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Raul Fernandez claimed the Assen Sprint ahead of Trackhouse team-mate Ai Ogura, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third after Aprilia had earlier swept the top four in qualifying. The post Trackhouse stuns Assen with Fernandez-Ogura Sprint one-two appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

The Memphis area has been needing some street racing love and so the Memphis Top 10 List is on the block and ready for some shakeups this weekend. There are more than a dozen cars competing this weekend to see how the Top 10 list will shake out and that means we’re going to have plenty of racing going on today. Thanks to CRC Media we’ve got all the racing action LIVE, and FREE, right here. So check it out and see what you think. Who do you think will end up on top? The post Dennis Bailey’s Street Outlaws Memphis Top Ten List Shake Up Race – FREE LIVESTREAM appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Doorwarz at Mission Raceway Park in British Columbia, Canada is one of the most talked about events north of the border every year. I don’t know that I’ve ever been told to go to any event more than Doorwarz. This event is not only an awesome door car race, but also happens to be at one of the prettiest race tracks on the planet. I mean just look at this thing! It’s on the Fraser River, just north of the border from Washington State, and it is a gem of south western Canada. When I say on the river, I mean on the river. The race track and staging lanes are yards from the water, and it’s cool as hell to see. Of course, sea level conditions certainly make it a fun place to race and the staff and crew there are bragged about constantly. I’ve been wanting to announce this race for years and we’ve almost made it happen a couple of times but maybe next year will be the one. Either way, I need to make it up there to Canada to check stuff out. We’ve got the Doorwarz livestream right here to check out below, so watch all the action, take a look at that water view, and let us know if you are ready to head across the border with us for some fun. Video Description: Get Your Tickets NOW! ■ Doorwarz XIV – June 25-28 2026 https://show.ps/l/973b875a/ ■ West Coast Diesel Day – July 25 2026 https://show.ps/l/ac3d9cb6/ ■ Langley Loafers Old Time Drags – July 31-Aug 2 2026 https://show.ps/l/61c715cd/ ■ Lordco Auto Parts Smoke Fire and Thunder – Aug 20-22 2026 https://show.ps/l/4c221df6/ ■ Mega Ford Day Presented By River Valley Ford – Aug 29th 2026 – https://show.ps/l/99d03776/ ■ Farmer Memorial Mission Finals – Sept 18-20 2026 https://show.ps/l/ba7f2d86/ ■ West Coast Outlaw Shootout and CMDRA Bike Drags – Sept 25-27 2026 https://show.ps/l/7613b968/ ► Our Sponsors BigSteelBox – https://www.bigsteelbox.com River Valley Ford – https://rivervalleyford.ca JBS Equipment – https://jbsequipment.com MRP Lordco TV – https://lordco.com The post FREE LIVESTREAM – Doorwarz 14: Presented By ‪BigSteelBox is LIVE From Mission Raceway Park! Saturday appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the third race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series. Racers from all over have gathered at The Showdown in San Angelo, Texas. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want to check this out for sure. I’m talking jet boats, flat bottoms, hydros, and more. If you haven’t watched drag boat racing before, this one will be special for you. Check it out and then get to an IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat event yourself! The post FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series Racing: The Showdown in San Angelo Saturday Qualifying appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Jason Dietsch drove his Mustang Cobra Jet to the top of the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown qualifying order at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals today to secure the No. 1 qualifier position. The driver from Edgerton, Ohio, posted a blistering 7.586 seconds at 175.75 mph run on Friday night to move around Tony Scott Jr. for the top spot. Dietsch’s pass was the second quickest run in class history narrowly missing Mark Pawuk’s record run 7.583 seconds from St. Louis in 2023. “This is basically our home track, and we’re two hours from the house to the track. We always like coming here we have a lot of people that follow our racing,” said Dietsch. “I know lots of the guys are mad we went out there and ran that number. I look at it this way, I pay the same bills I’ve never been the guy that is going to save it for the next guy. I’m gonna use it up on every run.”For Dietsch and the rest of his team the work to have success on the track starts at the shop. Between races his teams are preparing for the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national events running other races and testing the shop. “These guys at KSR work their rear ends off. Tony Scott’s team is working hard. We race head-to-head against each other every week. You must go work to get results. There’s a lot of technology out there and we test every week. We’re going out there because we want to beat each other. Other guys just really need to get to work over there, plain and simple.” While the field is chasing Dietsch on the qualifying ladder Jonathan Allegrucci is the racer to catch on the track. The Mustang Cobra Jet driver from Scotts Township, Penn., is looking to win his fourth consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown race of the season. As the No. 5 qualifier he will have lane choice over No. 12 qualifier Ricky Hord in the first round. The Flexjet Bounty has grown to $3,000 to the driver who can turn on a win light against the current points leader. Two Ohioans will also be looking to get into the winner’s circle. Two-time and reigning Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown world champion Mark Pawuk, the No. 8 qualifier, is racing to go back-to-back at the Summit Equipment Nationals with his Empaco-backed Dodge Charger. Thunder Valley Nationals runner-up Raymond Nash finished in the No. 15 spot after some challenging qualifying runs and is hoping to capture his first national event win in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class this weekend. Pawuk will face Rouven Dawson in the first round and Nash will square off with James Betz. The first round of eliminations at the Summit Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park will begin Saturday evening with eliminations concluding tomorrow. Fans can follow the racing action at www.nhra.com. This story was originally published on June 27, 2026. The post Jason Dietsch Runs to Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown No. 1 in Norwalk first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

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If the 1600+ horsepower, supercharged, nitromethane-burning Top Fuel Motorcycles (TFM) and the men who ride them looked insane enough before the first IHRA Triple Crown race at Darana – National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, the insanity amped up tenfold over the June 19-20 weekend. Larry “Spiderman” McBride – probably the most experienced and successful racer in the history of nitro motorcycle drag racing – had the wind peal him off of his bike after a bump in the shutdown area in the first round of eliminations. It was a horrifying image as the well-known and beloved rider came off the side of the bike at about 200 mph. Untethered, Spiderman few through the air like Superman. McBride slid along the pavement, fortunately only having a couple of slow tumbles before coming to a stop alongside the wall in the other lane. Also fortunate was that opponent Jaska Salakari broke a motor and wasn’t at speed as the fallen McBride slid into his path. McBride’s bike sailed off the end of the track, skipping over the gravel trap and diving 200 feet into the cornfield on the other side of Refugee Road. Incredibly, McBride stood right up. He initially refused transport to the hospital, but relented when the medic assured him he would need stitches on his elbow. “What was my ET?” McBride asked from the ambulance. His winning 3.82 (eighth mile) would stand as low ET for the class. When he came back from the track, the mob of well-wishers saw that he only needed three stitches, had a small wound on his knee, and a bruise on his back. The bike was also in reasonably good shape. After a long rain delay, both bike and rider might have made the next round had everyone involved been feeling reckless. But they weren’t, and despite taking the winlight, McBride wouldn’t show for E2. “I feel like I was in a washing machine,” McBride said a couple of days later. “When you hit a little dip like that, you kind of bottom out, you know, and then you come back up. Well, about this time that happened is when I was going for the brake. When it did that, it jarred me down and I lost the left handlebar. Then at the same instant, when I went down, I blipped the throttle and it sat me back up, and then it was all over with. “Just fighting for my life then, just trying to get back to the handlebar, but it wasn’t happening. I finally just gave up. I said, ‘Well, this is going to hurt really bad.’ I knew I had to get away from the bike because I didn’t want to get caught up in the wheelie bars, and that’s why I made the exit. And so I just tried to keep my hands and my feet up as much as I could to try to just slide as much as I could. And man, the Vanson Leathers, did they ever work. Oh my God. My helmet worked great. You wonder why you pay all this money for gloves. When you need them, you need them.” “That just goes to prove that it can happen to anybody,” said fellow racer Bob Malloy. “It’s dangerous, and it just takes one little incident. There are no Supermen – pun intended.” Salakari was using a new crank that necessitated longer rods and everything else that needed adjusting to that. He found a weak link and was glad he did when McBride slid into his lane. Salakari might have also been relieved to have McBride’s incident bump his own qualifying incident off of the highlight reels. Doing the burnout for his second qualifying pass, there was a mix-up in the alcohol-to-nitro settings on his unique dual-fuel system. Salakari also didn’t realize he was sitting out of the water when he grabbed a handful of full nitro power that registered 3.9 Gs, pulled his hands off the bars, and nearly threw him off the back of the bike. The kill switch did its job, Salakari gripped the bike tightly with his thighs and, as he said, “Steered the bike with my ass” until he could reach the bars again. It was a self-described “circus act” that went viral, until McBride showed everyone what viral really looks like. Elsewhere in E1, TFM newcomer Gerry Hunt put .051 on Jason Pridemore at the tree before his blown I4 outran Pridemore’s blown Nitro Harley 4.01 to 5.18. “I had a great time, was happy to qualify,” said Pridemore. “Me and crew made some mistakes, was not the best showing of a awesome machine. But we’ll try to do better at Milan. Sorry to see what happened to Larry. “Would like to thank Darryl Cuttell and the entire IHRA staff for a place to run these machines, plus the hospitality – food, ice, and awesome purse that is up for grabs. And thank you Tim Hailey and Eatmyink for all you do for Top Fuel Motorcycle.” Fellow nitro rookie Richard “Sandman” Deys gave up .071 to Mitch Brown at the tree and trailed 4.85 to 4.21 on the track. “Our team did amazing,” said Deys. “We overcame a fuel leak that was spraying all over the rider, to a stuck valve that almost kept us from doing our last run, but as a team it was a good warm-up for us. Was our first large national race that we were able to attend, and for me as a rider it was improvement every single time. Being a new rider in Top Fuel with a new bike (built by Larry and Steve McBride for David Vantine but never raced), we’re still hammering out the details. Not only of the riding ability, but the mechanical ability, of everything going on, and it was, amazing. The atmosphere was calm. “The racing was one on one. It was unbelievable how close most of the races were. We, as a team, left smiling, knowing that we’ve got this, and we look forward to future events. We can’t wait to be in (Milan) Michigan in three weeks. Just really stemmed the fire, if you know what I mean. “It is an atmosphere like no other. We’ve been to NHRA events, we’ve been to all of the different organizations. What Darryl has provided for the rider is a platform where we can be free to worry about racing and not worry about the politics of it. It’s just unexplainable from a point of view of a racer, but we as a team – SPS Racing, and myself – we are so excited. We’ve got the Michigan event coming up, then we’ve got the big doubleheader at Maple Grove, and hopefully after that a final somewhere. What an experience. I’m proud to be part of it. I’m proud to be in it, and as a team, they’re more excited every time we talk about it, and we’re ready.” Micah Fenwick gave away a golden opportunity when he redlit against Malloy, who broke the shaft on his supercharger and would have been soundly beaten by Fenwick’s 4.08. “My redlight against Malloy was a hundredth worse than his redlight,” noted Fenwick. “That really hurt and cost me from having $15-30k hanging around in my pocket. Hard pill to swallow, and it’s been a long ride home, but all these bikes are so fast, each round can be won by who’s got the better light, so I’ll regroup and head to Milan in a couple of weeks and hope for a better turnout. Malloy then needed to borrow parts from Fenwick to make round two, where he had a bye to the final due to McBride’s no-show. Malloy opted to just take the tree. In the other semi, Brown easily handled Hunt and had lane choice for the final. “This was my best weekend experience I could ask for,” said Hunt. “Able to make my bucket list come true racing with my idol Larry McBride. He’s the reason why I got into this and for the first day racing at this level, I don’t think it could get any better. To take third place, that’s just crazy. “But all my thanks goes to my crew, because they made it happen, changing a motor between rounds. Remember, this was the first time they have been together to be able to do that. That was awesome.” Hunt may be new to nitro racing and his crew new to him, but the bike is the well-sorted piece formerly raced by Vantine and built by the McBrides. In addition, Hunt hired fellow Canadian Greg Pollard to make the tuning calls and had former rider Geoff Pollard there as well. Greg did the same job for Vantine, so it was a well-thought out, veteran approach for a new rider/owner like Hunt. Lane choice didn’t matter in the all-FuelTech final as Malloy – who was in the final for both TFM and Nitro Harley – leaked fuel on his burnout and was shut off, leaving Brown to make a 3.94 victory lap for the $30,000 win, the biggest in the history of the class. “We had a leak in the pits and I thought it was fixed,” said Malloy. “Good thing they shut me off; they did the right thing. But the motor wasn’t hurt and I was going to give him a run for his money. “Still the biggest payday I’ve ever had. It was the biggest payday anybody’s had. That guy [Cuttell] is going out of his way in so many different ways to make it nice for the racer. He’s a blessing. The event was phenomenal. Everybody said it was great, and I talk to everyone in the industry.” Brown owns Monster Race Products, which produces a brand new, billet cylinder head for inline 4-cylinder nitro bikes. It debuted nicely on the bike he co-owns with Dennis Bradley. Pro Mod driver Todd Martin helps tune the bike’s FuelTech controlled and fired system. “I think all of us in Top Fuel Motorcycle appreciate the opportunity,” Brown said. “It’s pretty unbelievable, the payout and all that, and of course Larry coming off his motorcycle was a big thing that happened, and definitely probably changed how things went at the race. But we were fortunate to have a really good performance and make it to the final at the end of the day, so I’m happy about all that. “You know, that was the first time out with the new billet cylinder head. I know you probably know I build the whole billet engine now, from the oil pan to the valve cover, in my shop, and so we were really happy about that.” “That Monster head is going to be the key,” Malloy said. “But my bike still needs a lot of testing.” The new components are a big difference from the cast pieces that Brown ran last year, including Brainerd, where he went through three motors. “Yeah, it was just a nightmare up there,” said Brown, who also admitted to struggling then to learn the new-to-them all-valve system. National Trail was like night and day compared to Brainerd – racing all weekend on one motor and taking the win. McBride joked that unless Brown ran a 3.84 in the final, he deserved half the winnings. That’s a full tenth off, but Brown thinks he can get there. “We’ll start slowly adding power back into it that we have taken out of it to be conservative,” said Brown, who didn’t want to scramble the insides of his new cylinder head in its first event. “You can’t just go jump into a whole bunch more power, because then it throws everything off. Throws your clutch off, throws everything off. We’ll just continue to ease that power that we have out of it to try to have a safe conservative start, just ease that back in a little bit at a time and see what happens.” Brown thanked Dennis, Nick, Todd, Eddie, Sheila, Sandlian Iron and Metal, Monster Race Products, PennGrade Oil, Mile High Crankshafts, Steve Churchman, Scott Truett, George Bryce, Niles Gibson, George Babor at BPM, Ron Rees, Rob Flynn, MTC engineering, Sam Wills, Steve and Larry McBride, B&J Transmissions, Heikki Salmien and Antii Peltokski, Worldwide Bearings, Mickey Thompson and the PR Factory Store, Strategic Hail Solutions, his wife, three daughters, and mom. Top Fuel Motorcycles race next July 10-11 at Darana – Milan Dragway in Michigan. This story was originally published on June 27, 2026. The post McBride Scares, Brown Scores at IHRA Triple Crown at National Trail Raceway first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

PWCs are a blast and a half, once you know (and respect) how to control them. Here's how I went from zero experience to blastoff.View the full article

If you want to watch some cool live drag racing, featuring nothing but motorcycles, we’ve got you covered right here with the AMRA 2026 Michigan Nitro Nationals from No Problem Raceway. The AMRA is all about V-Twin American motorcycles, so if you like Harleys and Indians then this is the racing for you. And they have all kinds of classes and listed below. Check it out and let us know which classes are your favorites. Video Description: Top Fuel motorcycles, Nitro Funny Bike, Pro Fuel and more — MotorManiaTV is LIVE from US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan for the AMRA Michigan Nitro Nationals! It’s a full weekend of motorcycle drag racing and nitro Harley drag racing action from one of the Midwest’s premier events! Featured Michigan racers include Top Fuel’s Paul Anderson, 2025 Pro Eliminator Champion Jim Clarke, 2025 Street Eliminator Champion Austin “Hammerhead” Hughes and 2025 Eliminator Champion Steve Lacy! The post FREE Motorcycle Drag Racing Livestream: The American Motorcycle Racing Association 2026 Michigan Nitro Nationals – Nitro Harleys, Fastest Baggers, and More! – Saturday Qualifying appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Cru Halliday claimed Superbike pole at Queensland Raceway ahead of Mike Jones and Jonathan Nahlous, while Tom Edwards topped the Supersport/Next Gen order and lowered the Next Gen benchmark as the 2026 ASBK finale moved towards Sunday’s title-deciding races. The post Halliday and Edwards take poles as ASBK finale builds at QLD Raceway appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

A last-minute decision to head to Maryland International Raceway resulted in a No. 1 qualifier award for Tim Paap Friday afternoon at the Hoosier Tire PDRA North vs. South Shootout presented by Callies Performance. The Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by Jerry Bickel Race Cars driver recorded a 3.653-second pass at 205.41 mph on Thursday’s first qualifying session, and when rain cut Friday’s Pro Nitrous qualifying down to one session, he was still the driver on top. It’s Paap’s first No. 1 qualifier award of the season at the fourth of seven races on the 2026 Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series schedule. WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive completed two qualifying sessions and started a third when the rain hit MIR. Reigning event champion and world champion Ty Tutterow took the No. 1 spot. The PDRA’s other three pro classes completed three sessions total, with No. 1 qualifier awards going to Jerry Morgano in Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by KTR Drag Racing, Jeff Pittman in Pro 632 presented by Mark Williams Enterprises, and Connor McGee in 1320 Fabrication Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling. After three qualifying sessions, No. 1 qualifier awards in the sportsman categories went to Bryan LaFlam in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines, Gray Kimble in Greenbrier Excavating & Paving Elite Top Dragster presented by American Race Cars, Corey Evans in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman, and Chad Traylor in ATI Performance Products Top Dragster presented by TBM Brakes. The PDRA rising stars in the Jr. Dragster ranks completed two qualifying sessions. Alyssa Rabon (Pro Jr. Dragster) and Camden Berry (Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster) are the provisional No. 1 qualifiers going into Saturday’s final session. Rabon posted a perfect 7.900-second elapsed time in her Florence, South Carolina-based ’10 Halfscale dragster to lead Pro Jr. Dragster, which qualifies against a 7.90 index. In Top Jr. Dragster, where the qualifying order is based on reaction time, Berry was the closest to a perfect .000 light with a .006 in the Prince Frederick, Maryland-based ’04 Halfscale entry. PRO NITROUS When severe summer storms rocked Tim Paap’s hometown of Charleston, Illinois, the second-year Pro Nitrous driver strongly considered staying home from the North vs. South Shootout. He forged ahead, though, and his decision was rewarded Friday evening when he claimed the No. 1 qualifier award. He turned heads on Thursday night when his Jeffrey Barker-tuned, Musi-powered Paap Auto Body ’16 Corvette lit up the scoreboard with a 3.653 at 205.41. “To go from not qualifying at the first race to qualifying No. 1 here is huge,” said Paap, who qualified No. 2 at the second race on tour. “It’s a testament to Jeffrey Barker and our whole team. We weren’t sure if we were going to make it to this race. We got hit by a tornado at home, so it was just all kind of spur of the moment. I actually called it off last Friday, then Tuesday, I’m like, ‘Hey, let’s go. Let’s just get rid of the chaos and we’ll go to a different kind of chaos.’ We’re just looking to be in the winner’s circle at the end of the day tomorrow.” Two-time Pro 632 world champion Amber Denton ended up a season-best No. 2 on the qualifying sheet thanks to a 3.662 at 206.67 in her Musi-powered “OG Jungle Rat” ’69 Camaro. Just one thousandth behind Denton, reigning world champion Marcus Butner qualified third with a 3.663 at 207.62 in his Musi-powered “Heartbreaker” ’69 Camaro. PRO BOOST Ty Tutterow, son of two-time Pro Boost world champion Todd “King Tut” Tutterow, won last year’s North vs. South Shootout to kick off a five-race stretch that featured three wins in five consecutive final-round appearances and a world championship. This year, Tutterow is behind the wheel of Justin Smith’s new Larry Jeffers-built Quik Fuel ’68 Camaro, which he took to the No. 1 spot on Thursday. Tutterow’s 3.593 at 209.20 held the top spot through Friday’s lone qualifying session as well. “It feels great to come out here and be back in the No. 1 spot going into race day,” Tutterow said. “We have had a fast, consistent race car since we dropped the gate and we just hope to continue that throughout race day.” Jason Harris, who has a pair of world championships in both Pro Boost and Pro Nitrous, took the No. 2 spot in his Harts Charger-boosted “Party Time” ’69 Camaro with a 3.622 at 210.67. Travis “The Carolina Kid” Harvey’s hot streak continued as he qualified third with a 3.624 at 209.30 in the Vaughn Myles and Eric Holland-owned Redd Topp Motorsports ’19 Camaro. PRO STREET When Pro Street ran its first qualifying session under the lights Thursday night, Jerry Morgano charged to the provisional No. 1 spot and never looked back. He ran a 3.958 at 201.94 in his turbocharged “Copperhead” ’02 Mustang to follow up another sub-4-second pass he recorded earlier in the day during testing. The Outlaw 10.5 veteran also qualified No. 1 at the season opener, where he posted a runner-up finish. He’s hoping to take that one round further on race day. “We just freshened the motor up at DiSomma’s between the last two races, so the 3.98 pass that we ran off the trailer was the first hit on the motor – I was really happy with that,” Morgano said. “We struggled the rest of testing and spun both times. The track was really tricky, and then obviously we got to run the last one at nighttime, so that helps everybody. We were lucky enough to put it together, went a 3.95. I didn’t think it would actually hold for No. 1, but I was glad that it did. We went a 4.01 in the last session, which was good, but I think we left a little on the table. Consistency will be the name of the game on race day.” Young gun Scott Kincaid threw down a 3.966 at 195.19 in his screw-blown ’69 Camaro to qualify No. 2. Golden, Colorado’s Mikey Sasina made his first appearance of the season in his Harts Charger-boosted ’03 Mustang and ran a 3.979 at 197.10 to qualify third. PRO 632 Former Top Sportsman standout Jeff Pittman’s sophomore season in Pro 632 continues to trend in the right direction as he locked down his second consecutive No. 1 qualifier award. With a Barry Allen engine from Alan O’Brien’s championship-winning Greenbrier Excavating & Paving team under the hood scoop in his Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales ’68 Chevelle, Pittman laid down a 4.147 at 171.95 in Thursday’s opening qualifying session. No one topped it when Pro 632 hit the track again on Friday. “I’m just fortunate to be in this position,” Pittman said. “A lot of years went into this program that Alan and his team have been refining over the years. I brought my car to the table and it’s been a great fit. There’s some tough competition here. It’s not like we ran away with it today. There’s a handful of cars that could’ve taken the top spot. I just wish we could get some more participation over here. I really appreciate the PDRA sticking around and giving us a great place to race.” Carson Hoyle, also in his second year in the class, qualified second in his Musi-powered ATI Performance Products ’69 Camaro on the strength of a 4.171 at 169.53. Rookie David Cook Jr. also dipped into the 4.10s with his 4.191 at 168.98 in his Nelson-powered Copy&PrintWarehouse.com ’10 GTO to take the third spot. SUPER STREET For the second consecutive race, defending Super Street world champion Connor McGee secured the No. 1 qualifying position in his Fulton-powered Brian’s Heating & Cooling ’90 Mustang. He’s qualified no worse than second and went to the final round at both completed events this season, winning the first one. His team, led by father Brian McGee, has worked hard to maintain the consistency that carried McGee to his first career championship last season. “It’s nice to show up and do well consistently,” McGee said. “It makes me feel better in the car. It’s tough when you don’t know what the car’s going to do and you’re worried about every other thing. I have a good team where I can just sit back and focus on driving and the other small things that I do, and they handle the rest of it. That’s the big help. That’s why we do so good is we just have a good routine, a good crew, and we just test a lot. We race here eight times a year, but we’re probably at the racetrack probably 20 or 30 times a year because we’re changing things, trying new things, seeing what works, seeing what doesn’t work. It’s just part of our success and it’s paying off.” Fellow young gun Austin Vincent, who goes back and forth with McGee for qualifying positions and event wins, qualified second with a 4.559 at 154.65 in his Vincent Performance ’88 Mustang. Charles Potter drove his small-block Ford-powered ’84 Mustang to a 4.632 at 152.38 to qualify No. 3. TOP SPORTSMAN Bryan LaFlam was the only driver to dip into the 3.70s, posting a 3.776 at 194.49 in his supercharged BigStuff TPM ’67 Mustang to qualify No. 1 in Elite Top Sportsman. Jamie Fowler, No. 1 qualifier at the first two races of the season in his nitrous-fed, Fulton-powered Pee Dee Fleet ’69 Camaro, ended up second with a 3.809 at 198.64. Class veteran Bruce Thrift qualified third in his nitrous-assisted, PAR-powered ’06 GTO with a 3.833 at 193.77. Middletown, Virginia’s Corey Evans drove his ’69 Firebird to a 4.159 at 173.21 to secure the No. 1 spot in Top Sportsman 32. TOP DRAGSTER A trio of ProCharger-boosted, PAR Racing Engines-powered dragsters led the way in Elite Top Dragster. Gray Kimble was the quickest of that group with a 3.745 at 197.33 in his Finney Builders ’18 Miller dragster. Josh Duggins ran a 3.760 at 199.32 in his PAR Racing Engines ’14 Maddox dragster to qualify second. Brian Anderson in his Carson, Virginia-based ’23 Race Tech entry rounded out the trio with a 3.774 at 192.47. Past Top Sportsman world champion Chad Traylor sat just outside the 16-car Elite field with a 4.221 at 165.97, but that was enough to put him No. 1 in the Top Dragster 32 field. Saturday’s schedule begins with Jr. Dragster final qualifying at 9 a.m. followed by one time trial for Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by Philadelphia Racing Products. Pro eliminations are scheduled to kick off at 10:45 a.m. Follow PDRA on Facebook for schedule updates at www.Facebook.com/PDRARacing. Saturday general admission tickets are available for $30. Discounted Junior and Kids tickets are also available, while kids 5 and under get in free. Purchase tickets at www.PDRA660.com or at the gate. PDRA fans around the world can catch all the action live on the official event live stream through www.FloRacing.com. This story was originally published on June 26, 2026. The post Paap, Tutterow, Morgano, Pittman and McGee Top Qualifying Charts at PDRA North vs. South Shootout first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

ASBK 2026 Round Five – QLD Raceway – Gallery A ASBK Images by RbMotoLens 2026 ASBK Calendar 2026 ASBK PROVISIONAL CALENDAR Round One February 20-22 Phillip Island, VIC (WorldSBK) Round Two March 27-28 Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW Round Three May 1-3 The Bend, SA Round Four May 29-31 Morgan Park, QLD Round Five June 26-28 […] The post Huge collection of Hi-Res Images from Friday at QLD Raceway ASBK appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

All four John Force Racing teams took advantage of unseasonably cool temperatures to post solid qualifying runs Friday for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals after a strong chance of rain in the Norwalk area forced NHRA officials to move up the day’s qualifying sessions by six hours. The two Friday sessions were originally scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET but were eventually run at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Alexis DeJoria and the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team made two solid runs, going 3.947 seconds at 331.53 mph in Q1 (second quickest of the round) and a quicker 3.918 seconds at 330.63 mph in Q2, which was good enough for third quickest of the day. “The Friday sessions went really well for our Bandero Café team,” said DeJoria. “On the first run, we qualified second with a 3.94-second run and earned two bonus points. On the second run, they tuned it up a bit. We were the second-to-last pair so we got to see all the cars in front of us and they were running really good numbers. So, we went out and ran a 3.91 or 90. We dropped to third but still walked away with another bonus point for a total of three today. The rain stayed away and we feel really good going so far.” Josh Hart and the Speedmaster team posted the fifth-quickest Top Fuel time with a Q2 run of 3.803 seconds at 332.34 mph after dropping a cylinder in Q1. Jordan Vandergriff put the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car into the sixth spot with a Q2 run of 3.936 seconds at 329.18 mph after smoking the tires in Q1. “I haven’t looked at the numbers too closely, but if you look at our 60-foot to 330 time, I think they’re gonna be almost identical,” Vandergriff said. “I think we pushed a little too hard in Q1 so we pulled it back a little…maybe too much. Most importantly, the 3.936 is very impressive for this team. We wanted to get down the racetrack in that right lane and we did.” Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team smoked the tires in Q1 but came back in Q2 with a solid run of 3.945 seconds at 327.59 mph to grab the No. 8 spot. Qualifying sessions for Saturday, June 27, are scheduled for 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.Television coverage includes qualifying action on Sunday, June 28, from 12-2 p.m. ET on FS1, leading into eliminations from 5:30-9 p.m. ET on FOX. The post John Force Racing Posts Strong Day One Numbers at Norwalk first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car and current Funny Car points leader in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, leapt to the top of the timing sheets on Friday afternoon at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. If the three-time Funny Car world champion remains in pole position through two more qualifying passes tomorrow, it will be his fourth No. 1 qualifier at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. After NHRA officials moved Friday’s qualifying sessions earlier due to the threat of rain, the Ron Capps Motorsports team owner opened the weekend on a high note, making a solid pass of 3.999 seconds at 327.19 mph in the first opportunity of the day. In Q2, crew chief Dean “Guido” Antonelli and the NAPA Auto Care crew did what they do best, expertly powering Capps’ 12,000-horsepower Funny Car down the track at a blistering pace of 3.894 at 328.38. “This is one of my favorite places we come to (on the NHRA tour),” said Capps. “The fans here are great. They paid attention; they knew we were gonna run earlier today and the stands were packed. It’s just a great place to race. We always want to do well here for the Bader family, no matter what. The lanes are so even, it’s a great place to test different conditions. This place is notorious for changing weather. Knowing my luck, it’ll be overcast tomorrow and the track will be killer. We’ll probably end up being fifth. There will be way more runs in the 80s.” Fridays at the track tend to be especially busy for Capps as he balances the responsibilities of team ownership with those of a driver. Not only is he fulfilling requests from sponsors, spending time with media partners, and connecting with his crew, but Capps is also relentless in considering every detail of the fan experience. “I usually try to stay busy,” said Capps. “There are times where I get ready to get in the car and have to tell myself to calm down and get all of that out of my brain. But other times, if I don’t check in on things, I’m worse off wondering if anyone needs help and if it’s going ok.” Competition at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals will continue on Saturday with two more qualifying sessions followed by eliminations on Sunday morning. The post Ron Capps Leads Provisional Qualifying at Norwalk Nationals first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon moved closer to his third No. 1 qualifier in the past four races, taking the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Summit Motorsports Park as part of this weekend’s 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Ron Capps (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers in Norwalk at the 10th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Langdon went 3.742-seconds at 335.23 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Kalitta Air dragster, making the quickest run of both sessions on Friday in Norwalk. If it holds, Langdon would earn his fifth No. 1 qualifier this season and 27th in his career. The points leader saw his winning streak snapped in Bristol, but he’s still advanced to six straight final rounds as he looks to keep rolling in Norwalk. “We’re very pleased with how the car ran and I think with what we’re trying to accomplish, Brian’s [Husen, crew chief] been making great calls, and he’s been doing a great job getting the car put together perfectly, so it allows for some great runs like that,” Langdon said. “Fortunately, the car’s responding well and it’s pretty glued in. We’re very happy with the setup right now. “I think what you saw today is just a little indication of the great racing surface, with big speeds. There’s a little more out there, so as long as we can keep that cloud cover, and the crew chiefs start getting more information and getting a little more aggressive with it, you’ll see quicker E.T.s and bigger speeds.” Tony Stewart moved into the second spot with a run of 3.767 at 335.07 and rookie standout Maddi Gordon is third after going 3.793 at 335.40. Ron Capps made the most of a stellar second qualifying session in Funny Car, dipping into the 3.80s in Norwalk with an impressive run of 3.894 at 328.38 in his 12,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra. The points leader was the only driver in the 3.80s, but it was a standout session as Capps was challenged on several occasions. It was a big moment for the three-time world champion, who is now in position to get his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 40th in his career. Capps has been remarkably consistent in a loaded Funny Car class this year and is after his second career win in Norwalk. “Conditions obviously got cooler three or four cars before us. I could see the cloud cover coming, and Guido [crew chief Dean Antonelli] got back in the box about four or five times more than usual and kept coming back,” Capps said. “This place is notorious [with weather] changing from one session to the next, let alone day to day. I’ve been doing this a long time, and it’s not that I don’t have confidence, but the Funny Car field is insane this year, and it gets that way every year.” Defending event winner Austin Prock is second with a run of 3.905 at 334.15 and Alexis DeJoria is third after going 3.918 at 330.63. Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson always looks to go big at Summit Motorsports Park and the points leader certainly did so on Friday, going low of the day with a 6.550 at 209.36 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro. The six-time world champ had the best run of both sessions, which also gives him plenty of momentum heading into Saturday’s GETTRX All-Star Callout. Anderson gets the first pick in Saturday’s bonus race and the veteran, who has three wins at America’s Racetrack, has a great opportunity for a huge weekend at a track and race that’s always meant a great deal to him. “Yeah, it was big [the provisional no. 1 qualifier], but tomorrow’s the big day,” Anderson said. “We love special races like this, and I’ve been fortunate the past two years, so hopefully tomorrow’s another big day, but we had to set it up today. I think we got all the points we can get today. “I don’t expect the weather and the race to be a whole lot different tomorrow. It’s a great start, so I definitely feel good going back to the hotel tonight knowing that we’ve got a good racehorse at the track tomorrow.” Reigning world champion Dallas Glenn is second with a run of 6.561 at 209.07 and Matt Hartford, who won in Bristol, went 6.564 at 208.71, putting him third. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gaige Herrera continued his dominant stretch from Bristol, making the quickest run of both sessions on Friday in Norwalk, including a 6.779 at 199.64 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki. After not getting a No. 1 qualifier at the first handful of races, Herrera is now on track for his second straight top spot and was only one of two riders to reach the 6.70s on Friday. He rolled to the victory in Bristol and Herrera would love to keep it going at Summit Motorsports Park, where he won during his 2024 championship season. “I wouldn’t say it’s back to normal, but it feels good. We’ve kind of been struggling for a bit now, but we made some changes to the bike itself, so hopefully I’ll have the same bike in the sun tomorrow,” Herrera said. “I just had a bunch of bad luck, as far as parts breaking. It’s just been one thing after another for me. Andrew (Hines, crew chief) has been looking at his notes more than anything and I think they figured something out with the field.” Joey Gladstone, who is filling in for Matt Smith for the second straight race, is second with a 6.795 at 198.70 and Angie Smith is currently third after going 6.805 at 200.11. Qualifying continues at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. The first round of the GETTRX Pro Stock All-Star Callout begins at 11:30 a.m. This story was originally published on June 26, 2026. The post Langdon, Capps, Anderson, and Herrera Get Provisional No. 1 Spots at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

Marco Bezzecchi led a strong Aprilia showing in MotoGP Friday Practice at Assen, while David Alonso topped Moto2 and Australian Joel Kelso headed Moto3 in brutal Dutch TT heat. The post Bezzecchi leads scorching Assen Friday as Kelso tops Moto3 appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Here’s our third gallery of photos from Speedway Motors, and if you missed any of the others we’ve got a link to those as well! (Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering one Saturday morning each month from May to October. And, they are huge! Your author has been to this gathering a few times over the last couple of years and we are always impressed by how many really cool rides show up. Plus, we really like the great diversity of vehicles. This past weekend, the cars and coffee coincided with Wheel Hub Magazine’s Live event, plus all the cars from the Pavement Pounders Event. Not only is the cars and coffee free to participants and spectators, but those who bring their specialty vehicle to the cars and coffee they get two free tickets to the Museum Of American Speed. Bonus!! We have several galleries of pics from the show. CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED ANY OF OUR PREVIOUS WHEEL HUB LIVE, MOTOR CITY TO WHEEL HUB LIVE, OR CARS AND COFFEE PHOTOS FROM SPEEDWAY! The post More Photos! Speedway Motors and Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Dealerships are busier than they’ve been in years. Electric commuters, weekend riders, people fed up with city traffic — motivations vary, but the pattern is consistent. Still, a motorcycle isn’t a car with two fewer wheels. The consequences of skipping steps are faster and harder than most new buyers expect. Here’s what actually matters before signing anything. The Right First Bike Matters This is where most people go wrong. Walk into any dealership and something like the Kawasaki Z650RS or […] The post Important Things to Consider Before Buying Your First Motorcycle appeared first on Return of the Cafe Racers. View the full article

Drag racing’s top touring gasser series, the Southeast Gassers Association, will roll into Tennessee for the Ram Clutches Nationals at Knoxville Dragway June 26-27. Race four of the SEGA Championship season will be the only race held in the Volunteer State at the familiar and fitting Knoxville Dragway. The SEGA competitors will volunteer their machines and time to chase gasser glory in the modern day, with the added touch of it being under the lights in the little vale that Knoxville Dragway sits in. After the oppressive heat SEGA endured at race three at Brainerd Motorsports Park in Ringgold, Georgia, officials decided to shift the competition hours for the organization. The drag racing of SEGA will be on display from evening to nighttime hours at Knoxville Dragway. Test and tune, along with qualifying and eliminations, will have the overhead lights shining, the Christmas tree lit up, and the win lights ready to celebrate every victory. Not often seen, reserved for last-minute calls due to heat or the singular night planned in 2025 at Gulfport Dragway. This is a proactive call by SEGA that will be great for the racers and even better for the fans – Southeast Gassers Association Drag Racing under the lights is special! SEGA and Knoxville Dragway go way back, and throughout that history, this track has earned a reputation for revealing who’s truly at the top of their game. Rolling into this fourth race of the season, SEGA already has clear frontrunners in each category. Ben Christopher in the Happy Daze A/Gas machine; Jerren Perdue in his white Chevy wagon along with Todd Oden in his boat of a car being a 1958 Chevy Del Ray racing in C/Gas; Jerry Dean in the Last Rebel II Chevy II that edges all of the Super Stock competitors with Rod Walden in his Impala clinging on, and the hometown hero with the rightly themed gasser of The Rocky Top Missile, Ted McKee in B/Gas. Can anyone else in any category dump those Ram Clutches on time and with the right performance to upset the current SEGA frontrunners? The Ram Clutches Nationals for 2026 will ignite its action on Friday at 5 p.m. eastern with a SEGA-only test and tune that will include a live band to follow on track testing ($20 admission). Saturday has qualifying scheduled for 5 p.m. with championship eliminations to follow, which will put SEGA action under the lights of Knoxville Dragway ($25 admission – $35 weekend pass). Southeast Gassers Association competition will contest heads-up, first to the finish line eliminations to the point of competition, representing an authentic 1960s racing experience. For more information, visit www.southeastgassers.comor www.knoxvilledragway.com – also check out the social media outlets for both the Southeast Gassers Association and Knoxville Dragway on the major platforms such as Facebook. This story was originally published on June 26, 2026. The post Southeast Gassers Association Returns To Rocky Top For Only Visit In The Volunteer State first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article

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Dragstalgia is one of the coolest events held each year at Santa Pod in England. If you aren’t familiar, you have to check out all the free live streaming video that we’ll be sharing this weekend. And if you have never seen Santa Pod, check this out! This track is top notch, super fun to check out, and unique as hell. But make no mistake, this is a really well run and prepared facility that has been at the pinnacle of drag racing in Europe for decades. We’ll be sharing all the live coverage all weekend long, so tune in and watch! Video Description: Step into the past with Dragstalgia, Santa Pod’s celebration of vintage drag racing and hot rod culture! Live Drag Racing this weekend at Santa Pod Raceway! Tickets and full event info at https://santapod.co.uk/ Fuel Altereds, Funny Cars, historic bikes, and the Gasser Circus take to the strip, while the Show & Shine, Cracklefest, live music, Jet Car, and a beer festival keep the whole family amused. Camping onsite makes it a full weekend of motorsport and memories, because one day of action isn’t enough! Full details at http://dragstalgia.co.uk/ The post Free Livestream! Dragstalgia 15 LIVE From Santa Pod Raceway In England. Awesome Nostalgia Drag Racing Fun! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Put the iron down. The single fastest way to wreck a good leather jacket is to treat it like a cotton tee and press an iron-on patch straight onto the hide, because the heat that a t-shirt shrugs off will scorch finished leather in seconds and leave a shiny, stiff, discolored mark that no amount of conditioner buffs out. Patches belong on a riding jacket. They always have. The trick is attaching them with a method the leather can actually […] The post How to Add Patches to a Leather Jacket Without Wrecking It appeared first on Return of the Cafe Racers. View the full article

IIHS crash testing is something else. The destruction that happens in a bad car wreck is amazing and the offset head on collision scenario is more common than you think. This is the kind of crash that can take someones life or severely injure them. This testing is what has led to more airbags, more structural engineering for passenger safety, and a ton of other interior details you may not even realize are there for you safety in a crash. When you see the damage in this video, and the dynamics going on during the crash, you’ll understand just how bad a wreck really can be. In this video you’ll see the 1996 S10 based Chevrolet Blazer going up against the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer. If you are one of those folks that thinks anything older is stronger and safer, I invite you to watch this and see how bad the damage is to both vehicles, but how much less fatal it is in the new one. Video Description: This recent head-to-head crash test held to mark the 30th anniversary of the IIHS crash testing program illustrates how dramatic the safety improvements have been. The demonstration pitted a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer against the 2026 model in a special, head-to-head version of the Institute’s moderate overlap front crash test. The driver of the new Blazer would likely have walked away with bumps and bruises. The driver of the 1996 model would have suffered serious, potentially fatal injuries. The occupant compartment of the 2026 model remained intact. All but one of the injury measurements taken from the driver dummy showed minimal injury risk. The risk of injury to the driver’s right foot or lower leg was a little elevated but still in the acceptable range. In contrast, the impact crushed the occupant compartment of the 1996 model, pushing the dashboard and steering column into the dummy’s lap. The fully inflated airbag hit the dummy in the chin, snapping its head back and toward the window. This caused the nodding joint of the dummy’s upper neck to break, and the head was detached from the body. Although this isn’t likely to happen to a human driver, it illustrates the extreme forces the dummy absorbed. The Institute’s engineers use specific metrics collected by instruments inside the dummy, rather than visible damage, to estimate injury risk. Those indicators showed that the crash almost certainly would have caused serious injuries to the driver’s head or neck and both legs. The post Old vs New Crash Test Video: Watch And See This 2026 versus 1996 Chevrolet Blazer IIHS Crash Test! Insane Carnage! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series is visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There is a ton of racing that is going on all weekend, in several classes, and we’ll have all the action LIVE right here. We’re talking the Porsche Carrera Cup, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, and Mustang Challenge racing! Check all the action out right here and let us know what your favorites are! The post IMSA Racing LIVESTREAM: The 2026 IMSA Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, and Porsche Carrera Cup at Watkins Glen | Race 1 | Watkins Glen, NY appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

It is endurance racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more 24 hour races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime racing and we love it. Today and tomorrow it’s the 24 Hours of Spa race which is presented by CrowdStrike and is part of the GT World Challenge in Europe. Watch all 24 hours LIVE right here thanks to the GTWorld Channel. Video Description: The last track session ahead of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and the final opportunity for teams to make their preparations in this a 30-minute warm up. The post LIVE | Warm up | CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026 appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article