Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series

Teasley Family takes 3 at The Rock

Words and photos by Tim Hailey

Anybody who is not a member of Orient, Ohio’s Teasley family no doubt gets tired of seeing their name in the coverage headlines of nearly every major motorcycle drag race in the nation. But truth is, they are at all of those races with a full trailer of motorcycles prepped for all-out assaults on checks and trophies, and walk away with more than their share.

Usually it’s Jeremy taking the Teasley headline honors, and he more than held up his end this past weekend at the Dragbikelive.com Sportsman Showdown at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina, stop number six on the nine round Mickey Thompson MIRock Superbike Series schedule.

In what really was a test session for Teasley and the RS Motorsports Kawasaki ZX14 he rides in DME Real Street, Jeremy entered the eighth mile FBR Shop 5.60 class. The team fully intends to run Real Street 7.60s on the bike, and owner/tuner Roger Starrette was throwing more nitrous pills into the stacks to see what it would do. Razor-sharp leaver and finishline judge Teasley took the opportunity to collect another MIRock win along the way, beat class sponsor and points leader Marion Ford in the 5.60 final.

Jeremy rode his legendary foot-shift, stock wheelbase, stock motor, no weight added, no MSD SB6-equipped, 8.60s Kawasaki ZX14R streetbike to beat August race winner Scottie Keller in the MIRock Crazy 8s final for his second win of the weekend.