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For the third time this year,
the XDA brought the best show in
motorcycle drag racing to
Virginia Motorsports Park for
the Inaugural Bike Brawl.
The weekend featured cooler
temperatures, and racers were
able to show off some serious
performance gains as they fought
for points as the 2021
championship chase is quickly
coming to an end.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
Winner - Rodney Williford /
Runner-up - Darion Payne
Jordan Haase is back! After
missing the August Bike Bash
event, Haase came out of the
gate hot, running a career-best
6.549 to put him in the number
four qualifying spot of Orient
Express Racing Pro Street.
Many racers improved on their
personal best in the cool
September air at VMP.
Improvements made were; Curtis
Brown officially in the sixes
with a 6.973, Ryan Bonitatis
6.676, Ricky Wood 6.700 at
226.24 mph, Darion Payne 6.488,
Greg Wallace 6.500, and Rodney
Williford 6.438.
The Bike Bash Pro finals from
August were also contested on
Saturday during qualifying and
delivered a first-time winner.
Justin Shakir has been making ET
and MPH performance gains all
season and Saturday; his hard
work paid off with his first Pro
Street win, including stopping
Rodney Williford's 5-race
winning streak. Shakir went
dangerously close to red
lighting in the final with a
.002 light, giving him the
starting line advantage over
Williford's .036 light. With
these two titans side-by-side
down the quarter-mile, Shakir
would get to the finish line
first with a 6.463 at 227.08 mph
to Williford's quick but losing
6.496 at 229.51 mph.
With Shakir qualifying number
one and Williford number two,
there was potential for a repeat
final on Sunday from these two
racers. However, Shakir would
fall to Darion Payne in the
semi-final when he couldn't
produce enough power to outrun
Payne's stellar 6.491 pass.
Darion Payne ran his career-best
in round two against Jordan
Haase with 6.488, then after
taking out Shakir, he would meet
the champion Rodney Williford in
the final.
Williford took out racers Curtis
Brown, Ricky Wood, and Greg
Wallace on his way to his sixth
straight final this season. In
the semi-final, Williford ran
his career-best 6.438 against
Wallace.
Both Williford and Payne were on
track for a showdown in the
final. Williford got out of the
gate first with a marginally
better reaction time of .071
over Payne's .078. Payne was
right on Williford, but he was
not as stable as they both
blasted down the quarter-mile.
Williford's Turbo Hayabusa was
firmly planted on the track and
ran perfectly straight to
another win with 6.462 over
Payne's 6.506.
DME Racing
Real Street
Winner - David Stewart /
Runner-up - Ralphie Navarro
Points leader Mark Hylton took
the number one qualifying
position in DME Racing Real
Street with a 7.515.
After David Stewart was
dethroned from the points lead
by Hylton, he also suffered a
blow of a first-round loss at
the August Bike Bash. So coming
into the Bike Brawl, Stewart was
looking for redemption. After
qualifying number three with a
7.595 he made his way through
eliminations taking out Trevor
Schnitz, Chad Sosnowski, and
finally Mark Hylton on his way
to another final round
appearance. Notably, Stewart
also broke the class MPH record
of 196.13 with a 196.82 pass.
Unfortunately, he was unable to
back it up for an official
recording.
On the other side of the ladder,
in only his seventh DME Racing
Real Street race, Ralphie
Navarro, who qualified with a
7.581, made his first final
round appearance in the class.
Navarro took wins over Bud
Harrod, and Brittany Bohne
earning himself a bye to the
final against Stewart.
In the final, Stewart took a
starting line advantage with a
.072 to Navarro's .112, yet
Navarro caught up quickly.
However, his slower reaction
cost him the race as he went
through the beams .04 seconds
later than Stewart, with both
racers putting up identical
7.627 ET's on the board.
The August Bike Bash final also
ran during qualifying but was
uneventful. Trevor Schnitz, who
was making his first Pro Final
appearance in his short racing
career, would be a no show for
the final due to breakage,
giving Mark Hylton an easy win
and more points to pad his
points lead for the
championship.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
Winner - David Fondon /
Runner-up - Blake Johnson
The Kawasaki ZX-14's dominated
HTP Performance Super Stock at
the September Bike Brawl. David
Fondon was the number one
qualifier with an 8.753,
followed by Mike Davis with an
8.819.
During qualifying, the final two
rounds from the August Bike Bash
were completed. Curtis McDougald
had a bye in the semi-final
while Mike Davis would face
class champion David Fondon.
Fondon took the starting line
advantage on his 2020 Kawasaki
ZX-14, leaving Davis on his 2013
ZX-14 in chase mode to the
finish line. Fondon took another
win running 8.787 to Davis'
8.819. Fondon would get another
starting line advantage in the
final, leaving McDougald
trailing behind when his win
light came on, running an 8.755
to an 8.867. This win made five
undefeated wins in a row for
Fondon.
Back to the Bike Brawl event, on
Sunday during eliminations,
Fondon took out all the
heavy-hitters on his way to the
final, including Mark Blake,
Darion Payne, and Curtis
McDougald. On the other side of
the ladder, Blake Johnson worked
through Dell Jones, his father
Brian Jones, and Jyrec Givens on
his way to his first Pro final.
Johnson qualified number three
with an 8.856 and was well fit
to give Fondon a run for the
money. Johnson got the starting
line advantage with a .118
reaction time to Fondon's slower
.147. Johnson gave it his best
effort running an 8.893 at
157.52, but Fondon's ZX-14
outran him with an 8.854 at
160.29 mph.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
Winner - Chris Garner-Jones /
Runner-up - Rob Garcia
Chris Garner-Jones took the
number one qualifying position
in MaxxECU Pro Xtreme with a
3.901 followed by Rob Garcia
with a 3.987.
In round one of eliminations,
John Collins took a win over a
broken Chris Cutsinger, Rob
Garcia won with a 4.039 to Bobby
Lovingood's 5.450, and
Garner-Jones had an earned bye.
In round two of eliminations,
Rob Garcia advanced with an
earned bye running a 4.032. And
Garner-Jones won with a 3.924
over John Collins' 4.048. The
final would be uneventful as
Garner-Jones took the win,
breaking the beams when Garcia
could not make the call for the
final.
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
Winner - Troy Hausmann /
Runner-up - Kenny Cornell
For the first time this season,
Kevin White held the number one
qualifying position in the Vance
& Hines 4.60 index class with a
perfect 4.600. In round two, his
weekend would end after a
dreaded red-light against Kenny
Cornell. Cornell would go on to
win two more rounds to make it
to his second final this season.
On the other side of the ladder,
Troy Hausmann ran deadly
consistent with an average ET of
4.62. Hausmann got the starting
line advantage with a .016
reaction time to Cornell's .022.
But Cornell didn't have the
performance needed in the final
against Hausmann's winning 4.642
as he crossed the eighth-mile
finish line with a 4.874. This
win will give Hausmann a points
injection as we head into the
season finale.
The Vance & Hines 4.60 August
Bike Bash final ran during
qualifying between Michael
Ostrowski and Cameron Shelton.
Ostrowski cut a perfect .000
light to Shelton's .041 light.
The eight-mile finish line came
up quickly as Ostrowski won with
a 4.619 run to Shelton's 4.629.
APE Nitrous
Bulls
Russell Dennison Jr was the only
rider in the APE Nitrous Bulls
class and landed a winner's
circle finish. Richard Gadson is
the only rider that can stop him
from winning the championship
with one race left in the
season.
3 Sixty 5
Monster Bulls
Winner - Mike Burkhart / Attila
Runner-up - Rendolf Torbed /
Kastigala
Mike Burkhart on 'Attila' is on
a winning streak in the 3 Sixty
5 Monster Bulls. After
Burkhart's Bike Bash win, he
made a few performance upgrades
and was back eager to keeping
knocking out his competitors. On
Burkhart's way to the final he
sent the points leader, David
Page, and Michael Thyen back to
their trailers to pack up for
the weekend. 2019 class champion
Rendolf Torbed from Curacao, who
was on hiatus in 2020 was back
ready to play. Torbed on 'Kastigala'
made easy work of Junior Johnson
on 'Reparation' and Howard
Gerken on 'Son of Sam' on his
way to meet Burkhart in the
final. Even though the champ was
back, it wasn't enough as
Burkhart boomed down the track
for his second straight victory.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
The action was heated Saturday
night in Tommie's Motorsports
DMV Bulls. The points leader
Geoff Godfrey came in hot up
with fresh upgrades to 'Minion',
taking out Edward Thomas on 'Da
Setup' in round one. In round
two Travis Kidd on 'Rebirth'
sent Godfrey back to the drawing
board and putting his point lead
in jeopardy.
At this first XDA event, Deshon
Jones made a statement taking
'Mae Jean' to a final round
after knocking out Augustine
Herrera on 'Bankrupt' and Travis
Kidd. Duane Jackson on 'Miss
Behavin' took out heavy-hitters
Brian Childress on 'Joey Wales,'
Cody Lowe on 'Codeine' and
Desmond Spaulding on 'Sho Nuff'
on his way to the final.
Curfew hit Saturday night before
Jones and Jackson could square
off, and the two split the pot.
1 Stop Speed
5.60
Winner - Michael Rankin /
Runner-up - Rico Brown
The 1 Stop Speed 5.60
eighth-mile index received two
first-timers in the final.
Michael Rankin, a staple in the
sportsman classes, made his
first XDA 1 Stop Speed 5.60
final along with Rico Brown, who
is in his second season of
motorcycle drag racing. Brown
had the advantage going into the
final because he was running
deadly consistent with 5.607 ET
average from the previous rounds
compared to Rankin's 5.65
average.
Brown left the starting line
first with a .060 reaction time
to Rankin's .067. Brown got to
the finish line first but broke
out with a 5.570 ET, with the
win going to Rankin on his 5.590
break-out pass.
Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's Race
Winner - Pablo Gonzalez /
Runner-up - Normal Teal
The Friday night Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's race
was again dominated by Pablo
Gonzalez as he took back-to-back
wins. In the final, he dialed a
9.34 to run against Norma Teal's
8.24 dial. Gonzalez took the
tree with a .027 to Teal's .033.
Both racers fought to get to the
finish line first; Teal got
there first but should have
lifted quicker as he broke out
running an 8.228 giving the win
to Gonzalez's 9.364
VooDoo
Components Bracket Bash
Winner - Derrick Milbourne /
Runner-up - Derek Burkhead Jr
On Saturday, a whopping one
hundred and forty racers entered
the VooDoo Components Bracket
Bash. After seven rounds of
competition, Derrick Milbourne
and Derek Burkhead Jr. would be
the last men standing.
Milbourne's reaction time
average from the previous seven
rounds was .042, while Burkhead
Jr. had an advantage with a .030
average. Burkhead Jr. would
react too quick and turn on the
red light to hand the win over
to Derrick Milbourne with a
$4,500 class payout.
Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman
Winner - Pablo Gonzalez /
Runner-up - Robin Procopio
Pablo Gonzalez, who won the
Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman event at August's Bike
Bash, would qualify number one
for the third straight race with
a 7.499. This would also be his
third consecutive final and
second-time meeting Robin
Procopio in the other lane.
Procopio and Gonzalez both have
wins over each other, and this
weekend would be a tie-breaker.
Procopio ended her weekend
cutting a -.003 red light to
send Gonzalez to his
second-winner circle appearance
of the weekend.
MPS Racing Pro
ET
Winner - Dustin Lee / Runner-up
- Pablo Gonzalez
Over a hundred racers entered
Sunday's MPS Racing Pro ET
class. It would take seven wins
before Dustin Lee and Pablo
Gonzalez would meet in the
final. Yes, Gonzalez was now in
his third final of the weekend!
While Gonzalez was looking for a
win, Lee needed a win to gain
points for a shot at the
championship. Lee dialed a 7.85
and Gonzalez a 7.50. With both
2008 Hayabusa's staged, Lee got
the starting line advantage with
a .050 light to Gonzalez's .071.
As both riders headed to the
finish looking over their
shoulders, keeping an eye on
their competitors position, it
was Lee that made the better
decision. Gonzalez backed off
the throttle too soon, running a
7.57 while Lee ran closer to his
dial with a 7.895 for the win.
Brock's
Performance Street ET
Winner - Derrick
Milbourne / Runner-up - Jermiah
Manuel
On Sunday, Brock's Performance
Street ET was dominated by
Derrick Milbourne as his winning
streak continued. Jermiah Manuel
from Delaware won six straight
rounds to meet Milbourne in the
final. But his success would be
undone in the final by his own
hands. Manuel dialed a 9.07 to
Milbourne's 8.89. As both racers
crossed the finish line, neither
was willing to let out, and they
both broke out, Milbourne with
an 8.89 and Manuel with an
injurious 9.034. This win gave
Milbourne his second winner
circle appearance of the
weekend.
Visit
www.xdaracing.com
for event information, class
rules, schedule, and more.
The XDA 2021 motorcycle drag
racing season concludes at
Maryland International Raceway
for the 29th annual DME Racing
Fall Nationals on October 8-10,
2021. The Fall air is bound to
bring out record performances,
so mark your calendars now and
be there to watch the
Championship chases unfold.
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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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