When it came to two wheels at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, there wasn’t much more that Matt Smith Racing and Jay Turner Racing could have done better while sweeping up every honor in sight. MSR’s domination of Pro Stock Motorcycle started on day 1 when Angie Smith…
Malloy and Winters lead AHDRA Numidia Winners
The revived AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series thundered into the bucolic countryside of Numidia, Pennsylvania this past weekend, August 29-30, for Numidia Nitro presented by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson. Delaware legend Bob “Opie” Malloy led pro class winners, while Illinois sportsman Kevin Winters showed that any weekend is a good weekend…
Man Cup at DragWay 42
story and photos by Adam Weege The Man Cup Series finally kicked off their season after the first two races were canceled for COVID19. So the 2020 season started in West Salem, Ohio at DragWay 42 for the 39th annual Fast By Gast Nationals. The turnout was not the best…
Triumph and Tragedy at Indy 3
Note: Coverage of competition at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Lucas Oil Raceway is overshadowed by the street accident on Sunday night involving Dom Lagana, Richie Crampton and Jake Sanders in Crampton’s iconic ’57 Chevy wagon. Sanders has been released, Crampton was broken up pretty good,…
Turner and AHDRA Beat the Heat at The Rock
The new AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series returned to its former North Carolina home this past weekend for the Nitro Spring Nationals, presented by Cox Double Eagle Harley-Davidson. And when the nitro smoke had cleared and the thunder receded into the Sand Hills surrounding Rockingham Dragway, it was home…
AHDRA Nitro Headed to The Rock
AHDRA brings thrilling, all-American motorcycle drag racing to the spiritual home of nitro Harley—North Carolina’s fabled Rockingham Dragway—with the Nitro Spring Nationals, presented by Cox Double Eagle Harley-Davidson. Clearly, this race has been delayed from its original spring date to mid-summer. Expect massive mosquito extinction for miles around the Sand…
Jay Turner Racing Sweeping Indy 2
The juggernaut Jay Turner Racing team isn’t sweeping Top Fuel Harley at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals (AKA Indy 2) simply because they field more than half of the eight bikes in the field, but that doesn’t hurt. They qualified number one with Chris Smith (his first at an NHRA…
Savoie Switching Bikes for Eliminations
Unhappy with the performance of his own White Alligator Racing Suzuki in Saturday’s two rounds of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying, Jerry Savoie will bring Karen Stoffer’s team bike to the ready line for round one of today’s eliminations at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway…
AHDRA Fires Off First Race of New Era
The long-awaited return of the beloved AHDRA American motorcycle drag racing series lit up Illinois’ Cordova International Raceway on the most American of days—July 4. Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealer Rich Vreeland had the honor of taking the new AHDRA’s first Top Fuel win—despite spotting runner-up Jim Fagan .135 at the tree.…
Eperjesi Headlines PMRA Tulsa Results
Professional Motorcycle Racers Association (PMRA) ran its first race of 2020—and its first under new director Shannon Mendenhall—this past Saturday, June 27, at hot and windy Tulsa Raceway in Oklahoma. And right at the hit, Shane “Showboat” Eperjesi set the internet on fire with a PMRA record 6.34 at 215.48…