For the last few years, 2016 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) champ Jerry Savoie has talked about reducing his schedule. The busy alligator farmer is finally going to do it, and 2013 U.S. Nationals winner John “Johnny Balls” Hall will be the first rider to race Savoie’s White Alligator Racing…
AMRA Brings Nitro to Orlando
The thunder around Orlando this weekend will not be storms in the air, but instead the rolling nitro Harley thunder of American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) drag racing. The nation’s premier all-American motorcycle drag racing organization is bringing their high-speed, two-wheeled, V-twin action to Orlando Speed World Nationals on May…
Hines’ 50th, Harley’s 100th: Full Rundown from Atlanta
Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines earned his second straight victory, third overall of 2019, and 51st in his career after going 6.865 at 195.05 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to defeat Jerry Savoie in the final round at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern…
Hines in Love with Mullaney-built Chassis
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Andrew Hines went 6.856 at 195.82 to go to the provisional number one qualifying spot on his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines/Harley-Davidson on Friday at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Hines, who picked up his 50th career win last weekend, is…
“New” AMRA Starts Strong at Beech Bend
The venerable American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) changed ownership over the winter, landing in the hands of four racers known as “The Pennsylvania Posse.” The new group had the first opportunity to show their skills to the biggest opening field in many years at their Spring Rally & Drags season…
Stoffer is Provisional #1 at 4-Wide
Karen Stoffer ran a 6.864 at 195.17 to take the provisional top Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying spot on her Stoffer Enterprises/White Alligator Racing Suzuki at the 10th annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. She is in search of her first No. 1 qualifier since Atlanta in…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 4
“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 &…