All Entries in the "Speedway" Category
Happy Days are Here Again!
Industry Racing Industry Hills Expo Center By Howie Zechner CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, MAY 24, 2013 Back by popular demand, motorcycle racing in the San Gabriel Valley returns to the Industry Hills Expo Center on May 29, when those crazy lightweight, high-horsepower speedway machines take to the Grand Arena. What, hold on – you don’t [...]
Master of the Gate Perfect at Costa Mesa Speedway
Harley Night at Costa Mesa Speedway Orange County Fairgrounds Story by Elaine Jones Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com COSTA MESA, CA, MAY 18, 2013 It was Harley Night, sponsored by MK Products, at Costa Mesa Speedway, and they were out in force to do battle on the Bullring with their very expensive machines. The grandstands were [...]
Southern California’s Larsen Wins Scratch Main at Fast Fridays
Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway Gold Country Fairgrounds Story and Photos by Michael Kirby AUBURN, CA, MAY 17, 2013 A small contingent of Southern California speedway racers rolled into Auburn and the Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway track at the Gold Country Fairgrounds on Friday night in hopes of showing the boys up north just how it’s [...]
Burmeister, Ruml Capture Pirate Wins
Rider Remembrance Night at Pirate Speedway National Orange Show Fairgrounds Story Torch Redlew Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAY 3, 2013 “A Night of Remembrance” was the theme at Pirate Speedway on Friday night, May 3. Many riders and fans saluted those in the speedway community whose lives had been cut too short [...]
Signature Hancock: A Pain in the Neck. And Head. And Shoulders…
FIM Speedway World Championships By Greg Hancock Photos by Jarek Pabjian/jarek.pabjian@wp.pl EUROPE, MAY 16, 2013 Hey, Race Fans – It’s been a crazy time but a quiet one as well. The Polish and Swedish seasons have kicked in in a big way now, so it’s wide open, as we say. My Polish team, Polonia Bydgoszcz, [...]
Mother Nature Dominates First-Round Qualifier as Larsen Hits the Comeback Trail
U.S. National Championship Series Qualifier 1: Big Time Speedway By Scott Read Photo by Michael Kirby RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, MAY 17, 2013 On a morning when the United States speedway motorcycle racing community was looking forward to perusing the results of last night’s first-round qualifier for the U.S. National Championship Series, there was only one [...]
Snapshots and Results from Pirate Speedway
Pirate Speedway National Orange Show Fairgrounds Results by Scott “The Torch” Read Photos and Captions by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com SAN BERNARDINO, CA, APR. 29, 2013 Billy “The Bullet” Hamill topped the Division One results on April 29 at Pirate Speedway. Here are some photographic highlights of the event, followed by the evening’s results… Pirate Speedway at [...]
Battle of the Billys at Costa Mesa Speedway
Costa Mesa Speedway Orange County Fairgrounds Story by Elaine Jones Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com COSTA MESA, CA, MAY 11, 2013 It was opening night at Costa Mesa Speedway, and the riders turned out to make it a full, full program of racing, as International Speedway Inc. celebrated the 45th year of speedway racing on the [...]
Fast Fridays Opens 2013 Season
Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway Gold Country Fairgrounds Story and Photos by Michael Kirby AUBURN, CA, MAY 10, 2013 If Friday night was any indication of the exciting motorcycle racing season Fast Fridays is presenting, then Northern California speedway fans are in for a wild ride! Fast Fridays opened the 2013 season this past Friday night [...]
Janniro Captures Jack Milne Cup at Costa Mesa Speedway!
Jack Milne Cup at Costa Mesa Speedway Orange County Fairgrounds Story by Elaine Jones Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com COSTA MESA, CA, APR. 27, 2013 For the 45th year, the Orange County Fairgrounds was the stage for a celebration of this venue as the birthplace of Speedway racing in the United States. Jack Milne, the first [...]
Race-a-Mania at Industry!
Industry Racing Awards Banquet: Grand Arena at Industry Hills Expo Center Story and Photos by Howie Zechner CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, APR. 7, 2013 Practice, sound tests, lunch, points payout, and an awards ceremony was the plan. Industry Racing’s first speedway event of the new year had a lot of moving pieces. The staff had [...]
Ruml Dominates Winter Finale with Scratch and Handicap Victories!
Pirate Speedway Winter Series Round 4: Pirate Speedway at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds Story by Scott “The Torch” Read Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAR. 30, 2013 Pirate Speedway saw the curtain fall on the Winter Series, and anticipation is growing for the regular season opener, which is slated for April 19. [...]
Signature Hancock: Back in the Saddle Again
FIM Speedway World Championships Round 1: Western Springs By Greg Hancock Photos by Jarek Pabjian/jarek.pabjian@wp.pl AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, MAR. 23, 2013 Hey, Everyone – Here we are, back in business again and lovin’ it! The winter was a short one, but with all this crazy European weather, it is now starting to feel extremely long. [...]
2013 National Championship Qualifiers Update
National Championship Qualifier Series By Brad Oxley/International Speedway Inc. CA, MAR. 28, 2013 America’s premier Speedway Motorcycle racing venues are proud to announce the co-promotion of the National Championship Qualifier Series. In a renewed spirit of cooperation, the four rounds of qualifiers are intended to provide competitors with a path to earn a coveted place [...]
Vikings Top Aces at Pirate Raceway
British Style Team Speedway Pirate Speedway Story by Steve Evans Photos by Jim Thorn/BackItInPhotos.com SAN BERNARDINO, CA, MAR. 16, 2013 Once more, British racing invaded the USA on another gloriously hot spring day in Southern California. A total of three team events were held, and the 46-race program was completed in just under 3 ½ [...]
2013 Speedway National Championship Qualifiers
2013 Speedway National Championship Qualifiers Courtesy of Howie Zechner, Industry Hills Press Officer CA, MAR. 20, 2013 The National Championship Qualifiers return to Speedway this season with a four-event series. International Speedway, Industry Racing, Pirate Speedway and Big Time Speedway all have confirmed dates on their 2013 calendar for these important races. When these races [...]
