The finest two-wheel racing surface and most organized staff are a given when the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL) brings the world’s largest motorcycle drag racing series to Maryland International Raceway™ (MDIR). But when unanticipated rain and an…
A Look Back at the Demise of Outlaw Pro Street Dragbikes and Jason Miller’s Controversial Call
Being a race promoter can call for making some tough decisions that don’t always sit well with racers. Longtime MIROCK and IDBL promoter Jason Miller, now of Miller Brothers Productions found this out many times. Some decisions Miller had to…
Pro Street Rules Change Delivers at MIR
A mid-season tweak to the Orient Express Pro Street rules delivered exactly the kind of parity between turbo and nitrous bikes that the Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series was looking for. Giving the nitrous bikes back some of what was…
Ron Procopio Resets MIROCK Pro Mod Record to 4.06
After waiting out a six-hour rain delay at the MIROCK Fall Nationals from Maryland International Raceway, Oct 1-2, multi-time MIROCK champion Ronnie Procopio reset the Pro Mod record to 4.067. Procopio ran a 4.067 in the opening round of qualifying…
Big Maryland Weekend has MIRock on a Roll
Nearly 500 racers and a sizable spectator crowd at the Fast By Gast Spring Nationals at Maryland International Raceway showed that the successful Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series season debut in Rockingham was the “new normal” for…
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…
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…