Last week, White Alligator Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle tuner Tim Kulungian and I were discussing various scenarios of blocking for championship contenders at this weekend’s NHRA Finals at Pomona. When the subject of his bike and rider Karen Stoffer came up, I asked Tim if he would A) try to…
Smith vs. Johnson vs. Sampey—the NHRA PSM Finals!
Even though Eddie Krawiec has an outside chance to take the crown, this year’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship has boiled down to Matt Smith on his S&S powered MSR Buell, Steve Johnson on his Monster 4V Suzuki TL1000, and Angelle Sampey on her V&H 4V Suzuki Hayabusa. They’ve all…
NHRA at Bristol: The Whole Story
Ladies love Thunder Valley. So it seems, anyway, with Angelle Sampey taking the Pro Stock Motorcycle final over Karen Stoffer, Alexis Dejoria winning Funny Car, and—well, Mike Salinas is no lady, but his wife and daughters are all ladies indeed and an omnipresent part of his growing racing empire. And…
Right Tune-Up Puts Pollacheck on Pole at Bristol
Scotty Pollacheck grabbed the No. 1 Pro Stock Motorcycle spot at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Eastern Tennessee speed palace Bristol Dragway. A cold front and rain delay made for dark, cool conditions by the time the bikes took the track for round 3 of qualifying, and Pollacheck’s tuner…
Smith Fast on the Buell, Eyes on a Suzuki
After a slow start in the Countdown to the Championship, regular season Pro Stock Motorcycle dominator Matt Smith is back to form, winning last week in Dallas and laying down a strong run in Bristol to open the weekend at number one. Smith went to the top on his Denso…
Full Sonoma NHRA Story
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Karen Stoffer capped off a resurgent weekend for the White Alligator Racing (WAR) team by taking out Andrew Hines in the final round of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with a run of 6.798 at 197.36 on her Ray Skillman/Big St. Charles Suzuki. Behind by only .003…
NHRA Gatornationals: Pro Stock Motorcycle
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith’s accomplishments—and his personality—are the stuff of legend. Both were in full bloom during NHRA’s spring classic Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. I left the track right after PSM’s Friday evening qualifying session—electing to beat the crowd while the cars were still running and get…
Sampey, Vreeland Lead in Gainesville
Pretty impressive when a brand new combination goes straight to number one in the first qualifying round of the season. But that’s what three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Angelle Sampey did with her new Vance & Hines/Mission Foods four-valve Suzuki today at the 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA…
V&H EBRs at Gainesville? Latest NHRA PSM News
They’re not on the Gainesville entry list yet, but I’m told that EBR bodied Vance & Hines V-Twins may be ready as early as the NHRA season opening Gatornationals in a week and a half. That beats the earlier estimate of April that I heard previously, so we’ll see which…
Bostick putting Monster 4V Suzuki into Mullaney Chassis
When NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick put his Kosman “Gucci” chassis up for sale (last fall?), it meant one of two things: A) He was going to take the seat on the purple Matt Smith Racing (MSR) EBR he rode a lap on at the SGMP Man Cup…
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