Barkley sets new Pro Street E.T. record on Canadian Soil!

Ethan had his sights set on posting Canada's first 6 second pass on home soil but it wasn't in the cards. Ethan only made one pass before a rod bearing decided to give up but it was a good one; 7.19 @ 192 MPH. He qualified #1 in Pro Mod and once again was the quickest bike of the weekend. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley takes the win at CMDRA Medicine Hat and resets Pro Street track record!

Hot off his recent 6 second passes down in the USA, Ethan was back home and racing with the CMDRA at "The Strip" in Medicine Hat. He continued to dominate not only the Pro Street category with the win but was also the quickest and fastest motrcycle at the event posting a 7.30 / 191 mph. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley goes 6.84 @ 207mph at XDA in Virginia!

Picking up where he left off at Indy, Ethan was more focused than ever to be the first Canadian to go in the 6's on Pro Street bike. On Saturday he qualified in 13th with a 7.01@ 200. On Sunday in round 1 he posted the magic 6.96! He made two more test passes and posted 6.92 and the bombshell 6.84 @ 206.99! Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley runs 7.05 / 203mph and finishes runner-up at NHDRO Indianapolis!

Ethan figured he should venture to the USA in search of the best track prep and a healthy dose of competition. He entered the NHDRO's APE Summer Celebration event at Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis! It was an epic weekend as he posted a new career best E.T. of 7.05 and top speed of 203 MPH with a runner-up finish to cap it all off!Click the image to read the full report.

Early season testing at the Rimbey Rumble2!

Eleanor received a host of upgrades over the off-season and with the first CMDRA event being cancelled Ethan took the opportunity to run at the ODRA series event in Rimbey July 27-28. The new chassis worked great as well as the newly built water / meth injection. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley takes his Bagger to the track!

With the lack of participation in the CMDRA's Pro Street class for 2019, Ethan decided to race his 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide Special at the CMDRA's event in Kelowna July 6-7. It certianly turned some heads as Ethan is better known for riding import based machines. Nonetheless it was fun and to make some noise and burn rubber! Click the image to read the full report.

Race results from the the 52nd Annual Winternationals in Ipswich, Australia!

Ethan made the most of his opportuntiy to race "Down Under" at the 52nd Annual Winternationals! He qualified 5th and won his opening round but the engine exprired thus unable to make the semi-finals pass. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley heads to Down Under to compete at the 52nd Annual Winternationals!

Ethan graciously accepted the once in a lifetime opportunity to race in Australia. Good friend and fellow racer, Leith Darrach has lent Ethan his turbo Hayabusa for a couple of weeks. Ethan will participate at the "Warm Up" June 1-2 and the Winternationals June 6-9. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley re-signs with Parts Canada for 2019 Season!

Ethan continues to ride with long time sponsor Parta Canada into 2019. This partnership has garnered countless records and National Titles. Ethan will continue to wear protective gear from Alpinestarts and HJC Hemets. Click the image to read the full report.

TS Signs Printing & Promo signs on as Title Sponsor for 2019 season!

TS Signs Printing & Promo signs on as title sponsor for Ethan's 2019 racing season! Eleanor will receive an updated look as well as the race trailer. Look for the TS Signs hospitality area at all the races and corporate events! EB Speed will showcase some TS Signs' work via printed media, vinyl decals, and promotional items. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley qualifies #1 at Season Finals and wins his 18th National Title!

Ethan was looking for a stellar track in order to set some new records at the CMDRA Season Finals but mother nature had other plans. Rain Friday night through to Saturday morning made for a slick track in afternoon qualfiying but he still managed 7.47/190 for top spot. Sunday was a rain-out. To top it off Ethan won his unprecendented 18th CMDRA Title!Click the image to read the full report.

Another win for Barkley at the Badlands Nationals!

Once again Ethan was at the top of his class in all three qualification rounds posting a string of great runs; 7.46, 7.49 & 7.45. On Sunday he took the event win with a new Pro Street track record of 7.3 /190 MPH! Ethan now has a commanding lead in his quest for an unprecendented 18th CMDRA Title!Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley dominates Northern Nationals!

Ethan wasted little time at Northern Lights Raceway and was immediatly the man to catch in the CMDRA's High Level Motor Products Pro Street class. Off the trailer he was over half a second ahead of his competition, and was the quickest and fastest for each of the three rounds of qualifying. On Sunday he found the magic recipe that kept him well ahead of the competition as he took the win! Click the image to read the full report.

Rain-Out at the Oil City Nationals!

Ethan had high hopes coming into the second event of the 2018 CMDRA National Series held at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton. After struggling early on with a very poor track he managed to qualify #2 with a 7.64 / 182. He made it past the first round on Sunday with a 7.62/183 but the rains came during the semi-finals and the race was stopped. Click the image to read the full report.

Runner-Up at 2018 Summer Nationals!

After a long off-season Ethan was back aboard his turbocharged GSX-R1000. The opening stop on the CMDRA 2018 ciurcut was the Summer National's at Central Alberta Raceways where Ethan had a tough weekend but managed to qualify #2 and take home runner up in the finals. Click the image to read the full report.

Barkley continues with Parts Canada for 2018!

Parts Canada / Drag Specialties have once again partnered with Ethan Barkley for the upcoming 2018 racing season. This long standing partnership has garnered over a dozen national titles and countless records. Ethan will continue to wear Alipinestars and HJC protective gear. Click the image to read the full report.

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