Austin Stidham Motorcycle World Champion
Austin Stidham proved to be the best of the best as he won the motorcycle class at the IHRA SuperSeries World Finals at Alabama International Dragway.
All the champions earned prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies, commemorative big checks, an IHRA Gold Card, and a championship ring and jacket.
Ohio racer Austin Stidham broke the two-year stranglehold by Tennessee riders for the Motorcycle title. Stidham was quick at the tree for a .006 to .028 advantage over Nashville’s Drew McLain. Stidham’s winning package included a 5.721-second pass at 122.21 mph. McLain went 6.861 seconds at 97.31 mph.
While the track surface was super smooth, it was a rough beginning for Stidham, who hurt the motor on his bike Thursday. He was racing on a bike borrowed from his father to take home the $10,000 winner’s check.
“The weekend did not start out well. I didn’t get things figured out until this morning,” Stidham said. “Yesterday was a completely different day, but today everything fell into place.”
Congratulations to all the new IHRA SuperSeries World Champions. Look for features about the new champions and runners-up on IHRA.com and on our social media pages over the coming weeks.
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