It’s historic Atlanta Dragway’s last season before being turned into a shopping center or housing development or whatever, and massive fields of thundering, flaming, AHDRA nitro bikes plan to leave little left standing in their wake. More than 20 of the explosive V-Twins are expected to race when the AHDRA…
NHRA Gatornationals: Top Fuel Harley
While the Top Fuel Harley final round at the NHRA season opening Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway ended up like a 2020 season deja vu—Randal “Fast Coon Ass” Andras (photo above) winning against ’18-’19 champ Tii Tharpe—the 2021 vibe was totally different. Mickey Thompson declining to renew their TFH sponsorship has…
NHRA Gatornationals: Funny Car
In a wild Funny Car final round that saw both cars break their tires loose in the first 60 feet and then repeatedly down track, J.R. Todd got it together more quickly and took the stripe ahead of opponent Robert Hight at the 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals…
NHRA Gatornationals: Top Fuel
Josh Hart made his Top Fuel Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the season-opening 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Hart qualified eighth, with “Anything Can Happen” emblazoned across the back of his car’s rear wing. But even Hart probably didn’t expect a win to…
Sampey, Vreeland Lead in Gainesville
Pretty impressive when a brand new combination goes straight to number one in the first qualifying round of the season. But that’s what three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Angelle Sampey did with her new Vance & Hines/Mission Foods four-valve Suzuki today at the 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA…
JFR Comes Out Strong After ’20 Sabbatical
John Force Racing raised a lot of eyebrows when they sat out NHRA’s return to 2020 racing after the COVID shutdown. Eyebrows have been raised again, but this time for entirely positive—and perhaps surprising—reasons. The team wrapped three days of testing at the PRO Winter Warm-Up at Palm Beach International Raceway…
Hawaya Backing AHDRA Pro Fuel and Nitro Funnybike
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…
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…
English Beat: Moxley at Santa Pod’s Hot Rod Drags
Santa Pod’s final Nostalgia event of the year was blessed with three days of California weather with a tailwind. There was an excellent turnout for the Hot Rod Drags, with many drivers recording personal bests in both ET and speed—much to the appreciation of the spectators in attendance. Robin Read…
English Beat: Moxley at the STP UK National Finals
With COVID on the increase when the STP UK National Finals took place at Santa Pod, the entry list was down. Only one qualifying session took place on the Saturday and it was not completed due to rain. There was another qualifying session on raceday before eliminations. Funnybike With points leader…