94:
106:
70:
82:
118:
248:
162:
54:
Motorcycles in the Top Fuel category are fueled by nitro methane and can make nearly 1,500 horsepower. From a standing start they can cover the first 60 feet in less than a second and can reach 200 mph in less than eighth-mile or 660 feet. The current world record is held by Top Fuel
Veteran
93:
105:
58:
Elmer Trett is considered by many to be the greatest motorcycle drag racer ever. Before his death in 1996 at
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Trett recorded a 6.06.
81:
69:
285:
55:
Larry "Spiderman" McBride who covered the quarter-mile in 5.50 seconds at 264 MPH on 21 November 2019 recorded at South
Georgia Motorsports Park.
117:
182:
202:
166:
47:
are recorded. The rider to reach the finish line first is the winner. The best-known form of motorcycle drag racing is the
278:
314:
319:
139:
304:
271:
99:
A heavily modified Suzuki
Hayabusa Turbo at a drag race, completing the 1/4 mile in less than 9 seconds
259:
224:
309:
8:
51:
category, although several other categories exist, including Top Fuel and Pro Street.
43:
mile (0.20 km) long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and
23:
with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a
134:
255:
48:
44:
298:
187:
144:
203:"The Top Fuel Battle in Bradenton - One for the Drag bike Record Books"
20:
149:
19:(also known as "sprints") involves two participants lining up at a
161:
247:
195:
111:A modified Suzuki Hayabusa shortly after starting
296:
87:A two-stroke motorcycle designed for drag racing
279:
254:This Motorcycle racing-related article is a
180:
75:Two BMW S 1000 RR motorbikes at a drag race
286:
272:
297:
174:
242:
222:
183:"Race Watch: Quickest of the Quick"
123:A Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R at the start
13:
14:
331:
205:. CycleDrag.com. 19 November 2013
246:
160:
140:Sportbike motorcycle drag racing
116:
104:
92:
80:
68:
216:
181:Matt Polito (September 2005).
1:
155:
258:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
128:
10:
336:
241:
61:
315:Motorcycle racing by type
320:Motorcycle racing stubs
225:"Racers Remember Trett"
33:mile (0.40 km) or
305:Motorcycle drag racing
167:Motorcycle drag racing
17:Motorcycle drag racing
169:at Wikimedia Commons
267:
266:
165:Media related to
327:
288:
281:
274:
250:
243:
236:
235:
233:
231:
220:
214:
213:
211:
210:
199:
193:
192:
178:
164:
135:Motorcycle sport
120:
108:
96:
84:
72:
42:
41:
37:
32:
31:
27:
335:
334:
330:
329:
328:
326:
325:
324:
295:
294:
293:
292:
240:
239:
229:
227:
223:Korpela, Jack.
221:
217:
208:
206:
201:
200:
196:
179:
175:
158:
131:
124:
121:
112:
109:
100:
97:
88:
85:
76:
73:
64:
39:
35:
34:
29:
25:
24:
12:
11:
5:
333:
323:
322:
317:
312:
307:
291:
290:
283:
276:
268:
265:
264:
251:
238:
237:
215:
194:
172:
171:
157:
154:
153:
152:
147:
142:
137:
130:
127:
126:
125:
122:
115:
113:
110:
103:
101:
98:
91:
89:
86:
79:
77:
74:
67:
63:
60:
49:Pro Stock Bike
45:terminal speed
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
332:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
306:
303:
302:
300:
289:
284:
282:
277:
275:
270:
269:
263:
261:
257:
252:
249:
245:
244:
226:
219:
204:
198:
190:
189:
184:
177:
173:
170:
168:
163:
151:
148:
146:
143:
141:
138:
136:
133:
132:
119:
114:
107:
102:
95:
90:
83:
78:
71:
66:
65:
59:
56:
52:
50:
46:
22:
18:
260:expanding it
253:
228:. Retrieved
218:
207:. Retrieved
197:
186:
176:
159:
57:
53:
16:
15:
310:Drag racing
188:Cycle World
145:Drag racing
299:Categories
230:6 November
209:2015-06-23
156:References
21:dragstrip
150:Top Fuel
129:See also
62:Gallery
38:⁄
28:⁄
256:stub
232:2013
301::
185:.
287:e
280:t
273:v
262:.
234:.
212:.
191:.
40:8
36:1
30:4
26:1
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.