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Motorcycle drag racing (also known as "sprints") involves two participants lining up at a dragstrip with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) or 1 ⁄ 8 mile (0.20 km) long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are recorded.
Sportbike motorcycle drag racing involves racing motorcycles, often imported from Japan. Many sportbikes such as the Suzuki Hayabusa , the Kawasaki ZX-14, or the BMW S1000RR can perform a 1/4-mile drag race in the 9-second range with little to no modifications. 1/8th-mile racing is also popular in some parts of the country.
Pro Stock Motorcycle, formerly known as Pro Stock Bike, is a motorcycle drag racing class that is the two-wheeled equivalent of Pro Stock. It has been a feature of NHRA drag racing since the 1980s when it was added to the professional class structure and has since spread around the globe. The first points championship season was the 1987 NHRA ...
Drag racing is a type of motor racing in ... (6.5 litres)), Top Bike and Pro ... so SMP RDRC became the first racing series with its video production and remains so ...
Angelle Sampey on her bike in 2005. Angelle Sampey (born Angelle Monique Sampey, August 7, 1970, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American drag racer, originally in Pro Stock Motorcycle but currently in Top Alcohol Dragster. She won the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship three times (2000-2002).
Santa Pod Raceway was the first permanent drag-strip established in UK and Europe in 1966. [11] Writing in his 1970 book, Peter Carrick stated: Though basically similar, sprinting and drag racing have essential differences. Sprinting is a race against the clock, even if other competitors are taking part at the same time.
The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season was announced on October 6, 2020. [1]It is the 66th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. . The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel and Funny Car events, 17 Pro Stock events (17 Championship NHRA Formula and 5 Non-Championship Mountain Motor Formula; 2 events will showcase both classes), and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle even
The track held the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Golden Gate Nationals from 1981 to 1983 but was snubbed from event TV and video coverage by NHRA of which almost no Known footage exists over the 3 years. . [3] [5] In 1983, Gary Beck ran the first Top Fuel time in the 5.3s, a 5.39 seconds, in Larry Minor's dragster. [3] [6] [7]