Las Vegas Harley Drag Racing Team Wins Nationals in Phoenix Las Vegas Harley-Davidson's Team Wins All Harley® Drag Racing Association Tournament Las Vegas Harley-Davidson’s race team, LVHD.com/Racing, an All Harley Drag Racing Association team is the winner of the Screamin' Eagle® Arizona Bike Week Nationals. This April 9 victory in Phoenix, led by seasoned driver Tripp Nobles, is a milestone for this Las Vegas based sponsor.

Las Vegas Harley-Davidson signed drag racer Tripp Nobles for the 2006 season and created www.LVHD.com/Racing. This year marks the 28th season for the All Harley Drag Racing Association. He finished this race almost 12 seconds ahead of the second place driver with a speed of 140.87 mph with a time of 9.399 seconds. Tripp Nobles races the Harley-Davidson V-Rod® Destroyer™ and was 22-1 during the 2005 season.

"Motorcycle drag racing has always been extremely exciting for Harley enthusiasts," said Don Andress, Owner of Las Vegas Harley-Davidson. "It’s a natural fit for Las Vegas Harley-Davidson, Tripp Nobles and the new Harley-Davidson V-Rod Destroyer to join forces, forming www.LVHD.com/Racing. Tripp is a phenomenal racer and we look forward to a record setting season at the finish line.”

Las Vegas Harley-Davidson is the world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealership and is located at 2605 S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on Las Vegas Harley-Davidson, LVHD.COM/Racing, the V-Rod Destroyer or other Harley-Davidson® products, visit lvhd.com. More information about the All Harley Drag Racing Association can be found at www.AHDRA.com

Las Vegas Harley Drag Racing Team Wins Nationals in Texas Las Vegas Harley-Davidson's Team Wins 2nd Consecutive Competition
Las Vegas Harley-Davidson’s race team, LVHD.com/Racing, an All Harley Drag Racing Association team, has won their second consecutive national competition. The April 22 & 23 victory at the Texas Motorplex, with sponsored driver Tripp Nobles, also made this team a #1 qualifier in Texas with the top speed of the weekend.

Nobles raced in 9.471 seconds at a top speed of 140.11 m.p.h. at the Rucker Performance Lone Star Nationals in Texas. Nobles races in the Screamin' Eagle® Destroyer™ catagory.

"We are ecstatic that we signed Tripp Nobles for this season," says Don Andress, Owner of Las Vegas Harley-Davidson. "He was the top qualifier in Texas and had the top speed of the weekend.”

NORLIN, VREELAND, MCCAA DOUBLE UP THEIR WINNINGS.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC, August 15, 2006- Despite the occasional interruptions from mother nature, the Screamin’ Eagle® Performance Parts Race at the Rally on August 6th & 7th came off nicely and left fans craving more of the high powered thrills of All Harley Drag Racing.

Qualifying was delayed for early showers on Sunday, but once the skies cleared and the track was race-ready, the competitors (over 130 of them) took the track seeking the cash prizes totaling over $60,000.

In Screamin’ Eagle® Top Fuel, eight riders showed up to do battle on the 1/8th mile track. 2004 Sturgis event winner, Griz Robinson qualified on the pole with a 4.614 at 157mph in front of a close 4.617 at 159mph from Julian Seaman who was awarded the #2 position.

On race day, Robinson brought fans to the edge of their seats when he charged down the strip just inches from the retaining wall by the time he reached the top end. He slowed his qualifying number to a 5.10 at 114mph while David Bawcom (#8 qualifier) took the upset win with a 4.96 at 148mph to advance to round No. 2.

#2 qualifier, Seaman was also upset in a race decided at the tree against Rick Erdman. Erdman got out with a .059 for a 5.13 at 142mph score while Seaman managed only a .136 at the tree followed by a quicker 5.12 at 148mph; but Erdman’s quicker reaction was good enough for the hole shot win to advance.

Erdman was riding on a Doc Harley-Davidson sponsored ride in Sturgis and Doc, himself was also in the field. Steve “Doc” Hopkins joined teammate; Erdman in the 2nd round after his opponent, Leo Hess was unable to get down the track in the opening round against Hopkins who scored a 4.68 at 132mph.

In the final pairing of the opening round, Mark Blackmer (#3 qualifier) got by Canadian Ken Kent with a 4.85 at 156mph to a 4.89 at 133mph from Kent.

Blackmer ended his day in round two when he broke while his round No. 2 opponent, Erdman advanced to the semis with a 4.85 at 146mph.

Erdman’s teammate, Hopkins also advanced to the semis when he scored the hole shot on David Bawcom. Hopkins landed a .122 at the tree (4.90 at 126mph) over Bawcom’s slower .230 reaction and 4.81 at 153mph pass.

With the Erdman and Hopkins final round pairing, a win for Doc’s Harley-Davidson was inevitable. Erdman secured the winning spot after Hopkins had to shut it off in the water box. Erdman took the single pass with a 4.88 at 149mph for the win.

In JIMS Pro Fuel, Julian Seaman and Mark Blackmer, both doing double-duty in Fuel categories in Sturgis were the only two contenders for the Pro Fuel prize. Blackmer was the #1 qualifier with a 4.69-160mph pass, the only lap he made on qualifying day, while Seaman’s best qualifying shot was a 4.88 at 151mph.

When the two paired in the elimination final, Blackmer was out of the contest early when he drew the red light foul on a 4.69 at 161mph pass and Seaman took the win with a 4.95 at 148mph.

In Kresto Pro Drag, defending his title from 2005, Greg Byrnes jumped in front of the pack early with a 5.01 at 140mph in qualifying for the No. 1 position in front of Will Simplot who scored a 5.49 at 124mph for the No. 2 position. Kersten Heiling and Howard Wiggins rounded out the 3rd and 4th spots in the 4-bike field.

On race day, Byrnes and Simplot both advanced to meet in the finals. Byrnes had the early advantage with a .133 reaction time followed by a 5.33 at 114mph, but Simplot made up the difference despite his .358 start with a faster 5.07 at 140mph lap for the win.

Dennis Cunningham grabbed the No. 1 spot in S & S Pro Gas competition with a 5.39 at 124mph best lap. Matt Spencer was 2nd with a 5.68 at 126mph.

The #1 and #2 qualifiers advanced through the field to meet in the finals. Spencer was much quicker at the tree (.064) but Cunningham made up the difference on his .382 start with an 5.39 at 123mph to the 5.86 at 121mph from Spencer. Cunningham was in the 2005 Sturgis final and finished 2nd but this time he grabbed the win.

Billy Joe Bowman was uncontested in the Samson Pro Modified category. His best qualifying lap was a 6.34 at 109mph and on his single lap on race day he clocked a 6.53 at 106mph for the top prize.

In G-Squared Street Pro, three contestants made up the field in Sturgis. Robbie McCaa was the top qualifier after three rounds on Sunday with a 5.99 at 117mph best pass. Verl “Smitty” Smith was 2nd with a 6.22 at 116mph and Liz Davis rounded out the trio with a 6.56 at 109mph.

McCaa was awarded the bye to the finals while Smith defeated Davis to get there. In the final, McCaa had the advantage from the start with a .059 reaction and a 6.45 at 110mph for the win against Smith’s .234, 6.59 at 113mph.

Robbie McCaa found Sturgis to be even sweeter when he took a 2nd win, this time in the S & S 124 Challenge class. He faced off with bike builder, Kendall Johnson for the title. Johnson was quicker at the tree (.032) but McCaa had the horsepower to close the margin with a .048, 6.42 at 109mph winning pass to Johnson’s 7.00 at 109mph.

Rich Vreeland was lucky enough to get a pair of wins himself in Sturgis. Vreeland qualified No. 1 in Screamin’ Eagle® V-Rod® racing with a 6.99 at 101mph before his eventual meeting with Larry Fore in the finals. Vreeland drew the hole shot win on Fore with a .063 light and a 7.20 at 99mph score to a .140, 7.14 at 102mph from Fore.

Vreeland’s 2nd win came in the S & S Super Sport category. Qualified at #4 Vreeland took out Jon Nelson in the opening round when Nelson red-lit. In the semi’s Vreeland got by the No. 1 qualifier, Dave Wells with a 6.92 against the 6.70 index that was adjusted for 1/8th mile racing. Wells lost with a 6.67. In the finals, Vreeland met No. 2 qualifier, Steve Rodgers and scored the win with a 6.88 to Rodger’s 7.02.

In Drag Masters Hot Street Racing, Dan Norlin (No. 1 qualifier) took the win in the heads up category with a 6.92 at 102mph against a troubled 11.58 at 48mph run from Jody Davis, the No. 2 qualifier.

Norlin also made his way to the final in the SEP category that ran against a 7.50 index in Sturgis. Norlin met Dan Klann in that final and captured the double Sturgis win with a 7.53 to a 7.66 from Klann.

Klann later took on Tripp Nobles in the Rucker Performance Super Gas category final that competed with a 6.40 set index. Klann came out on top in this final with a 6.49 to a under the number-6.38 from Nobles.

Nobles was able to get a victory of his own later in the Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer category. Nobles qualified No. 2 in the heads up class with a 6.16 at 112mph, while Gene Thomason grabbed the top qualifier spot with a 6.12 at 112mph.

Nobles and Thomason met in the final that brought forth one of the closest side-by-side matches of the event. Nobles was off the line with a .112 light to a .166 reaction from Thomason. At the eighth mile mark, it was a 6.165 at 111.63 that got Nobles the win light against a near identical, 6.168 at 111.67 from Thomason.

Dan Brummet was on the mark from the start in Performance Corner Super Eliminator action. Competing against a 7.10 index, Brummet was the No. 1 qualifier with a 7.11 in the field made up of 13 entries.

Brummet advanced through the ladder on race day to meet Steve Dennis, the No. 6 qualifier in the final. Brummet got the win with a nice .007 light and a 7.27 against a 7.22 (.089 reaction) from Dennis.

Rounding out the action in Sturgis was the Syn3 ET class that drew just over 40 competitors. Rick Arnold captured that win with a 9.01 against his 8.80 dial-in over a 9.52 on a 9.45 dial in from his opponent, Chase Ingles.

Following the Sturgis non-points event, AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Series headed off for a national point’s race in Bristol, TN on August 12th and 13th. The championship series is then off to Woodburn Dragstrip (Woodburn, OR) on August 26th and 27th; Virginia Motorsports Park (Richmond, VA) on September 23rd and 24th and then to Rockingham Dragway (Rockingham, NC) on October 14th and 15th before the big finale on November 11th and 12th at The Strip in Las Vegas, NV.