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The XDA's 35th Annual MTC
Engineering Summer Nationals at
Virginia Motorsports Park was
pure warfare as the class
rivalries heated up.
Summer finally arrived with
90-degree temperatures, but the
show did not suffer with
675 racers showing up ready to
compete. XDA stays the largest
motorcycle drag racing event in
Virginia. Record turnouts
included an all-time high of
fifty-four Vance & Hines 4.60
Index bikes, delivering the
quickest field and the largest
winner payout ever at $12,400 to
win!
Vance & Hines
4.60
Winner - Mac McAdams / Runner-up
- Ronald Procopio
#1 Qualifier - John Hall 4.60
The MTC Engineering Summer
Nationals witnessed the biggest
and quickest 4.60 field in
history. While Sixty-Six bikes
pre-entered, fifty-four bikes
were on the property to qualify
for the forty-eight bike field.
The XDA payout along with the
Last Man Standing pool, had the
winner riding home with a
$12,400 payout!
It was amazing to have so many
new faces in 4.60 experience the
XDA," said promotor Jason
Miller. "Our staff worked hard
in the high temperatures to keep
the program moving along while
accommodating the larger class
numbers. We hope to see many of
the new 4.60 racers come and
race with us more often. It was
a pleasure to have you at the
XDA."
At the season opener eight
riders qualified with a 4.60x,
and this past weekend we had
TWENTY riders qualified with a
4.60x! And not only that, our
top four competitors qualified
with a 4.600 to force mph to
determine their qualifying
position. NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle competitor John Hall
took the number one spot
followed by Devon Perkins,
Richard Gadson, and Harvey
Hubbard.
In round one Dystany Spurlock on
the Marks Racing Suzuki was the
standout cutting a .002 reaction
time for a win over Keith
Nichols. Round two the
competition got tighter as only
five ET's out of twenty-two were
not a 4.6x. By round three, the
hits on the tree were the best
we have ever seen in the class.
In Round four Mac McAdams took a
win over Eran Pielert with a
4.621 to 4.637. Troy Hausman got
a win over Broderick Jackson
when he red lit. Ronald
Procopio’s won over Tommy Saxon
with a 4.649 to his 4.617.
McAdams had an earned bye in the
semi-final and ran a 4.598.
Procopio took the win with a
4.612 over Hausmann's 4.622.
With both finalists in the 'The
Last Man Standing' pool, there
was a $12,400 payday on the
line. Pressure is something both
Procopio and McAdams are no
stranger to, and we were
prepared for the dog fight.
McAdams killed the tree with a
.011 to Procopio's .063
reaction. And with only six
hundred & sixty feet of
battleground, these two shot
down the track. Procopio ran a
breakout 4.593 to McAdams
winning 4.623. While that round
hurt for Procopio, that was a
BIG WIN for 'Boss Hogg' and the
McAdams team.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
Winner - Rodney Williford /
Runner-up - Jason Dunigan
#1 Qualifier - Rodney Williford
6.548
The Orient Express Pro Street
class parity is back after liter
bike rules advantages were taken
away over the winter. Now they
must run under the same rules as
the Hayabusa’s in regard to
ground clearance, seat height
and rider weight tables. The
literbikes are struggling but
have already ran 6.5’s this
season.
The VMP racing surface delivered
all weekend with Hayabusa riders
Greg Wallace, Justin Shakir, and
Jason Dunigan nailing 230 mph
passes on the boards during
competition. And the performance
did not stop there with six
racers improving their Orient
Express Goat List positions.
Curtis Brown, Rickey Wood, Kenny
Brewer, Rickey Grayson, Dunigan
and Shakir all moved up the
list.
In round one of competition
Brewer, Grayson, and Shakir all
had byes from broke competition.
Greg Wallace took an easy win
when Darion Payne had problems
at the tree and could not make
his pass. Ryan Hable on the Lee
Tomlinson tuned Hayabusa is back
on track and took a win over
Ricky Wood.
Gaige Herrera won the round but
was disqualified when he made
contact with the wall before the
finish line. His right body
panel came loose pushing the
bike into the wall hard, he did
a great job saving it and
keeping the bike under control.
This accident reinstated Jordan
Haase into round two.
In round two Ryan Hable ran his
personal best of 6.824, but it
would be no match for
Williford's 6.786. With nearly
identical reaction times, Justin
Shakir and Rickey Grayson threw
down a heart-pounding pass as
both riders put up their
personal best passes; Shakir
took the win with a 6.579 to
Grayson's 6.594.
In the next pair Jason Dunigan
ran a personal best of 6.555 to
send Kenny Brewer home early.
Greg Wallace took the win over
Jordan Haase with a 6.612 to his
6.884.
And the ET's kept dropping into
the semi-finals. Shakier ran his
quickest pass of 6.514 at
230.96, however Rodney Williford
just turned up the dial and ran
a 6.455 for the win.
Jason Dunigan and Greg Wallace
kept the action rolling as they
ran side-by-side and threw up
230 mph passes on the boards.
Jason Dunigan got the win with a
6.567 at 230.13 over Wallace's
6.581 at 230.37 mph.
The final round would be the
closest competition of the
weekend. Williford was slightly
ahead of Dunigan, at the
thousand-foot mark Williford’s'
ET was 5.496 and Dunigan's
5.492. They were side-by-side
fighting to get to that finish
line first. Williford’s light
came on first with a 6.497 to
Dunigans' 6.502!
With only seven bikes in the
6.40's Dunigan will have a new
goal going into the FuelTech
Superbike Showdown. Williford,
with back-to-back wins is now a
target. If his competitors want
a shot at the championship, they
need to take him out early at
the next race.
DME Racing
Real Street
Winner - Joey Gladstone /
Runner-up - Brandon Teasley
#1 Qualifier - Spencer Claycomb
7.456
DME Racing Real Street saw their
quickest qualified field with
Spencer Claycomb taking the
number one qualifying spot with
a 7.456, only .007 off the class
record.
In round one of eliminations,
Claycomb would have problems off
the line to send Richard Gadson
to round two. David Stewart and
Brittany Bohne would have the
closest race of the session with
Stewart getting the win with a
7.651 to Bohne's 7.774. Brandon
Teasley, Mark Hylton, Joey
Gladstone, and Jeremy Teasley
would also advance to round two.
David Stewart took the round two
win but then was disqualified
for adding illegal ballast to
his forks in the form of an air
scoop. This would advance
champion Branson Teasley for
another shot at a win. Mark
Hylton won with a 7.608 over
Jeremy Teasley's 8.175. Joey
Gladstone would also win with a
7.716 over Richard Gadson's
7.834.
In the semi-final, Joey
Gladstone earned a bye to the
final. Brandon Teasley got the
win over Mark Hylton with a
7.765 to his 8.007.
The final would be uneventful as
Brandon Teasley would be a
no-show with engine problems.
Joey Gladstone took an easy win
at 7.671. Teasley said he will
be working to get the bike ready
for the next event at Maryland
International Raceway.
Maxx ECU Pro
Xtreme
Winner - John Collins
/ Runner-up - Chris Garner-Jones
#1 Qualifier - Rob Garcia 3.991
The MaxxECU Pro Xtreme bikes
struggled at the MTC Summer
Nationals with oil downs every
session. These guys were pushing
their bikes to the edge, and it
showed. Rob Garcia took the top
qualifying spot with a 3.991,
and that would be the only
three-second pass of the
weekend.
In round one Chris Garner-Jones,
Shane Eperjesi and John Collins
would win while Rob Garcia would
advance with an earned bye.
In the semi-final, Shane
Eperjesi would cut a .008
reaction on Chris Garner-Jones,
but he could not overpower him
as Garner-Jones got the win with
a 4.028 to Eperjesi's 4.482.
John Collins would win on a
holeshot with an .016 reaction
to Garcia's .099. Collins won,
running a 4.101 to Garcia's
quicker 4.022.
The Pro Xtreme final would be a
disappointment as both
Garner-Jones and Collins were
broke. Collins broke the beams
under power to get the weekend
win.
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme is presented
by Ace Mechanical, Billy Vose
Racing, Dallas Flat Glass,
Dunigan Racing, DME Racing,
Grothus Dragbikes, Harley Haul,
Rob Bush Motorsports, Robinson
Industries, Schnitz Racing,
Timblin Chassis, and Worldwide
Bearings.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Winner - David Fondon /
Runner-up - Jyrec Givens
#1 Qualifier - Zachary Applegate
8.672
For two straight events, Zachary
Applegate took the number one
qualifying spot in HTP
Performance Super Stock. Running
only .012 off the class record
of 8.66, Applegate led the
twenty-five bike field with an
8.672.
Applegate would make it all the
way to the semi-finals. A final
round finish looked promising,
but the semi-final is where the
weekend would end for the young
Dallas racer. Running off his
number for the first time that
weekend at 9.256, he gave the
win to Jyrec Givens with a
quicker 9.037.
Champion David Fondon was on a
new ride for this event. He
parked his ZX-10R and hopped on
Tauncy Soprano's 2020 BMW
S1000RR tuned by Brock Davidson.
This change of bikes once again
shows that Super Stock is a
rider's class. Without any
previous event testing, David
Fondon qualified with an 8.801
and ran an 8.8x pass every
round.
In the final, he would face
Jyrec Givens for one of the
closest passes of the weekend.
Fondon got the win running 8.850
to Givens' 8.889, making this
two in a row and giving his
points lead a bigger gap.
HTP
Performance Grudge
The HTP Performance grudge
racers turned out in high
numbers for a well-prepped
racing surface that would allow
their performance to shine! We
all witnessed Grudge Racers in
the Shootouts who aren’t afraid
to put their cash on the line to
be able to stand in the Winner’s
Circle.
APE Nitrous
Bulls
Winner - Malcolm Phillips /
Black Jesus
Runner-up - Richard Gadson /
Redskins
The APE Nitrous Bulls had its
largest turnout with fourteen
locked-in racers. In round one
Lavar Delee on 'High Roller,'
Terry Chase on 'Moka Mods,'
David Fondon on 'Louis David,'
Alex Williams on 'Master
Blaster,' Demarious Boulware on
'Revelation, Malcolm Phillips on
'Black Jesus,' and Richard
Gadson on 'Redskins' proved to
be the quickest bikes in the
class with wins.
In round two Delee had an earned
bye while Gadson, Williams, and
Phillips took out competitions
to advance to semi-finals.
In the semi-final, Gadson would
take out the 'High Roller' while
Phillips put down the 'Master
Blaster.' The highly anticipated
final would be devastating as
Gadson had problems with the
bike and would have to back off
the starting line. Phillips took
the win on 'Black Jesus' and the
$7,500.00 payday. With Cowboys
fan Cecil Towner tuning
'Redskins,' will this bike
return as a cowboy?
3 Sixty 5
Transport Monster Bulls
Winner - Dave Martin
/ Unknown
Runner-up - Michael Thyen / The
Prisoner
In 3 Sixty 5 Transport Monster
Bulls Dave Martin found
redemption at the MTC Summer
Nationals after a final-round
loss at the PFR Spring
Nationals. Martin on 'Unknown,'
took out Howard Gerken on the
'Joker' in round one and earned
a bye in the semi-final to face
Michael Thyen on 'The Prisoner'
in the final.
On his way to the final Thyen
put down Cordale Cole on 'Serial
Killer' and previous winner
David Page on 'Pickin Pockets.'
In the final Thyen would lose
the traction of the starting
line and not recover to send
Martin to the winner's circle
with a $3,250 payout.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
Winner - Cody Lowe / Alimony
Runner-up - Chris Edwards / Hulk
Smash
The Tommie's Motorsports DMV
Bulls is witnessing Chris
Edwards on 'Hulk Smash' turn
into a bridesmaid with back-to
back runner-up finishes. Edwards
defeated Russell Dennison on
'Code Red' and Albert Stone on
'Rick James' as he made his way
to his second straight final.
On the other side of the ladder,
standout Cody Lowe on 'Alimony'
took out Edward Thomas on 'Da
Setup,' previous winner Duane
Jackson on 'Miss Behavin,' and
Geoff Godfrey on 'Minion.' In
the final Lowe got off the line
quicker, and Edwards just
couldn't catch up giving the win
and the $2,220 in cash to Cody
Lowe for 'Alimony.'
1 Stop Speed
5.60
Winner - Robert Parker /
Runner-up - Dustin Lee
#1 Qualifier - Joe Desantis 5.60
Forty-Eight racers in 1 Stop
Speed 5.60 filled the lanes for
a chance at the eight-mile
title. Joe Desantis took the
number one qualifying position
with a dead-on 5.600 pass.
MTC Summer Nationals winner
Dustin Lee took out Mark Blake,
Ben Helland, Maegan Bowers, and
Nick Noble on his way to another
final round appearance. On the
other side of the ladder Robert
Parker made it to his first 5.60
final taking out Freddy Frazier,
Simeon Amaru, David Poague,
Jerome Hicks, and Jimmie Miller.
In the final Parker took the
starting line advantage with a
.041 to Lee's .092 reaction
time. Parker running 5.602 would
get the win light with Lee's
5.590 breakout pass. The win
would be bittersweet for Parker
as his fiancé Kenan Dorsey was
not in attendance as she
recovers from an on-track
accident earlier this year.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Winner - Jeffery Santin /
Runner-up - Bobby Holland
#1 Qualifier - Bobby Holland
7.715
One hundred and eighteen riders
attempted to get into the elite
thirty-two field of Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman.
Bobby Holland was the quickest
of the class with a 7.715 ET.
Bobby Holland would prove that
he was not only quick, but he
was also consistent. On his way
to the finals, he triumphed over
Michael Parsons, Robin Procopio,
George Shriver, and Harvey
Hubbard.
Jeffery Santin who won the
season opener, prevailed over
Cory Stuebner, Andre Roche, Art
Burhoe, and Norman Teal on his
way to face Holland.
In the final Santin dialed an
8.33 to Holland's quicker 7.85.
When the bulbs dropped Santin
had the starting line advantage
with a .046 over Holland's .084.
When they crossed the finish
line, it would be a holeshot win
for Santin, who ran an 8.358 to
Holland's dead-on 7.858 pass.
Two in a row for Santin has put
him well in front with points.
With only five events left, his
competition has some work to do.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Winner - Kenny Webster /
Runner-up - Bill Maturo Jr
Close to one hundred and forty
racers showed up to compete for
the weekend's $5,000 purse in
MPS Racing Pro ET. Maryland
racers Kenny Webster would face
Pennsylvania racer Bill Maturo
Jr in the final after they
earned seven round wins. Both
riders were killing the tree and
running their dials consistently
round after round. In the
semi-final, Maturo cut a .009
light, however, he would go in
the other direction and cut a
-.009 red light to send Webster
to the winner's circle with the
big payday.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Winner - Derrick Milbourne /
Runner-up - Louis Green Jr
In Brock's Performance Street ET
the competition was seeing red
in the Virginia heat. The first
round saw a whooping eighteen
red lights as racers pushed the
tree for that starting line
advantage.
2020 class Champion Derrick
Milbourne stayed green to win
six rounds before making it to
the final. Waiting for him in
the final was Louis Green Jr.
Milbourne dialed an 8.84 and
Green a 9.07. Milbourne got the
starting line advantage with a
.014 reaction to Green's .065.
Green had problems out of the
gate, and When Milbourne looked
over, he lifted off the throttle
to win with a 10.389 as Green
rolled through the traps with a
disappointing 23.107.
Hard Times
Parts & Service Gamblers Race
Winner - Mike Schultz
/ Runner-up - Duane Jackson
The Friday night Hard Times
Parts and Service Gamblers race
had thirty-two of the toughest
sportsman racers on the property
entered to start their weekend
with a $2,000 win. Mike Schulz
and Duane Jackson meet in the
finals for the Friday Night
battle. Schulz took the cash
with ease when Jackson went
-.036 red making the race to the
finish irrelevant.
For full qualifying and
round-by-round results of the
event, visit
www.xdaracing.com.
The XDA will head back to
Maryland International Raceway
for the 4th annual Superbike
Showdown on June 18-20, 2021.
There will be over 700
Professional, Sportsman, and
Grudge motorcycle racers in
competition battling it out for
over $80,000 in cash purse. Make
plans now to watch the best drag
racers in the country put on the
quickest and fastest show on two
wheels the East Coast has to
offer.
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,
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