Racers and fans expect
record-breaking performances
when they attend an XDA event.
And the 5th annual FuelTech
Superbike Showdown at Maryland
International Raceway delivered
just that and more on Father's
day weekend.
Over 560 entries were on hand to
witness history on the
world-famous quarter-mile of
MIR. The Pro classes get top
billing for bringing incredible
performances, but the sportsman
racers kept the show rolling
with the highest level of
competitive racing.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
Winner – Rodney Williford /
Runner-up – Justin Shakir
The Orient Express Racing Pro
Street racers were dropping
their personal bests all weekend
long for performance action from
the first qualifier until the
final elimination run.
Right out of the gate during
Friday night's first round of
qualifying, Rodney Williford
threw a 6.385 on the scoreboard
that his competitors would not
outdo.
Qualifying was still impressive
as three racers lowered their
ET's, and one raised his MPH.
James Waugh ran his fastest pass
ever at 225.52 mph to move him
up to the 13th spot on the GOAT
list. Curtis Brown also made a
giant leap from 6.701 to a new
personal best of 6.605 to be in
the top twenty quickest Pro
Street racers of all time.
Midwest racer Brett Ware also
made a big move from his
previous 6.903 ET to running a
6.791 in qualifying. Blake
Sanders also made a slight
improvement to his standing with
a 6.61 pass.
Rodney Williford's domination
continues as he took wins
against Jordan Haase, Curtis
Brown, Greg Wallace, before
meeting Justin Shakir in the
finals. Shakir is the only racer
that has been able to win
against Williford in the past
two seasons, and he was on a
mission as he made his way
through his side of the ladder.
Shakir qualified with a 6.465
and then went on to lower that
ET with a 6.404 against Curtis
Brown and then again in the
semi-final with an incredible
6.382 against Brett Ware. This
6.382 pass puts Shakir in the #3
spot on the Pro Street GOAT
list, surpassing Williford's
6.383 and setting the MIR Track
record.
The final round was electric, as
everyone knew it was anyone's
win with this match-up.
Williford got a slight starting
line advantage with a .061 to
Shakir's .078. Williford took
off, making a perfectly
controlled pass straight down
the middle of his lane while
Justin struggled to keep his
monster under control as it
veered toward the center line,
costing him the run. Williford
took the win with a 6.491 at
229.81 mph, making this his
third consecutive win of the
season, and a win for his kids
on Father's day.
DME Racing
Real Street
Winner - Rickey Gadson /
Runner-up – David Stewart
It was an All-Star weekend for
Rickey Gadson in DME Racing Real
Street. Gadson hit the trifecta
as he took his first #1
qualifying position with a
7.509, ran a 7.484 for the low
ET of the event, and then went
on to dominate eliminations.
Gadson, with an earned bye in
round one, took wins against
Brittany Bohne and Ralphie
Navarro on his way to the final.
In the final, Gadson faced class
champion, David Stewart. Both
riders left the tree at the same
time, but little by little,
Gadson gained ground on Stewart
to turn on the win light running
a 7.524 to his 7.931. Will
Gadson be able to repeat next
month at the WGPC Bike Fest on
July 22-24? Make plans now to be
at Maryland International
Raceway.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Winner - Curtis McDougald /
Runner-up - Mike Davis
We saw two firsts this past
weekend in HTP Performance Super
Stock. For the first time,
Curtis McDougald was not the
number one qualifier, and Darion
Payne was not in the final
round. Instead, these two riders
flopped positions as Payne took
the number one qualifying spot
with an 8.841 and Curtis
McDougald made it to the finals.
The one thing that did stay the
same was Mike Davis making a
final-round appearance. This
would be Davis's third final
this season as he had a new
opponent to face. David got the
starting line advantage on the
tree over McDougald, but
McDougald outpowered Davis and
took the win.
Vance & Hines
4.60
Winner- Ronald Procopio /
Runner-up - Jimmy Shifflett
The Vance & Hines 4.60
competition was hotter than
ever, with six racers running
dead on 4.60 in qualifying.
Terry Tompkins earned the top
spot with a 4.602 but was taken
out in round three by Jimmy
Shifflett, who ultimately went
on to the final round. Mac
McAdams was leading the points
chase until he took a loss in
round one that opened up the
gate for Ronald Procopio to pass
him in points.
And Procopio didn't let this
opportunity pass him by as he
sliced his way through the
competition to make it to the
final to face Jimmy Shifflett.
Shifflett wanted that win so bad
that he jumped the gun at the
tree and turned the red light on
instead, handing Procopio the
win and the points lead.
HTP
Performance Grudge
Desmond Spalding had the
competition running scared as he
took two wins uncontested in
both APE Nitrous Bulls and
Boosted Bulls. Spalding took the
win in Boosted Bulls on
'Moonshine' after Frankie Stotz
on 'Reddi-Wip' broke a
transmission in shakedowns and
could not make the call. On 'Sho
Nuff,' Spalding also took the
trophy as he stood uncontested.
3 Sixty 5
Monster Bulls
Winner - Jason Herron / Tik Tok
Runner-up - Mike Burkhart /
Attila
In 3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls 'Tik
Tok' was back on top as Jason
Herron took his Hayabusa monster
back to the finals. On his way
to the final round, Herron took
out Tik Tok's owner Spencer
Claycomb and David Martin on
'Unknown'. Mike Burkhart was
there on 'Attila' waiting on
Herron after he took out' Grave
Digger', class champion 'Pickin
Pockets' and 'Flawless Victory.
In the final round Burkhart and
Herron blasted off the starting
line but 'Attila' tried to take
flight with a monster wheelie
allowing 'Tik Tok' to turn on
win light as Burkhart fought to
regain control over 'Attila'.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
Winner - Aubrey Valentine /
Stunna 4 Vegas
Runner-up - John Carter / Grey
Matter
Aubrey Valentine on 'Stunna 4
Vegas' hit the jackpot in
Tommie's Motorsports DMV Bulls.
At the Platinum General Services
Season Opener Valentine made it
down to the semi-finals, and
returned this past weekend ready
to go all the way. Valentine
took wins against 'Da Setup' and
'Bad Bitch’ on his way to the
final. Sitting in the other lane
as John Carter on 'Grey Matter.'
Carter took wins against
'Minion' and 'Monkey Business'
to earn his spot in the final.
The final match was well matched
as both riders made strong
side-by-side passes, but
Valentine wiped away the 'Grey
Matter' and turned on the win
light.
Tommie's
Motorsports All Motor Bulls
Winner - David Fondon / Bad
Bitch
Runner-up - Quentin Letson / Q
In Tommie's Motorsports All
Motor Bulls, David Fondon had an
easy night on 'Bad Bitch’ as he
took out 'Da Setup in round one.
Fondon then went on to the
finals to send Quentin Letson on
'Q' back to the alphabet soup as
he took the win.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Winner – Rob Hunnicutt /
Runner-up – Robin Procopio
Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman had a new #1 qualifier
with Ben Knight running a 7.351
to make him a full second
quicker than the #32 qualifier
of Barry Pryer Sr with a 8.391.
In round three of competition
Robin Procopio would take Knight
out of competition on her way to
the final where she would face
off with Rob Hunnicutt.
Hunnicutt dialed a 7.98 and
Procopio a 8.12. Off the
starting line, Procopio would
have the clear starting line
advantage with your .024 light
to Hunnicutt's .073. As the two
raced to the finish line, it
looked like Procopio's win light
was going to come on, but then
she broke out with an 8.105 to
give the win to Rob Hunnicutt.
1 Stop Speed
5.60
Winner – Rico Brown / Runner-up
– Duane Jackson
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60 class was
led by Jeff Stahl who qualified
#1 with a 5.601 over the
thirty-five bike field of
eighth-mile racers. Stahl would
be defeated in round two by
Duane Jackson, who would go on
to the final round. Jackson, a
winner circle veteran, faced the
rookie Rico Brown in the final.
Brown had just graduated high
school on Friday and had his
entire family in attendance for
this race.
Brown ended the 2021 season with
a win in this class, and he was
determined to do it again for
his family. Brown got the jump
on the tree over Jackson, and
both competitors took the stripe
while breaking out in the
process. Jackson's break out was
worse with a 5.559 to Rico
Brown's winning 5.578. It was a
great gift on Father's day for
Boo Brown who was standing on
the starting line watching his
son take the win.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Winner - Harvey Powell /
Runner-up – Ashawn Hopkins
The staging lanes were filled in
MPS Racing Pro ET with over a
hundred racers looking for that
big $5,000 win on Sunday at MIR.
Harvey Powell and Ashawn Hopkins
executed seven rounds of
competition until they met for
the final.
Powell, with an 8.11 dial, cut a
.012 light that would prove to
be a massive advantage over
Hopkins's .050 light on his 8.40
dial. Hopkins crossed the finish
line running close to his dial
with a 8.416 while Powell ran
further off his dial with a
8.143. Hopkins should have seen
his win light come on, but
instead Powell took the win with
his holeshot advantage at the
tree.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Winner – Mark Blake / Runner-up
– Robert Parker
Brock's Performance Street ET
racers came as far as Florida to
race at the FuelTech Superbike
Showdown. And Florida racer
Robert Parker won six rounds to
find himself in the final
against Delaware racer Mark
Blake. Parker is no stranger to
the winner’s circle, but this
past weekend Blake showed he
wanted the win more when he cut
a .007 reaction time and then
ran dead on his 8.69 dial to
take the win over the Floridian.
VooDoo
Components Bracket Bash
Winner – Louis Green Jr /
Runner-up – Blake Childress
Over a hundred racers entered
the VooDoo Components Bracket
Bash on Saturday for a $3,000.00
to win payday. Louis Green Jr
and Blake Childress had to win
seven rounds of competition to
earn their places in the final.
In a well-matched final, Green
Jr dialed 9.05 cut a .044 light
while Childress on an 8.90 dial
cut a .043 light. Both racers
were side-by-side down the
quarter-mile as neither racer
wanted to give up taking stripe;
as they both broke out of their
dials as they crossed the finish
line. Louis Green Jr's got the
win with 9.037 to Childress's
8.881 break-out time.
Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's Race
Winner – Ben Knight / Runner-up
– Tom Dunham
In the Friday night Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's Race
Ben Knight and Tom Dunham
dominated for five rounds of
competition before they went to
battle against each other.
Knight dialed an 8.93 and Dunham
an 8.83. Dunham had a slight
starting line advantage with a
.022 light to Knights .058. As
both racers approached the
finish line, Knight lifted while
Dunham stayed in the throttle
breaking out with an 8.824,
giving the win to Ben Knight.
For full qualifying and
round-by-round results of the
event, visit
xdaracing.com.
The next stop for the 2022 XDA
season will be back at the
Maryland International Raceway
for the 22nd annual WPGC Bike
Fest on July 22-24, 2022! This
is the biggest XDA event of the
year! The event will feature
Live Bands, Bikini Contest,
Sound Competition, Custom Bike
Show, Beer Garden with Bikini
Bartenders and a vendor midway
full of great deals on
motorcycle parts, accessories
and apparel.
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
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