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Two wheels, one mission, defeat
the competition and take the
crown.
The 2019 Xtreme Dragbike
Association (XDA) ultimate
battle between the fiercest
motorcycle drag racers in the
country is scheduled for
Armageddon on September 20-22,
at Maryland International
Raceway (MDIR) for the 27th
annual DME Racing Fall
Nationals.
In the sixth and final battle of
the year, twelve classes and
over 800 racers will be armed
and ready as they compete for
the 2019 XDA Championship
titles. The DME Racing Fall
Nationals will feature 6-second,
220+mph Pro Street Motorcycles,
7-second, 190mph Real Street
bikes, 3-second 1/8 mile Pro
Xtreme motorcycles, and the
"Running of the Bulls" Grudge
Shootouts.
The 2019 XDA season launched in
April at MDIR, and next weekend
our racers will finish what they
started with over $40,000 on the
line in payouts. We will see new
records set, first-time
champions, rivalries settled,
and most importantly, our loyal
XDA family of racers one last
time this season.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
Points Leader -
Jeremy Teasley
Next weekend the Orient Express
Pro Street class will turn up
the dial on the country's
quickest and fastest 650+
horsepower Pro Street
motorcycles. The 7th annual
Battle Royale is jammed pack
with action all three days. The
battle will once again feature a
32-bike field and a payout of
over $14,000 in purse money! And
with thirty-nine confirmed
riders you will see records fall
in the cooler temperatures.
This event for the first time
will feature a 'Second Chance'
race for all first-round losers
of the 32-bike field, with no
entry fee and a $1,000 payout.
And for racers that don't
qualify for the show, XDA will
be run a B class that pays out
$100 to the winner. However, if
forty or more motorcycles enter
the class, XDA will bump the B
class payout to $1,000.
Penske Racing Shocks for the
first time will feature two
separate shootouts during
Saturday's qualifying sessions.
One shootout will feature the
fastest guys of the class, while
the other shootout will be
available to racers 6.90 or
slower on the GOAT list.
The Dunigan Racing Pig Roast
returns exclusively for the Pro
Street racers Saturday night to
celebrate a year worth of blood,
sweat, and tears. And with the
addition of the new events, Pro
Street racers stand to win
almost $23,000 in purse money.
It's going to pay big to be a
part of the XDA series next
weekend.
This will be the seventh
straight year that the Pro
Street championship has not been
clinched before the final event.
Defending champion Rodney
Williford, who didn't try to win
last year, will roll into
Maryland three points behind
rival Jeremy Teasley. If the
race were the standard sixteen
bike field, they would be the
only two racers in contention
for the championship. However,
with the 32-bike format, Frankie
Stotz and Ehren Litten now both
have a shot at the championship.
Stotz sits 107 points out of
first, while Litten has a
113-point deficit. We could
potentially see Litten come from
behind the pack and take the
championship. All four riders
have bikes capable of breaking
records that could add to their
points tally. The class speed
records convene at 6.422 at
232.59 held by Teasley and
Litten respectively. These
records were set in the heat of
June and could easily be reset
next weekend!
And the battle doesn't stop with
the top four in points. Pro
Street racers will be also be
fighting for a top ten finish.
The top ten will qualify for the
chance to compete in front of
40,000+ fans at the Haltech
World Cup Finals (WCF) presented
by Wiseco Import vs. Domestic
event in November. The exclusive
Platinum General Services Pro
Street Shootout offers a $5,000
to win purse. The top four
riders are already locked in for
a spot, while eight other racers
will battle it out for the
remaining six spots.
The top thirteen in points all
have a mathematical chance to
qualify for WCF. Jordan Haase
will lock-in as soon as he
breaks the beams in qualifying.
Richard Gadson sits in the sixth
spot, missed two races this
year, and needs to qualify for
this event if he wants to be
eligible for a spot at WCF.
Rookie Pro Street racer Chris
Moore and Gaige Herrera both
have a chance to qualify for
their first WCF race this year.
Darion Payne who qualified for
WCF last year is eighth in
points and is in jeopardy of
losing his spot if he doesn't
stay ahead of the competition.
Ryan Schnitz, who won the WCF
event last year, sits twelfth in
points after missing an event
this year. He will need to get
past Jason Dunigan and Justin
Shakir if he wants to defend his
title in November.
Live life without regrets, mark
your calendars now and get ready
for a three-day event of
on-track battles. Qualifying
starts Friday at 8 pm.
DME Racing
Real Street
Points Leader - Jeremy Teasley
The DME Racing Real Street class
will turn up the pressure for
Jeremy Teasley as he fights for
another Pro championship next
weekend. Five other racers could
snatch this title from him in a
fraction of a second. Teasley
has only taken one win this
year, but he has set two records
this season that awarded him
twenty points to put him in the
lead. In 2008, Teasley entered
his first year of Real Street
competition. And at the young
age of 18, Teasley set five Real
Street records and won his first
Real Street Championship with
AMA Prostar. Since then he has
won numerous Pro championships
and set more records than we
could list. Some of his
competition might not realize
what they are up against next
weekend.
Anibal Merced, the 2015 class
champion is only ten points
behind Teasley. Mark Hylton, who
has won two events this year, is
looking for his first Real
Street championship. He is
thirty-seven points out of first
place. Defending class champion,
Spencer Claycomb, who has not
won an event this year sits
fifty points out of first.
And to round out the racers in
championship contention are
rookies Devin Ragland and Brad
Stinnett. These two racers would
need to see Teasley take a
first-round loss and they would
need to make a final-round
appearance if they want the 2019
title. Ragland set the world on
fire at the Bike Bash when he
won the event against Teasley
and became the second rider to
run a fifty in the class with a
7.590. Will he be able to carry
this momentum into the DME
Racing Fall Nationals and earn
himself a Championship title?
Come out and see what may be the
biggest upset of the year!
The action won't be contained to
just Sunday eliminations. The
Schnitz Racing Real Street
Shootout will return with select
racers competing for cash during
Saturday's qualifying sessions.
Our two female racers of the
class, Alisha Malone and Ashley
Cotnoir will be racing head to
head during qualifying for a
cash payout from their fellow
racers. The ladies with be
looking for win lights in a best
2 out of 3 races that will be
sure to spark trash-talking all
week leading up to the event.
Brad Stinnett and John Martin
will also be racing head to head
every round of qualifying for
big money. And several other
racers are still in negotiations
to prove they have the better
Real Street package. You'll have
to be at the event if you want
to see all this action go down.
Will you be at MDIR to witness
all the excitement?
Pro Xtreme
Points Leader - Kevin Clarke
The eighth-mile heads-up class
of Pro Xtreme took a turn
towards excitement during the
Bike Bash at Virginia
Motorsports Park. Kevin Clarke
took the first two wins of the
season, and with only four
events on the schedule, it
looked like he may simply
dominate the class. However,
Ehren Litten took the top
qualifying spot at the last
race, and Kevin Clarke was out
of competition in round two.
Rodney Williford who holds the
classes ET record at 3.962 was
in the finals, and a win would
have put him only a point behind
Clarke. However, in a
final-round upset, Rob Garcia
took the win when Williford
handed it to him at the tree
with a red light. This chain of
events has now mathematically
given four riders a chance at
the first XDA Pro Xtreme
championship. John Collins, Rob
Garcia, and Williford will all
be looking to take out Clarke,
and each other in round one. Pro
Xtreme is the quickest
eighth-mile category in the XDA,
but will anyone challenge the
3.962 record of Rodney Williford?
Pro Xtreme is presented by DME
Racing, Fast by Gast, Harley
Haul, MaxxECU, McCoy
Motorsports, MTC, Rob Bush
Motorsports, Timblin Chassis,
and Worldwide Bearings.
HTP
Performance Grudge
HTP Performance Grudge racers
will be out in droves for the
cooler temperatures of the DME
Racing Fall Nationals. If you
want to bet on the action, you
have to be at the track. That's
when you get to see who's
playing games and who is sitting
at the ready line, suited up,
and ready to throw down.
Monster Bulls will deliver the
action for the Bull classes as
David Page, and Rendolf Torbed
go to battle for a championship.
There are several scenarios to
their 18-point difference that
would allow each of them to win
the championship. Riders receive
extra points if they lock-in
before the pre-entry deadline
expires, and these extra points
could come into play. For David
Page, his job will be to win
more rounds to keep his lead.
But Torbed needs to get Page out
of the way in round one and then
win two more rounds if he wants
the Monster Bull title.
In APE Nitrous Bulls, points
leader and class badass, Dave
Norris, just needs to show up
and race on Saturday night to
win the championship. While
Norris has only won three of the
five events this year, his
attendance and round wins gave
him the edge over the class.
Unit 5 Components Brahma Bulls
has been a broken record this
year with Nick Mazeika taking
wins in four of the five events
this year. Like Norris, he just
needs to show up and race on
Saturday to claim his title.
The Grudge class has the best
track prep available in the
country and runs with every Pro
session all weekend, even
Sunday. This is the last chance
you have to show up and show
out. So, let's see what you
have.
Limited spots are available,
sign up now and reserve yours at
www.xdaracing.com/bulls.
Vance & Hines
4.60
Points Leader - Michael
Ostrowski
The Vance & Hines 4.60 class
proves for another year that
they are the fiercest Sportsman
around. Their reaction times and
their dead on eighth-mile times
make them the most exciting
sportsman class to watch on
Sunday. Michael Ostrowski, who
finished last year tied for
third place, is currently
leading the class by twenty-four
points. And in this class,
twenty-four points isn't enough
to knit a security blanket. Any
of the top six racers can win
the championship, including
Tyler Cammock, Mac McAdams,
Michael Thyen, Boo Brown, and
Ron Procopio.
Ron Procopio is the only racer
who has missed an event in the
top ten that could still win the
championship. Last year Procopio
finished the season tenth in
points but started the 2019
season with a win at the PFR
Spring Nationals. It will be
cut-throat next weekend as
tensions rise with the
championship title on the line.
The FBR Shop
5.60
Points Leader - Courtlan Whiting
The FBR Shop 5.60 who is
currently being led by sportsman
standout Courtlan Whiting, has
eleven potential champions
rolling into the DME Racing Fall
Nationals. Whiting who finished
fifteenth in points last year
now sits in the top spot with an
81-point lead. And the top
eleven riders of the class are
all still in the hunt for the
championship. Working with only
an eight-mile of track, these
racers will be looking for
starting line advantage to give
them the edge on Sunday.
Harvey Hubbard and Bob Carlson
both took wins this year, and
also both missed a race.
However, Hubbard is out of the
championship contention while
Carlson still has a chance to
take it all. Qualifying position
and rounds won is what it will
take to make a difference in the
points chase.
Shinko Tires
Crazy 8's
Points Leader - Dustin Lee
Dustin Lee has the Shinko Tires
Crazy 8's Championship on Lock.
With a comfortable 166 point
lead, all he has to do is break
the beams in round one. Win or
lose he will become the Shinko
Tires Crazy 8's Champion.
While Lee's championship is
inevitable, the class has seen
many riders stand out this year.
Nick Hamlett and Courtlan
Whiting have both taken wins
this year. Rookie standout
Thomas Miceli Jr. heads into the
final seventh in points and will
finish in the top ten of points
with a good showing at the DME
Racing Fall Nationals.
Florida racer, Robert Parker
currently sits in the twelfth
spot and will be looking to
knock out Andre Ritchey and
Taylor Dunham to get into the
top if he wants an XDA top ten
plaque. The competition will
still be in full swing for this
class next weekend.
Mickey
Thompson Performance Top
Sportsman
Points Leader - Robin Procopio
Mickey Thompson Top Sportsman
will see the quickest sportsman
racers on the property go to
battle next weekend. The top ten
racers all have a mathematical
chance at the championship.
Dylan Wood, who sits in the
eighth spot, had a lot of bad
luck at the last event. He broke
a chain that destroyed his
bodywork in one round, and then
later in another round his rods
broke destroying his motor. He
said his bike might not be ready
next weekend, but even if it
isn't, he will find something to
ride. So, either way, Wood will
be in championship contention
against the toughest competition
in the sportsman ranks.
Robin Procopio who won the last
event propelled herself to the
points lead and is currently the
racer with a target on her back.
However, Bob Carlson, who missed
two events could be the biggest
'come from behind' upset next
weekend if he wins the final, as
it could give him the
championship.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Points Leader - Mike Schulz
XDA's competitive MPS Racing Pro
ET class will see over two
hundred entries next weekend as
the chase for the championship
comes to a climax. While Mike
Schulz is the current points
leader, the championship spot is
wide open. Robin Procopio's Pro
ET/Top Sportsman double up at
the Bike Bash has put her into
championship contention in Pro
ET. Any of the top twenty racers
in points have a chance to steal
the championship right out of
the hands of Schulz.
2018 champion, Dale Hamilton who
is 141 points behind Schulz is
due for a win and could still
make a play for the championship
with two final-round appearances
at the finals. Anything can
happen next weekend, and you
won't want to miss it.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Points Leader - Dustin Lee
The Brock's Performance
Championship chase is led by
Dustin Lee who has a 120 point
lead over the field. However,
with two independent races in a
one weekend, and the option for
reentry after a first-round
loss, Lee doesn't have enough
points secured to intimidate the
competition. Duane Jackson,
Russell Dennison Jr, and Jimmie
Miller are right behind him in
points, and if any of them go an
average of seven rounds over the
weekend, Lee will be in trouble.
With over a hundred racers in
the field, a lot can happen in
this class over two days of
competition.
Grab your family and friends and
head to Maryland International
Raceway next weekend for an
exciting weekend of two-wheel
racing action and history-making
runs on September 20-22, for the
27th annual DME Racing Fall
Nationals. XDA, it's always the
place to be!
Visit
www.xdaracing.com 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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