NHRA: Hines and Krawiec Qualify For Houston Eliminations

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Harley-Davidson Press Release: Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines riders Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines continued advancement of the team’s new Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycles, as both riders qualified for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway, the third Pro Stock Motorcycle event in the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Hines, [...]

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NHRA: Krawiec Rides V-Rod to Charlotte Four-Wide Final

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Harley-Davidson Press Release: Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec raced from the final qualifying spot to the final round of the Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals fueled by Full Throttle to finish second overall in the event at zMAX Raceway. Krawiec, the defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, saw his weekend get [...]

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NHRA: Gaternationals Pro Stock Motorcycle – HD Report

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Harley Davidson Press Release: The Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing team successfully debuted its new V-Rod motorcycles at the 44th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway. Aboard V-Rod motorcycles painted to celebrate the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary, riders Ed Krawiec and Andrew Hines qualified for Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations, and each rider won in [...]

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NHRA: H-D Screamin’ Eagle Team Geared Up For Gainsville

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Harley Davidson Press Release: The defending national champion Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing team will open a season celebrating the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary at the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, Fla., March 14-17. The event is the first for Pro Stock Motorcycles on the [...]

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H-D Expands NHRA Series Classes

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Harley-Davidson Press Release: Harley-Davidson Motor Company is pleased to announce that it has worked with NHRA to include the popular nitro-methane burning Pro Dragster class in the newly formed NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series. Pro Dragster joins the previously announced classes that will compete at all 10 rounds of the series:  Top Fuel, Pro Gas, [...]

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H-D Museum Exhibit to Highlight Racing History

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Harley Davidson Press Release: Harley-Davidson has a rich history in motorcycle racing and on Friday, February 22, some of today’s top motorcycle racers will be at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Untold Stories: Built for Speed: The History & Evolution of Harley-Davidson Racing will explore the company’s involvement in the sport, both past and present, from company [...]

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NHRA: Hines Wins At Pomona

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Harley Davidson Press Release: The Harley-Davidson/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing team wrapped up a historic season by earning a win and a championship at the 48th NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Team rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to his sixth win of the season, defeating his teammate, Ed Krawiec, [...]

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CW Evaluation: Hogslayer: The Unapproachable Legend DVD T.C., John G. and a twin-engined Norton take on the world.

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T.C. Christenson first made Kenosha, Wisconsin (and international), headlines by setting off a chemistry-set bomb in front of the Kenosha P.D. that made a bit more of an impact than he’d intended. Later, T.C. turned his considerable talent for manufacturing excitement to racing motorcycles around town, where he met John Gregory, a laid-off-and-on-again American Motors [...]

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Hogslayer Documentary in the Works

“Hogslayer” is the story of one of the most successful drag racing bikes of all time–the dual-Norton Top Fuel dragster campaigned by TC Christenson and John Gregory in the 1970s (a bike inspired by the Boris Murray twin-engined Triumph profiled in the October, 2010, issue of CW).  The Kenosha, Wisconsin-based nitro-gargling Hogslayer dominated drag racing [...]

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