Even though Charlie Bennett’s annual Turkey Bash is held at my home track of Ohio Valley Dragway just outside of Louisville, I’d never been to it until this year. And as I drove out to the track on Friday evening, it’s like I’d never moved away—which I did for some…
NHRA at Bristol: The Whole Story
Ladies love Thunder Valley. So it seems, anyway, with Angelle Sampey taking the Pro Stock Motorcycle final over Karen Stoffer, Alexis Dejoria winning Funny Car, and—well, Mike Salinas is no lady, but his wife and daughters are all ladies indeed and an omnipresent part of his growing racing empire. And…
Garner-Jones Wins, Gast Runs 3.93!
Newly crowned world champions Chris Garner-Jones (Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle), Jim Halsey (Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous), and Tim Essick (Drag 965 Pro Street) bookended their championship seasons with victories at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger at Virginia Motorsports Park. Second-generation Pro…
Right Tune-Up Puts Pollacheck on Pole at Bristol
Scotty Pollacheck grabbed the No. 1 Pro Stock Motorcycle spot at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Eastern Tennessee speed palace Bristol Dragway. A cold front and rain delay made for dark, cool conditions by the time the bikes took the track for round 3 of qualifying, and Pollacheck’s tuner…
Smith Fast on the Buell, Eyes on a Suzuki
After a slow start in the Countdown to the Championship, regular season Pro Stock Motorcycle dominator Matt Smith is back to form, winning last week in Dallas and laying down a strong run in Bristol to open the weekend at number one. Smith went to the top on his Denso…
Al-Saber to Number 1 at PDRA Finals
Meshal Al-Saber and tuner Brad McCoy set the tone for their weekend at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger in Thursday testing when they ripped off a 3.955. The Kuwait rider was chasing a similar number on the Q80 Racing Suzuki in qualifying and…
English Beat: Moxley at the SummerNationals
The SummerNationals were blessed with something that is not a given at Santa Pod in the summer—hot sunny weather over the two days, with temperatures ranging between 85-90 degrees. Summer-like. New records were set once again and many racers ran personal bests. There was a test day, the day before the…
Exclusive NHDRO Ohio Valley Coverage
Midwestern motorcycle drag racing series NHDRO brought it’s racing family to a no-points Rally in the Valley race at Louisville’s Ohio Valley Dragway, and the weather couldn’t have been much more different from Friday to Saturday of the two day event. Friday was October coolish, dry and comfortable with a…
Travis Davis and Meshal Al-Saber put on a Show at PDRA
Travis Davis started his Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Pro Nitrous Motorcycle 2020 championship defense with a clean sweep at North Carolina’s GALOT Motorsports Park earlier this season. Again at GALOT this past weekend, the Georgia native repeated the sweep at Proline Racing DragWars presented by Modern Racing, qualifying No.…
Peery Win Streak Continues at AHDRA
From the U.S. Nationals in Indy to AHDRA’s Southern Nationals in Orangeburg, Ryan Peery is enjoying a streak like few other racers ever. Heat and humidity, cool and dry, quarter mile or South Carolina Motorplex’s eighth—Peery has mastered them all in 2021 as he wins Top Fuel Harley races one…
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