Paul Coates Joins Vance & Hines MX Team for 2012
January 17, 2012 at 5:10 pm | Announcements, Off-Road, Racing | No comment
Vance & Hines is pleased to announce that 17-year-old British racer, Paul Coates will be riding for the Vance & Hines MX Team for the 2012 amateur outdoor season.
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Krawiec Rides Harley-Davidson to NHRA World Championship
November 14, 2011 at 4:04 pm | Drag Racing, Racing | No comment
POMONA, CA (November 13, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec is the 2011 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion. Krawiec clinched the title with a second-round win at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway that eliminated Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr., the only rider in the field with a chance to overtake Krawiec for the championship. Krawiec advanced to the final round and lost to his Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines, who finished the season third in points. (more…)
Krawiec Wins NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Title in Season Finale
November 14, 2011 at 3:23 pm | Drag Racing, Racing | No comment
Courtesy of Cycle News:
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines wins final, but Krawiec wins crown.
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won his second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship with a second round victory in the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals season Finale at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. (more…)
$60,000 Year-End Points Fund for XR1200 Series in 2012
November 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm | Announcements, Racing, XR1200 | No comment
Courtesy of AMA Pro Racing:
AMA Pro Racing is proud to announce the introduction of the XR Showdown, a $60,000 year-end points fund that riders in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will be competing for during the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing season. The XR Showdown, which is supported by Vance & Hines and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, will be offered in addition to the $10,000 purse plus posted contingency available each weekend, meaning that well over $100,000 will be up for grabs over the course of the season.
Krawiec Wins All-Harley Final at Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
October 31, 2011 at 1:16 pm | Drag Racing, Racing | No comment
LAS VEGAS, NV (October 30, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to win the Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Krawiec defeated his Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines in the final. With one event remaining on the season schedule, Krawiec holds a 69-point lead in the Full Throttle NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
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Krawiec Rides Harley-Davidson V-Rod to Finals in Phoenix
October 19, 2011 at 2:00 pm | Drag Racing, Racing | No comment
CHANDLER, AZ (October 16, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec holds the Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing points lead after advancing to the final round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Krawiec lost in the final to Hector Arana Jr., and holds a 10-point lead over Arana Jr. with two events remaining in the Full Throttle NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
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