One team’s loss is another’s gain. On the heels of an announcement of support for Latus Motors Racing by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the team officially announced today its contention in the AFT SuperTwins class for the 2021 season of Progressive American Flat Track, and that 2020 AFT Production Twins champion…
Vreeland Reflects on AHDRA Top Fuel Championship
“When I got my first AHDRA license in 1992, I never dreamed I would be Top Fuel champion 28 years later!” said Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealer and Top Fuel Motorcycle pilot, Rich Vreeland. At that time, Vreeland and his brother Ray were fresh from opening Vreeland’s H-D in 1990 as The…
Vance & Hines Racing Parked for 2021?
Eatmyink has received an earth-shattering tip tonight that Vance & Hines has shut down their American Flat Track and NHRA drag racing teams for 2021. As I speculated in the Matt Smith interview posted on Saturday, it appears Harley-Davidson will not be renewing their V&H contracts for next year. I’m…
Matt Smith Talks about his 4th NHRA Championship
story by Tim Hailey with help from NHRA; photos by Marc Gewertz except where noted Even with his three previous NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championships, Matt Smith’s achievement in the Vance & Hines/Harley-Davidson era stood out to me as the biggest story in all of drag racing. Adding on his…
Read the Complete NHRA Lawsuit
Eatmyink has obtained the complete, 21 page lawsuit that the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has brought against longtime sponsor Coca-Cola. While it may not be exciting reading, it sheds a lot of light on the value of the contract and the sanctioning body’s side of the story. “We will…
Bostick’s 4V PSM Suzuki Hits the Track
Chris Bostick took his George Babor-built, Monster 4-valve head, Suzuki NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle to the track for the first time this past week at the annual pre-U.S. Nationals test at Lucas Oil Raceway. Bostick worked closely during the session with Suzuki PSM masters Greg Underdahl and Gary Stoffer to…
Reed, Gladstone Going Suzuki in 2021
Yesterday, Joey Gladstone posted that the Cory Reed Racing team was selling everything but the tools and trailer. That means their two “Buell” chassis, their Gen1 EBR bodies, and all their S&S V-twins. Today, I can tell you that they’re replacing them with turnkey, complete Vance & Hines four-valve Suzukis…
Karen Stoffer Talks About 2020
Like many, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Karen Stoffer has had to make some hard decisions while surfing the shifting sands of 2020. One of those decisions—which you saw first right here on Eatmyink—was to not race the NHRA season this year. “As many people know, I have balanced my…
MIA at NHRA: What to Expect at Indy
NHRA is hemorrhaging star power. Corporate belt tightening and reduced purses (by 35% for fuel and 50% for gas classes) at limited-spectator events is part of the story, but you might remember that some teams were skipping the early season races long before the COVID19 crisis set in. The big…
An Extra 25hp or so for your PSM Suzuki?
“So I got a call from one of my Monster Pro Stock customers,” said Monster Race Products’ owner Mitch Brown. You might remember that last fall, Mitch’s billet 4-valve head was approved by NHRA for Pro Stock Motorcycle use starting this year. “They dynoed their engine and it made 14…