Q&A with 2009 PSM Champ Hector Arana
Straight Talk with Hector Arana By Connie Egan 1) Hector you are the current PSM points leader what are your thoughts going into the countdown?
continue readingKrawiec Rides Harley-Davidson V-Rod to 69-Point Countdown Lead LAS VEGAS, Nevada (October 30, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to win the Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Krawiec defeated his Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines teammate [...]
PHOENIX (Oct. 16) – The pressure was definitely on in Sunday’s finals of the Arizona NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. But Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. is proving he’s up to the task. Arana Jr., the No. 1 qualifier, faced Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Eddie Krawiec in the finals in [...]
Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Rider Also Sets New Track Record As No. 1 Qualifier CONCORD, N.C. (September 18, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won the opening round of the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship drag-racing playoffs,
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 5) – Hector Arana Jr. is 22 years old, a college student and a rookie on the NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle tour. Now he’s a U.S. Nationals champion. Arana, rider of the Lucas Oil Buell, won his first career Pro Stock Motorcycle race on NHRA’s biggest stage Monday, taking [...]
BRAINERD, Minn. – Five races after he failed to qualify for a Full Throttle Drag Racing event at Norwalk, Ohio, Pro Stock Motorcycle reigning champion LE Tonglet continues to make amends in winning fashion. Tonglet won for the second consecutive time Sunday and third time in four outings since that Ohio stop [...]
Straight Talk with Hector Arana By Connie Egan 1) Hector you are the current PSM points leader what are your thoughts going into the countdown?
continue readingBRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 20) Qualifying for the Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) may have not gone as good as Jerry Savoie and his
continue readingCorning, CA – While the 2011 race season hasn’t been filled with positive results on paper for the Sullivan Racing/K&N
continue readingBRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 20) Qualifying for the Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) may have not gone as good as Jerry Savoie and his
continue readingMichael Ray may have not ended the 2011 season on the high note he was looking for, but remains positive heading into 2012 NHRA Full Throttle season. “We ran pretty good first round. We had a tire issue during qualifying that kind of held us back from making productive runs so we [...]
After a first round loss in Vegas and a few bikes problems Michael Ray continues to look forward with his winning attitude in Pomona. Qualifying was spread out to three days giving Ray a chance to work out any kinks he may have with his Buell and a chance to be one of the [...]
Pomona, CA – The final race of the Countdown to the Championship is upon us, and Jim Underdahl is as focused as ever. Even though the season comes to a close at the end of the weekend, Underdahl says that there is still one more race to be won. “We come out every race with [...]
A first round loss in Vegas did not take away all of Michael Rays confidence heading to Pomona, California for the World Finals. “ I am really optimistic about this weekend. We ran really good in Vegas, all three of the Matt Smith Racing Buells ran really good. Last race of the year, no pressure [...]
POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 9) – Hector Arana Jr. has gotten to second in the championship battle by trying to make fast, consistent passes every time down he zooms down the track on his Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle. And he has no intentions of changing now. Arana Jr. heads to the final race of [...]
POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 9) – The 2011 Pro Stock Motorcycle season comes to a close with this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway, but Lucas Oil Buell driver Hector Arana Sr. still has something he wants to accomplish. While son Hector Arana Jr. has won three times this year, Arana Sr. is [...]
POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 9) – Karen Stoffer and her GEICO Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle team plan to celebrate this weekend, no matter the result of the NHRA World Finals. That’s because Stoffer has had a career season on the GEICO bike, winning once and ranking in the top five in points. Though mechanical problems have [...]
In his two years of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racing, LE Tonglet has experienced the thrilling, unexpected ride into prominence with his fantastic 2010 Countdown to the Championship finish and then a confusing conclusion to the 2011 Full Throttle Racing Series. His two round wins at last year’s Automobile Club of Southern California Finals secured [...]
LE Tonglet defeated Steve Johnson in the opening round of Sunday’s Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he couldn’t oust Eddie Krawiec in the Pro Stock Motorcycle quarterfinals. Krawiec went on to win the race and take a 69-point lead into the final Full Throttle race in [...]