It’s May, and it’s the 50th anniversary of my first Indianapolis 500, so excuse me for looking at the world through Wing & Wheel shaped glasses. As I was driving back to Indy from last weekend’s NHRA event at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois, it occurred to me that…
Garner-Jones Grabs PDRA Virginia Win
Former Pro Nitrous Motorcycle world champion Chris Garner-Jones bounced back from an early exit at the season opener by riding his T.T. Jones Racing Suzuki to the win at the PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown at Virginia Motorsports Park. Garner-Jones also qualified No. 1, and went down the track on a single…
Herrera Leads NHRA Gators Winners
Gaige Herrera finished off a near-perfect weekend with a dominant performance in NHRA Gatornationals eliminations, going 6.706 at 202.15 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Suzuki to beat Angie Smith in the final and earn his first career NHRA victory. It was also Herrera’s first career race with Vance &…
Great Day of PSM Racing Coming up at the Gators
Gaige Herrera’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle debut last year with the Gary Stoffer/Greg Underdahl team set the former Pro Street and Grudge racer on the right path to success. Making Vance & Hines debut at this weekend’s 54th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in front of a sellout crowd at…
Great Day of PSM Qualifying at Gainesville
What a day of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying to open the 2023 NHRA season on Friday at the Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway! Steve Johnson came out on top—just barely—with two rock-solid 6.74s to look very race-ready on his Monster 4V Suzuki to take provisional #1. But his 6.746 at…
“Johnny Balls” Racing with B.R.A.K.E.S.
NHRA racer John “Johnny Balls” Hall announced plans to donate signage of his Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle to Doug Herbert’s national pro-active teen defensive driving program B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) for the 2023 racing season. With the schedule set to begin next weekend with the Amalie Motor…
Gaige Herrera Hired by Vance & Hines
Vance & Hines today announced the members of the Vance & Hines/Mission/Suzuki NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) Team, which will feature four-time champion Eddie Krawiec and 29-year-old Gaige Herrera competing for the 2023 championship. The riders will be back aboard Suzuki Hayabusas tuned by six-time champion Andrew Hines. No stranger…
Telling the Trick-Tools Story with NHRA and White Alligator Racing
Iowa-based metal fabrication tool specialists Trick-Tools is looking to NHRA, Pro Stock Motorcycle, White Alligator Racing (WAR), and rookie rider Chase Van Sant to spread the word about their business. “We are super-excited to race the 2023 season with Trick-Tools wrapped around a WAR Suzuki body,” said Trick-Tools owner Bruce…
’23 PRI the Best Ever? Check the Eatmyink Coverage and Decide
And here’s Chase’s interview with Lohnes: Here’s a video of Ed Grothus with million dollar bracket race winner Tucker Kanselaar: Here’s a video of Greg Russell presenting his tribute rendering to Larry: Here’s the whole gallery of edited photos. I shot you and you don’t see yourself? Email me…
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…
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