We’ve watched it coming at us like a train headlight since Gainesville but it’s finally a done deal: Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Gaige Herrera clinched his first career NHRA world championship on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, wrapping up his dominant title run to close out qualifying at the 58th…
Gaige Wins Race, Concern for Angie Steals Show
Now that we’ve all seen smiling Angie Smith on Tony Stewart’s plane, it’s important not to forget the very real and grave concern that spread across World Wide Technology Raceway following her brutal—though mostly unseen at the time—top end accident on early Saturday afternoon. Angie and Cory Reed were the…
Sharp Smith Takes Advantage of Opponent Failures
We’re a long way from deciding the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, and Gaige Herrera is clearly the runaway dominator so far this year. But wily 6X champ and defending U.S. Nationals winner Matt Smith showed why you can never count him out. As his primary challengers fell by the…
Hoosier Herrera Miles Ahead at Indy
Like Jeff Gordon and Kyle Larson, Gaige Herrera moved from California to Indiana to further his racing career. In Herrera’s case, NHDRO Pro Street was still a thing at the time and his nitrous Suzuki Hayabusa was a series regular. The Pro Street center of the universe moved East, and…
Trick-Tools Racing Featuring Baileigh Industrial for Indy and the NHRA Countdown
Trick-Tools Racing is proud to feature Baileigh Industrial on their White Alligator Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle at the upcoming NHRA U.S. Nationals and throughout the Countdown to One championship. The Manitowoc, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of metal fabrication and woodworking tools is a long-time part of the Trick-Tools product offering. “We’ve been…
Transfluid on Board with the Trick-Tools Suzuki
Transfluid, a leading global manufacturer of tube processing and tube bending machines, is pleased to partner with Trick-Tools, White Alligator Racing (WAR) and rider Chase Van Sant to compete in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2023. “We are excited about the opportunity to support Trick-Tools and the WAR team and…
Gary Stoffer Talks 2Vs, Light Weight, and Racing This Weekend
I had a great online discussion this week with Gary Stoffer, regarding his wife Karen’s Pro Stock Motorcycle entry this weekend at Seattle on their own Stoffer/Underdahl Suzuki. Remember that this is the 2 valve motored, TL1000 bodied bike that Gaige Herrara started his NHRA career on at several races…
Did the Herrera/V&H Combination Peak Too Soon?
Did they peak too soon? The chink in the Gaige Herrera/Vance & Hines armor widened at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park—AKA Norwalk. At the previous NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle race at Bristol Dragway, the generally unflappable Herrera made an unforced error when he redlit by…
Eatmyink Podcast: Brayden Davis “We came here to win—Send it!”
The power of an experienced family is strong, as 17-year-old, third generation motorcycle drag racer Brayden Davis showed at this past weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at GALOT Motorsports Park. Davis WON Pro Nitrous Motorcycle in his very first event event riding a Pro…
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 &…
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