Matt Smith Wins NHRA Southern Nationals
At the NHRA Souther Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith finished off a picture-perfect weekend on Sunday with his first victory of the 2026 season, defeating Richard…
Remembering Drag Bike Legend Tommy “Tombo” Bolton (1959-2026)
On April 25, 2026 motorcycle drag racing lost a legendary rider, builder and tuner when Tommy “Tombo” Bolton succumbed to his battle with leukemia. Bolton resided in Choctaw, Oklahoma and built a…
Dunlop Pro Shows Us How to Change a Dirt Bike Tire in 6 Minutes
We head over to the Dunlop trailer at the Supercross races where Racing Jack’s Jack Korpela covers 40-year motocross / motorcycle veteran Marshall Plumb as he tries to change Hunter Lawrence’s tire…
MetalScorpio Named IDBL’s Inaugural East Coast Nationals Event Title Sponsor
The Mickey Thompson Performance Tires International Drag Bike League ™ (IDBL) proudly announces MetalScorpio as the official event title sponsor for the inaugural East Coast Nationals slated for September 9-11 at Maryland International Raceway ™ (MDIR). The MetalScorpio East Coast…
Despite Herculean Effort by IDBL Staff, Rain Takes the Win at MDIR
The Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL)’s Inaugural Dragbike.com All-Star Shootout was cancelled due to persistent wet weather that plagued the East Coast. Since the event was canceled, Friday’s qualifying was a moot point—other than proving that MDIR’s…
Inaugural Dragbike.com All-Star Shootout is a “Go” at Maryland International Raceway
A bonus Pro Qualifying session has been added to the schedule The second Mickey Thompson Performance Tires International Drag Bike League (IDBL) event of the season will continue as planned on May 20 – 22, 2016. IDBL president Jack Korpela…
Gulf Oil International Extend Agreement with King Racing
The Gulf Oil International Group has announced an extension to its agreement for multi European Champions and Record Holders King Racing to manage the operations of the Gulf Oil Top Fuel Motorcycle Dragracing team in 2016. In an exciting year…
Larry and Steve McBride Making Valuable Use of Downtime Between Races
The machine shop at 15-time Top Fuel Motorcycle champions Larry and Steve McBride’s Newport News-Va. speed shop has seen almost daily use following the debut of the brothers’ new nitro dragbike at the ManCup Spring Cup in Valdosta, Ga., April…
NHDRO Thrills in the Indy Chill
NHDRO—the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—powered through unseasonably cold and windy weather with the May Bike Fest on May 13-15 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Sportsman qualifying and eliminations were shortened to the eighth mile because of…
Record-Breaking IDBL Show Back on Fresh Asphalt
As if the record-breaking tarmac at Maryland International Raceway™ (MDIR) wasn’t good enough, IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE) has replaced the 16 year old asphalt portions of the track since the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL) ran there…
