RECORDS FALL, CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN FINAL MIROCK SERIES EVENT
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Ralph Medrano Jr. of Miami spoiled the going away party for Rodney Williford and his turbocharged Suzuki Sunday, beating the MiRock Superbike Series champion in the final round of the Lee's Performance Fall Bike Nationals at Rockingham Dragway.
The turbo Suzuki, owned by Jeff Nordeen of Simpsonville, S.C., and ridden by

Williford, won't be eligible to participate in the Outlaw Pro Street division under new MiRock guidelines adopted for the 2007 season.

Williford, the Rougemont, N.C., rider who had won two consecutive MiRock races to ice the championship, wasn't his usual dominating self at the Fall Nationals.  Although he lowered the Rockingham Dragway and national records to 6.918 seconds during qualifying, he wasn't able to come close to that time during eliminations.

That said, he was good enough to reach the final round, beating distaff rider and two-time MiRock series winner Angie McBride of Lewisville in the semifinals.
In the final, though, Medrano never trailed, using a 7.022 second time at 193.57 miles per hour to best Williford's ailing 7.190 at only 167.61 mph.

Other winners in the eighth and final race in the MiRock Series included Jason Miller of Mechanicsville, Md., whose final round time of 7.697 seconds at 188.60 mph, which turned back series champion Anthony Navarro of Royersford, Pa., set a new world record in the Pro Sport Bike class; George Scurlock of Pittsboro, who beat Shawn Welch of Goose Creek in the Honda-Suzuki of Sanford 5.60 Heads Up class; and Jason Zittle of Hanover, Pa., who prevailed in Quick 32.

Perhaps the most impressive performances, hwoever, were those turned in by Pro E.T. winner Shayne Proctor of Indian Head, Md., and Street E.T. champion Patrick Williams of Covington, Ga.  Proctor had to win eight rounds of racing and Williams seven to claim their respective championships.  Each category attracted more than 100 riders.  The total entry for the weekend was 712 riders in six classes.

The Wake Forest-based husband-wife team of Ronnie and Robin Procopio also figured prominently in the season final.  Ronnie won the 5.60 Heads-Up Championship and then finished second to his wife in the FBR Shop Quick 32 class.


Results from the Lee's Fall Bike Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, final event in the 2007 Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MiRock Superbike Series:

SCHNITZ OUTLAW PRO STREET
 Round 1 – Dave Norris, Bryans Road, Md., 7.223, 187.26 mph, def. Timmy Hayes, Matthews, N.C., 8.170, 162.20 mph; Costello Shedrick, Daytona Beach, Fla., 7.509, 182.75 mph, def. Bud Yoder, Flint, Mich., 7.487, 189.42 mph; Robert Hunnicutt, Youngsville, N.C., 7.505, 182.55 mph, def. Willie Hebert, Luling, La., 7.499, 176.93 mph; Jeff Nordeen, Simpsonville, S.C., 7.802, 165.40 mph, def. Tony Girardi, Hollywood, Fla., broke; Mac McAdams, Edgewater, Md., 7.372, 187.39 mph, def. Brian Rich, Bowie, Md., 8.448, 151.24 mph; Ralph Medrano Jr., Miami, Fla., 12.667, no speed, def. Frank Halmon, Hendersonville, N.C., no time; Rodney Williford, Rougemont, N.C., 7.995, 144.50 mph, def. Jerome Johnson, Garrisonville, Va., broke; Angie McBride, Lewisville, N.C., 7.235, 183.92 mph, def. Darrell Durham, Asheville, N.C., broke.
 Round 2 – Norris, 7.177, 188.75 mph, def. Hunnicutt, 8.364, 120.94 mph; Medrano, 7.094, 184.25 mph, def. McAdams, 7.352, 181.25 mph; McBride, 7.162, 186.48 mph, def. Shedrick, 7.580, 176.07 mph; Williford, 7.335, 184.57 mph, def. Nordeen, 8.098, 161. 56 mph.
 Semifinals – Williford, 7.329, 175.80 mph, def. McBride, 8.113, 157.87 mph; Medrano, 7.186, 188.49 mph, def. Norris, foul.
 FINAL – Ralph Medrano Jr., Miami, 7.022, 193.57 mph, def. Rodney Williford, Rougemont, N.C., 7.190, 167.61 mph.
 No. 1 Qualifier – Rodney Williford, Rougemont, N.C., 6.918, 200.98 mph.

ORIENT EXPRESS PRO SPORT BIKE
 Round 1 – Anthony Navarro, Royersford, Pa., 7.977, 184.93 mph, def. Joe Gratten, Croydon, Pa., 8.818, 163.51 mph; Steven Jester, Salisbury, N.C., 8.047, 180.43 mph, def. Sean Walsh, Patchogoe, N.Y., foul; Mike Slowe, Bensalem, Pa., 7.934, 185.84 mph, def. Gerald Cox, Raleigh, N.C., no time; Jason Coffey, Texas City, Texas, 8.226, 182.30 mph, def. Ron Mitchell, Redford, Mich., 8.287, 153,42 mph; Jason Miller, Mechanicsville, Md. 7.772, 184.90 mph, def. John O'Conner, Limerick, Pa., 8.505, 164.13 mph; Lee Shierts, Charlotte, N.C., 8.336, 137.86 mph, def. Anthony Steward, Worthampton, N.C., 10.522, 95.77 mph; Dimey Eddinger, Winston-Salem, N.C., 7.901, 187.05 mph, def. Al Danies, NA, 8.330, 176.40 mph; Vincent Demito, Collegeville, Pa., 7.854, 189.26 mph, def. Trevor Altman, Shelby, N.C., 9.067, 127.11 mph.
 Round 2 – Miller, 7.802, 186.95 mph, def. Demito, 7.928, 189.31 mph; Jester, 7.996, 177.56 mph, def. Eddinger, 8.121, 188.65 mph; Coffey, 8.229, 180.50 mph, def. Shierts, no time; Navarro, 8.005, 183.57 mph, def. Slowe, 8.045, 187.76 mph.
 Semifinals – Navarro, 7.910, 182.85 mph, def. Jester, 8.014, 181.45 mph; Miller, 7.854, 184.30 mph, def. Coffey, 8.330, 180.26 mph.
 FINAL – Jason Miller, Mechanicsville, Md., 7.697, 188.60 mph, def. Anthony Navarro, Royersford, Pa., 7.953, 157.56 mph.

HONDA-SUZUKI OF SANFORD 5.60 HEADS UP
 Round 2 – George Scurlock, Pittsboro, 5.824, 118.80 mph, def. Curtis Griggs, Monroe, 5.563 breakout foul, 112.75 mph; Kenny Lewis, Columbia, S.C., 5.628, 122.22 mph, def. Marion Ford, Hampstead, Md., 5.542 breakout, 118.43 mph; Shawn Welch, Goose Creek, 5.637, 119.22 mph, def. Richard Holder, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.652, 133.25 mph; Ronald Procopio, Wake Forest, 5.660, 114.40 mph, def. Devon Perkins, Lexington, Ky., 5.556 breakout, 115.75 mph; Robin Procopio, Wake Forest, 5.652, 117.52 mph, bye.
 Round 3 – Scurlock, 5.779, 103.88 mph, def. Robin Procopio, 8.114, 52.32 mph; Welch, 5.709, 103.61 mph, def. Lewis, 5.834, 120.78 mph; Ronald Procopio, 5.787, 114.80 mph, bye.
 Semifinals – Scurlock, 5.691, 115.06 mph, def. Ronald Procopio, foul; Welch, 5.698, 118.23 mph, bye.
 FINAL – George Scurlock, Pittsboro, 5.607, 121.13 mph, def. Shawn Welch, Goose Creek, 5.583 breakout foul, 118.73 mph.

FBR SHOP QUICK 32
 Round 3 – Jack Durant, Durahm, 8.925 on an 8.860 dial-in, 125.87 mph, def. Ernest Lassiter, Willow Springs, 9.077 on an 8.970 dial-in, 149.43 mph; Robin Procopio, Wake Forest, 8.317 on an 8.290 dial-in, 149.12 mph, def. Tim Phillips, Winston-Salem, foul; Jason Zittle, Hanover, Pa., 8.639 on an 8.640 dial-in, 144.66 mph, def, Scotty Herman, Lakeland, Fla., foul; Edward Valentine, Mocksville, 8.788 on an 8.850 dial-in, def. Thomas Harsell, Washington, D.C., broke.
 Semifinals – Durant, 8.920 on an 8.886 dial-in, 138.05 mph, def. Valentine, 8.793 on an 8.800 dial-in, 144.71 mph; Zittle, 8.698 on an 8.630 dial-in, 142.46 mph, def. Robin Procopio, 8.320 on an 8.290 dial-in, 147.33 mph.
 FINAL – Jason Zittle, Hanover, Pa., 8.613 on an 8.660 dial-in, 144.29 mph, def. Jack Durant, Durham, foul.

NITROUS EXPRESS PRO E.T.
 Round 5 – Christopher Harris, Wilson, 12.075 on a 9.400 dial-in, 69.28 mph, def. Devon Perkins, Lexington, Ky., foul; Edward Valentine, Mocksville, 8.712 on an 8.750 dial-in, 152.21 mph, def. Gregory Quarles, Washington, D.C., 9.641 on a 9.800 dial-in, 140.63 mph; Ernest Lassiter, Willow Springs, 8.927 on an 8.950 dial-in, 151.26 mph, def. Kenny Lewis, Columbia, Md., 8.118 on an 8.150 dial-in, 145.78 mph; Alan Fields, Climax, 8.740 on an 8.680 dial-in, 135.02 mph, bye; Shayne Proctor, Indian Head, Md., 9.290 on a 9.000 dial-in, 148.31 mph, bye.
 Round 6 – Proctor, 9.309 on a 9.270 dial-in, 148.09 mph, def. Lassiter, 8.903 on an 8.910 dial-in, 151.58 mph; Fields, 8.787 on an 8.680 dial-in, 145.44 mph, def. Harris, foul; Valentine, bye.
 Semifinals – Proctor, 9.359 on a 9.330 dial-in, 140.07 mph, def. Valentine, 8.756 on an 8.680 dial-in, 152.35 mph; Fields, bye.
 FINAL – Shayne Proctor, Indian Head, Md., 9.343 on a 9.300 dial-in, 147.86 mph, def. Alan Fields, Climax, 8.768 on an 8.780 dial-in, 141.72 mph.

PSYCHOBIKE STREET E.T.

 Round 5 – Patrick Williams, Covington, Ga., 10.404 on a 10.280 dial-in, 117.96 mph, def. Robert Coble, Orrum, 11.086 on a 10.600 dial-in, 133.39 mph; Stanley Russell, Gray, Ga., 10.294 on a 10.290 dial-in, 126.73 mph, def. Jake Perkins, NA, 10.511 on a 9.800 dial-in, 133.09 mph; Ben Helland, Waldorf, Md., 9.507 on a 9.300 dial-in, 121.80 mph, def. Terry Lee, Darlington, S.C., 10.992 on a 10.600 dial-in, 115.22 mph; Michael F. Herman, Fredericksburg, Md., 9.550 on a 9.600 dial-in, 138.10 mph, def. Darrell Tunnell, Glen Burnie, Md., 9.342 on a 9.400 dial-in, 148.84 mph; Shayne Proctor, Indian Head, Md., 9.345 on a 9.340 dial-in, 132.97 mph, def. Scotty Herman, Lakeland, Fla., 9.073 on a 9.150 dial-in, 151.04 mph; Ryan Franklin, Brandy Station, Va., 9.589 on a 9.600 dial-in, 141.16 mph, def. unknown, #939, 9.090 on a 9.220 dial-in, 152.80 mph; James Maiden, Greenbolt, Md., 18.061 on a 9.000 dial-in, 62.77 mph, def. unknown #X72, foul;
 Round 6 – Helland, 9.337 on a 9.300 dial-in, 145.45 mph, def. Russell, 10.249 on a 10.290 dial-in, 121.06 mph; Williams, 10.285 on a 10.280 dial-in, 130.58 mph, def. Franklin, 9.588 on a 9.600 dial-in, 138.24 mph; Herman, 9.625 on a 9.550 dial-in, 135.62 mph, def. Maiden, 9.187 on a 9.000 dial-in, 150.56 mph; Proctor, bye.
 Semifinals – Williams, 10.294 on a 10.280 dial-in, 131.00 mph, def. Helland, 9.417 on a 9.300 dial-in, 145.19 mph; Proctor, 9.295 on a 9.270 dial-in, 148.22 mph, def. Herman, 9.511 on a 9.550 dial-in, 134.78 mph.
 FINAL – Patrick Williams, Covington, Ga., 10.236 on a 10.280 dial-in, 128.96 mph, def. Shayne Proctor, Indian Head, Md., foul.