Jared Mees finished third in the AMA Pro Flat Track Season Finale on Friday night at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, but it didn’t matter, as he had already clinched the 2015 Harley-Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance & Hines championship before the main event had even started. Mees was able to secure his third… Continue reading JARED MEES EARNS THIRD HARLEY-DAVIDSON GNC1 PRESENTED BY VANCE & HINES CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOUR YEARS
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AMA PRO FLAT TRACK VISITS LAS VEGAS FOR THE FLAT TRACK SEASON FINALE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, NOV. 2
The battle for the 2015 AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance & Hines championship will end in Las Vegas this Friday night, Nov. 20, on a purpose-built short track inside the dome of the Orleans Arena. Defending champion Jared Mees has put together another monster year and he’ll enter the season’s final… Continue reading AMA PRO FLAT TRACK VISITS LAS VEGAS FOR THE FLAT TRACK SEASON FINALE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, NOV. 2
PRO FLAT TRACK RACING BOASTS LEFT TURNS ONLY, AT 140 MILES AN HOUR
Courtesy of Brion O’ Conor | Sports Illustrated Many sports lay claim to being the first “extreme” sport. The motorcycle jockeys competing in AMA Pro Flat Track racing have a compelling argument to make that claim stick. “Flat Track is America’s original extreme sport,” says Cory Texter, a 27-year-old racer from Willow Street, Penn. “There… Continue reading PRO FLAT TRACK RACING BOASTS LEFT TURNS ONLY, AT 140 MILES AN HOUR
I FOUGHT THE HOG AND THE HOG WON
Courtesy of Dan Neil | The Wallstreet Journal Midlife male overreach strikes men in their prime—around 56, say—when they discover that some previously attainable physical feat is now quite beyond them. I am a survivor. It happened suddenly. A public relations guy cold-called me with an offer to test two-time AMA Pro Flat Track Racing… Continue reading I FOUGHT THE HOG AND THE HOG WON
HARLEY V-ROD ROCKETS ANDREW HINES TO NHRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Courtesy of Harley-Davidson Ed Krawiec Wins Pro Stock Motorcycle Pomona Race for Harley Team Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines riders Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines closed out the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown the Championship as winners and world champions. Krawiec rode a screaming-fast Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle to victory in the Pro Stock Motorcycle Auto… Continue reading HARLEY V-ROD ROCKETS ANDREW HINES TO NHRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
51ST ANNUAL AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
The season concludes where it began with an event traditionally laced with drama. The historic racetrack typically enjoys seasonably cool temperatures that translate into perfect racing conditions and a spectacular, no-holds-barred battle for the prestigious NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships. It’s a good bet that the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock,… Continue reading 51ST ANNUAL AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
2015 GNC2 CHAMPION DAVIS FISHER TO WEAR NO. 1 PLATE IN VEGAS
Davis Fisher clinched the 2015 GNC2 championship after earning the Roar on the Shore victory in dramatic fashion last round in Delaware. On Nov. 20 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Fisher will sport the No. 1 plate on his Parkinson Brothers Racing Honda CRF450R during AMA Pro Flat Track’s final round of competition… Continue reading 2015 GNC2 CHAMPION DAVIS FISHER TO WEAR NO. 1 PLATE IN VEGAS
NHRA HARLEY-DAVIDSON DRAG RACING SERIES CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT LAS VEGAS FINALS
Courtesy of Harley-Davidson With a roar of nitro thunder, season champions in the NHRA® Harley-Davidson® Drag Racing Series were crowned November 8 at the 2015 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Short Line Express Gambler Shootout in Las Vegas. Dreamchaser Racing/Deschutes Brewery rider Janette Thornley snatched the Pro Fuel Harley title with a clutch performance… Continue reading NHRA HARLEY-DAVIDSON DRAG RACING SERIES CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT LAS VEGAS FINALS
TUNE-IN ALERT: AMA PRO FLAT TRACK AIRS TODAY ON SUZUKI PRESENTS SPEED SPORT ON MAVTV
Flag-to-flag coverage of this year’s Roar on the Shore from Delaware International Speedway will air TODAY on MAVTV as the third AMA Pro Flat Track broadcast in this season’s Suzuki Presents SPEED SPORT television series. The one-hour broadcast will air twice, once at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT) and again at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).… Continue reading TUNE-IN ALERT: AMA PRO FLAT TRACK AIRS TODAY ON SUZUKI PRESENTS SPEED SPORT ON MAVTV
HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD CHARGES TO VICTORY IN LAS VEGAS
Courtesy of Harley-Davidson Andrew Hines Leads Pro Stock Motorcycle Field Heading into the NHRA Season’s Final Race Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines blasted to a win in the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas and leads NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs with one race left… Continue reading HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD CHARGES TO VICTORY IN LAS VEGAS