Larry “Spiderman” McBride, already the world’s quickest and fastest man on a wheel-driven motorcycle, added to his legend at this weekend’s Virginia NHRA Nationals, clocking a new all-time-fast speed aboard his Trim-Tex sponsored, nitro-burning motorcycle.
During a special exhibition Saturday at Virginia Motorsports Park, McBride’s stormed to a spectacular blast of 268.38 mph, the fastest pass ever on two wheels in drag racing history, shattering the mark of 265.95 he had set last November. McBride went 5.61-seconds on the run – well shy of his incredible 5.50-second world elapsed time record – as part of the two-bike exhibition at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event at his home track.
“To be able to do it here at home was incredible,” said McBride, who resides in Poquoson, Va. “I’ve been treated like a king here. It has been awesome that all the Top Fuel car guys and Funny Car guys who have helped me and all the support that I’ve gotten. The bike got a little bit loose, and I had to pedal it a little bit — you know, just grabbed the rear brake — to get it caught back up, and, boy, really run a good back half. I knew I went awful fast. I didn’t really realize I went 268, but I knew it was really fast.”
Photo courtesy NHRA/National Dragster
McBride’s massive run from Saturday was the talk of the weekend, starting with the tremendous fanfare enjoyed at the track following the record pass. His impressive dash into the record books has also turned into a spectacular hit online, with the run already attracting more than 1.5 million views across NHRA’s social media channels in less than 48 hours. A longtime ambassador for the sport, McBride was thrilled with the accomplishment and the light it was able to shine on the sport.
“It was my honor to be here and to be supporting NHRA because I’m a major drag racing fan, you know, right down to the sportsman…
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