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Drag Racing slap-stick
By mark forsyth on 11/03/2011 17:17:44
How not to launch your Harley
Ten points for staying on. Nil points for damaging the christmas tree...
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Bayliss beats Rossi in Diavel drag race
By Visordown News on 25/06/2012 10:05:44
Legends battle at World Ducati Week
THE long standing rivalry between Valentino Rossi and Troy Bayliss finally happened with the Australian coming out on top - albeit in a drag race on Ducati Diavels.Taking place at World Ducati Week, the Diavel drag race was run in heats, between
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Electric drag-racing record set at Santa Pod
By Visordown News on 20/05/2011 08:32:36
Lots of batteries and electric cables get tangled up at The Pod
Weald Electric Vehicle Technology is claiming a new UK electric motorcycle drag-racing record with their custom built “Drag Racer” project. The prototype motorcycle hit 96.53mph in just 14.12 seconds over Santa Pod’s quarter-mile dragstrip
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Drag racing mishap video
By Tim Skilton on 23/10/2007 15:36:10
Rider flunks start on first ever attempt
YouTube VideoERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.Drag racing...it helps if you cross the start lineWATCH THIS poor chap flunk the start of his first ever drag race at West Coast Motorcycles Challenge
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Caption That: Drag Race
By Visordown News on 25/05/2010 12:41:31
You don't have to be a member to leave a caption on this week's image: have a go!
WELCOME TO VISORDOWN'S weekly caption competition, where you get the chance to slap your best effort on our chosen image.This week we've got a man being dragged on his arse by a motorcycle. What's going on?It's over to you. Get
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Go drag racing ...on your stock road bike
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2010 17:02:24
It’s motorsport in its purest form. Take two vehicles, ¼ mile of straight tarmac, a set of traffic lights and two warring parties. The bullshit stops when the lights turn green…
the strip.You may look at it and think, ‘it’s just a straight line race, where is the fun in that?’ but drag racing is more than a simple race. You try getting everything together to get that perfect launch. It won’t happen. The start could have been better
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2009 V-Max takes on drag car in quarter-mile race
By Visordown News on 06/06/2008 15:16:08
Check out the footage of Yamaha's new 200bhp V-Max in action
FOOTAGE FROM the 2009 Yamaha V-Max launch shows the new 200bhp V-four musclebike anhialating a 2500bhp drag racer.We reckon the car driver's not quite trying as hard as he could...
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BMW S1000RR v 700BHP Corvette - test review
By Visordown News on 19/01/2010 17:47:58
Superbike takes on supercar in airfield drag race
Full UK test and review of the BMW S1000RRCHECK THIS video of BMW's 190bhp S1000RR superbike taking on a 700bhp Corvette supercar.Filmed in Germany at a desolated airfield, the movie shows just how fast a modern superbike can accelerate compared to a seriously quick supercar.Watc...
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US biker nicked at 121mph OVER the limit
By Visordown News on 05/09/2008 08:35:16
Drag racing biker clocked at 176mph during Police pursuit
Rogersville Police Department investigation into drag racing on local public roads. But Web sped away from the cops, clocking 176mph on his 2003 Yamaha during the high-speed pursuit. Police lost Webb during the chase, but he was arrested later when a
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The perfect launch?
By mark forsyth on 06/09/2010 16:54:24
Well, it's pretty close
If you're struggling to understand how this bike finds so much grip, so quickly you've obviously never walked on a drag racing starting line before. It's a bit like being in a shit nightclub where your footwear stays stuck to the carpet.The start
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