Last week, White Alligator Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle tuner Tim Kulungian and I were discussing various scenarios of blocking for championship contenders at this weekend’s NHRA Finals at Pomona. When the subject of his bike and rider Karen Stoffer came up, I asked Tim if he would A) try to…
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…
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…
Full Sonoma NHRA Story
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Karen Stoffer capped off a resurgent weekend for the White Alligator Racing (WAR) team by taking out Andrew Hines in the final round of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with a run of 6.798 at 197.36 on her Ray Skillman/Big St. Charles Suzuki. Behind by only .003…
Inside PSM Trailers: Matt Smith and Steve Johnson at Norwalk
This year could well be remembered as NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle’s wildest year ever, for so many reasons. Heading into the Norwalk event at Summit Motorsports Park, the class had four different winners in four events—two by Matt Smith Racing (MSR)-built S&S V-Twins, one with a Brad Oehler-built S&S V-Twin,…
NHRA Gatornationals: Pro Stock Motorcycle
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith’s accomplishments—and his personality—are the stuff of legend. Both were in full bloom during NHRA’s spring classic Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. I left the track right after PSM’s Friday evening qualifying session—electing to beat the crowd while the cars were still running and get…
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…
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…
V&H EBRs at Gainesville? Latest NHRA PSM News
They’re not on the Gainesville entry list yet, but I’m told that EBR bodied Vance & Hines V-Twins may be ready as early as the NHRA season opening Gatornationals in a week and a half. That beats the earlier estimate of April that I heard previously, so we’ll see which…
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