For the last few years, 2016 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) champ Jerry Savoie has talked about reducing his schedule. The busy alligator farmer is finally going to do it, and 2013 U.S. Nationals winner John “Johnny Balls” Hall will be the first rider to race Savoie’s White Alligator Racing…
Hines’ 50th, Harley’s 100th: Full Rundown from Atlanta
Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines earned his second straight victory, third overall of 2019, and 51st in his career after going 6.865 at 195.05 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to defeat Jerry Savoie in the final round at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern…
Hines in Love with Mullaney-built Chassis
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Andrew Hines went 6.856 at 195.82 to go to the provisional number one qualifying spot on his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines/Harley-Davidson on Friday at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Hines, who picked up his 50th career win last weekend, is…
Hines Wins 50th in all-V-Twin Final Quad
Andrew Hines is the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider in NHRA history to win 50 races, hitting the milestone at the 10th annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this past weekend at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Hines won with a run of 6.831 at 198.17 on his…
Stoffer is Provisional #1 at 4-Wide
Karen Stoffer ran a 6.864 at 195.17 to take the provisional top Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying spot on her Stoffer Enterprises/White Alligator Racing Suzuki at the 10th annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. She is in search of her first No. 1 qualifier since Atlanta in…
Savoie Likes it 4-Wide
Jerry Savoie isn’t sure how many events he will race during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But there are two definite locations on his list and two races he isn’t going to miss. The first was the four-wide race in Las Vegas, while the second is…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 4
“I’ve always been a straight shooter, and nobody can call me a liar, a crier, or a whiny little brat,” said Jerry Savoie, who then elaborated on what he thought about NHRA adding 15 pounds to the Pro Stock Motorcycle V-Twins. “I think, and I believe, that you don’t slow…
Vance & Hines completes buyout of Eatmyink
The long rumored buyout of Tim Hailey’s Eatmyink Motorsport Media empire by Vance & Hines is complete, as Terry Vance made the last payment on the $6 million deal. “There’s no doubt that Tim Hailey truly represents corporate America, and that’s what racing is about today—face it!” Vance said through…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 3
Looking for Part 1? Find it HERE Part 2 is HERE The first I heard about NHRA adding 15 pounds to V-Twins this past week was during a first-thing-in-the-morning call from White Alligator Racing (WAR) Suzuki tuner Tim Kulungian. “What’s the word?” said Kulungian. “Word about what?” I replied. “Uh,…
15 Pounds for the Twins: PSM Gators Fallout Part 2
Looking for Part 1? Find it HERE The 2019 Gatornationals final—a rematch of last year’s final between Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec—was the quickest side-by-side pass in the history of the class, by the class’s two all-time winningest riders. All of Hines’ and Krawiec’s wins have been on Vance &…