Tracy Kile

Name: Tracy Kile
Born: May 18, 1962
Hometown: Hatfield, PA
Currently live: Asheville, NC
Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley
Class: Top Fuel Harley

Best ET: 6.25
Best: MPH: 230

Tracy has lived in Asheville NC since 2006 and is the owner of Fairview Tavern which is considered the Nitro Harley bar in the nation along with being awarded the Best Philly Cheesesteak in Asheville at the Asheville Philly Fight.
Tracy began his Nitro Harley journey at Atco Dragway in Atco NJ in 2000 and has been Racing Nitro Harleys for 25 years.
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 second (2nd) in national points in Top Fuel Harley with AHDRA. Tracy sat out most of the 2024 season to focus on training and mentoring the riders of Bad Apple Racing.  Along with training the new riders he also builds and tunes all the bikes on the team. Tracy was also awarded the 2024 Nitro Wrench of the Year from AMRA. He will return to full time riding in 2025.
Tracy has his eye on achieving the Top Fuel Harley Championship in 2025 as he leads the Bad Apple Racing team to victory in all classes.

Chassis: Tracy’s bike 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
Currently live: 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. He was only able to ride  a limited schedule in 2024  because of his healing process. Jimmy has since healed, and his bike has been rebuilt. If you would like to take a look at the rebuild video it is posted in the video and blog section of this website. Jimmy is excited to return to full time riding and is looking forward to being a force to be reckoned with throughout the 2025 racing season with his eye on the Top Fuel championship.

Chassis: Jimmy’s bike chassis was 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
Currently live: 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 in 2023, number 2 in national points with AHDRA. He went into the 2024 season with his eyes set on a National Championship and won his first event at Rockingham Dragway in August 2024. Cameron attended all AMRA scheduled events in 2024 and ended the season as the Nitro Funny Bike National Champion. He is heading into 2025 with plans to repeat that championship attending all AMRA events along with select match races across the country.

Cameron’s bike is 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: Daryl Campbell, Scott Peek

Name: Tadashi “Reggie” Saitou
Born: November 30th, 1973
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Currently live: 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 at 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. In the 2024 season Reggie was able to participate in 3 AMRA events winning 2 of those events and he looks forward to traveling to the United States to participate in our 2025 season schedule of events.

Chassis: Reggie’s chassis was 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
Currently live: Asheville, NC
Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley

Class: Pro Fuel Nitro Harley

Best ET: 7.25
Best: MPH: 181

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, 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 had a great second full season in 2024 posting 2 wins, 1 runner up,  1 No. 1 qualifier and also broke the Pro Fuel 1/8 mile ET record with a 4.504  at the AMRA World finals in Rockingham NC. At that same race Mary was able to race her new personal best ET of 7.25. She finished the season 3rd in National points with AMRA.  
Mary plans to race the entire AMRA National event schedule in 2025 along with a couple match races promoting the sport of Nitro Harley drag racing. She is solidly able to attain the 2025 National Championship in the Nitro Pro Fuel Class, and her eyes are set on that prize. 

Chassis: Mary’s bike “Bride of 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 

Currently live: Telford, Pa
Race Team: Bad Apple Racing Nitro Harley
Class: Junior Drag Bike
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. In 2024 Matthew was able to compete in the Junior Youth and the Junior ET classes at RMC Raceway continuing his drag racing training.
Matthew’s fire for going fast has been ignited and will push him through the 2025 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