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The Xtreme Dragbike Association
is ready to perform at Maryland
International Raceway with the
20th annual Platinum Fleet
Repair Bike Fest on July 24-26,
2020.
The quickest and fastest street
bikes in the world were
sidelined last month after the
first event of the year fell
victim to Mother Nature. And
with a 3-month delayed start to
the 2020 season due to COVID-19
already, the XDA motorcycle drag
racers are hungrier than ever to
get on the track and perform.
This XDA events feature Orient
Express Pro Street class running
at speeds over 230 mph in only
6-seconds, DME Racing Real
Street, Pro Xtreme, HTP
Performance Super Stock, APE
Nitrous Bulls, Monster Bulls,
Tommie's Motorsports DMV Bulls,
HTP Performance Grudge, Vance &
Hines 4.60 Index, FBR Shop 5.60
Index, Crazy 8's, Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman,
MPS Pro ET, and Brock's
Performance Street ET.
XDA racers will be battling for
over $75,000 in cash purse at
this event, along with over
$160,000 in contingency prizes.
Racers and crew alike will enjoy
a vendor midway full of great
deals on motorcycle parts,
accessories, and apparel.
New for 2020, the XDA has added
a Car-Truck-Bike Show to all of
its events. The non-judged
"Car-Truck-Bike Show" is good
for the whole weekend and is the
same cost as pit parking. ANYONE
and ANY vehicle can enter and
bring up to 9 crew members with
each vehicle.
XDA Cornhole Tournaments are
also new for 2020 on Friday and
Saturday nights with three sets
of cornhole boards in play with
a $50 buy-in per team, with a
total of 10 teams permitted to
play for a total pot of $500 per
night.
The Orient Express Pro Street
class features 6-second, 220+mph
and XDA will have over twenty
bikes on the property. With an
added month to prepare, a few
riders were able to take
advantage of the time to finish
up new bike builds that will
meet rubber for the first time
at this event. And a few
veterans made significant
changes in hopes of laying down
big numbers this month. And with
the current class records
sitting at 6.384 and 232.59 in
the quarter-mile, we are eager
to see how next weekend plays
out.
The DME Racing 7-second, 190mph
Real Street class, is designed
for street‐legal sportbikes with
limited modifications and a hand
clutch. Next weekend XDA will
welcome a third female racer to
the class, Brittany Bohne. Bohne
will join Alisha Malone, and
Ashley Sweeney as the trio will
face fifteen male competitors.
The great thing about drag
racing, the scoreboard doesn't
care what sex you are; once the
bulbs start dropping, everyone
has an equal playing field. Who
can break the class record of
7.539 held by Jeremy Teasley,
that's what we want to see this
year.
The highly anticipated stock
wheelbase HTP Performance Super
Stock class already has
twenty-two racers prepared to
show out in the new class. These
4‐stroke naturally aspirated
production machines MUST be
motorcycles sold initially for
street use. This class features
strict modification rules, stock
wheelbase, stock motor, MR12
spec fuel, no air shifters, no
dataloggers, etc. Whoever has
the best clutch hand will own
this class. This rider’s class
will see a full field next
weekend with over twenty racers
on the pre-race roll call,
including NHRA Pro Stock
motorcycle teammates Joey
Gladstone and Cory Reed. While
Gladstone is a proven rider on
bikes with no wheelie-bars, he
will have stiff competition from
veteran riders like Rickey
Gadson and Richard Gadson, and
Jeremy Teasley.
Vance & Hines 4.60 class is the
World’s quickest index class
that originated with the XDA's
predecessor MIROCK in 2013. This
class started as a twelve-bike
field that has grown to average
participation of forty bikes per
event. The bikes in this
1/8th-mile sportsman index
category attract some of the
biggest names in motorcycle drag
racing. They make their
four-second passes in a span of
only 660 feet. With little
margin for error, their reaction
times at the starting line will
make or break their run. Vance &
Hines 4.60 is a fun class to
watch and bet on, both during
qualifying and race day.
Imagine if we took 4.60, threw
away the index and made it heads
up, first to the finish line, no
breakout. This is where you get
the quickest and fastest 1/8
mile category in the XDA. Pro
Xtreme returns for its second
year featuring the World's
quickest turbocharged, nitrous
injected or injected nitro drag
bikes. These bikes are big and
powerful, and you won't want to
miss the power they can throw
down in only 660 feet. The
current XDA records for the
class are 3.962 held by Rodney
Williford and 187 mph held by
Kevin Clarke. Class newcomers
Tommy Saxton and Shane Eperjesi
will compete in their first
event with XDA next weekend, and
they will be looking to make a
name for themselves. This year
Pro Xtreme is presented by Ace
Motorsports, Billy Vose Racing,
Dunigan Racing, DME Racing,
Grothus Dragbikes, Harley Haul,
MaxxECU, Rob Bush Motorsports,
Robinson Industries, Schnitz
Racing, Timblin Chassis, and
Worldwide Bearings
FBR Shop 5.60 Index is another
competitive index category that
combines bikes that are legal in
both Pro ET and Street ET.
However, they have an added
challenge of nailing a .400 Pro
tree, and after that, they are
only running to the eighth-mile,
leaving no room for mistakes.
With drag bikes and street bikes
together on an even playing
field, you need a well-tuned
bike and quick reaction if you
want to survive the first round.
What started out as a concept
idea for an index class for
street bikes a few years ago,
Crazy 8's has turned into a
highly competitive category.
Attracting over 50 racers at
each XDA event and showcasing
some of the most talented index
racers on two wheels trying to
hit the 8.88 index.
The Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman class features the
quickest bracket bikes in the
country! The 32-bike qualified
field runs on a .500 full tree
and will see bikes running ET's
from the low 7's to the low 8's.
A unique feature of Top
Sportsman is that it runs in
tandem with MPS Pro ET. Points
earned in Top Sportsman also
count towards Pro ET, with the
Top Sportsman winner moving into
6th round of Pro ET to get an
additional shot at an additional
$3,000! Every Top Sportsman
racer has a chance at $3,000 in
Pro ET 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!
MPS Racing Pro ET is the biggest
classes at every XDA event. With
two races in one weekend, racers
have a chance to win $9,000 in
payout. And with so many
different types of variables in
one class, you have no room for
error. Last year this class saw
347 entries over the season!
The Brock's Performance Street
ET sportsman class is for street
legal motorcycles only and is
great for new riders looking to
get into the sport. We encourage
anyone who has been thinking
about racing to come out to an
XDA event and make your first
competition pass down the
best-prepped track in the
county.
The 2019 XDA Champions and Top
10 in each class will be honored
during the Awards Ceremony on
the main stage on Saturday at
5pm. As a bonus, sponsor
Platinum Fleet Repair will be
giving out $1,000 in cash
prizes, and anyone in attendance
during the ceremony has a chance
to win! XDA announcer Fabian
Brown will also feature a
Graduate's walk to anyone from
our racing family that has
recently graduated from high
school, college, or other
learning institutions.
The Saturday night HTP
Performance Afterdark
Underground Grudge program will
continue to feature APE Nitrous
Bulls (Nitrous Bikes), Monster
Bulls (Heavyweights), and the
new Tommie’s Motorsports DMV
Bulls (Smaller buy in) at all
events. These No-Time classes
feature very few rules and offer
Grudge racers an opportunity to
earn points for a year-end
championship (except for the new
DMV Bulls class). Grudge racing
provides a lot of fast-paced
action and excitement to bet on,
and you don’t want to miss the
Saturday night program.
With over 700 racers attending
events from all across the
world, legendary Miller track
prep, excellent media coverage,
and a dedicated team of XDA
officials at the helm, the XDA
is your place for motorcycle
drag racing. Come try us out!
Visit
www.XDAracing.com/bikefest
for event information, class
rules, payouts, entry fees,
schedule, and more.
Class Entry
List and Resources
XDA prides itself on having a
close-knit group of racers,
below you will find a list of
racers attending this event
along with links to
class-specific groups that you
can access to talk to other
racers and get your questions
answered. Together we are
strong.
Orient Express
Pro Street
Tony Ficher, Justin
Shakir, Ryan Hable, Darion
Payne, Gaige Herrera, Chris
Moore, Alex Moore, Kenny Brewer,
Rodney Williford, Ehren Litten,
Jordan Haase, Greg Wallace,
Ricky Wood, Mark Gargiulo, Ryan
Bonitatis, Jeremy Teasley, Jason
Dunigan, Ryan Schnitz, Richard
Gadson, and James Waugh.
Pro Xtreme
Rob Garcia, Tommy Saxon, Chris
Cutsinger, John Collins, Shane
Eperjesi, Kevin Clarke, Ehren
Litten, and Bobby Lovingood.
DME Racing
Real
Ashley Sweeney, Michael Sweeney
Jr., Chad Sosnowski, Ben Knight,
Spencer Claycomb, David Stewart,
Brittany Bohne, Alisha Malone,
Jovi Barnes, Cameron Teasley,
Jeremy Teasley, Brandon Teasley,
Richard Diggs, Ralphie Navarro,
Bud Harrod, Richard Gadson,
Caleb Holt, and Casey Baxter.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Tony Ferland, Kel Brown Jr,
Darion Payne, Russell Dennison
Jr, John Briscoe, Patrick
Cooper, Derek Sobiech, Rickey
Gadson, Richard Gadson, Caleb
Holt, Curtis McDougald, Gaige
Herrera, Felton Goodwin Jr,
Jeremy Teasley, Patrick Butler,
Joseph Gladstone, Cory Reed,
Chris Moore, Ryan Schnitz, Brian
Johnson, Drae Taylor, and David
Albert.
Vance & Hines
4.60
George Whitaker, Alan Fields,
Tyler Cammock, Dystany Spurlock,
Kenny Cornnell, Brad Gleason,
Douglas Robinson, Steven
Shriver, Johnny Anderson, Tim
Shelton, Wilson Burkhead, Darion
Payne, Ron Bonitatis, Wes
Hawkins, Shayne Proctor, Terry
Tompkins, Larry Leftwich, Mike
Ostrowski, Kevin White, Jim
Jordan, Michael Thyen, Rob
Hunnicutt, Will Phillips, Mike
Beverly, Preston Hopkins, Darryl
Hollins, Mac McAdams, Durwood
Rawlings, Ronald JR Procopio,
Thomas Gunn, Eran Pielert,
Curtis Griggs Jr, Chris Clontz,
Boo Brown, Harvey Hubbard, Troy
Hausmann, and Tiny Nobile.
About XDA Racing
The Xtreme Dragbike Association
(XDA) 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
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