PennGrade1 AMRA Cajun Nitro Nationals No Problem Raceway , Belle Rose , Louisiana
April 5 - 7 , 2024
The PennGrade1 AMRA American Motorcycle Racing Association kicked off its 2024 season of Harley-Davidson drag racing at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose , Louisiana , with the Cajun Nitro Nationals on April 5-7 .
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The Cajun Nitro Nationals initiated a new era for AMRA Top Fuel , featuring 16 bike race-day ladders , thanks to the generous support of Dove Fuels and Nitro Harley legend Johnny Mancuso ’ s Circle M Ranch . California ’ s Tim Kerrigan and tuner Steve Vickers posted a strong 6.43 at 212 mph to lead the first qualifying round . Two-time and defending champ Ryan Peery started off qualifying spinning in his own puked oil after accidently double oiling . The second round looked pretty similar , as Peery missed the clutch tune-up . But round three was just right as Peery ’ s bike thundered to number one qualifier with a 6.39 at 212 . Peery had the first-round bye on raceday , which was a tough round for him and many - including local hero Randal Andras , Jay Turner , AMRA ’ s own John “ JT ” Toth , Michael Balch and Finland ’ s Juha “ Sushi ” Hintukainen . Peery pulled it together to beat Spevco ’ s Tii Tharpe in round two .
Jimmy “ Mac ” McMillan was gifted a Kerrigan red light and Rickey “ Sharkey ” House advanced past Jordan Peterson . This was McMillan ’ s first race since running off the end of the North Florida track last spring , into the creek
Ricky " Sharkey " House - Top Fuel Class Winner www . AMDmag . com and trees that reside there . McMillan rode his Bad Apple Racing teammate Frank Capone ’ s bike and was strong on his very first hit with a 6.66 . On race-day , McMillan broke the beam with a hurt motor in the semis to move into the final where he faced Rickey “ Sharkey ” House . Whether House noticed McMillan ’ s issues or not , his reaction time slowed considerably from the . 011 he nailed in the semis . “ I got the advantage on the tree (. 041 to . 069 ), but Sharkey was gaining with every second and we made it about 800 feet before we ran out of steam
and he powered by ,” noted McMillan . “ I ’ d like to thank Dugan , Pam , and everybody that worked on the bike this weekend ,” said House . “ Thanks to Javelina H-D and OTR .” House only had to drive from Texas to get his Top Fuel win , but Nitro Funnybike rider Tadashi “ Reggie ” Saitou came all the way from Japan . He made the most of the trip , qualifying number one with a 7.07 at 197 and taking the win against Jason Leeper in the final despite granting Leeper a big chunk of time at the tree . Don “ D . J .” Johnson disciple Saitou got
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