This report presented by Pingel Enterprise If the 1600+ horsepower, supercharged, nitromethane-burning Top Fuel Motorcycles (TFM) and the men who ride them looked insane enough before the first IHRA Triple Crown race at Darana National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, the insanity amped up tenfold over the June 19-20 weekend.…
Behind the Scenes: Pingel NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycle at Brainerd
The Pingel NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycles came to Brainerd International Raceway in Northen Minnesota on August 15-17 looking for a break from previous round Virginia’s blazing heat. They eventually found it, but not on Friday. The first round of qualifying was unseasonably hot and humid for Brainerd. Larry “Spiderman” McBride…
Pingel NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycle Field Tightens Up in Virginia Heat
The Virginia Pingel NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycle race is an annual sun-seared, sweat-soaked drag race of epically hot and humid proportions at Dinwiddie’s Virginia Motorsports Park. In this concrete sauna, men encase themselves in very thick leather suits, Nomex head socks, helmets, gloves and boots, then lay face first atop…
Full NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycle Coverage from Route 66
photos by Anne Proffit and Sandra Alberti There was one NHRA Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle win that eluded Larry “Spiderman” McBride in 2024, but that box is already checked for ’25. McBride handily won the Route 66 Nationals held May 16-18 in Joliet, Illinois. Much like that first event, though,…
Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle Back in Action at Route 66
Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle (TFM) drag racing is going hot on the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois, this weekend! Champion Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Finland’s Elmeri Salakari, championship runner-up Mitch Brown, Top Fuel Harley record holder Bob Malloy, and Maine’s Micah Fenwick will all…
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