Screamin’ Eagle Championship Series this weekend at Texas Motorplex

AHDRA's Screamin’ Eagle Championship Series received some press in the Waxahachie Daily Light about this weekend's race in Texas.

ENNIS - AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Championship Series is headed to the Texas Motorplex with some giant sized-action, including nitro Harleys, pro stocks, pro mods, V-rods, all of which can accelerate to at least 225 mph.

There are also heads-up competition, index racing and ET bracket racing scheduled...

For the first time, the campgrounds next to track were opened for racers and fans to camp at during the weekend.

AHDRA “Old Glory” Pro Stock Championship bike in 2005 for sale

The Old Glory AHDRA Pro Stock / Pro Gas Buell motorcycle has been listed for sale on eBay. The bike was owned by Jim "Homer" Simpson, who passed away earlier this year. The bike ran a record ET of 7.399 seconds at the 2005 Kresto Pacific Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Seattle. The pilot of this bike was Dale Raudenbush.

The bike is powered by a 5" bore x 4.075" stroke, 160 c.i. fuel injected V-twin. The bike is listed as ready to go with only one run on the motor, spare parts, and the tuning records. Click here for more information on this drag bike, the technical details and the spare parts included.

PiranaZ to sponsor Junior Pippin’s Pro Stock Motorcycle

Good news for four-time AHDRA champion Junior Pippin: PiranaZ has signed on as a sponsor of his Granite Mountain Harley-Davidson and Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle race team for the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

From NHRA:
"We were looking to do a bike and had negotiated with other teams,"said Mark Whisnant, owner of PiranaZ. "We decided that [Junior Pippin Racing] was a good fit."

Read NHRA's announcement

AHDRA Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Nationals – Gainesville

AHDRA has a great write-up on the final results for their season opener at Gainesville February 29 through March 2. The article has far more information than I can summarize, but it looks like they had a great turnout.

Screamin' Eagle Top Fuel category

In the final, he (Mark Conner) was paired with Joe Timmons, Salt Lake City Harley dealer and No. 10 qualifier. Timmons earned his way there after upsetting No. 2 qualifier Romine in the first round and the No. 3 qualifier, Steve Dorn, in the semi.

Conner was out first with a .030 and made his win look easy with a 6.68 at 189 mph over a troubled 8.82 at 108 mph from Timmons.

Go to AHDRA to read how the Pro Fuel and Pro Drag classes finished and the full race results.

AHDRA SEASON OPENER JUST WEEKS AWAY

The countdown clock continues to draw closer to the All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) season opener in Gainesville, FL on February 29th-March 2nd.

The anticipation is building for racers and fans alike as they prepare for the first burnout and the first quarter-mile pass at the Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Bike Week Nationals presented by Gainesville Harley-Davidson.

With a huge contingent of competitors expected at the 2008 opening event, AHDRA as prepared a full schedule that will include...

Read the full story at AHDRA to get all the details of the season opener.

Dragway Lands Event

Rockingham Dragway, which already hosts the final event in the IHRA's Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, scored another coup this week with the announcement by the All-Harley Drag Racing Association that the track will be the site in 2008 of the climactic final event in the nation’s premier Harley-Davidson motorcycle series. ...

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AHDRA Announces Schedule Changes

The March 29-30 race in Phoenix will be held at Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittman, AZ, instead of Firebird Raceway.

AHDRA has announced that it cancelled the previously scheduled events in Pomona, CA and Las Vegas, NV, in 2008. The Las Vegas race had a scheduling conflict with another event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Canceling Las Vegas impacted the tour and Pomona had to be cancelled too. The last event of the season will now be at Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC October 10-12, 2008.

More information can be found at AHDRA

Dragway Lands Event

Rockingham Dragway, which already hosts the final event in the IHRA's Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, scored another coup this week with the announcement by the All-Harley Drag Racing Association that ...

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