It was a very emotional and testing four day meeting at Santa Pod Raceway for the European Finals, round four of the FIA and FIM Championships. The country was in mourning over the death of the Queen on Thursday—the first day of qualifying. Also on the same day, drag racing…
Relentless Smith Grabs Points Lead with Gateway Win
After Matt Smith took over the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead with his win at the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) on Sunday, I told second-in-points Joey Gladstone that Matt would hold on to that lead tighter than Donald Trump holding on to the…
Joey Gladstone Previews NHRA at Gateway
Er’body (except sometimes the NHRA, who didn’t schedule bikes for this stop last year) knows that Gateway is a bike track, and Pro Stock Motorcycle returns to action in St. Louis at this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Joey Gladstone and the Cory Reed Racing team…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals coverage: Pro Stock Car
Greg Anderson picked up his 100th career win at the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, capping off a memorable day for the longtime standout at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Anderson drove to the milestone win with a run of 6.587-seconds at 208.07 mph in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals Coverage: Factory Stock Showdown
David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto Chevrolet COPO Camaro rallied to the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown victory Monday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the sixth stop on the schedule. Barton—a second generation motorsport mastermind—started the day facing Warren Walcher…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals Coverage: Pro Mod
Starting eliminations from the No. 15 position, comeback racing hero Lyle Barnett pulled out the victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon at Lucas Oil Raceway Park. Barnett picked up what might be the biggest win in his career on Monday as part of…
Gladstone’s First NHRA Win in Third Straight Final
After back-to-back final round appearances, Joey Gladstone broke through for his first career Pro Stock Motorcycle victory in at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, knocking off Eddie Krawiec in the final round with a pass of 6.759 at 200.6. Krawiec went a quicker by a thin thou, but Gladstone was…
Savoie Qualifies at Sonoma with Plain Bearing 2-Valve Suzuki
While NHRA’s strange decision to add weight to V-Twin Pro Stock Motorcycles after Denver seems to have decidedly hamstrung that configuration, the Sonoma Suzuki field is rich with mechanical diversity. Angelle Sampey leads the field by a mile on a Vance & Hines 4-valve head Suzuki with a 6.700 at…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Reunion at Gateway MWDRS
Contrary to the media-created drama you may have seen elsewhere, the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series event at World Wide Technology Raceway (AKA Gateway) had all the warm, friendly atmosphere of a Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle family reunion. It had been over two years since Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s…
Holeshot Drives Davis Past Gast at MIR
The Pro Nitrous Motorcycle final round at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) North vs. South Shootout at Maryland International Raceway featured a side-by-side, 3.99-second battle between two of the toughest competitors in the PDRA’s two-wheeled class—multi-time world champion Travis Davis and veteran rider Paul Gast. Davis grabbed an .018…
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