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On Aug 20-22 the XDA takes
Motorcycle Drag Racing back to
Virginia Motorsports Park for
the 3rd annual Bike Bash. This
must-attend event is the fifth
stop in the seven-event east
coast drag racing series.
Johnny
Mullikin
On July 31, 2021, the XDA and
motorcycle drag racing world was
rocked to the core by the
passing of Johnny Mullikin. Many
racers and every XDA official
called Johnny a friend, and we
will all miss him dearly.
Without a doubt, many will park
their bikes in the XDA winner's
circle in his honor and memory
at the 3rd annual Bike Bash. The
XDA looks forward to embracing
their drag racing family with
remembrance and an unwavering
competitive spirit.
XDA offers guaranteed purses at
over $80,000 that bring out the
best racers in the country with
over 700 Professional,
Sportsman, and Grudge motorcycle
drag racers in competition.
Saturday Night, the HTP
Performance Afterdark
Underground Grudge Program will
feature the "Running of the
Bulls" Grudge Shootouts and all
the Grudge Racing you can
handle!
Along with a quality race
program, this event will also
feature the Team Money Cycles
Sound Off Series. Friday night
will feature the late-night
'Sound Cypher' starting at 7pm.
The party will continue on
Saturday with the 'Speed and
Sound' Sound Off and Custom Bike
Show. These are the wildest
custom bikes you have ever seen,
come out and be a part of the
event.
Orient Express
Pro Street
And, of course, you don't want
to miss the wild Orient Express
Pro Street class that run over
230 mph in only 6-seconds, on
only two wheels!
Pro Street competitors are also
battling for a spot at the 25th
annual Haltech World Cup Finals
presented by Wiseco at Maryland
International Raceway on
November 3-7, 2021. In points,
XDA's top ten finishers will
earn a spot to compete in front
of 40,000+ fans and win the
$5,000 Pro Street Shootout
sponsored by Platinum General
Services. Currently qualified
for WCF are Rodney Williford,
Justin Shakir, Rickey Grayson,
Jason Dunigan, Jordan Haase,
Ryan Hable, Gaige Herrera,
Curtis Brown, and Ryan Bonitatis.
Several racers will be fighting
hard to bump into these spots
this weekend.
DME Racing
Real Street
The DME Racing Real Street class
is heating up with a battle
between David Stewart and Mark
Hylton for the 2021
championship. Previous class
champions Spencer Claycomb and
Jeremy Teasley are trailing
behind and will need these two
titans to fall in early rounds
to catch up in points with only
three events left in the season.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
In MaxxECU Pro Xtreme, Chris
Garner-Jones is not only leading
the points with XDA, but also
with PDRA's Pro Nitrous
Motorcycle class. He will be
looking to keep his stout lead
for the chance at two
championships this year.
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
At the last event, Jeremy
Teasley became the third rider
to win a Super Stock race
joining Curtis McDougald and
David Fondon since its inception
last year. However, Teasley has
missed two events this season,
so this win did zilch to put him
into the championship chase.
Class champion David Fondon
stills hold 219 points over the
class.
Vance & Hines
4.60
Since May, Ronald Procopio has
been holding on to the points
lead in the Vance & Hines 4.60
index class, which is close to
unheard of in this eighth-mile
class featuring the toughest
sportsman racers in the country.
With only twenty-eight points
separating Procopio from the
rest of the class, Shayne
Proctor who won the last two
events tails Procopio and will
be looking to keep his winning
streak alive next weekend.
HTP
Performance Grudge
The HTP Performance Grudge
racers will be looking to turn
on the win lights on the
best-prepped racing surface that
these racers will see this
season. Even with the boards
off, it's clear who has the
power and who is faking it for
the cameras.
In APE Nitrous Bulls Richard
Gadson holds a paltry two-point
lead, in 3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls
Dave Martin holds a
twenty-two-point lead, and in
Tommies Motorsports DMV Bulls
Geoff Godfrey holds a
nineteen-point lead. These leads
have no bearing leaving all
three classes wide open for a
new points leader after next
weekend's Bike Bash.
1 Stop Speed
5.60
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60 class is
still being led by class
champion Dustin Lee. And instead
of the class competitors closing
the gap on his lead this season,
Lee has widened it by 132
points. If any of the top five
racers in points want a chance
at the championship, they need
to get to work this weekend.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
In Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman, sportsman standout
Jeffery Santin still holds the
points lead, despite not making
the field at the WPGC Bike Fest.
Santin's twenty-one-point lead
is only two rounds of
competition and can easily be
toppled by Bobby Holland, George
Shriver, or Dustin Lee.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Jeffery Santin might be
overthrown in Top Sportsman, but
in MPS Racing Pro ET, he has a
solid fifty-two-point lead. This
lead could easily be wiped away
for most competitors, but Santin
has shown steady and consistent
performance race after race,
round after round, making him
hard to beat. Dale Hamilton has
met him in the last two finals
and has been unable to dismiss
him. Will Hamilton or Nick
Hamlett be able to throw down an
upset next weekend? Make plans
to be there for all the action.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
The 2020 Brock's Performance
Street ET champion Derrick
Milbourne is looking to defend
his title this season. However
with only eleven points
separating him from the rest of
the competitors, he will have
hard work ahead of him with
Louis Green Jr, Mark Blake,
Robert Parker and Russell
Dennison Jr gnawing away at his
lead.
Along with the pros running a
Friday Night Qualifying session,
sixty-four of the best sportsman
racers will compete in the Hard
Times Parts & Service Gamblers
Race. On Saturday, XDA sportsman
racers compete in the Voodoo
Custom Motorcycle Components
Bracket Bash. Combine that with
Sunday MPS Pro ET and Brock's
Performance Street ET, $26,000
is up for grabs for sportsman
racers at every XDA race.
Gates open on Friday at 8am;
make plans now for Virginia
Motorsports Park next week for
an exciting weekend of
motorcycle drag racing action.
This is the second to last stop
at VMP this season, and you
don't want to miss racing on the
smoothest track in the country.
Visit
www.xdaracing.com
for event information, class
rules, schedule, and more.
Class Entry
List and Resources
XDA prides itself on cultivating
a close-knit society of racers.
Below you will find a list of
racers attending this event and
links to class-specific groups
that you can access to talk to
other racers to answer your
questions. Together we are
strong.
XDA Facebook
Groups
XDA Racers -
https://bit.ly/3feasis
Pro Street -
https://bit.ly/3fgZx7D
Real Street -
https://bit.ly/3hmHvm8
Pro Xtreme -
https://bit.ly/30AsBmu
4.60 Index -
https://bit.ly/2UADKA6
Super Stock -
https://bit.ly/3hlXsZN
5.60 Index -
https://bit.ly/3fjOBpZ
Orient Express Pro Street
Ricky Wood, Ryan Hable,
Justin Shakir, Kenny Brewer,
James Waugh, Greg Wallace, Jamie
Lopes, Rodney Williford, Curtis
Brown, Darion Payne, Ryan
Bonitatis, Richard Gadson, Gaige
Herrera, and Jason Dunigan.
DME Racing
Real Street
Jamie Lopes, Marcus Hylton,
Caleb Holt, Anibal Merced, and
David Stewart.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
Chris Garner-Jones, Chris
Cutsinger, Shane Eperjesi, John
Collins and Travis Davis.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Dystany Spurlock, Key Moore,
Russell Dennison Jr, Mike Davis,
Darion Payne, Caleb Holt, Mark
Blake, Jimmy Leach, Trevor
Schnitz, Silas Wood, Dee Jones,
Derek Sobiech, Terry Geesey, Tim
Cottrell, David A Fondon, Curtis
McDougald,Brian Johnson, Blake
Johnson, Jerome Benton, and
Nicholas Rothwell.
Vance & Hines
4.60
Dystany Spurlock, Douglas
Robinson, Mika Wheeler Jr,
Deshawn Wheeler, Wilson Burkhead,
Ronald JR Procopio, Troy
Hausmann, Rob Hunnicutt, Darion
Payne, Mike Mace, Mike Beverley,
Steven Shriver, Kenny Cornnell,
Jim Jordan, Mac McAdams, Ander
Kevin, Ron Bonitatis, Courtney
Wheeler, Broderick Jackson, Jeff
Jones, Terry Tompkins, Tyler
Cammock, Tim Shelton, Eran
Pielert, Wes Hawkins, Shayne
Proctor, Durwood Rawlings,
Harvey Hubbard, Johnny Mullikin,
Michael Thyen, George Whitaker,
Michael Murphy, Joe Rodney,
Kelvin Bradley, James Taylor,
Darryl Hollins, Mike Ostrowski,
Kevin White, Ellis Pierce,
Preston Hopkins, and Curtis Jr
Griggs.
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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