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AMDRA National Drag Racing Championships (1973)

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The American Motorcycle Drag Race Association (AMDRA) held the final national event of its 1972 season at Atco Dragway on the 28th and 29th of October. "Cash 'n Awards" were to reach $15,000, $5,300 of it in hard cash. After six years, drag racing two-wheeled style has met the challenge and come of age.
 
Atco $15,000 Championship (1972)

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Johnson's new ET record-holder for Atco - 9.08, which is gassing it pretty good for a damp, coldish track.
 
Atco Drags (1970)

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Third Annual East Coast National Drag Racing Championships -Triumph scores with new national E. T, and speed records over a strong Harley contingent.
 
Bakersfield Drags (1969)

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The Bakersfield Drags.
 
Breaking the Rules Barrier (1980)

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When the sponsor hops, the rulebook stops.
 
Dragfest (1965)

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American team takes a step in the right direction.
 
Gyronaut X-1 (1965)

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Professional speed venture from the "Motor City".
 
Taking It To The Nines (1987)

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Go faster than you ever dreamed, all it takes is money.
 
The 200 MPH Problem (1983)

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Terry Vance Was The First Man To Go 200 mph In The Quarter.  He’s Not Sure He Wants To Do It Again.
 
The National Drags at Lions (1966)

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If it was hot machinery, it was well represented at this weekend of Southern California racing.
 
Worlds Record Mystery Thickens (1956)

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Why the Paris Red Herring? Irrefutable evidence that timing apparatus and timekeepers approved by F.I.M before runs at Bonneville Salt Flats.