Must of us, like me, have known Joey Gladstone well since he was a 16 year-old kid. We’ve seen him grow, seen him become a winner, a champion, and move on to a professional riding and management position with NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team Cory Reed Racing. And now we…
Nice Pass Ends in Crash: MORE on the Bostick Story
Everything was going just as he’d hoped on NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick’s first full pass on a Cory Reed Racing EBR, until it wasn’t. “It went straight as an arrow and had unbelievable power,” said Bostick, who was testing at Darlington. “I went a personal best of…
Pingel Backing AHDRA Modified in ‘21
Bill Rowe’s “new” AHDRA has gained a new sponsor and it’s one of the most legendary names in motorcycle performance—Pingel—who’ve decided to hook their wagon to the Modified class. “I’m really thrilled to have Wayne and Donna Pingel, and their company, show their support to the AHDRA racers,” said Rowe.…
JFR Comes Out Strong After ’20 Sabbatical
John Force Racing raised a lot of eyebrows when they sat out NHRA’s return to 2020 racing after the COVID shutdown. Eyebrows have been raised again, but this time for entirely positive—and perhaps surprising—reasons. The team wrapped three days of testing at the PRO Winter Warm-Up at Palm Beach International Raceway…
Rental Car Surveillance Drives Oehler to Opportunity
A recent rental car experience led NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Flyin’ Ryan Oehler to serve up some excitement to those seeking a drag racing experience. “We rented a Hellcat and took it to Showtime Dragstrip near Clearwater for some racing,” said Oehler, who made laps against the clock with some friends.…
What’s it Take to Sponsor NHRA Top Fuel Harley?
With Mickey Thompson deciding to sit this one out, you may be checking your GameStop or cryptocurrency holdings and thinking “What exactly does it take to sponsor NHRA Top Fuel Harley?” Actually, with Harley seemingly taking a backseat, you might be thinking “What’s it take to sponsor NHRA Top Fuel V-Twin…
V&H EBRs at Gainesville? Latest NHRA PSM News
They’re not on the Gainesville entry list yet, but I’m told that EBR bodied Vance & Hines V-Twins may be ready as early as the NHRA season opening Gatornationals in a week and a half. That beats the earlier estimate of April that I heard previously, so we’ll see which…
Good for Angelle, She’s Still Got It
Vance & Hines announced today that the NHRA’s winningest female, Angelle Sampey, will ride one of the company’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered race bikes—with the WAR Hayabusa body—sponsored by food producer Mission Foods, in the 2021 NHRA Camping World series. Good for Angelle! She won a race for V&H last season…
Reed/Gladstone have V&H V-Twin EBR on Order!
Things move just as quickly behind the scenes as they do on track in the world of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) racing. It was just this past Tuesday that the change in the NHRA rulebook allowing (or requiring) the Harley-Davidson motor to be rebadged as the VH160VT—or Vance &…
Bostick putting Monster 4V Suzuki into Mullaney Chassis
When NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick put his Kosman “Gucci” chassis up for sale (last fall?), it meant one of two things: A) He was going to take the seat on the purple Matt Smith Racing (MSR) EBR he rode a lap on at the SGMP Man Cup…