Matt Smith Earns First NHRA Win for Victory Motorcycles
Victory Racing’s Matt Smith this past weekend rode his Pro Stock Victory Motorcycles Gunner to his first win of the season and the first for Victory Motorcycles during the NHRA Auto Club Finals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Calif.
Yamaha ATV and Side-by-Side Racers Dominate 2016 National and Regional Series
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA supported racers dominated the leading national and regional Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV racing series in 2016 aboard the YXZ1000R pure sport SxS and class-leading YFZ450R sport ATV.
Harley Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Riders Prepare for Championship NHRA Finals
For Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines riders Andrew Hines and Ed Krawiec, the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has come down to the wire in a dead heat. After 15 events and 60 furious elimination rounds of competition, the teammates are tied for the Pro Stock Motorcycle points lead as they prepare for the final race on the schedule.
Seely Tops Podium at Final Round of All Japan MX National Championship
Following the Monster Energy Cup, Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely journeyed across the Pacific to contest last weekend’s final round of the All Japan MX National Championship. Competing at Sportsland Sugo in Mlyagi, Japan, Seely clinched the overall victory in the IA1 (450cc) class.
Greg Hancock Captures Fourth FIM Speedway World Championship
The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates U.S. rider and AMA Charter Life Member Greg Hancock on his fourth world title, the 2016 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship.
Malcolm Smith Racing Rocks the 24 Hours of Glen Helen
As a warm-up for the Baja 1000 Ox Motorsports/Malcolm Smith Racing tackled the infamous 24 Hours Of Glen Helen endurance race. Nearly 40 teams tested their mettle against the challenging nine-mile loop in a race around the clock.
‘World’s Fastest Woman’ Valerie Thompson Shatters 300 mph Barrier at Bonneville
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]even-time land speed record holder Valerie Thompson earned the title of world’s fastest female motorcycle racer on September 1st at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials with a blistering one measured mile average speed of 304 mph riding the famous Denis Manning designed “7” Racing streamliner. After three mandatory license qualification runs, Thompson scorched the salt
Harley-Davidson’s Krawiec Wins in Dallas
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec stormed to the lead in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship standings with a big win in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex.
American Team Wins International Six Days Enduro for First Time in History
The U.S. World Trophy Team dominated the 2016 International Six Days Enduro, the longest-running team world championship in motorcycling, winning the ISDE World Trophy for the first time. Held in Navarra, Spain, on Oct. 11-16, it was the 91st running of the ISDE since the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme event was founded in 1913.
Yamaha Racing’s Walker Fowler Clinches GNCC Championship Aboard YFZ450R
Yamaha Racing’s Walker Fowler earned his second-straight Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro ATV championship piloting his Yamaha YFZ450R. Placing on the podium at the Powerline Park in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Fowler captured the series title with one round remaining.
Big 6 Racers Get Back to Work
Round 6 of the District 37 Big 6 Grand Prix series rolls into Ridgecrest this weekend after the extended summer break. Presenting sponsor Malcolm Smith Racing (MSR) is more than ready to get back to work as the largest AMA-sanctioned off-road racing series west of the Mississippi.
Indian Announces 2017 Wrecking Crew Team Members
Indian Motorcycle has announced the members of its 2017 Wrecking Crew. Named after the famed Wrecking Crew of the 1940s and 1950s, the three riders will make history in 2017 as Indian Motorcycle continues its bold and aggressive return to AMA Pro Flat Track racing with its first factory racing effort since 1953.
