ATLANTA (May 3) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. has been plenty fast in the two NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle races of 2012, but he doesn’t have much to show for it – yet. The past Full Throttle Drag Racing Series champion hopes to change that in this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. “I’m really happy with the way things are going right now,” Arana Sr. said. “The... 

ATLANTA (May 2) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. carries a lot of confidence into this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Arana Jr. qualified No. 2 in last week’s Pro Stock Motorcycle race in Houston and later posted the best pass of the meet in the semifinals of eliminations. Arana Jr. raced on to the finals, and although he lost when Andrew Hines had a perfect .000-second reaction time,... 

  HOUSTON (April 23) – Hector Arana Sr. is heading to this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries in as close to a state of Zen as a Pro Stock Motorcycle rider gets. For Arana, the season opener in Gainesville was a rushed affair all the way around. But after a seven-long break between races, his Lucas Oil Buell is in tip-top shape and, for once, he didn’t have to kill himself... 

HOUSTON (April 23) – Karen Stoffer and the GEICO Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle team are keeping an eye on this weekend’s weather forecast for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway. Stoffer and the team are hoping for hot weather conditions in Southeast Texas this weekend because high temperatures and humidity have a balancing effect on the Pro Stock classes. “Houston has been a good track for us... 

  HOUSTON (April 23) – If there is one thing Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. learned during the seven weeks since the last NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle races is that he doesn’t make a very good drag racing spectator. “It seems like last year since we’ve raced,” Arana said. “I went out to watch the national event in Las Vegas (which didn’t feature bikes) but being there just made me want to race that... 

The Fridays before MIROCK events at MIR in 2012 will now be an “OPEN” test session from 9am-5pm with no limit on entries anymore. The cost is $100 per bike (not per rider). You will not need to sign up or pay in advance or RSVP anymore for these Fridays. You can simply just show up and pay your $100 at the track on that Friday to test. This will make things easier on the MIROCK racers traveling for the events. Also there will be no more... 

  (April 12, 2012) Shinko Tires has renewed their contingency sponsorship in the MIROCK Superbike Series, and their tires are distributed by WPS (www.wps-inc.com). Shinko Tires has posted $6,000 in the 2012 contingency program, which is a considerable increase over last season. Shinko tires will also have a display and will be selling Shinko tires on the vendor midway at all MIROCK events. So make Shinko your tire choice and earn extra cash. Here... 

  (April 11, 2012) MTC Engineering has posted $6,000 in the 2012 MIROCK Contingency Program. MTC Engineering has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2008, and is proud to be able to keep giving back to their racers with the contingency program. When it comes to putting that big horsepower to the rear tire make MTC Engineering your choice for clutch components and earn extra cash while doing so. Here are the details: MTC... 

  (April 5, 2012) McIntosh Machine & Fabrication has posted $16,200 in the 2012 MIROCK Contingency Program. McIntosh Machine & Fabrication has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2008, and has quadrupled their postings for the 2012 season. So make McIntosh your choice for high quality motorcycle components, and earn extra cash back while doing so. Here are the details: McIntosh Machine & Fabrication will be... 

  (April 4, 2012) CP-Carrillo has renewed  their sponsorship for the second year in a row in the MIROCK Superbike Series contingency program, and has posted $4,000 in payouts. So make CP Pistons your choice for high performance pistons and make extra cash at the drag strip for doing so.  Here are the details: CP-Carrillo has upped their payouts to $100 to win and $25 to runner-up in Pro Mod, Pro Street, Real Street, and Top Sportsman to all...