Atco Raceway released the following statement on the U.S. Motorcycle Nationals scheduled for Sept. 2-4, – “Due to the recent shift in weather we have decided to make an early call in order to give all of our bike racers…
Atco’s Motorcycle U.S. Nationals are on as Non-IDBL Event, Top Fuel to Sit Out
Motorcycle drag racing’s own version of “The Big Go” returns to New Jersey’s historic and bike-friendly Atco Dragway for the 47th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals on September 2-4. Unlike the past the three seasons, the race will be…
Atco Raceway Issues Statement on U.S. Nationals, Says Race Will go on Without the IDBL
The longest running motorcycle drag race in the country, the U.S. Nationals from Atco Raceway was originally scheduled to be a part of the IDBL series this season. Cycledrag.com learned this week through IRGSE’s (owners of the IDBL) Vice Chairman…
IDBL Will Not Visit Atco in 2016
IRGSE’s (owners of the IDBL) Vice Chairman of the Board of Managers and CEO Chris Lencheski informed Cycledrag.com that he just got word from Atco track owner Len Capone Sr., that the IDBL will be unable to host the Orient Express…
McBride Walks Away From Frightening Top End Explosion and Fire, Historic Motorcycle Finished
It was a day at the races no one will ever forget. The 14-time Top Fuel motorcycle champion, Larry “Spiderman” McBride, and his talented and experienced crew have over 100 years of racing experience combined. They’ve seen just about everything.…
IDBL Weathers Atco Drama
Plagues of rain and fire—along with hordes of high-horsepower motorcycles yearning to be freed—could not deter the Mickey Thompson Tires International Drag Bike League from completing the 46th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at New Jersey’s historic and bike-friendly…
Motorcycle Clubs to Clash in Dragbike Race at Atco’s U.S. Nationals
With the hopes of keeping a long-standing tradition going where motorcycle clubs can have some friendly competition on the drag strip, Club Clash 2015 will take place at the IDBL U.S. Nationals from Atco, NJ, Sept. 11-13. Bracket Race Information…
Cool IDBL Atco U.S. Nationals T-Shirt Available from Orient Express Trackside
Orient Express is pleased to return as the title sponsor of the 46th Annual Orient Express IDBL U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway, September 11-13th 2015. In conjunction with the event, Orient Express wanted to do something more, something to show…
Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals Rolls into Atco Dragway for the 46th Time
The Mickey Thompson Tires IDBL Series heads North to Atco Dragway in New Jersey for the historic 46th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals on September 11-13, 2015. The Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals will feature a special 5-second,…
The 46th Annual IDBL U.S. Motorcycle Nationals about to Hit Atco, NJ.
The world’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League—follows up the monster WPGC Bike Fest event by hitting the road to New Jersey’s historic and bike-friendly Atco Dragway for the 46th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S.…
Orient Express Continues Support of Legendary Atco U.S. Motorcycle Nationals
Orient Express has renewed their sponsorship once again with the IDBL as the title sponsor of the historic 46th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S Nationals on September 11-13, 2015 at Atco Dragway in New Jersey. The Orient Express Motorcycle U.S…
MIROCK Scorches Atco’s Quarter Mile
New Jersey’s legendary Atco Dragway ranks as one of the world’s spiritual homes of motorcycle drag racing, and the 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals is the nation’s oldest two wheeled, quarter mile event. So when the Mickey Thompson…
McBride and Vantine Enthrall Atco Fans
When MIROCK motorcycle drag racing booked Top Fuel superstars Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine for a three-event match race series in 2014, the idea was to put on the best show possible for the fans. After the penultimate nitro…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Returns to Fabled Atco Raceway
The address 1000 Jackson Rd, Atco, N.J., is a footnote in the history of motorcycle drag racing. For decades Atco Raceway’s U.S. Motorcycle Nationals was arguably the world’s premiere dragbike race. It’s where AMA Prostar was born in 1989. Throughout his…
This is How MIROCK Dragbike Racing Rolls into Atco
The high-flaming motorcycles of Top Fuel are back on the card when the Mickey Thompson MIROCK Superbike Series returns to New Jersey’s Atco raceway for the 45th annual Orient Express U.S. Motorcycle Nationals, September 5-7. But despite Top…
Vendor Midway Line-Up for Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway
The 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway will have 19 sponsors and vendors on the Vendor Midway this weekend for MIROCK on September 5-7, 2014 Orient Express DME Racing Dunigan Racing Mickey Thompson Tires FBR…
2014 MIROCK U.S. Nationals, Top Fuel Returns to Atco
MIROCK is Rollin’ to Jersey again for the 45th annual Orient Express Motorcycle U.S. Nationals at Atco Dragway in September. MIROCK’s Jason Miller said, “We had a blast last year in Atco, NJ with over 600 motorcycle racers and we…
Atco Dragway Repaving for MIROCK
Atco Dragway has repaved their racetrack from the 1/8 mile all the way to 200′ past the finish line! They did this major improvement to their facility last month, and want to see some big numbers from MIROCK racers during…
Atco’s Motorcycle Tradition Lives On With MIROCK
It’s been written many times that history repeats itself. In terms of warfare that’s seldom a good thing. In terms of racing, it’s often a good thing. After all, consistency is necessary for winning in motorsports right? Right! Such is…
Second Quickest Pro Street Pass Ever Setting the Pace at the US Nationals
At 4:10 PM during qualifying at the MIROCK, Orient Express, US Nationals, Massachusetts racer Tony Ficher, driving the DAS Performance, Pro Street Hyabusa stunned the crowd with a 6.908 elapsed time at 209.95 mph. The team DAS bike, now sits…