Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith led off 2019 with the provisional number 1 qualifying spot on Friday at the 50th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Matt drove to 6.753 at 200.95 on his Elite Performance/DENSO Auto Parts/Stockseth EBR during the first qualifying round—his first…
Samson Exhaust helping power NHRA Top Fuel Harley champ Tii Tharpe
When two skilled American manufacturing companies join forces, success is likely to follow. And even better when one of those companies is run by the NHRA Top Fuel Harley champion. Tii Thape is making room on his Spevco-sponsored mount for Mike Baverstock’s Samson Exhaust to jump on board and make…
Jason Pridemore’s Blown Top Fuel Harley
Ohio racer Jason Pridemore breaks down the details of his one-of-a-kind blown Top Fuel Harley in this exclusive video: video and photos by Tim Hailey
Vancil vs. Tharpe: Doug Takes #1 in Pomona Qualifying
The 2019 NHRA Top Fuel Harley season is starting off much the way it finished, with #2 Doug Vancil and champion Tii Tharpe trading punches at Pomona. Tharpe led day 1 with a 6.28, but Vancil drove around in Q4 with a 6.247 at 235.64 MPH. Spevco-sponsored Tharpe finished with…
Moxley at the Redline Rumble: Part 1
Rounds three and four of the ACU Championships were part of a doubleheader over the weekend with the Redline Rumble at Santa Pod Raceway. On Saturday it was round three and Sunday was round four, with qualifying sessions in the morning and then in the afternoon the eliminations. Only Funny…
Man Cup Replay from Valdosta
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Moxley on the Job at the European Finals
There was a huge crowd turnout for the European FIA/FIM Championships, AKA the European Finals, at Santa Pod Raceway. Rain delayed the start of qualifying on Saturday morning and Super Street Bike had their final qualifying session on Sunday morning of race day. There was record number of oil downs,…
Wild Day of McClure Nationals at The Rock
I took Saturday to skip NHRA qualifying and go to Rockingham Dragway for the AMRA Jim McClure Memorial All-Harley Nitro World Finals. My camera found some grinding crashes, nitro explosions, and sweet new bikes—including Jay Turner’s new ProCharged Top Fuel Harley. NHRA Top Fuel Harley championship runner-up Doug Vancil, making…
Full Story Behind Tii Tharpe’s Top Fuel Harley Championship
Drama was served up in spades as the 2018 Top Fuel Harley championship was decided between Doug Vancil and Spevco-sponsored Tii Tharpe in a final round run-off for at the National Hot Rod Association’s U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Sam Wills was the last Top Fuel winner…
Four Hot Days at the U.S. Nationals
Just like two of his qualifying passes, points leader Doug Vancil dropped a cylinder in the final and Tii Tharpe is the Top Fuel Harley champion, the first nitro motorcycle class winner at the NHRA U.S. Nationals since Sam Wills in 1984, and the first nitro Harley winner at The Big…