As many of you know, Dan “The Man” Wagner’s North Carolina shop burned down in the early hours of the morning after Thanksgiving—Black Friday indeed. The fire started in the familiar motorhome that actually belongs to Canadian Pro Extreme Motorcycle racer Terry Schweigert. I called Dan later that same day,…
Holeshot Drives Davis Past Gast at MIR
The Pro Nitrous Motorcycle final round at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) North vs. South Shootout at Maryland International Raceway featured a side-by-side, 3.99-second battle between two of the toughest competitors in the PDRA’s two-wheeled class—multi-time world champion Travis Davis and veteran rider Paul Gast. Davis grabbed an .018…
Will Paul Gast Ever NOT Be Fast??
Motorcycle drag racing septuagenarian Paul Gast put together a streak of 3-second passes aboard his Fast By Gast Suzuki to pick up the win in his first Pro Nitrous Motorcycle appearance of the season at PDRA’s DeCerbo Construction American Doorslammer Challenge presented by Callies at Summit Motorsports Park. Other than…
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…
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…
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.…
Boo Brown on 4.60 and John Hall’s New Bike
Longtime Eatmyink readers will remember “Boo Brown’s Racing Tips,” something I used to end my Boo Brown interviews with after each of his many wins back in the MIRock/IDBL days. So with the man himself winning FoSixty (AKA 4.60) at the Platinum Fleet Repair Spring Nationals XDA opener at Maryland…
Travis Davis Takes First Win of ’21 PDRA Season
In a quest for improved performance, three-time and defending Pro Nitrous Motorcycle world champion Travis Davis upgraded the engine management technology in his Timblin Chassis Suzuki over the winter. The work resulted in a career-best performance and a win for Davis, as he used a 3.995 at 175.30 to defeat…
Travis Davis Nails Second Straight PDRA Championship
Brandy’s man Travis Davis sealed another PDRA Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle championship early this year, winning DragWars this past weekend at North Carolina’s GALOT Motorsports Park. Davis and his family team were dealing with a gremlin in Friday qualifying, but the Alabama rider got his Timblin-built Suzuki figured out for…
Gast Collects PDRA Win at VMP
Motorcycle drag racing veteran Paul Gast broke Travis Davis’ win streak, earning a wire-to-wire victory over Davis in the Pro Nitrous Motorcycle final at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Summer Shootout presented by Callies Performance Saturday night at Virginia Motorsports Park. Gast’s Fast By Gast Suzuki left the line…
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