Karen Stoffer is known as the best leaver in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle. Her four straight .00 reaction times at Joliet in June marked the first time ever that an NHRA pro had achieved that feat. It’s her superpower. But sometime after her second round win at the 12th annual…
4V or 2, Suzuki and Savoie on Top at zMAX
The zMAX NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle pits weren’t buzzing about this week’s approval by NHRA (for 2020) of the 4-valve Monster head as much one thought they might be, but that didn’t stop me from talking to Monster’s Mitch Brown about it. “The old die-hard Suzuki guys are going ‘Yeah! Finally,…
Stoffer Storms Gateway for PSM Win
Karen Stoffer is a meteorological genius. On Friday, she predicted that Tropical Storm Karen and Hurricane Jerry would swamp World Wide Technology Raceway (AKA Gateway) just across the Mississippi from St. Louis during the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. She was half right, which is pretty strong for…
Smith Takes Pole, Johnson Wins Oscar
Defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champ (and Gateway winner) Matt Smith is known for putting on quite a show. I’m told his repertoire at Maple Grove consisted of a display of raw emotion when confronted with race-winning Suzuki performance. But in qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway, Smith confined his…
Full Story Behind WAR’s Second Straight Indy Win
White Alligator Racing (WAR) head honcho Jerry Savoie scored his second U.S. Nationals win in dominant fashion, winning on Labor Day at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana. Qualified only 8th, Savoie and tuner Tim Kulungian found their mojo on raceday, running a string of laps between 6.84 and 6.86…
Flattening Dimples for Sonoma
NHRA’s directive to EBR gen2 racers to delete their dimples in less than a week’s time has left the teams in a quandary about how to kit out for this weekend’s Sonoma race, which includes the Pro Bike Battle. On top of that, I’m told that NHRA will have a…
Hines Wins Norwalk, You Get the Scoop
Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ and points leader Andrew Hines rolled to his fifth win out of seven races in 2019 at the 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Hines’ best season result has been six wins in one season. “(One more)…
Krawiec Leads Friday at Norwalk
Eddie Krawiec landed atop the Pro Stock Motorcycle order with a lap of 6.844 at 197.08 miles per hour on Friday at the 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at the halfway point of 2019 NHRA season. Hot on his heels are his teammate Andrew Hines in second, with reigning…
Krawiec #1 after Ugly Q4 in Joliet
Eddie Krawiec took his second No. 1 qualifier of the season and 45th in his career in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Eddie ran a 6.801 at 198.79 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson in Q3,…
PSM Qualifying Carnage and Competition at Route 66
Eddie Krawiec led a tight pack at the top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle field after qualifying on Friday evening at the 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Krawiec ran a 6.835 at 196.87 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Street Rod to edge defending world…