It’s a tradition as old as the class itself. Since it became a professional category in 1987, the Pro
Steve Johnson has been burning the midnight oil preparing a new bike to compete in 2009.
Stock Motorcycle class has begun each season under the warm
Florida sun at the historic Gainesville Raceway. The 2009 Full Throttle
Drag Racing season will be no exception as the 190 mph class prepares
to officially kick off the season at the 40th annual ACDelco NHRA
Gatornationals, March 12-15 in Gainesville, Fla.
Typically the third stop for Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock drivers,
Pro Stock Motorcycle riders spend the entire three month offseason
tuning, testing, and prepping for the historic and revered stop on the
Full Throttle circuit.