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Motorcycle drag racing (also known as "sprints") involves two participants lining up at a dragstrip with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a mile (0.40 km) or mile (0.20 km) long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are recorded.
5 Μαρ 2016 · Throughout the 1950s, racers ran motorcycles from all of the manufacturers, Harley Davidson, Triumph, Vincent, even Royal Enfield, but the companies themselves weren’t interested. Flat track and road racing were full of factory equipment, but drag racing was amateur all the way.
The history of automobiles and motorcycles being used for drag racing is nearly as long as the history of motorized vehicles themselves, and has taken the form of both illegal street racing and as a regulated motorsport.
2 Σεπ 2015 · From those humble beginnings to modern times, when a modern Top Fueler can go 0-1000 feet in a tick over three seconds at speeds topping 330mph, we present a brief history of drag racing, hitting important milestones along the never-ending quest for the perfect pass.
The early motorcycle drag racing subculture was a sport of—and for—outsiders. If drag racers were second-class citizens, motorcycle drag racers came in a distant third.
21 Αυγ 2019 · After five years, “Quarter Milestones” A History of Motorcycle Drag Racing” is now available. And to all those who have seen it, it is a remarkable film. Boris Murray was the first American to mount a fairing on a drag bike.
Drag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines got better and drivers got braver, speeds began topping 100mph. But it wasn’t until after World War...
