AHDRA Pro Fuel racers will have some extra financial security this year, and Nitro Funnybike racers will have a class sponsor—all courtesy of Johnny Vickers and Hawaya Racing. Pro Fuel (formerly called Pro Dragster) racers will know before their trailers hit the road that they’ll be racing for a guaranteed…
H-D Supported Latus Confirms Rispoli as SuperTwins Rider
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…
Man Cup World Finals LIVE Friday Qualifying
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Tharpe Thrilled with McClure Win
“What an honor to win the Jim McClure Nationals on the Jay Turner Racing ‘Throwback to the Judge’ while Phillis McClure was in attendance!” Tii Tharpe said after winning the Ray Price Top Fuel Shootout portion of AMRA’s 29thannual Jim McClure All-Harley Nitro World Finals. NC homeboy Tharpe (of Pfafftown) beat MILFord,…
AHDRA Gainesville Spectacular Finishes Off 2020
When Bill Rowe purchased the assets of the inert AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series late in 2019, the challenges before him and his family staff were daunting enough. But when 2020 came along and the event landscape went haywire, Rowe put his head down and completed a schedule for…
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…