When the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) Harley-Davidson drag racing series came to Illinois’ Byron Dragway for the first time last year, raceday was a total wash-out. A few sprinkles made for only the slightest of delays this time around on August 8-9, as eliminations ran through the day…
IndyCar at Markham: the Eatmyink Pre-Race Report
Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham Fast Facts: Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 14-Sunday, Aug. 16 Track: Streets of Markham, a 12-turn, 2.19-mile (3.52-kilometer) temporary street course Race distance: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham: 90 laps/197.1 miles/317.2 kilometers Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation.…
AMRA Harley Drags Lighting Up Byron
The Harley-Davidson drag racers of the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) series were just getting to know Northern Illinois’ Byron Dragway last year when persistent rain killed their raceday program. You can be sure they’re looking to bring the thunder and lightning back this time around, but without the…
Portland IndyCar: the Eatmyink Pre-Race
OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland Fast Facts Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 7-Sunday, Aug. 9 Track: Portland International Raceway, a 12-turn, 1.964-mile road course in Portland, Oregon Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland 110 laps / 216.04 miles | INDY NXT by Firestone: INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland 35 laps…
Old School Vibe Thrives at Gateway Man Cup Race
Gateway—the Atco of the Midwest. There’s definitely a similar hang-out vibe just in front of and under the Gateway (officially World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, near St. Louis) tower as there was around those old garage doors at Atco Raceway, just outside of Philly. No, the field and…
Milkman Still Delivering with GSX
Winners sometimes start a race weekend deep down a dark hole of destruction, and that was the case for Terry “Milkman” Schweigert. The Canadian dairy farmer was recently riding at the familiar confines of Rockingham Dragway for the XDA Superbike Showdown, expecting a big weekend in the MaxxECU Pro Extreme…
Palou, Pogacar, Herrera: Redefining What Champions Mean
Alex Palou in IndyCar, Tadej Pogacar in UCI Professional Cycling, and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Gaige Herrera. These racers have recently redefined what it means to dominate their class. All have shown brief signs of vulnerability, but have mostly just calmly, decisively, boringly collected win after win in seemingly…
Nashville IndyCar: The Eatmyink Pre-Race
Race weekend: Saturday, July 18-Sunday, July 19 Track: Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.33-mile oval in Lebanon, Tennessee Race distance: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix presented by OnlyBulls: 300 laps/399 miles INDY NXT by Firestone: INDY NXT by Firestone Music City Grand Prix: 65 laps/86.45 miles Media Links:…
AMRA Harley Drags Thunder at Beautiful U.S. 131
The PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) brought their Harley-Davidson drag racing show to beautiful U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan on June 27-28. Qualifying for the Michigan Nitro Nationals showed veteran teams struggling with their combinations, but the cream rose on raceday. Circle M Ranch Top Fuel No…
Error Costs Lundgaard, Propels O’Ward at Mid-Ohio
Polesitter Christian Lundgaard and Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward had started the 90-lap Honda Indy 200 IndyCar series race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course together on the front row, and they effectively held their positions throughout a caution-free race except when they pitted. But on Lap 42, O’Ward capitalized…
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