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The Xtreme Dragbike Association
(XDA) takes Motorcycle Drag
Racing to Virginia Motorsports
Park for the 33rd annual MTC
Engineering Summer Nationals on
May 31-June 2, 2019.
This family-friendly event
features over 700 Professional,
Sportsman, and Grudge motorcycle
drag racers in competition, and
they will be competing for over
$40,000 in cash purse with a
shot at the 2019 championship
title.
Over a century ago, Virginia was
the combat site between the
North and the South during the
Civil War. Each side worked
tirelessly to prevail against
its counterparts. Today the
battlefield is a quarter mile
dragstrip as the XDA warriors
prepare to do battle.
Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP)
celebrates their 25th
anniversary with continued
facility improvements. In 2018
they installed a brand-new state
of the art concrete racing
surface, wall to wall from the
water box past the quarter mile.
For 2019 the beautification of
the property has continued with
additional Musco lighting in the
pit areas, remodeled bathroom
facilities, a repaved return
road, and a new Kubota Static
Drag has also been added to
their arsenal of equipment
alongside their rotator.
Orient Express
Pro Street
Class Points Leader -
Rodney Williford
The baddest street tire
motorcycles in the world will
assemble once again for the
Orient Express Pro Street class.
With a track smooth as glass,
and a recent rule change, these
650+ horsepower motorcycles
running at speeds over 230mph in
the quarter mile, in only
6-seconds will be setting
records all weekend. You do not
want to miss the endless racing
action served up by these
all-stars. Points leader Rodney
Williford officially holds the
ET record at a 6.515, but Jeremy
Teasley's 6.492 on the DME
Racing/Connelly liter bike will
not be diminished as fans in the
stands will be expecting him to
reset that record.
And while class champion and
points leader Rodney Williford
is zeroed in on his program,
competitors Richard Gadson,
Frankie Stotz, and Darion Payne
are positioned for a smash and
grab if Williford faulters in
eliminations.
XDA welcomes to the event, Brett
Ware, Chris Edwards, Gabe
Frederick, and Lorenzo Ortiz.
These racers may have missed the
season opener, but they won't
waste any time getting in on the
record-setting action next
weekend as they attempt to move
up the Pro Street GOAT list for
bragging rights.
29 Orient Express Pro Street
racers have already confirmed
they are coming to VMP for the
MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals. XDA is consistently
getting the largest counts of
any other series in the county.
The battle for a spot at the
Haltech World Cup Finals
presented by Wiseco Import vs.
Domestic event in November at
MDIR will also heat up. Racers
will be fighting for a top ten
finish in qualifying for the
chance to compete in front of
40,000+ fans in the $5,000 to
win Pro Street Shootout
sponsored by Platinum General
Services.
Qualifying starts Friday at 8
pm, and Saturday features a
bonus race with the Penske
Racing Shocks Pro Street
Shootout, don't miss a second of
the action!
DME Racing
Real Street
Class Points Leader -
Mark Hylton
DME Racing Real Street shattered
its attendance record at the
Spring Nationals with
twenty-three bikes in
qualifying. Mike Sweeney Jr. who
missed the season opener due to
electrical issues, will start
his season at VMP alongside
finance Ashley Cotnoir. Top
Sportsman racer, Cotnoir is no
stranger to speed, and will be
making her professional Real
Street debut at the Summer
Nationals.
Points leader Mark Hylton will
roll into this event after an
unstoppable two-race winning
streak. His Suzuki Hayabusa is
consistent round after round,
and that may be all he needs to
stay out in front of class
record holder Jeremy Teasley and
the likes of Anibal Merced and
Spencer Claycomb.
This event will also feature the
Schnitz Racing Shootout on
Saturday during qualifying, but
the current buzz is Friday's
'Off the Trailer' nickel race
between champion Spencer
Claycomb and Devin Doe. Both
bikes must be in legal Real
Street trim, and the rookie is
giving Claycomb the back tire!?
These guys have too much
downtime between events.
23 DME Racing Real Street racers
have once again already
confirmed they are coming to VMP
for the MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals. This class has really
turned out and the internet
boards are buzzing about Real
Street 24/7.
HTP
Performance Grudge
HTP Performance Grudge will once
again run on the best-prepped
track any series has to offer.
Grudge racers will have the
option to run all three days
behind the Pro classes making
them part of XDA's world-class
show.
XDA's "Running of the Bulls"
features Boosted Bulls, APE
Nitrous Bulls, Monster Bulls,
and Unit 5 Components Brahma
Bulls headlining Saturday night
with a potential $54K payout if
we see full fields. Come get
this money!
With track prep on kill, riders
won’t be able to throw their
hands up in strife about the
racing conditions. So those with
excuse maker lips will be at
home Saturday night in the 'Call
Out' group tapping keys while
the adults compete.
No-Time racers ready to back up
their claims that have locked-in
for the event include: Koolaid,
Hannibal, Jizzle, Dead Man
Walking, El Diablo, Child's
Play, Pickin Pockets, Spawn,
Juggernaut, Clockwork and many
more are ready for their big
payday.
Limited spots are still
available, sign up now and
reserve yours today at
www.xdaracing.com/bulls
and earn extra points.
Vance & Hines
4.60 Index
Class Points Leader - Ronald
Procopio
Vance & Hines 4.60 class is the
world’s quickest two-wheeled
index category running against a
four-tenth pro tree. And this
660 feet of battleground will
potentially see its biggest turn
out with thirty-three racers
already confirmed. The only
female in the class, Dystany
Spurlock, will return looking
for redemption on Larry Mark's
Suzuki. Spurlock showed great
potential at the PFR Spring
Nationals qualifying number four
on her first showing, but
mechanical problems off the
starting line in round one of
eliminations cut her weekend
short. Points leader Ronald
Procopio holds a twenty-three
point lead over Tyler Cammock,
Michael Ostrowski and Boo Brown
who will be his toughest
competition, as they are in
striking distance to defeat him.
A whopping 33 Vance & Hines 4.60
Index racers have already
confirmed they are coming to VMP
for the MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals. Can this class get
any bigger?
FBR Shop 5.60
Index
Class Points Leader -
Daniel Joyce
The FBR Shop 5.60 class will not
only play host to our regular
heavy hitters but based on the
internet Roll Coll we will have
some newcomers as well for the
MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals. Lonnie DeTurck from
Oley, PA plans to attend with
his crew from the Reading
Motorcycle Club, including
Michael Schneider. Claycomb is
pushing Willie Nichols to try
his hand in the class as well.
With big bike counts and fresh
blood on the grounds, points
leader Daniel Joyce will need to
hold the line if he wants to
leave VMP as top dog.
Shinko Tires
Crazy 8’s
Class Points Leader -
Nick Hamlett
As the Shinko Tires Crazy 8's
class grows in numbers, so does
the level of competition. At the
PFR Spring Nationals, XDA had an
incredible 56 entries, making
the field tight come Sunday
morning. However, on race day,
only three racers ran an 8.88 in
competition as these guys are
still looking over their
shoulder at the finish line
judging whether or not they
should let off the throttle.
Home track advantage at this
race will go to the points
leader Nick Hamlett, along with
racers Clay Davies, Alex Kupetz,
and Jeremy Brown.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Class Points Leader - Jim
Shifflett
Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman gives the thirty-two
quickest sportsman racers a
chance to take home the biggest
payout of the weekend with a
$9,000 potential payout.
Points leader Jim Shifflett has
an eleven-point lead that will
be tough to keep locked down
with racers like Mac McAdams,
George Shriver, and Kermit
Garnett looking for a takeover.
Purchase a two-day Pro ET tech
card, and you're in the running
to qualify for the quickest
sportsman class in motorcycle
drag racing.
MPS Pro E.T.
Class Points Leader - Jimmie
Miller
Our MPS Racing Pro ET points
leader was one of the last
racers out of the track at the
PFR Spring Nationals after an
eight-round battle to the
winner's circle, and there is a
good chance he might be one of
the first in line when the gates
open up on Friday. Miller leads
but only two rounds, but once
you've tasted life at the top,
it's hard not to strive to stay
there. And he's going to have to
fight for his life, because Jim
Shifflett, Stephen Knight, and
Bob Carlson are coming for his
spot.
Brock’s
Performance Street E.T.
Class Points Leader -
Derrick Milbourne
100+ Brock's Performance Street
ET racers will flood the staging
lanes on Saturday morning
prepared to look over at their
competition at the finish line
and make that tough decision to
lift or stay in the gas as they
cross the stripe. Derrick
Milbourne may have a slight
points lead, but Virginia
native, Dana Mack, won 14 rounds
at VMP at this event last year,
and he will be looking to
capitalize on his home track
advantage to gain points this
weekend.
Other Virginians that are
looking to take that same
advantage are Mark Southard,
David Poague, Brian Guarino and
a ton of other racers that will
be in the lanes.
The Street ET racers are also
eligible for a special giveaway
of a Baxley Sport Wheel Chock
generously donated by sanction
supporters, 1 Stop Speed, and
Williford Racing.
This event will also feature a
vendor midway full of great
deals on motorcycle parts,
accessories and apparel. Event
sponsor, MTC Engineering will
also be giving out door prizes
at this event. Everyone arriving
at the gate will be given a MTC
Engineering Postcard. Just fill
it out and take to the MTC Booth
on the vendor midway to be
entered into the drawing for one
of these awesome prizes: $100
gift certificate, Drag Racing
History book, Clutch picks with
magnets, and MTC Engineering
shirts and hats.
Suit up and head out to Virginia
Motorsports Park in one week for
an exciting weekend of
motorcycle drag racing action.
As a reminder to racers, the
Thursday gates for parking are
6-9pm. Gates open on Friday at 8
am, testing starts at 11 am, and
qualifying begins at 8 pm for
the Pros.
Visit
www.xdaracing.com/summernationals
for event information, class
rules, payouts, entry fees,
schedule and more.
The Xtreme Dragbike Association
is an east coast motorcycle drag
racing series with 700+
motorcycle racers in
competition. The XDA features
professional and sportsman
classes along with 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 info on the XDA,
visit
www.XDAracing.com
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