RACING WITH MIKE BELAND

RACING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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2024

Entered the 6.75 @ 200 MPH zone on a Top Fuel motorcycle
First Top Fuel bike to run MAXX ECU technology integration

2022

Set record as the world’s fastest M8 platform motorcycle (“Meth Beth”)
8.07 @ 179 MPH pass

2021

Competed in 2 HGW events, winning both in Pro Street
Campaign on a rapid-build nitrous motorcycle running consistent 8.80s

2020

HGW Pro Street Champion
World’s fastest bagger at the time: 8.07 @ 179 MPH

2019

Built and raced a custom drag racing bagger, winning championship title
Acquired two Top Fuel motorcycles and formed a dedicated race team

2018

Competed in NHRA Top Fuel (3 events)

2017

Finished 10th in NHRA Top Fuel standings

2016

AMRA Top Fuel Champion
National event winner — Bowling Green, Kentucky (AMRA)

2015

NHRA National Event Winner — Top Fuel, Sonoma
Earned NHRA Top Fuel License (West Coast)
Earned IHRA Top Fuel License (East Coast)

2014

Graduated 1st in class from Hawaya Racing Pro Fuel School (October)
AMRA race debut: qualified 7th of 14 on leased school bike (event rained out)

2006–2014

Competed in bracket racing at Palm Beach International Raceway

2000–2005

GNC Dirt Track National Expert
Multiple main event appearances on 883 Harley-Davidson platforms

1997–1999

Local Dirt Track Multi-Class Champion

1996

NHRA Bracket Finals competitor

1993–1995

Super Comp Motorcycle competitor at New England Dragway
Consistently finished Top 10 each season

MIKE BELAND RIDER BIO

Born in Western Massachusetts and raised rural, Mike graduated high school in 1986 and entered Marine Corps basic training just two weeks later. He served six years worldwide before being honorably discharged, then worked at a Chevrolet dealership and with the Teamsters Union repairing heavy trucks. In 1996, he founded A1 Cycles, which has remained in continuous operation for 30 years.

Through his career, Mike has built award-winning show bikes, been featured on five national magazine covers, completed six Speed Channel pilots, and appeared on Pinks, Pinks All Out, and as on-air talent for Pass Time and Pinks All Out 2016. He has also been featured in National Geographic and Travel Channel documentaries and currently resides in Mooresville, North Carolina, the heart of professional racing.