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There is only one race you can't
miss this year, and that's the
19th annual WPGC Bike Fest on
July 26-28, 2019 at Maryland
International Raceway (MDIR)
located in Mechanicsville,
Maryland. This huge event is
hosted by the Xtreme Dragbike
Association (XDA) and promises
to rock the house!
There will be over 700
Professional, Sportsman, and
Grudge motorcycle drag racers in
competition competing for
$40,000 in cash purse at this
event. But this event is more
than just a drag race, the WPGC
Bike Fest has something for
everyone. Racing starts on
Friday, then the volume cranks
on Saturday and Sunday with an
action-packed venue featuring
something for everyone:
Live Bands
The WPGC stage will be jamming
with DC's hottest bands on
Sunday and WPGC's own DJ Flexx
will be hosting the show! Live
performances by Chaz French, New
Impressions, Wisdom Speeks,
Dorothy Milone, Mr. Major, Adam
E and DJ Young Music.
Freestyle
Motocross Show
The freestyle motocross show
will be held on Sunday and will
be packed with action! The ramp
to ramp jumps will be right
between the track and the
bleachers for everyone to see.
Watch top riders tackle
unimaginable tricks and we may
even see some backflips. If you
have never seen this type of
show in person, then you need to
be here to witness it for
yourself.
Sound
Competition and Custom Bike Show
Team Money Cycles will also be
hosting their "Speed and Sound"
Tour at this event on Saturday &
Sunday with a Sound Competition
and Custom Bike Show. Plus,
there will also be a "Baggers vs
Slingshots" showdown on Saturday
evening with Jimmie Da Plug's SS
Takeover Slingshots. These are
the wildest custom bikes you
have ever seen!
Beer Garden
with Bikini Bartenders
The popular beer garden returns
with plenty of ice-cold beer
served by hot women in bikinis.
Grab yourself some great food
and cold refreshments and enjoy
great racing, music, bike show,
freestyle MX and bikini contest.
Need we say more?
VIP Bike
Parking
Ride your bike to the event and
get FREE parking Pit Side in the
huge street bike corral.
Vendor Midway
Also, be sure to check out the
huge vendor midway at the WPGC
Bike Fest and find all the great
deals on motorcycle parts,
accessories and apparel. You can
meet the reps in person and
discuss their great products.
Bikini Contest
The Bikini Contest has been a
part of the WPGC Bike Fest for
over a decade and features the
hottest girls of the DMV
competing for bragging rights
and cold hard cash! Hot Girls in
Bikinis - Sunday, Sunday,
Sunday!
Paint The 1/4
Pink
The famous "Paint The 1/4 Pink"
program is back as we raise
money for the "Bikers Against
Breast Cancer" foundation. This
program is for female riders
only and will be a 32-bike
qualified field that will run
Saturday and Sunday. So, come on
out and show your support for
the girls!
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
Points Leader - Rodney Williford
The last Orient Express Racing
Pro Street race ended
dramatically with the rise of
the liter bikes. With 2019
already on par for the most
significant record-setting
season, Jeremy Teasley and
Frankie Stotz destroyed the ET
record running the quickest
side-by-side Pro Street pass in
history. At a staggering 6.422
at 222mph Teasley became the
quickest pro street racer in
history with Frankie Stotz right
behind with a 6.464.
The drama continued behind the
scenes as a weight penalty went
into effect for lighter riders
on turbocharged liter bikes in
an attempt to keep parity in the
class. But the rule change has
not discouraged competition as
five turbocharged liter bikes
will be on the property ready to
tackle their latest challenge.
Ryan Schnitz on the HTP Racing
Suzuki GSX-R1000 missed the last
event but will be back out
looking to gain ground on his 1K
counterparts. Richard Gadson on
the 'Harley-Davidson Overtime'
sponsored Nitrous GS 1100 owned
by Brad Mummert will be back
hungry for a record pass after
they missed the last race as
well. They currently sit at
fifth on the Pro Street GOAT
list with a 6.54.
Jake Dugan is ready for next
weekend with a new four-speed
auto in his turbocharged 1000.
Chris Moore, who was forced to
compete on a backup motor at the
Superbike Showdown, will have
his 'A' motor back in his liter
bike as he looks to run a fifty
this weekend.
And despite rumors, the DME
Racing team already has the
GSX-R1000 ready and outfitted
with the new rule changes. Team
rider, Jeremy Teasley, will
continue to work at keeping his
name at the top of the GOAT list
while attempting to gain points
on the front runner, Rodney
Williford. Jason Dunigan on the
Hayabusa entry, who faced a few
struggles during eliminations at
the last event, has also had
some work done to his bike as he
prepares to gain momentum.
And for the Hayabusa fans, there
will still be plenty of action.
Williford Racing's three
Hayabusa’s are the fastest on
the planet with Ehren Litten
leading them at 232.59 mph! The
entire team has been making
changes since the last race and
will be out stronger than ever
with plans to take the liter
bikes out quick and early.
Rob Aston will be making the
trip down from Alberta, Canada
for his first XDA Pro Street
appearance on his Hayabusa. So
eh, the Canadians will be in the
house for Bike Fest!
The landscape of Pro Street was
once a throng of Hayabusa's, but
innovative teams are working to
show us they can be fast on any
platform. And this is the type
of competition that moves the
class forward. As the numbers on
the scoreboard drop, the amount
of hard work and innovation
rises among the willing. So, the
class and the rules will
continue to evolve, and XDA will
continue moving it forward.
DME Racing
Real Street
Points Leader - Anibal Merced
Last year XDA revived the DME
Racing Real Street class to now
making it the fastest growing
Pro class in our industry. Last
year Spencer Claycomb won the
championship over Anibal Merced.
But right now Merced has
Claycomb right where he wants
him, 60 points behind him. The
tide can easily turn after next
weekend as the field tightens
between the top five racers.
Spencer Claycomb, who ran a 7.69
last weekend, inches closer to
Jeremy Teasley's record of 7.62
going into Bike Fest. We know
Claycomb will be out testing
like an Amish madman before next
weekend. Let's see if he can
pull off a record time next
weekend.
Chad Sosnowski is hungry to get
back to Real Street after
missing the last race. Sosnowski
chose to be responsible and get
customer bikes done at his shop,
Competitive Performance, in
Macomb, Michigan causing him to
miss the Superbike Showdown.
With a fresh motor, he will be
looking to improve on his best
time and move up into the top
ten of points.
Wes Brown who has been MIA since
the season opener will return to
Real Street competition. When
asked what kind of changes he’s
made to his GSXR, he said, "My
willingness to blow the rods out
of it."
We have several new riders
coming back to Real Street
competition including Joe Franco
Jr., Jovi Barnes, and Robbie
Guimond. Guimond, who hasn't
been in Real Street competition
for almost seven years, is
looking forward to bringing his
old True Street bike out next
weekend for some solid A to B
passes. His bike is currently in
the hands of Tommy Miceli and
Joe Franco as they get it tuned
up for Bike Fest. We look
forward to seeing him back in
action; it's been too long!
Adding to the Real street
excitement, Saturday will
feature the Schnitz Racing
Shootout that will run during
qualifying to give eight
competitors a chance at a bonus
payout.
HTP
Performance Grudge
Tight and reliable, that's what
XDA offers with our 'no excuse'
prepped track. The bikes in HTP
Grudge are wicked fast and will
feature the best the East Coast
has to offer in No-Time racing.
The Saturday night HTP
Performance Afterdark
Underground Grudge Program will
feature the four Bull classes.
XDA's "Running of the Bulls"
features Boosted Bulls, APE
Nitrous Bulls, Monster Bulls,
and Unit 5 Components Brahma
Bulls headlining Saturday night
with a potential 54K payout for
full fields.
These will run all three days
behind the Pro classes as part
of XDA's world-class show, and
with over 30+ grudge bikes
expected to show up and lay down
covert times, the weekend will
be action-packed in the grudge
arena.
Grudge racers, limited spots are
still available, sign up now and
reserve yours now at
www.xdaracing.com/bulls
and earn extra points.
Vance & Hines
4.60
Points Leader - Michael
Ostrowski
Since its humble beginnings in
2013, the Vance & Hines 4.60
class has continued to be one of
the most competitive categories
in motorcycle drag racing. With
fields continuing to grow at
each event, every pass from
qualifying through eliminations
keep you on the edge of your
seat. Trying to cut a light, and
get to the finish line first,
all while staying over the 4.60
index is no easy task.
Three races into the season and
we have seen three different
winners, three different number
one qualifiers, all while the
class has been stacked with full
32 bike fields. Michael
Ostrowski took over the points
lead at the recent Superbike
Showdown, with former champions
Tyler Cammock and Ronald
Procopio, along with standouts
Michael Thyen, Mac McAdams and
others close behind. Recent
history has shown us that the
championship could come down to
the final race of the season.
The FBR Shop
5.60
Points Leader - Bob Carlson
The eighth-mile sportsman class
of FBR Shop 5.60 has a new
points leader after Bob Carlson
snatched the lead out of the
hands of Daniel Joyce at the
Superbike Showdown with a win.
Each of the three events
completed this year have seen a
different winner, so the points
battle in this class is far from
over.
Robert Parker who travels to
every race from Orlando, FL is
currently sitting right outside
of the top ten in points. Some
of you may remember Parker from
the 2012 Kawasaki 'Zero to Hero'
Challenge. Parker may not have
won; however, it was reported
that he had the most impressive
sixty-foot times of all the
competitors. He will need to dig
out that competitive spirit at
the last three races of the year
if he wants to break into the
top ten and stay there.
Shinko Tires
Crazy 8's
Points Leader - Dustin Lee
In Shinko Tires Crazy 8's Dustin
Lee who has won the last two
races in a row has earned
himself a stout lead of
seventy-five points. With only
three events to go, his
competition will need to get on
point if they want to make
ground on Lee.
Taylor Dunham who is a regular
winner over at his local track
of Eastside Speedway, has yet to
earn a win in XDA's competitive
Crazy 8's class. Currently
sitting in ninth place and
almost two hundred points behind
the front runner, Dunham could
use a Bike Fest win to launch
himself into the top five in the
points standing.
Mickey
Thompson Performance Top
Sportsman
Points Leader - Bobby Holland
The quickest bracket class of
Mickey Thompson Performance Top
Sportsman is also the most
wide-open class as far as the
points chase goes. With only
eighty-one points separating the
first from the seventh position,
anyone could win this
championship and knock current
points leader Bobby Holland off
his perch.
Next weekend Chester Sosnowski
will return to racing after a
ten-year hiatus on his newly
built turbo wheelie bar bike.
Several years ago his trailer
was stolen after a night of
racing, and he has since been
slowly piecing a bike back
together while helping his son
Chad on his Real Street bike.
Sosnowski looks forward to
getting some seat time in Top
Sportsman before moving up to
the 4.60 class.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Points Leader - Bob Carlson
Bob Carlson, like Lee, is also
currently leading points in two
classes. MPS Racing Pro ET has
over 200 racers in the points
chase right now, and Carlson
only leads by twenty-nine
points. Don't be surprised if in
one week we have a different
racer in the authority position.
One racer who would like to
overtake the top spot is Jay
Windsor who has been with the
series since it started as
MIROCK. Windsor currently sits
in the eighth position, exactly
100 points behind the leader. He
will need to win rounds next
weekend if he wants to take his
Kawasaki to the top.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Points Leader - Dustin Lee
In the Brock's Performance
entry-level class, veteran racer
Dustin Lee leads by one hundred
points over Derrick Milbourne
and 191 other hungry
competitors. While a hundred
points is a lot in the other
sportsman categories, it's not
as significant when this class
has two independent races in one
weekend. Dustin will need to
stay in front of his competition
next weekend if he wants to keep
his throne.
New York native Simeon Amaru
finished tenth in points last
year. He is currently sitting in
sixth place as his consistency
is on the upswing. With six
chances left this year, it is
still possible to climb to the
number one spot.
Next weekend be sure to tighten
up those shoelaces and get ready
for the ultimate thrill ride
that only the XDA can deliver.
Head to Maryland International
Raceway July 26-28 for the 19th
annual WPGC Bike Fest. Don't
miss it!
Visit
www.xdaracing.com for event information, class
rules, payouts, entry fees,
schedule and more.
The Xtreme Dragbike Association
is an east coast motorcycle drag
racing series with 700+
motorcycle racers in
competition. The XDA features
professional and sportsman
classes along with 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 info on the XDA,
visit
www.XDAracing.com
or connect with us on Facebook,
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