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Two wheels, one mission, defeat
the competition and secure the
crown.
On October 8-10 the XDA
concludes its motorcycle drag
racing season at Maryland
International Raceway with the
29th annual DME Racing Fall
Nationals.
In the seventh and final battle
of the year, sixteen classes and
over 700 racers will be armed
and ready as they compete for
the 2021 XDA Championship titles
and $85,000 in cash purse.
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.
And to end the season with a
bang, XDA is offering up mo'
money to their sportsman racers
with a $10K to win MPS Racing
Pro ET race on Sunday! The class
will feature a guaranteed
$14,300 total payout, with
double-entries permitted in Pro
ET. Riders MUST enter their
second entry on a different bike
with a different bike number, no
exceptions.
The vendor midway will be full
of great deals on motorcycle
parts, accessories, and apparel.
And the Saturday night corn-hole
tournaments are still the place
to be on Saturday night at the
track.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
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. For the last nine
years, the Pro Street
championship chase came down to
the season's final event. But
Rodney Williford has put an end
to that streak by clinching the
championship at the Bike Brawl
earlier this month with a 206
point lead over #2 Justin Shakir.
Jason Dunigan, Greg Wallace, and
Gaige Herrera follow to round
out the top five in points.
And just because the
championship has been decided,
that doesn't mean the battle is
over. Pro Street racers will
also be fighting for a top ten
finish to qualify for the chance
to compete in front of 40,000+
fans at the 25th annual Haltech
World Cup Finals presented by
Wiseco on November 3-7, 2021.
The exclusive Platinum General
Services Pro Street Shootout at
WCF 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.
Darion Payne who currently sits
in the #8 spot for WCF, is in
serious jeopardy of being bumped
out. Payne will miss the XDA
finals to celebrate his wife
Tonisha's birthday. "Making my
wife happy is worth it," was
Payne's response when we asked
him about potentially missing
the WCF event.
Kenny Brewer, Jamie Lopes,
Curtis Brown, Ryan Bonitatis,
Ricky Wood, and James Waugh will
be ready to capitalize on
Tonisha's happiness as they
battle for one of the remaining
spots.
XDA is also looking forward to
seeing the Midwest racers of
Brett Ware, Brad Christian, Rudy
Sanzottera, and Jamie Hendricks
at the DME Racing Fall Nationals
for the first time this season.
DME Racing
Real Street
The DME Racing Real Street class
will be a pressure cooker as
Mark Hylton and David Stewart
battle for the championship.
Hylton currently has a mere
twenty-point lead on Stewart.
Stewart has had three wins this
season, and Hylton has had two.
These are two well-matched
competitors as the season finale
approaches.
Brittany Bohne is in her first
full season of Real Street and
will finish in the top five in
points. She is currently holding
on to the #4 spot, one point
ahead of Ralphie Navarro.
Another rookie, Trevor Schnitz,
will finish in the top of ten
for his first competition
season. This season, Schnitz
took a runner-up finish and has
also been a fierce contender in
HTP Performance Super Stock and
several sportsman classes.
Real Street is a great class to
make that next step if you are
looking to enter the Pro ranks.
Make plans to be at MDIR next
weekend.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
The HTP Performance Super Stock
championship is also locked down
by last year's champion David
Fondon. Fondon won the 2021
inaugural season by a
respectable sixty-three-point
lead. And this year, he is
crushing the class with a 347
point lead! And the credit all
goes to Fondon's riding ability
because he has taken wins on
three different motorcycles this
season. Fondon has ridden a
Kawasaki ZX-10R, a BMW S1000RR,
and a Kawasaki ZX-14. It has
been impressive to watch Fondon
at work this season.
Jy’rec Givens and Mike Davis are
both sitting tied in the #2
spot. Along with Curtis
McDougald and Derek Sobiech,
these four will be battling for
the second-place spot next
weekend. Last year Givens
finished the season in the #5
spot, so he would like to
improve this year and hold onto
that #2 position.
Maxx ECU Pro
Xtreme
We are in the third year of the
eighth-mile heads-up class of
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme featuring the
Turbocharged, Supercharged, and
Nitrous Injected wheelie-bar
drag bikes. Kevin Clarke and
Travis Davis are the previous
class champions and will be
joined by Chris Garner-Jones as
the new class champion.
Jones has already clinched the
2021 championship with a one
hundred and seventy-eight point
lead. This year, Jones also
reset the ET record with a 3.897
pass at the Platinum Fleet
Repair season opener. Out of the
six races already contested,
Jones has taken five wins. So
regardless of what happens next
weekend, it's been a good year
for Jones.
John Collins sits in the number
two spot, and Rob Garcia is the
only racer who can take that
away. But what we really need to
watch for next weekend are the
performance numbers. With the
fall air setting in and the
first October race for XDA, the
stage is set for real
performance numbers.
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 Grudge
The HTP Performance Grudge
classes will be hooking up at
the finals with their last
chance to earn points and flex
their performance on the
best-prepped grudge surface
around. Saturday night will be
electric as the XDA Bull riders
turn on win lights as they
attempt to earn a few more
points for a championship.
APE Nitrous
Bulls
APE Nitrous Bulls is the only
grudge class that already has
the championship determined.
Russell Dennison Jr on 'Jimmy
Hendricks' tuned by Dave Norris
officially locked down his 2021
championship at the Bike Brawl.
In 2019 Dave Norris won this
same championship on the very
same bike. This team will still
be looking for real competition
next week while they celebrate
success.
3 Sixty 5
Monster Bulls
The 3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls
championship is wide-open. The
2020 class champion David Page
on 'Pickin Pockets' leads the
class by three points. David
Martin and Jason Herron follow
Page in points, but all three
competitors have an equal chance
to win the championship next
weekend. For the past three
years, Martin has been one step
behind Page in points, so next
weekend, he will need to hit the
override button if he wants to
finally get out in front.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
The inaugural season of Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls has been a
success with twenty-nine riders
showing up to play games. Duane
Jackson on 'Miss Behavin' has a
six-point lead over the class.
But the top five riders in
points all have a chance to win
the championship next weekend at
MDIR. Those riders include Geoff
Godfrey, Cody Lowe, Desmond
Spalding, and Edward Thomas.
Vance & Hines
4.60
The Vance & Hines 4.60
eighth-mile class showcases the
fiercest Sportsman around. Their
reaction times and their dead on
eighth-mile times make them the
most exciting sportsman class to
watch from Friday through
Sunday. And currently leading
the helm is the 2020 class
champion, Ronald Procopio.
Procopio is presently leading by
forty-one points over his
seventy-eight competitors.
The top seven racers in the
points chase still have a chance
to knock Procopio out and take
the throne. And six of those
competitors have made final
round appearances this year.
Except for Broderick Jackson, so
is Jackson due for a final next
weekend? If Jackson takes his
first win, and Procopio takes a
round one loss, it will be the
upset of the season! In this
class anything and everything
can happen come Sunday. Make
plans to be there for the
action.
1 Stop Speed
5.60
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60 is led by
Dustin Lee, who has officially
clinched the championship to
defend his 2020 title. With a
two hundred and eighteen point
lead, Lee can start the
celebrating early while the rest
of the class battles for a top
ten plate.
Carson Fields will be looking
over his shoulder as he tries to
hold onto that #2 spot. Nick
Noble, Jimmie Miller, Nick
Hamlet, and Duane Jackson are in
striking distance to take Fields
out of the #2 spot.
Barry Pryer Sr sits seventh in
points but has been on a winning
hot streak; another win could
land him the number two spot.
The Sunday battle in this
eighth-mile class will be a
furious fight from the starting
line to the 660'.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Mickey Thompson Top Sportsman
will see the quickest sportsman
racers on the property go to
battle next weekend. Jefferey
Santin's points lead in this
class has been shrinking and now
only has the lead by one point.
Six additional racers have the
mathematical chance for the
championship at the DME Racing
Fall Nationals. Bobby Holland,
Robin Procopio, Dustin Lee,
George Shriver, Norman Teal, and
Pablo Gonzalez are in
championship contention.
Procopio and Lee are both
previous class champions and
know the way to this
championship very well. Gonzalez
won the last two events and is
on a hot winning streak;
however, those wins were at
Virginia Motorsports Park. Can
he win at MDIR? You have to be
there to watch the action!
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Jefferey Santin leads the MPS
Racing Pro ET by sixty-one
points over 264 competitors.
Santin has four key competitors
he needs to stay in front of
next weekend. Dustin Lee, Duane
Jackson, Dale Hamilton, and Nick
Hamlett.
You have seen these names many
times in the winner's circle,
which means next weekend is not
going to be an easy task for
Santin. It's going to be a
slugfest at the DME Racing Fall
Nationals in this category with
$10,000 up for grabs that you
won't want to miss.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
The Brock's Performance Street
ET class has seen close to two
hundred riders, from the
beginner to the seasoned racer
this year.
The 2020 class champion Derrick
Milbourne is on track to defend
his title as he leads the class
by eighty-two points. With an
average of one hundred points to
an event winner, only three
racers are in proximity to
dethrone the champ. Mark Blake,
Patrick Farrow, and Louis Green
Jr. all have a shot next weekend
at the championship.
But don't let a championship
chase stop you from attending.
For only $65 you can start a
drag racing career with the best
motorcycle drag racing sanction
on the east coast.
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 October 8-10, for the
29th annual DME Racing Fall
Nationals. XDA, it's always the
place to be!
Visit
xdaracing.com
for event information, class
rules, 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.
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
Kenny Brewer, Justin Shakir,
Ricky Wood, Jordan Haase, Greg
Wallace, Ryan Bonitatis, Rodney
Williford, Curtis Brown, Jamie
Lopes, Ryan Hable, Jason
Dunigan, Keith Correia, James
Waugh, Richard Gadson, Curtis
Ellerbe, Brett Ware, Brad
Christian, Rudy Sanzottera, Doug
Witt, and Jamie Hendricks.
DME Racing
Real Street
Ralphie Navarro, Trevor Schnitz,
Bud Harrod, Jamie Lopes, David
Stewart, Anibal Merced, Caleb
Holt, Chad Sosnowski, Brittany
Bohne, Rickey Gadson, Marcus
Hylton, Matt Luke, and Spencer
Claycomb.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
Travis Davis, Chris Cutsinger,
Chris Garner-Jones, John
Collins, Rob Garcia, Kevin
Clarke, Bobby Lovingood.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Derek Sobiech, Silas Wood,
Curtis McDougald, Mike Davis,
Trevor Schnitz, Blake Johnson,
Brian Johnson, Mark Blake, David
A Fondon, John Briscoe, Patrick
Butler, Dystany Spurlock,
Nicholas Rothwell, Sean Henson,
Tim Cottrell, Terry Geesey, and
Jy’rec Givens.
Vance & Hines
4.60 Index
Douglas Robinson, Kenny Cornnell,
Jim Jordan, Mike Stewart, Kong,
Durwood Rawlings, Terry
Tompkins, Ronald Pocopio, Troy
Hausmann, Rob Hunnicutt, Wes
Hawkins, Shayne Proctor, Ron
Bonitatis, Dystany Spurlock,
Wilson Burkhead, Mike Ostrowski,
Eran Pielert, Cameron Shelton,
Darryl Hollins, Mike Beverly,
Harvey Hubbard, Preston Hopkins,
Kevin White, Ander Kevin,
Broderick Jackson, Ellis Pierce,
Boo Brown, John Hall, Curtis Jr
Griggs, Mac McAdams, James
Taylor, and Larry Leftwich.
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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