Tracy Kile

Name: Tracy Kile

Born: May 18, 1962 

Hometown: Hatfield, PA 

Current city: Asheville, NC 

Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Top Fuel Harley 

Best ET: 6.25 

Best: MPH: 230

Tracy has been Racing Nitro Harleys for 24 years and originally being from Hatfield, PA he began his Nitro Harley journey at Atco Dragway in Atco NJ in 2000. Tracy holds the 2022 AHDRA Top Fuel Harley Championship along with currently holding the AHDRA 1/8th mile Top Fuel Harley ET record at 4.07 seconds. Tracy participated in the AHDRA events and select AMRA events throughout 2023 season, in addition to several Match races promoting the sport of motorcycle Drag Racing. He finished 2023 2nd in national points in Top Fuel Harley with AHDRA. 

Tracy has lived in Asheville NC since 2006 and is the owner of Fairview Tavern, which is considered the best Nitro Harley bar in the nation, along with being awarded the Best Philly Cheesesteak in Asheville at the Asheville Philly Fight competition. 

Tracy has his eye on achieving the Top Fuel Harley Championship in 2024 as he leads the Bad Apple Racing team to victory in all classes.

Tracy's Ride

Chassis: Named “Frankenstein” has a chassis built by the late Don “DJ” Johnson of American Cycle. 

Wheelbase: 93 inch 

Engine: 191 ci Romine 

Transmission: 2 speed Lenco 

Ignition: MSD 

Rear Tire: 14 in. Mickey Thompson 

Clutch: 2 Stage Lock-up

Crew Chief: Rocky Jackson

Crew: Any hands available

Name: Jimmy McMillan 

Born: January 12, 1976 

Hometown: Bamberg, SC 

Current city: Deland, Fl 

Race Team: McMillan Motorsports / Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Top Fuel Harley 

Best ET: 6.46 

Best: MPH: 219

Jimmy began his journey in Top Fuel Harley in 2021 where he had 2 final round appearances during the 2021 AHDRA season. Jimmy also received the 2021 AHDRA Rookie of the Year. In 2022 he had 2 back-to-back wins and finished the AHDRA 2022 season with the Number 2 plate. 

Jimmy is a Technical Trainer for Harley Davidson Motor Company, so he commutes to Milwaukee on a regular basis to teach Harley Davidson Dealer mechanics the proper techniques for better performance of all Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Jimmy was unable to participate in the 2023 season because of a mechanical failure on his Top Fuel Harley resulting in an unfortunate crash at the end of a track at the AHDRA Spring Nationals season opener. Jimmy has since healed, and his bike has been rebuilt and he is looking forward to being a force to be reckoned with throughout the 2024 racing season with his eye on a championship.

Jimmy's Ride

Chassis: Built by the late Don “DJ” Johnson of American Cycle 

Wheelbase: 93 inch 

Engine: 175 ci Overkill 

Transmission: 2 speed Lenco 

Ignition: MSD 

Rear Tire: 14 in. Mickey Thompson 

Clutch: 2 Stage Lock-up 

Crew Chief: Michael Hopkins

Crew: Stacey Kelso, Jason Michael

Name: Cameron Gunter

Born: December 16, 1975 

Hometown: Marshall, NC 

Current city: Marshall, NC 

Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Nitro Funny Bike 

Best ET: 6.83 

Best: MPH: 203

Cameron began his Nitro Funny Bike career at the North Florida Motorplex at the beginning of the 2023 racing season. Prior to this event he had no previous experience on the drag strip. He began with single pass testing and over time moved on through the 2023 AHDRA season to enter 4 events in the Nitro Funny Bike Class attaining the Number 1 qualifier in 2 of those events. Cameron ended his first season of 

drag racing number 2 in national points with AHDRA. He goes into the 2024 season with his eyes set on the AMRA National Championship and plans to attend all the AMRA scheduled events.

Cameron's Ride

Chassis: Built on a Weekend Chassis 

Wheelbase: 87 inch 

Engine: 150 ci Derringer 

Transmission: High gear jack shaft (no transmission) 

Ignition: MSD 

Rear Tire: 13 in. Mickey Thompson 

Clutch: 2 Stage Lock-up 

Crew Chief: Tracy Kile

Crew: Brady McKelvin, Scott Peek

Name: Tadashi “Reggie” Saitou

Born: November 30th, 1973 

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan 

Current city: Tokyo, Japan 

Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Nitro Funny Bike 

Best ET: 6.84 

Best: MPH: 215

Reggie began his Drag Racing career in 2005 with Maids Motorcycles in Tokyo Japan as the mechanic and the owner. He founded the V-Twin Drag Association a Harley Davidson only drag racing organization in Japan in 2012. Reggie then moved on to race support for Tak Shigematu here in the United States in 2015 and 2016. He purchased his first Nitro Harley, a Nitro Funny Bike in November 2016 and participated in several Harley Davidson Drag Racing events with the late Don “DJ” Johnson from American Cycle. Reggie’s first win came while participating in the AMRA Summer Nationals in June 2021. 

Reggie has since joined Bad Apple Racing as one of our riders in the Nitro Funny Bike Class and looks forward to traveling to the United States to participate in our 2024 season schedule of events.

Reggie's Ride

Chassis: Built by the late Don “DJ” Johnson of American Cycle.

Wheelbase: 87 inch 

Engine: 150 ci 

Transmission: High gear jack shaft (no transmission) 

Ignition: MSD 

Rear Tire: 13 in. Good Year 

Clutch: 2 Stage Lock-up

Crew Chief: Jimmy McMillan/Tracy Kile 

Name: Mary Dangrow

Born: May 5, 1964 

Hometown: Fredonia, PA 

Current city: Asheville, NC 

Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Pro Fuel Nitro Harley 

Best ET: 7.32 

Best: MPH: 182

Mary began her drag racing career in 2000 riding 4-cylinder Kawasaki and Suzuki motorcycles in the AMA/Prostar sanction. After a 12-year hiatus she returned to drag racing in 2022 with her carbureted Pro Fuel Harley. Mary entered 2 races at the end of the 2022 season winning the AMRA/AHDRA World Finals in Rockingham, NC. 

2023 was the first full season where Mary entered 5 AMRA National events, and 5 AHDRA National events. Out of these National events Mary won 3, was runner up in 3, and went to the semi’s in 2 ending her first year on a Nitro Harley with the Number 2 National Points plate with AHDRA and the number 3 National Points plate with AMRA. In addition to the National events Mary also participated in 2 Match Races promoting Nitro Harley Drag racing. 

Mary is  currently in remission from a 2 year battle with squamous cell skin cancer which had metastasizing to her lymph nodes.  Mary wants everyone to realize the devastating effect skin cancer can have on the body and the  importance of early detection and sun screen protection. With the 2024 season ahead she plans to race the entire AMRA National event schedule along with possible match races promoting the sport of Nitro Harley drag racing and the importance of protection and early detection to avoid skin cancer.   She is solidly able to attain the 2024 National Championship in the Nitro Pro Fuel Class and her eyes are set on that prize.

Mary's Ride 

Chassis: “Baby Frankenstein” is built on a Pete Brown Chassis 

Wheelbase: 84 inch 

Engine: 121 ci Derringer 

Transmission: High gear jack shaft (no transmission) 

Ignition: Maxx ECU 

Rear Tire: 11 in. Mickey Thompson 

Clutch: 2 Stage Lock-up

Crew Chief: Tracy Kile

Crew: Randy and Brenda Jackson

Name: Matthew Pier

Born: June 25, 2015 

Hometown: Telford, Pa 

Current city: Telford, Pa 

Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley 

Class: Junior Drag Bike 

Best ET: 

Best: MPH: 52.47

Matthew, better known as the “mini” Bad Apple began his life on 2 wheels when he was 2 on a PW50 dirt bike. His interest in drag racing grew as he came to events and watched his Uncle Tracy (Tracy Kile) race his Top Fuel Harley. 

Matthew began his drag racing career riding his SSR70 at his first National event in Rising Sun, Maryland with AHDRA at the Cecil County Dragway in 2022. After that event the hook was set.  Matthew continued into the 2023 season riding his SSR70 at RMC Raceway in Oley, Pa. and has come a long way in less than 2 years. In August he graduated from his SSR70 to a mini custom built drag bike. Matthew did some testing on the new bike with his dad Anthony Pier and his Uncle Tracy before taking it to the track at RMC Raceway and select AHDRA events. In 2023 Matthew ended his first full season at RMC Raceway fourth (4th) in points in the Junior Youth class and seventh (7th) in points in the Junior ET class. Matthew’s fire for going fast has been ignited and will push him through the 2024 racing season. He is Bad Apple Racing’s up-and-coming seed for Top Fuel Harley and has the desire to follow in his Uncle Tracy’s footsteps. 

Crew Chief: Anthony Pier

Crew: Lindsay Pier, Mikey Pier, Vinny Pier