Tag: drag racing
Sullivan family learning curve gaining momentum after Denver
Morrison, Colo. – The matriculation of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle sophomore rider Katie Sullivan received a huge boost after a first round loss to Steve Johnson at the MOPAR Mile High NHRA Nationals contested at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colo. The Sullivan Drilling / Fields Performance tuned Suzuki qualified for the 16-bike field in the [...]
Stoffer reaches finals/NHRA Denver
Karen Stoffer rode her yellow and black GEICO Powersports Suzuki to a runner-up finish Sunday at the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway In her best outing of the 2010 season, Stoffer blazed a trail from the No. 3 starting slot to the money round by knocking off Angie Smith and top-10 [...]
Angie Smith’s playoff hopes end
Angie Smith knew Sunday she needed her best run of the weekend to defeat Karen Stoffer in the first round of the Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. She was the 14th qualifier and Stoffer was the third. Smith came within four-thousandths of a second of registering a perfect start and perhaps a round win, but [...]
“WHO ARE THEY?” SERIES #3
Series #3 WHO ARE THEY? Can You Guess Right? This week’s “WHO ARE THEY?” picture features a picture from “Back in Tha Day”! Black and White photos are not seen that often anymore and this one tell a nice story. There is a lot of history in this one picture most racer’s today may not [...]
Video: Hole shot win for Edwards sends Slowe home
Dragbike Live camera crews caught some interesting footage while filming during the MiRock Superbike Series Fast by Gast/WPGC 95.5Fm Bike Fest on July 18th 2010. We understand most races are won at the finish line but not all! We slowed down the footage to show you just how tight the competition is in the Orient [...]
MiRock: Attendance record set/racers shatter records in the heat
Records are meant to be broken and that is exactly what went down at the largest motorcycle drag racing event of the year, the Fast by Gast/WPGC 95.5 Fm Bike Fest held at Maryland International Raceway during July 17-18 2010. Using the 2009 event as a gauge to measure by Jason Miller, Race Director and [...]
Brock’s Performance named exclusive North American Distributor of BST wheels
DAYTON, Ohio — After great success distributing BST wheels in the past year, Brock’s Performance is proud to announce that it has secured exclusive North American distribution rights to all of BST’s carbon-fiber wheels–for Japanese and European sportbikes, as well as Harley-Davidson XR1200 & V-Rod motorcycles–and other BST products in the R&D pipeline. Bolstered by [...]
MiRock: FBG/WPGC Bike Fest random pics 7/18 & 7/19/2010
Random pictures from MiRock FBG-WPGC Bike Fest 7/18/2010 thru 7/19/2010 held at Maryland International Raceway,Budds Creek Maryland. Dragbike Live was on location to cover the historic attendance event. 7,000 people came pass the gates.
MiRock:Finals set for most classes/who will win?
Pro Street Winner – Jeremy Teasley Pro Street B Class – Steve Smithers Pro Comp – Robbie Procopio Real Street – Chip Ellis Crazy 8′s -Robert Johnson Quick 32 - still running Pro ET – still runnin Street ET – still running all we have guys…… Additional coverage,please checkout affiliates
Helmet Cam Video Rodney Williford 7.32et @ 202.73mph
MiRock: SpencerCycle.com Helmet Cam Video Rodney Williford 7.32et @ 202.73mph SpencerCycle.com, presenter of Dragbike Live’s coverage of the Fast by Gast/WPGC Bike Fest sent along with us a Contour HD Helmet Cam. The company offers these very nice and affordable helmet cams for sale to the public at very attractive pricing in complete kits along [...]
MiRock FBG/WPGC Bike Fest sets records, attendance/performance leading into main event
The MiRock Superbike Series event of the year (Fast by Gast/WPGC Bike Fest ) is poised to bring in the largest crowd ever in the history of the series on Sunday. Racers from around the country have descended on the Maryland International Raceway grounds to bid for the championship today. Spectator turnout hit the 3000 [...]
MiRock: pros set to take lanes for qualifying-FINAL
Dragbike Live.com is on the scene with a crew to cover the MiRock Superbike Series MIR FBG/WPGC Bike Fest from Maryland International Raceway. Pro classes will get 4 chances at making the field and will be ran at 1,3,5,and 7pm on Saturday. Qualifying sheets will be posted here for each of the 4 classes. Reports [...]
Dragbike Live to have race updates during MiRock Bikefest starting 7/18
Dragbike Live has assigned 2 reporters to Maryland International Raceway to cover in depth the Fast by Gast/WPEG Bike Fest to be held July 17th-18th 2010. Easily considered to be the biggest event of the year in motorcycle drag racing, Maryland International Raceway’s Bike fest drew 6,000 racer’s and fans to 2009′s event while 2010′s [...]
Editorial: Negativity never works!
Editorial – Negativity Never Works The following is from an article I wrote and never finished in October of 2009: A recent situation caused me to set out and write an article about a small series of events that took place and how they ended up setting off a maelstrom of emotional responses on the [...]
“WHO ARE THEY?” SERIES #2
Series #2 WHO ARE THEY? Can You Guess Right? This week’s “WHO ARE THEY?” picture features a fun character which many a racer meet on the way to the finish line? He has been around the sport for many years and is still loved by many a fan and racer alike. He was responsible for [...]
The Doug & Rich Show,airs tonight 9pm 7/11
The Doug & Rich Show air’s tonight July 11th 2010 beginning at 9pm eastern standard time. Doug Ray and Radical Rich, host of The Doug & Rich Show bring you a high power2 hours full rock n roll mixed with hot topic conversation. The guys talk about anything on the mind and have special guest [...]
Video: Racer’s react to $90,000 purse will not be paid
Dragbike Live has obtained video footage shot during last weeks failed Vulcan Bike Week events. The footage appears to be just seconds after the announcement came down from the promoters of Vulcan Bike Week and The Thunder On The Mountain drag race, that they were not paying the guaranteed purse of $90,000 as advertised. The [...]
WPS/Shinko motorcycle tires issue statement
As news of the Eunish Parrish crash at Milan Drag Way on July 2nd 2010 spread. Much speculation and rumors have circulated as to what lead to Parrish loosing control. Much of the Speculation has been directed towards the tire Parrish was using. Dragbike Live asked for a statement concerning the incident from Western Power [...]
All Street Showdown set for 3 days of racing!
The All Street Showdown weekend is 3 days of pure racing for all makes and all models. This exciting weekend allows everyone, from novice to professional, the chance to compete in multiple racing events. Race events are broken into classes with cash prizes awarded for the fastest times. This is your chance to see what [...]
NuSouth Drag Racing League Inaugural set for July 10
NuSouth Drag Racing League will have its first drag racing event at Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, Alabama on July 10th 2010. We are a car and motorcycle Drag Racing League. We will have a modified schedule for our first two races because they will both be one day events. In 2011 we plan to [...]
“Target Teasley” bounty in full effect!
MiRock Superbike Series Jeremey Teasley won 3 rounds of competition at the MIROCK Summer Showdown event at MIR on June 5-6. He defeated Ashon Dickerson, Boo Brown, and Darion Payne (by only .01) in the first 3 rounds of competition. The final was unable to be run with Jeremy Teasley and Ed Murphy due to [...]
Vulcan Bike Week goes off with a fizzle, tempers flare
I went to Vulcan Bike week in the hopes it would be a savior to our sport. I wanted to see if the offering of a purse that had never been seen before in motorcycle drag racing was the Holy Grail in tterms of motivating riders from across the country to travel in the hopes of winning [...]
Parrish pro street crash video from Milan
Parrish Crash video from Milan Thanks to Kurt Matthews for sending in the video! DragbikeLive broke the news Friday July 2 2010 that Eunice DreamRyder Parrish,a popular pro street racer (on white and green bike) and the class’s only woman rider has crashed while testing/racing Friday night July 2nd 2010 at Milan raceway in Michigan. [...]
“WHO ARE THEY?” SERIES #1
Series #1 WHO ARE THEY? Can You Guess Right? 1. Name: 2. Class Ran: 3. Series: 4.Year: Some are easy and some are not… Left to right starting with top row. What is “Who Are They?” A weekly column we will bring you each week. What a way to start off the week. There are [...]
FIRST REPORTS: VULCAN BIKE ANNOUNCES THEY DONT HAVE MONEY!
BREAKING NEWS! Reports coming out of Steele Alabama’s Alabama International Raceway where the Vulcan Bike Week and Thunder on The Mountain race is being held are indicating an announcement just came down at the Alabama International Raceway the promoters of Vulcan Bike Week which move the event to Alabama International Raceway from Birmingham after city [...]
