RACING NEWS

NRHS is always actively involved in racing, and we run our own Bonneville effort. Here are some racers who use NRHS parts and updates on how they're doing.

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Another record set by an NRHS built engine.  This time the record was broken by Joe Daly with a 1000cc engine.  Joe plans to go even faster this year at Bonneville!!

Steve Slaughter

Heather Mallery

UPDATE: Heather took #2 in the nation in her class.  Way to go !!!!

Who says drag racing is just for the guys!  Heather Mallery will be ready for the strip this year with Christine. the beautiful bike pictured above.  Watch out boys!

Congratulations to Dan Norlin! .

Congrats to Dan Norlin, the 2007 AHDRA National SEP Champion!!! In addition to that he also won the 2007 Las Vegas Shootout,  putting the rest of the field on the trailer for the second time!  In addition he also won the Western AHDRA Hot street classand ET class for 2007. Not a bad year.

 

 Dan's engine was built in the NRHS shop and features a set of NRHS ported cylinder heads as well as other special modifications that give this 82ci motor a whopping 140 horsepower at the back tire. When you're ready to step up to this kind of power, give us a call!

 

Dan Norlin

Dan Norlin of Aurora, CO, races his '98 Buell S1W in the AHDRA Hot Street class. This is a heads-up class for street bikes and it has an 8 lbs per cubic inch rule as well as a 98 cubic inch limit. Dan's engine was built in the NRHS shop and features an NRHS/Axtell engine kit and a set of NRHS prepared STD cylinder heads. His motor was completed on Memorial Day 2004.

Update 8/1/04: Dan won his first race in AHDRA Hot Street at Brainerd, MN,

Clocking both the low E.T. of the meet at 10.327 and the fast speed of the

meet at 132.62. Congratulations Dan, now go get those records!

 

Dan getting ready to win the final

 

In the winner's circle

Update 8/29/04: Dan backs up his Brainerd win with a win at Woodburn!

In the process, he turns the quickest time in the history of the class: a

stunning 10.127! He also broke the class speed records for both

1/8 and 1/4 mile, raising the marks to 108.35 and 132.45 mph.

Congratulations Dan!

Want to know Dan's secret? Here it is: An NRHS/Axtell engine kit coupled with a set of NRHS prepared cylinder heads. This combination makes a mountain of power!

 

 

Jim Higgins

"Fireman Jim" Higgins flies across the Bonneville Salt Flats on his highly modified Buell S2. Jim is a veteran salt flats racer with many world records to his credit. He uses several

NRHS parts and services, including NRHS Stage 3 CNC ported XL1200R heads.

 

Update 9/20/04: At the USFRA World Of Speed Held September 17-20 2004,

Fireman Jim set 2 new records, running a top speed of over 170mph!

Congratulations Jim!

 

Ray German

 

Ray German prepares to take his sidecar equipped Buell Blast on a record setting pass down the Bonneville Salt Flats. Ray set two excellent records at the 2003 USFRA World of Speed Event and exceeded 100mph despite the extra weight and drag of the hack! His Blast is equipped with an XRTT fairing, and he and his father Dick did a fabulous job building the bike and the sidecar, the workmanship is very impressive. His engine was built and tuned in the NRHS shop and features a Buell XB9 cylinder head and an NRHS engine kit. It makes almost double the horsepower of a stock Blast. Great job and congratulations Ray!

 

 

NRHS Bonneville Team

At NRHS, we campaign a couple of our own bikes at Bonneville. Shown left to right: Aaron Wilson (NRHS owner and bike builder/tuner), Jon Kraushaar (NRHS machinist), and Timbo Horton (NRHS rider). The black bike is a 1996 Buell S1 with a 1350cc motor featuring an NRHS/Axtell engine kit and NRHS prepared STD heads. It runs on gasoline only, with no forced induction or other power adders. The orange bike is a Buell S2 with a fire-breathing 1650cc engine on nitrous! It also uses an NRHS/Axtell engine kit and NRHS prepared STD cylinder heads.

Update 9/10/04: At the AMA Speed Trials By Bub held September 6-10, 2004, Timbo piloted our bike to the fastest speed of any American V-Twin, winning us $5,000 in the process. The Speed Channel did a feature on the event and showed the bike at speed (above). Despite horrible salt conditions that prevented us from using the nitrous in the timed mile, Timbo managed to squeeze a top speed of 188.3mph out of the bike!

UPDATE 10/16/04: NRHS Breaks 200mph and Sets THREE World Records at Bonneville World Finals!

At SCTA/BNI's "World Finals" held October 13-16, 2004, NRHS set THREE new records! Riding the S2, Timbo took the 2000cc MPS-PF from 180.116 mph all the way up to 195.988! He also bumped the 1650cc MPS-PF record from 202.989mph up to an astonishing 205.642! The latter gave Timbo entry into the exclusive Bonneville 200mph club. Congratulations Timbo!

Now here's something you won't get with your average Harley powered bike!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timbo gets the T-shirt, hat, and champagne!

Timbo set the third record with this bike, running an impressive 167.056 mph to just nip the old record of 166.590 in 1350cc M-PG. This has long been considered one of the more difficult records at Bonneville and Timbo nailed it on the first pass right off the trailer!

 

 

Susan Wilson, co-owner of NRHS, speeding down the salt at over 160mph on her

own Buell S1. This bike holds the M-PF 1350cc world record at over 167mph. And that's with no fairing, not even the little factory flyscreen!

 

This is our shop mule and pit bike, a 1999 Buell M2 equipped with an

NRHS/Axtell 1250 kit and a set of NRHS prepared XB heads. The bike makes

in excess of 120rwhp on pump gas and is totally streetable. At the 2003 USFRA

"World of Speed", our Australian friend Peter Moltmann piloted this bike into the exclusive USFRA "150 club", clocking a speed of 153.255mph! And that's in street trim, the only special preparation we did was to remove the mirrors!

 

Can your street Harley or Buell do this? Give us a call!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to those who help us in our land speed racing efforts:

Axtell Sales

FrontLine Cycles

American Sport Bike

Baker Drivetrain

BikeNutz/Jim Bantz II