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DESPITE A POOR WEATHER FORECAST,
XDA racers delivered an
unstoppable performance for the
3rd Annual Bike Bash at Virginia
Motorsports Park.
With a tropical storm off the
east coast, the daily weather
forecast for the Bike Bash was
on a magic carpet ride. However,
XDA racers WANT TO RACE and
showed up ready to rock the
quarter-mile. The Millers
modified the schedule, and the
quarter-mile was humming all
weekend. The event was
forty-five minutes away from
completion on Sunday when a
large weather cell came through
to end the party prematurely.
Four classes will finish their
final rounds at the Bike Brawl
on September 10-12, 2021 at
Virginia Motorsports Park.
With 561 entries, the Pro
classes delivered with a very
tight field of competitive
racing, our sportsman racers
kept the show rolling with the
toughest bracket racing in the
game; and the Team Money Cycles
Sound Off and Custom Bike Show
kept the dial turned up all
weekend.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
The Orient Express Racing Pro
Street racers continued to
improve their performance
standings as Virginia delivered
cooler temperatures for these
650+ horsepower machines.
Justin Shakir took the number
one qualifying spot on Friday
night with a 6.505 before Rodney
Williford knocked Shakir down a
rung on Saturday with a 6.464
pass.
During the Saturday qualifying
session Darion Payne improved
his personal best ET to a 6.652
and broke the 220mph barrier
with a 221.42mph run. Curtis
Brown also improved with a
7.011, and we expect to see his
first six-second pass at the
next race.
In round one of eliminations,
James Waugh poked his head into
the 220mph barrier running
220.33mph and improving his ET
to a 6.601 while winning over
Ryan Hable.
Rodney Williford had an earned
bye, along with Jason Dunigan
and Shakir's broke bye runs,
easily advanced to round two.
Curtis Brown had starting line
issues sending Jamie Lopes on to
round two. Darion Payne, Greg
Wallace, and Gaige Herrera also
won their rounds to move on.
We saw three stout passes in the
forties from round two, with
Williford running 6.465 at
226.73mph, Dunigan a 6.499 at
230.45mph, and Shakir improving
his personal best with a 6.476
at 228.54mph. Wallace also
advanced with a 6.513 win over
Lopes.
In the semi-final, Shakir would
take out rival Dunigan with a
6.574 after a wheelie slowed
Dunigan off the line. And Rodney
Williford would reveal the
quickest pass of the weekend
with a 6.455 at 230.17mph to
send teammate Wallace back to
the pits.
This is Shakir's first XDA
final, but the rain couldn't
come soon enough as he needed
the delay to change a motor for
the final round. Shakir’s rain
dance paid off and no doubt he
will be ready to face off with
an undefeated Williford during
qualifying at the next event,
September 10-12, back at
Virginia Motorsports Park for
the inaugural Bike Brawl.
DME Racing
Real Street
The DME Racing Real Street class
gives us a good show at every
event, and with three different
winners this season, you never
know what you will get. Spencer
Claycomb took the number one
qualifying spot with 7.547 on
his nitrous Hayabusa. Being on
top would be short-lived when
Claycomb lost in the semi-final
against previous event winner
Mark Hylton.
After coming off a strong
performance, Ralphie Navarro
struggled at this event. He lost
in round one after leaving
before the tree was activated,
sending Trevor Schnitz to his
first, second-round appearance
in DME Racing Real Street.
Schnitz will automatically make
it to his first final in three
weeks against Mark Hylton with
an earned bye in the semi-final.
With David Stewart missing
eliminations and Hylton going to
the finals, he is now poised to
take over the points lead with
only two events left in the
season. The drama will unfold
September 10-12 at the inaugural
Bike Brawl.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
David Fondon continues to
terrorize the HTP Performance
Super Stock class as he takes
another number one qualifying
position with an 8.756. Super
Stock was cut short, leaving
David Fondon, Mike Davis, and
Curtis McDougald to finish this
battle at the next event.
McDougald will get a bye to the
final to face either Fondon or
Davis. All three of these racers
are running close performance
numbers and will be ready to
give us a show.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
Winner - Chris Garner-Jones /
Runner-up - John Collins
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme didn't
deliver any three-second passes
this past weekend as the
Collins-Jones battle raged on.
For the third time this season,
John Collins and Chris
Garner-Jones would find
themselves in the final against
each other AGAIN. Both racers
each had a win on each other
going into the bike Bash.
Collins got the jump on
Garner-Jones taking the number
one qualifying position with a
4.025 to Garner-Jones' 4.124. In
round one, Bobby Lovingood was
broke giving Collins an easy
path to the final. Garner-Jones
took out Travis Davis with a
4.069 to a 4.402 to meet Collins
in the final round.
Collins would have the clear ET
advantage; however, he threw it
all away with a -.025 red light
to give Chris Garner-Jones the
win and a 2 to 1 win rate over
him this season.
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.
Vance & Hines
4.60
On Saturday, the Vance & Hines
4.60 index class was wild when
points leader Ronald Procopio
and Boo Brown did not make the
thirty-two bike field. Tyler
Cammock, Eran Pielert and Ron
Bonitatis all ran a perfect
4.600 in qualifying. Still, it
was Cammock who got the number
one qualifying position based on
his higher mph as the
tiebreaker.
On Sunday Ronald Procopio was
ready as an alternate when other
qualified riders pulled out of
the event due to broken parts.
However, Procopio's showing
would be short-lived after going
-.001 red against Ron Bonitatis
in round one.
We will have to wait a couple
more weeks to find out who is
going to take the win in this
class between Cameron Shelton,
Jim Jordan, Michael Ostrowski,
and Chester Lee. Don't miss the
action in a couple weeks at the
inaugural Bike Brawl.
HTP
Performance Grudge
After a hiatus, the Boosted
Bulls turbo class returned this
season to encourage new bike
builds and the competitive
spirit. It's been quite the show
this year with racers
two-stepping competition. This
past weekend the DME Racing team
brought out a new Turbo
GSX-R1000 bike along with Pro
Street veteran Frankie Stotz on
shakedown duty. While the plan
was to work out the bugs of a
new setup, the bike was flying.
And in only six passes, DME
Racing held the time ticket for
the quickest pass on the
property that weekend. And for
those who got to lay their eyes
on the time slip, well, they
were all just speechless. DME
Racing is back in grudge and
ready for action.
APE Nitrous
Bulls
Winner - Russell Dennison Jr /
Jimmy Hendricks
Runner-up - Billy Vose / Power
Slave
With Richard Gadson a no-show,
Russell Dennison Jr took over
the APE Nitrous Bulls points
lead with zero obstacles. In
round one, Dennison Jr had an
earned bye for an immediate pass
to the final round.
On the other side of the ladder,
Ray Lee on 'Lil Ugly' struggled
with monster wheelies and
allowed Billy Vose on 'Power
Slave' to rocket past him for
the win. But tragedy would
strike 'Power Slave' as his lane
filled with smoke as he slowed
through the finish line.
With Vose broke and unable to
make the final round, 'Jimmy
Hendricks' took a leisurely pass
for a win, and the points lead.
3 Sixty 5
Monster Bulls
Winner - Mike Burkhart / Attila
Runner-up - David Page / Pickin
Pockets
In 3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls Dave
Martin took a first-round loss
against Michael Thyen on 'The
Prisoner' and lost his points
lead.
Jason Herron on Spencer
Claycomb's 'Tic Tok' just came
off two wins in a row when he
took out Howard Gerken on 'Son
of Sam' in round one. Herron
recovered from a starting line
wheelie a little too late in
round two and Mike Burkhart on
'Attila' snuck in for the win.
Burkhart then went on to the
final to meet the 2020 class
champion, David Page, on 'Pickin
Pockets.' The change fell out of
Page's pocket and he slid around
the starting line while 'Attila'
hooked up and left on a solid
straight pass for his first 3
Sixty 5 Monster Bulls win!
Someone get Page a Dunlop
Dragmax.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
Winner - Cody Lowe / Codeine
Runner-up - Desmond Spalding /
Sho Nuff
In Tommie's Motorsports DMV
Bulls the first round of
competition was a slaughter with
winners Desmond Spalding,
Augustine Herrera, Jamell Scott,
Melvin Reese, and Cody Lowe
gapping their opponents easily
at the finish line. The show
stopper of the round was between
Alex Kupetz on 'Monkey Business'
and Deshawn Jones on 'Dr. Jekyl.'
Kupetz got off the starting line
first with a lead, but Jones
quickly overtook him, and just
as fast, Kupetz was coming back
around him as they crossed the
finish line for the win.
In round two, 'Codeine' ridden
by Lowe would send Kupetz back
to the zoo as he advanced to
take out Scott on 'Cotton Mouth'
in round three, to then meet
Spalding on 'Sho Nuff' in the
final. And Sho Nuff, Lowe took
his second win of the season
because you need more than what
Spalding had to put down the
'Codeine.'
1 Stop Speed
5.60
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60 index
racers had a competitive battle
before rain dashed their chance
at crowning a champion. Dustin
Davis took the number one spot
with the only perfect 5.600 in
qualifying. Five racers were
still in competition when the
rain came in. The $1,800 purse
was split among points leader
Dustin Lee, Freddy Frazier,
Kenny Morgan, Barry Pryer Sr,
and Turon Davis.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Winner - Pablo Gonzalez /
Runner-up - Ryan Schnitz
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer
Pablo Gonzalez used his free
time to come to the XDA Bike
Bash, and it paid off. After his
Friday night Gamblers win, he
took the number one qualifying
position in Mickey Thompson
Tires Top Sportsman on Saturday
with a 7.471.
Pablo won four rounds of
competition, running
consistently close to his dial
round after round until he met
previous NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle competitor Ryan
Schnitz in the final. Schnitz, a
veteran rider traversing all
classes of motorcycle drag
racing, was eager to get into
the winner's circle. But his
eagerness yielded him a -.020
red light and awarded Gonzalez
another win along with $2,000 to
add to his weekend winnings.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Over a hundred racers entered
the Sunday MPS Racing Pro ET
class. Four rounds were
completed before the rain came
in on Sunday and forced the
final ten racers to split the
$10,800 purse. The class points
leader, Jeffrey Santin took a
second-round loss leaving room
for his competitors to gain
ground on him before the Bike
Brawl in two weeks. With only
two events left in the season,
this will likely hurt him.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Brock's Performance Street ET
was another class that was
caught up in the Sunday night
downpour with six racers still
in competition. Ronnie Reece Jr,
Barry Purnell, Rafaelle Proctor,
Mark Blake, Nick Hamlett, and
Derrick split the $3,400.00
purse.
VooDoo
Components Bracket Bash
Winner - Bill Foskey
Runner-up - Derek Crawford
On Saturday, one hundred racers
entered the VooDoo Components
Bracket Bash for a chance at the
$4,500 class payout. With XDA
serving up the toughest
competition in the country, the
reaction times were so tight
that we saw forty-five red
lights in the eight rounds of
competition.
Bill Foskey of Delaware avoided
the dreaded red light despite
coming close three times with
multiple .002, .002, and .003
reaction times on his way to the
finals against Derek Crawford.
Crawford and Foskey lined up
with close dial-ins of 9.41 and
9.45 for the final. This pairing
looked well matched for an
exciting run until the bulbs
dropped, and Crawford turned on
the red light sending Foskey
directly to the Winner's Circle
to collect the $3,000 winner
payout.
Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's Race
Winner - Pablo Gonzalez
Runner-up - Michael Rankin
The Friday night Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's race
delivered fierce competition as
the sportsman heavy hitters put
up a C-note for a chance at a
$2,400 purse. Floridian entry
Pablo Gonzalez started the
weekend with a Friday night win
when he took out XDA regular
Michael Rankin with a killer
.014 reaction time and running
9.482 on his 9.47 dial for a
clean package and cash to start
the weekend on high.
The XDA season continues at
Virginia Motorsports for the
inaugural Bike Brawl on
September 10-12, 2021. With only
two events left in the 2021
motorcycle drag racing season,
mark your calendars so you don't
miss a moment of incredible
performance numbers created by
our XDA racers. Come see the
show for yourself!
Go to
www.xdaracing.com/results
for more information.
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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