Kirby Apathy

In Pro Dragster, Johnny Vickers started number one, but he lost to number-two qualifier Kirby Apathy in the final.

With now 11 national and world championships to his name, McBride is the John Force of nitro bike racing. He led all three rounds of qualifying, starting with a 5.929 at 239.23-mph pass, then improved to 5.901 at 226.73 and finished on top of an eight-bike field with a 5.834 at 237.71 mph. Second in qualifying was North Carolina rider Tommy Grimes with a 6.250 at 236.26 and third was Per Bengtsson from Sweden on “The Beast” with a 6.394 at 212.73 pass.

Per Bengtsson