1? Find it HERE The 2019 Gatornationals final—a rematch of last year’s final between Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec—was the quickest side-by-side pass in the history of the class, by the class’s two all-time winningest riders. All of Hines’ and Krawiec’s wins have been on Vance &…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 1
Reports from the pits on Friday night were that Rickey Smith thought his boy Matt had erred in showing his hand when he dominated Friday Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying right off the trailer at the NHRA’s 50thAnnual Gatornationals. Matt drove to the top of the charts with a 6.753 at…
NHRA Gators Qualifying Round-up
Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith led off 2019 with the provisional number 1 qualifying spot on Friday at the 50th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Matt drove to 6.753 at 200.95 on his Elite Performance/DENSO Auto Parts/Stockseth EBR during the first qualifying round—his first…
Oehler and his EBR are Trimmed for the Gators
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) racer “Flyin’ Ryan” Oehler kicks off his sophomore season at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, and he can’t freakin’ wait! The Illinois-based racer is ready for Gainesville Raceway’s Florida weather with fresh horsepower, new marketing partners, and a slimmed down attack.…
Samson Exhaust helping power NHRA Top Fuel Harley champ Tii Tharpe
When two skilled American manufacturing companies join forces, success is likely to follow. And even better when one of those companies is run by the NHRA Top Fuel Harley champion. Tii Thape is making room on his Spevco-sponsored mount for Mike Baverstock’s Samson Exhaust to jump on board and make…
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
Vancil vs. Tharpe: Doug Takes #1 in Pomona Qualifying
The 2019 NHRA Top Fuel Harley season is starting off much the way it finished, with #2 Doug Vancil and champion Tii Tharpe trading punches at Pomona. Tharpe led day 1 with a 6.28, but Vancil drove around in Q4 with a 6.247 at 235.64 MPH. Spevco-sponsored Tharpe finished with…