Monday, May 21st, 2012

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2012 MIROCK Fast by Gast Spring Nationals

At the first Maryland International Raceway MIROCK event of 2012, Apr. 28-29, Rodney Williford and Joey Gladstone became the 3rd and 4th Pro Street riders to record a six-second elapsed-time.

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Manufacturers Cup Finals 2011

November 2011 marked the most successful Manufacturers Cup event yet. The race featured over 640 entries, six-second Pro Street runs and an unprecedented 6.42 bump spot in Top Fuel.

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MIROCK WPGC Bike Fest 2011

Event promoter Jason Miller made a prediction before the 2011 WPGC Bike Fest, “There is no question, this will be our biggest race ever,” Miller said. “Every year I get better and better at using all of the tools to promote the race.”

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2011 MIROCK Spring Nationals

Nearly 500 racers, some traveling from as far as Japan, showed up to compete at MIR's first MIROCK event of the 2011 season.

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Spring Manufacturers Cup 2011

Korry Hogan became the "King of Speed" in the drag bike world, capturing a record of 255 mph at the first Manufacturers Cup event of 2011 in Adel, Ga., April 8-10.

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Larry

The world's quickest dragbike racer, Larry "Spiderman" McBride, spends most of his time at his well-equipped motorcycle shop, Cycle Specialist, in Newport News, Va. Here McBride and his brother Steve work on bikes, legends cars and of course their own racing equipment.

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Manufacturers Cup 2010

After AMA Dragbike went out of business, nine motorcycle drag racing companies, led by MRE's Jay Regan, banded together to put on the Manufacturers Cup from Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 12-14. A great turnout of fans, eight Top Fuel competitors, over 100 pros and 570 total entries made the Manufacturers Cup one of the most successful drag bike races ever.

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MIROCK MIR Superbike Finals 2010

A season-high 466 motorcycles were present at the MIROCK Super Bike Finals on Oct. 2-3, 2010. Enjoy some pit photos of these high performance machines.

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2010 Fast By Gast/WPGC MIROCK Bikefest

Over 500 racers, 7,000 spectators and record performances helped make the 2010 Fast By Gast/WPGC Bikefest one of the most sucessful MIROCK races ever.

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MIROCK Summer Showdown 2010

The world's quickest street-legal motorcycles of the Pro Street category aimed to shatter records at MIR's Summer Showdown.

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MIROCK Spring Bike Classic Gallery 2010

Enjoy some images from Maryland International Raceway's first MIROCK event of the season, The Fast By Gast Spring Bike Classic and Swap Meet, May 1-2 2010

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BAMA Coast Cruise

Cycledrag.com is primarily a two-wheel site, but occasionally we'll even share with you some four-wheel images. These shots from the O'Reilly Auto Parts Bama Coast Cruise off the coast of Orange Beach, Ala. were too good not to post. With only eight weeks to promote this inaugural event, management was more than pleased with the turnout of spectators and classic hot rods.

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MIROCK Fast By Gast Finals 2009

MIR's final MIROCK race of 2009 was home to the world's quickest street bike run at 7.11 by Bud Yoder.

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AMA Dragbike US Nationals 2008

The U.S Motorcycle Nationals from Atco Raceway is one of the longest running drag races in the country and is rich with history. 2008 marked the 42nd year for this historic event. Over the years two-wheeled legends like Elmer Trett, Jim McClure, Dave Schultz and John Myers have produced several record breaking performances and countless memories on this South Jersey launch pad.

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MIROCK Fast by Gast Summer Showdown 2008

Each year the MIROCK series continues to grow with a steady increase of racers, spectators, and industry involvement. In the summer, count on hot weather and competitive racing.

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MIROCK Fast by Gast/WPCG Bike Fest 2008

Every year MIR teams with one of D.C.'s most popular radio stations, WPCG, to promote the MIROCK Bike Fest. 2008 marked one of the event's most successful years.

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Bear Mountain, NY, Sunday Adventure

Bear Mountain is a must see for any adventure seeker or outdoor enthusiast. The crest is nestled along the Hudson River in New York about 50 miles north of Manhattan. It will make for a great motorcycle trip, especially with cool, crisp air, naturally-aspirated engines love.

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ADRL Independence Drags 2008

What better way to celebrate independence than by watching over 20 of the nation's quickest Pro Mods battle for ADRL championship points?

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KZ Restoration Gallery

Old Kaws never die! Here, with some serious elbow grease, a neglected 1977 KZ 1000 is transformed into a show bike.

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MIROCK Spring Bike Classic 2008

The MIROCK series kicked of its MIR leg of the 2008 tour with a vast turnout of gung-ho, no-bar racers.

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Korry Hogan Gallery 2007

After a wildly-sucessful stint racing a turbo-charged Funny Bike, Korry Hogan made the decision to step-up to the sport's quickest, fastest and most fearsome category, Top Fuel.

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AMA/Prostar Orient Express US Nationals 2007

AMA/Prostar returned to its roots in late September with the 41st running of the Orient Express U.S. Motorcycle Nationals from Atco, NJ. This event has always been a quasi-homecoming for the organization that contested its very first event there in 1989. A lot has changed within Prostar since that first race nearly 20 years ago, however the tremendous fan support and dragbike enthusiasm by the fans at Atco has remained unchanged.

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AHDRA Bristol 2007

The quickest Harley-Davidsons on the planet provided plenty of rumbling excitement at the famed Thunder Valley in Bristol, TN, at round No. 9 of the AHDRA series. Several of the season-ending championship battles intensified and Top Fuel racer Takeshi Shigematsu showed why he's one of the most talented and fearless riders in the world

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MIROCK MIR Grudge Gallery 2007

After Saturday's racing is complete at Maryland International Raceway's MIROCK events, the lights are dimmed, the scoreboards are shut off, and the announcer is quieted. Several high horsepower machines take over the strip for some serious trash talking and grudge racing.

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MIROCK Fast By Gast/WPGC Bikefest Gallery 2007

Ominously grey skies threatened MIR's biggest MIROCK event of the season all weekend, but the rain held off long enough to get in all the scheduled festivities and the first two rounds of pro eliminations

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Del's July Fry 2007

With eight different classes of bar and no-bar motorcycle drag racing and a lifestyle area that includes a bikini contest, bike show, arm wrestling competition, and vendors row, Del's annual July Fry has become one of the biggest independent one-day dragbike races in the country. "As a whole this event was a success," said sponsor/promoter Del Flores said. "We had some great competition here in all of our events."

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NHRA  Englistown ProCare Rx SuperNationals 2007

Round No. 6 of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle series from Englishtown, NJ, June 22-24 saw 23 entries attempt to qualify for the ultra-competitive field. In the end a new class record was established and the bump spot help up at a staggering 7.033.

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MIROCK Spring Superbike Showdown 2007

The quickest no wheelie bar bikes in the world can be found in Outlaw Pro Street - one of the most unpredictable and captivating categories in all of drag racing. The class is comprised of push button start, stock-cradled machines limited to just a seven-inch wide motorcycle slick. These volatile bikes can do everything from breaking into the six-second zone to popping the front wheel about seven-feet-high in the air.

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Rucker Performance Lonestar Nationals 2007

Round No. 4 of the AHDRA series emanated from the beautiful Texas Motorplex, in Ennis, TX, with a tremendously strong turnout of bracket racers. Enjoy some photos of some of the series' top sportsman racers

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Larry McBirde Gallery 2007

The quickest dragbike racer on the planet Larry "Spiderman" McBride is always on top of his game for his hometown race in Petersburgh, Va. In front of dozens of family members and friends the seven-time champ put on another blockbuster show by winning both races and setting low elapsed-time of the meet at 5.88

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AMA/Prostar Lucas Oil Spring Nationals 2007

On the last weekend of April, many northeasern drag bike racers competed for the first time in 2007, vying for the AMA/Prostar Spring Nationals crown.

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AHDRA Bikeweek Nationals 2007

After rain showers washed out most of the first two days of competition, a beautifully gorgeous sunny Sunday morning seemed welcomed by all. Several fans from the nearby Daytona Beach Bikeweek took the scenic 97 mile ride on route 20 to take in the action.

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Nitro Harley Gallery 2007

Enjoy some images of the quickest V-twin motorcycles on the planet and the fearless pilots that race them.

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Vinatge Dragbike Gallery 2007

If you missed the 2006 AMA/Prostar US Nationals from the fabled Atco Raceway, you missed one of the most interesting and impressive collections of vintage dragbikes and memorabilia. This awesome gathering of classics was done in honor of the late Greg Guarinello, who was a life-long ambassador for the sport.

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George Bryce Drag Racing School 2003

After attending Frank Hawley’s Funny Car school in 1985, as a present for winning the Funny Bike championship, Star Racing owner George Bryce wanted to create a similar school focusing on the intricacies of two-wheel racing

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