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,…
Pro Wheelie Bar Gas Classes at AHDRA/AMRA Rockingham McClure Nationals
We’ve covered nitro and now move on to gasoline classes at Rockingham Dragway’s 31st annual Jim McClure Memorial All-Harley Nationals AMRA and AHDRA event. Today we focus on the wheelie-bar, out-the-backdoor pro classes. Zipper’s Performance Pro Modified Lake Charles Harley-Davidson dealer and multi-time H-D drag racing champion Billy Doherty (featured…
AHDRA Bringing American Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship Fight to Gainesville
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEATHER! The AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing, nitro and gasoline road show is returning to bookend it’s 2022 season at fabulous Gainesville Raceway on November 11-13, 2022. The AHDRA Nitro World Finals presented by MTC Engineering will decide champions in all classes while…
Nitro Top Fuel Harleys to Pound the Rockingham Pavement
For the first time ever, the two major All-American motorcycle drag racing series will join forces for the 31st Annual Jim McClure Nitro Nationals on October 28-30 at Rockingham Dragway. AHDRA and AMRA will pool the collective talents of both Harley-Davidson V-Twin drag racing series, to the benefit of fans…
English Beat: Moxley at Santa Pod’s European Finals
It was a very emotional and testing four day meeting at Santa Pod Raceway for the European Finals, round four of the FIA and FIM Championships. The country was in mourning over the death of the Queen on Thursday—the first day of qualifying. Also on the same day, drag racing…
AHDRA Nitro V-Twins Heating Up North Florida
AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing will break the recent cold snap, bringing their thundering, ground-pounding, flame-throwing, nitro V-twin show to Fountain’s North Florida Motorplex on October 21-23 for the Coca-Cola Southeastern Thunder Nationals. You’ve seen them on the NHRA highlight reels. Nothing beats the violent thrust of a big Top…
Great AHDRA Weekend at Cecil County
In the minds or racers and spectators alike, Maryland’s Cecil County Dragway is establishing itself as THE premier stop on the AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing circuit. Its smooth and expertly glued and rotated track holds Top Fuel torque and power. Its rural setting on curvy rolling roads is a…
Relentless Smith Grabs Points Lead with Gateway Win
After Matt Smith took over the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead with his win at the 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) on Sunday, I told second-in-points Joey Gladstone that Matt would hold on to that lead tighter than Donald Trump holding on to the…
AHDRA Nitro Top Fuel Harley Party Returns to Cecil County
Anyone who attended last year’s AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series stop at Rising Sun, Maryland’s Cecil County Dragway knows that the Mid-Atlantic Nitro Showdown presented by Zipper’s Performance Products is one explosive motorsports event. Nothing beats the violent thrust of a big Top Fuel nitro V-Twin engine, and this…
Joey Gladstone Previews NHRA at Gateway
Er’body (except sometimes the NHRA, who didn’t schedule bikes for this stop last year) knows that Gateway is a bike track, and Pro Stock Motorcycle returns to action in St. Louis at this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Joey Gladstone and the Cory Reed Racing team…
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