House of Speed has renewed their class sponsorship contract for the popular Crazy 8’s class. The House of Speed was the first sponsor to ever put up money for the Crazy 8’s class back when it was introduced as an…
Cycle Connection Signs on as New MIROCK Street E.T. Class Sponsor
Cycle Connection has signed on as a brand new sponsor of the MIROCK Superbike Series and wanted to support the Street E.T. racers by sponsoring their class. Shawn Sweeney (The owner of Cycle Connection) has competed in MIROCK events for…
Michelin Tire posts $16,200 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
Michelin Tire has come on board as a brand new sponsor of the MIROCK Superbike Series. Michelin Tire has joined the MIROCK Contingency Program and has posted a whopping $16,200 in the contingency program. Michelin Tire will be paying $150…
MIROCK Releases 2011 Championship Program
Brand new for the 2011 MIROCK series, MIROCK will now award all Champions with a MIROCK Championship Jacket. All 2011 MIROCK Champions will also receive a Gold Card that will give them a free 2-Day Entry Fee for their class…
JRI Shocks posts $1,800 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
JRI Shocks has come on board as a brand new sponsor of the MIROCK Superbike Series. JRI Shocks has joined the MIROCK Contingency Program and has posted $1,800 in the contingency program. JRI Shocks will be paying $50 to win…
MPS Posts $9,000 in MIROCK Contingency
MPS Racing has come on board as a brand new sponsor of the MIROCK Superbike Series. MPS has joined the MIROCK Contingency Program and has posted a whopping $9,000 in the contingency program. MPS Racing will be paying $100…
McIntosh Machine & Fabrication Posts $4,200 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
McIntosh Machine & Fabrication has posted $4,200 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. McIntosh Machine & Fabrication has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2008, and is also expanding their contingency program to the Street ET class in…
FBR Shop Renews MIROCK Top Sportsman Sponsorship
Once again FBR Shop has renewed their sponsorship contract for the Top Sportsman class (formerly called Quick 32) in the MIROCK Superbike Series. For the 2011 season the class name of Quick 32 has been changed to “Top Sportsman”. Not…
RCC Turbos posts $3,600 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
RCC Turbos has come on board as a brand new sponsor of the MIROCK Superbike Series. RCC Turbos has joined the MIROCK Contingency Program and has posted $3,600 in the contingency program. RCC Turbos will be paying $150 to win…
Orient Express Renews MIROCK Pro Street Sponsorship with a $5,200 Purse
Once again Orient Express has renewed their sponsorship contract for the famous Pro Street class featuring the World’s Fastest Streetbikes in the MIROCK Superbike Series. Orient Express has been a class sponsor of the Pro Street ever since it’s inception…
$210,000 in 2011 Season Purse up for grabs at MIROCK
The 2011 MIROCK Superbike Series has over $210,000 in season purse up for grabs to motorcycle racers, making it one of the richest motorcycle drag race series in the country! The Pro Mod class has been added to the 2011…
MTC Engineering Posts $7,200 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
MTC Engineering has posted $7,200 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. MTC Engineering has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2008, and is expanding their contingency program to the Pro Mod class in addition to the Pro Street…
Cycle Concepts posts $8,400 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
Cycle Concepts has posted $8,400 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. Cycle Concepts has been a MIROCK Superbike Series contingency sponsor since 2009, and is expanding their contingency payout to all classes in the MIROCK Superbike Series (Pro ET and…
Mickey Thompson and Penske Add to MIROCK Contingency
Mickey Thompson Tires has posted $10,800 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. Mickey Thompson has been the MIROCK Superbike Series Title Sponsor for the last 7 years and has been a contingency sponsor since 2009. Mickey Thompson will be paying…
Worldwide Bearings posts $3, 600 in the MIROCK Contingency Program
Worldwide Bearings has posted $3,600 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. Worldwide Bearings has been a MIROCK Contingency Sponsor since the MIROCK Contingency Program started in 2008, and is still here supporting the MIROCK racers. Worldwide Bearings will be paying…
DME Racing posts $15,000 in MIROCK Contingency
DME Racing has posted $15,000 in the 2011 MIROCK Contingency Program. DME Racing has been a MIROCK supporter for the last decade and has really stepped up their program for the upcoming season. They are now the famous Real Street…
Fast by Gast Pro E.T. class at MIR upped to $2,000 to Win
Fast by Gast has renewed their class sponsorship program for the Pro E.T. class at MIR in the MIROCK Superbike Series. The Pro E.T. class has always had the strongest bike count of any class in the MIROCK Superbike Series,sometimes…
Fast by Gast Renews MIROCK Sponsorship
Fast by Gast has renewed their event title sponsorship of the MIROCK Superbike Series events at MIR for the 10th straight year. Fast by Gast is one of the longest running sponsors in the MIROCK Series and MIR is very…
2011 MIROCK Schedule
The fast and furious action of the MIROCK Series returns in 2011 with another exciting eight races, split evenly between Rockingham Dragway and Maryland International Raceway. March 19-20, 2011 Spring Bike Open Rockingham, NC April 30 – May 1, 2011…
Champs Win Big at The Rock
The Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series, the world’s largest all motorcycle drag racing series, concluded it’s season this past weekend with the Lee’s Performance Finals at Steve Earwood’s legendary Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. 416 bikes made the…
Rain Fails to Dampen MIR’s Good Times
Rain bracketed both ends of Maryland International Raceway’s Fast by Gast Superbike Finals but failed to derail the event completely. Fifteen inches swamped the Budd’s Creek area in the days leading up to the race, forcing event manager Jason Miller…
Keith Lynn Gains Meaningful MIROCK Victory
Photos courtesy of Teesphotoshop.com A few months ago 37-year motorcycle drag racing veteran, Keith Lynn, wasn’t sure if he’d ever have a place to race his turbocharged, nitrous-oxide fed Kawasaki Funny Bike again. Now he’s back in the winner’s circle.…
New Nitrous Record for Teasley, Adams Performance and Kawasaki
Ohio teenager Jeremy Teasley laid down a perfect final round qualifying lap to set a new street legal nitrous record of 7.19 on the Adams Performance/RS Motorsports Kawasaki ZX14 and claim the number 1 Orient Express Pro Street spot for…
Fresh Winners and Records at The Rock
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series headlines have mostly screamed “Jeremy Teasley” so far in 2010, as the Ohio teenager has dominated the season at the nation’s biggest all motorcycle drag racing events. And it didn’t look like it…
Adams Performance Takes Four Wins in Maryland
The Adams Performance/RS Motorsports team picked up four huge wins at America’s biggest all-motorcycle drag race—Maryland International Raceway’s July 17-18 Fast by Gast WPGC Bike Fest. One Real Street and two Pro Street wins for rider Jeremy Teasley and a…
Procopio Dominates MIR Homecoming
There’s no place like home. Motorcycle drag racing standout, Ronnie Procopio, is a firm believer in those words made famous by Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. For the majority of his life, “home” to Pro Comp racer Procopio, now…
Ellis claims Teasley Bounty at Huge Bike Fest
Rider Chip Ellis and tuner Blake Ritter weren’t intimidated by Jeremy Teasley’s HTP Performance Real Street win streak. The bounty that the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series levied on Teasley’s head had swelled and Ellis and Ritter planned…
Ellis Breaks Real Street Record, Collects Bounty
Multi-time motorcycle drag racing champion Chip Ellis sure didn’t make any new friends during his return to the MIROCK series at the WPGC Bike Fest from Maryland International Raceway, July 17-18. Ellis ran the table in HTP Performance Real Street…
Pro Comp Added to MIROCK Superbike Finals
Due to the success of the Pro Comp class at the MIROCK FBG / WPGC Bike Fest, MIR has is pleased to announce that the Pro Comp class will also be run at the Fast by Gast Superbike Finals on…
Rain Cools Hot Maryland Action
It’s only fitting that the skies above Budd’s Creek burst open at the very start of Maryland International Raceway’s famous bikini contest. No sooner than the first contestant reached the end of the runway did the rains start pelting down…
Another Teasley Win Initiates Bounty
With two wins this past weekend at Rockingham Dragway, Jeremy Teasley and the Adams Performance/RS Motorsports Kawasaki ZX14 made it three for three HTP Performance Real Street victories so far in 2010. In response, the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock…
Slowe Leads Maryland Winners
It was a gamble when perennial champion Mike Slowe parked his familiar navy blue, Orient Express Pro Street championship winning Suzuki Hayabusa and climbed onto the tiny PTR GSX-R1000. After all, the ‘Busa was still getting quicker, running teens last…
Slowe Taking Charge in Orient Express Pro Street
Perennial Orient Express Pro Street champ Mike Slowe has started winning on his new ride, and the rest of the class is in deep trouble. Slowe and PTR Racing builder/tuner Anthony Navarro have the class’s smallest bike hooked up and…
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Jeremy Teasley and his Adams Performance/RS Motorsports Kawasaki ZX14 are a runaway train, and the MiRock Superbike Series is targeting the 19 year-old rider with an escalating bounty. The bounty is open to anyone outside of the Adams Performance/RS Motorsports…
Perfect Weather, Perfect Racing at The Rock
Fabulous weather, large fields, a huge crowd, and tight points battles made for a perfect finish to the Mickey Thompson MiRock Superbike Series at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway in the sand hills of North Carolina. Jeremy Teasley beat Adams Performance…
Yoder Records Quickest Ever Street Bike Run
The crisp, cool air and low corrected altitude at Maryland International Raceway in early autumn for the MIROCK Fast by Gast Superbike Finals, Oct. 2-3, had fans and racers alike anticipating unprecedented elapsed-times. Orient Express Pro Street racer Bud Yoder…
New Winners at Rockingham
The MiRock series faithful who braved misleading weather forecasts were rewarded with a weekend of nonstop racing, surprising results, and all-important points toward season championships. Wild card Mark Billiter took a surprising HTP Performance Real Street win over HTP’s own…
2009 MIROCK SCHEDULE
MIROCK Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open Rockingham Dragway March 28-29, 2009 MIROCK Fast by Gast Spring Bike Classic Maryland International Raceway April 25-26, 2009 MIROCK Fast by Gast Summer Showdown Maryland International Raceway June 6-7, 2009 MIROCK FBR Shop…
MIR’s Bikefest a Stroke of Brilliance
The annual all-out motorcycle party known as the Fast By Gast / WPGC Bikefest played out in unseasonably perfect weather at Royce Miller’s Maryland International Raceway. The event’s largest crowd ever gathered for record-breaking motorcycle drag racing, crazy stunts, gorgeous…
FBR Shop Putting Hayabusa Motor on the Atak
Welcome to the next era. Dragbike racing has long been dominated by the legendary Kawasaki KZ and Suzuki GS motors of the 70s and 80s. When Suzuki introduced the ultra-powerful GSXR 1300 Hayabusa in 1999 many longtime racers traded their…
Williford Wins at MIR Opener
Headstrong North Carolinian Rodney Williford loves long bikes that go fast. A few years ago he developed a turbocharged GS-based Suzuki Outlaw Pro Street bike that was the first no-bar bike ever in the 6s, then quickly headed towards the…
Mike Slowe Wins Homecoming
At the conclusion of the MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest from Maryland International Raceway July 19-20, sport bike specialist Mike Slowe stood victorious in the winner’s circle. In was not unfamiliar territory for Slowe, it had just been quite a while…
Procopio Solidifies Outlaw Pro Street Point Lead
MIROCK Outlaw Pro Street racer Ronnie Procopio continued to build on his point lead by capturing his third win of season at the WPGC Bike Fest from Maryland International Raceway, July 19-20. Procopio has been racing dragbikes for the last…
Slowe Wins on his Old Playground
Two time AMA Dragbike Pro Street champion Mike Slowe earned his reputation in the MiRock Superbike series, winning two 60 Inch titles a few years ago. The 60 Inch class morphed into today’s Orient Express Pro Sportbike class, and Slowe…
MIROCK True Street Rule Revision
“From now on in True Street 1000cc bikes are the same exact wheelbase as Busas and 14s,” reports MIROCK official Jason Miller “The only difference in wheelbase is from a turbo bike to a nitrous bike. Turbo bikes are 2″…
Norris Runs 6.92 Record at Rain-Postponed MIROCK Opener
The Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Spring Bike Open, first event in the 2008 Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series, was rained out Sunday at Rockingham Dragway and re-scheduled for completion May 2-4 during the FBR Shop Nationals at the same…
More Money and New Classes For 2008 MIROCK Season
The Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series, one of the most successful independent motorcycle drag racing series in the nation, will return in 2008 with eight events, a 35 per cent increase in purse money and a new racing…
MIR Continues Improving Facility for 2008
Maryland Int’l Raceway launched its next phase of construction with the demolition of the concession and restroom facilities on the pit side of the raceway. These facilities have served racers and fans for 40 years, since the very first event…
Marion Ford Wins First Ever All-Atak Race
Marion Ford, owner of the famed FBR shop, dominated the competition at the first ever all-Atak race at the MIROCK FBR Shop Fall Nationals in Rockingham, NC. Ford’s success should come as little surprise, being that he is the creator…
Norris Sets Record but Hunnicutt Snags Win
Dave Norris qualified No. 1, lowered the MiRock Superbike Series record to 7.027 seconds, increased his Outlaw Pro Street points lead and posted the quickest time in each round of racing during Sunday’s FBR Shop Autumn Nationals at Rockingham Dragway.…
Norris and Eddinger Prevail at MIROCK Opener
Dave Norris of Bryans Road, Maryland, and Dimey Eddinger of Winston Salem won the top two Pro categories Sunday at Rockingham Dragway during the Velocity Racing Spring Bike Open. This was the first race of seven events in the Mickey…
19 Combinations to Choose From in Pro Sport Bike
The MIROCK Series has continued to adjust the rules of one of its marquee classes, Pro Sportbike, to maintain parity and allow for all types of motorcycles and riders. In 2007 the number of possible combinations reaches an all-time high…
MIROCK Miller Reminisces on Record Pro Street Dragbike Run
At the final MIROCK race of the season retirement-bound Jason Miller captured a new 60-Inch Pro Sport Bike elapsed-time record. MIROCK 60-Inch Pro Sportbike racer Jason Miller “Time”, in perhaps his final season, fell just short of his goal for…
Zittle wins MIROCK Quick 32 on an FBR ATAK Hayabusa
Most of the victors in MIROCK Quick 32 have been powered by one of two engine combinations – the classic Kawasaki Z/KZ and the Suzuki GS. Jason Zittle of Hanover, Pa. scored a victory for the late-model fans when he…
Records Fall, Champions Crowned at Final MIROCK Event
Ralph Medrano Jr. of Miami spoiled the going away party for Rodney Williford and his turbocharged Suzuki Sunday, beating the MIROCK Superbike Series champion in the final round of the Lee’s Performance Fall Bike Nationals at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway.…
Williford Runs Quickest Outlaw Pass and Claims Point Lead at MIR
Soon-to-be-banned turbo rider pulls off the MIROCK triple crown Earlier this month MIROCK Outlaw Pro Street racer Rodney Williford got the news that his record-holding, turbo-charged Suzuki, and all other turbo bikes would be illegal in 2007. Williford made what…
Fast by Gast Superbike Showdown Preview
After a record-setting dynamic “no-bar” season-opener at the Rock, competitors are preparing for round two this weekend at Maryland International Raceway. As always the Fast by Gast MIR Showdown Series will be running Schnitz Outlaw Pro Street, Mickey Thompson 60-Inch,…