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Top Sportsman has always been a
staple in the East Coast
Motorcycle Drag Racing Series,
and is here to stay at the XDA!
Not only is Top Sportsman one of
the classes in the 2018 XDA
class line-up, it’s now been
made even better!
All Top Sportsman racers have
always been required to purchase
a 2-Day Pro E.T. Tech card, and
they would get two qualifying
shots on Saturday that would
count towards the Top Sportsman
32-Bike qualified field on
Sunday. On Saturday night, they
would all run in Pro E.T. that
paid $3,000 to win. Then on
Sunday morning, they would run
in Top Sportsman if they
qualified which paid $3,000 to
win. Those that didn’t qualify
would run in Pro E.T. which paid
$3,000 to win.
In 2018, the XDA will be taking
the Top Sportsman winner (5th
round) and advancing him into
6th round of Pro E.T. to take a
shot at an additional $3,000!
Now every Top Sportsman racer
has a shot at $3,000 in Pro E.T.
on Saturday, $3,000 in Top
Sportsman on Sunday, and an
additional $3,000 in Pro E.T. on
Sunday for a total of $9,000 in
just one weekend!
Double entries will only be
permitted in the Pro E.T. class
at the XDA if the rider is
running two different
motorcycles with two different
bike numbers. A rider can still
only ride one motorcycle in Top
Sportsman, so if both of your
Pro E.T. entries happen to
qualify for Top Sportsman you
will still need to inform the
tower which motorcycle you want
removed from Top Sportsman, so
it can run in Pro E.T.
By popular demand from the XDA
racers, there will now be a
separate points system for Pro
E.T. and Street E.T.! Top
Sportsman racers will earn the
same amount of points in Pro E.T.
on Sunday as they do in Top
Sportsman. Also, by allowing Top
Sportsman racers to advance to
6th round of Pro E.T., the
winner can continue to earn
points towards their Pro E.T.
championship.
Jason Miller (XDA promoter)
stated, “I can think of 9,000
reasons to run the Top Sportsman
class at the XDA! The bump spot
for Top Sportsman generally
ranges in the 8.20 - 8.40 range,
but after this announcement it
is about to get even quicker in
2018. We have already heard that
many racers were stepping up to
quicker Top Sportsman bikes next
year, and this is going to
accelerate that even more. Every
single racer that buys a 2-day
Pro E.T. tech card will be
gunning to qualify for Top
Sportsman, because they have the
chance at twice the money on
Sunday if they do! Imagine this…
going 5 rounds on Sunday to win
$3,000 in Top Sportsman, and
then advancing into the money of
6th round of Pro E.T. and you
only have 2 or 3 more rounds to
go for another $3,000 to win! We
predict bump spots will get
quicker and quicker at every XDA
event, so make sure you are
preparing your bike right now to
qualify for Top Sportsman. The
Top Sportsman class is just a
bonus race for the quickest 32
Pro E.T. bikes at the event, and
everyone can get in on the
action… you just need to
qualify! I want to wish everyone
a Happy New Year, and look
forward to seeing you all at the
first XDA event at Maryland
International Raceway on April
27-29, 2018.”
Help spread the word about the
XDA, put these dates on your
calendar, be sure to bookmark
XDAracing.com and make sure that
you follow our Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
@xdaracing to stay up to date
with the series. For contact
info, visit XDAracing.com.
2018 XDA
Schedule:
MDIR: April 27-29
ATCO: May 18-20
VMP: June 22-24
MDIR: July 27-29
VMP: August 24-26
MDIR: September 21-23
About the XDA
The Xtreme Dragbike Association
is an east coast motorcycle drag
racing series with 700+
motorcycle racers competing at
each event. Every XDA event
hosts professional classes,
sportsman classes, grudge racing
and a vendor midway. Lifestyle
activities such as bike shows,
bikini contests, DJ and live
bands are also held at select
events. For more information on
the XDA, please visit
www.XDAracing.com or connect
with us on Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter and YouTube @xdaracing
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