In this episode of Vince in Shorts we find Vince, in shorts - at the Hogs Gone Wild Races at Shadyside Dragway in Shelby, North Carolina. Once again Vince was impressed with the hold that grassroots Harley-Davidson bagger drag racing has on the performance motorcycle world.
The June 12–13 event brought racers, crews, fans, vendors, and builders together for a full weekend of heads-up attitude, hard launches, and big-power Harley competition. Shadyside has the right kind of old-school dragstrip feel for an event like this: close to the action, loud in the lanes, and built for the kind of racing where reputation still matters.
Friday night set the tone. Before Saturday’s full race program, the pits came alive with test-and-tune passes, shootout energy, and the kind of trackside gathering that makes Hogs Gone Wild more than just another race date. Racers rolled in, bikes came off the trailers, and the crowd got a taste of what was coming once the lights dropped.
One of the highlights of Friday night was the Burns Stainless Shootout. The belt went to Moonshine Horsepower, who took home the win and added another chapter to the growing history of the Burns Stainless Shootout program. That belt is more than a trophy. It represents the racer who showed up, made the passes, handled the pressure, and earned it in front of the crowd.
For Burns Stainless, supporting events like Hogs Gone Wild is right where we belong. These are not showroom-only motorcycles. These are purpose-built Harley-Davidson baggers being pushed, tuned, tested, and raced by people who take performance seriously. That is the same world our NhB exhaust systems were built for: real horsepower, real use, and real competition.
Saturday carried that momentum into a packed race program featuring classes such as True Street, Hot Street, Gangster Street, Outlaw, Pro Harley, Non-Bagger, Street ET, 5.60, and Pro Fuel. From street-style machines to serious race bikes, Hogs Gone Wild continues to give the Harley performance community a place to settle it on the track.
Congratulations to the Friday night Burns Stainless Shootout winner, and respect to every racer, crew member, and fan who made the Shadyside weekend what it was.
Grassroots racing is alive, loud, and getting faster.
