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From August 25-27, Virginia
Motorsports Park will host the
5th annual FuelTech Bike Bash,
featuring the XDA Motorcycle
Drag Racing series. This is the
fourth race in the five-event
drag racing series on the East
Coast that you won't want to
miss.
With only two events remaining
in the season and championship
titles at stake, racers will
unleash their full potential,
providing exciting on-track
racing action that the entire
family will enjoy.
The ATV Invitational Shootout
returns for this event featuring
wild-looking and wicked-sounding
4-second custom-built ATV drag
racing machines.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
The Orient Express Racing Pro
Street competitors can smell
blood in the water as Rodney
Williford was finally knocked
off this throne at the last
event by Darion Payne. With
Payne's victory, he delivered
hope by loosening Williford's
grip on the championship and
igniting a spark in the class.
With a class full of talented
riders, the upcoming weekend
presents an opportunity for
another new winner this season.
And beginner's luck could go to
Mike Sweeney Jr. After three
years in the making, the former
Real Street racer will
officially be taking the next
step in performance and making
his highly anticipated XDA Pro
Street debut aboard his Turbo
Hayabusa he started building in
2020.
Pro Street competitors are also
fighting for a spot at the 27th
annual Haltech World Cup Finals
presented by Wiseco Import vs.
Domestic event at Maryland
International Raceway on
November 1-5, 2023. In points,
XDA's top ten finishers will
earn a spot to compete in front
of 50,000+ fans and win the
$5,000 Pro Street Shootout
sponsored by Platinum General
Services.
And for racers wanting that WCF
invite, that #10 bump spot looks
terrifying as they will need to
win rounds next weekend to feel
safe going into the year's final
event, the DME Racing Fall
Nationals on September
29-October 1 at MIR.
DME Racing
Real Street
Next weekend will be a barn
burner in DME Racing Real
Street. Three former champions
sit at the top of the points
chase, Mark Hylton, David
Stewart, and Spencer Claycomb.
However, four hungry competitors
are trailing them. Next weekend,
season-opening winner Courtlan
Whiting, Rickey Gadson, Ralphie
Navarro, and Caleb Holt could
easily turn on the green lights
and make moves to the top and
put our former champion's hopes
for a 2023 crown in peril.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
The MaxxECU Pro Xtreme class is
currently led by John Collins,
featuring the World's quickest
Turbocharged, Supercharged, and
Nitrous Injected big tire
wheelie-bar monsters. Collins
finished last season with the #2
plate, and right now, only one
round of points (22) separates
him from the number two points
holder, Chris Cutsinger.
Next weekend, Collins must have
perfect execution to set himself
up with a more significant lead
if he wants to secure his first
XDA Pro Xtreme Championship
title.
The top five competitors
following him in the rankings,
Dale Leeks, Tommy Saxon, George
Whitaker, and Chris Theodoridis,
all hold a mathematical chance
of winning the championship this
season. We expect the on-track
action to start Friday afternoon
in testing as these guys prepare
for combat. You won't want to
miss the show at VMP.
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme is presented
by Billy Vose Racing, Fast by
Gast, Dunigan Racing, DME
Racing, Grothus Dragbikes,
Harley Haul, Rob Bush
Motorsports, Robinson
Industries, Schnitz Racing,
Timblin Chassis, and Worldwide
Bearings.
HTP
Performance Afterdark
Underground
Saturday night's HTP Performance
Afterdark Underground program
features the East Coast's
fiercest 'Clocks Off' racing.
The bikes display remarkable
velocity and flaunt
custom-painted themes that might
have you guessing a winner on
drip alone.
XDA also offers five premier
Shootout classes on Saturday
night, Boosted Bulls (Turbo
Bikes), APE Nitrous Bulls
(Nitrous Bikes), 3 Sixty 5
Transport Monster Bulls
(Heavyweights), Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
(Up-And-Coming), and All Motor
Bulls.
Spend a fun Saturday night with
the family at XDA. Sit in the
stands and choose your favorite
bike with the kids. Kids 11 and
under are free all weekend long.
HTP
Performance Super Stock
HTP Performance Super Stock will
be exciting at the FuelTech Bike
Bash. Mike Davis finally won his
first Super Stock event at the
June MTC Summer Nationals. He
follows the points leader, Mark
Blake, by only fifteen points on
his green Kawasaki ZX-14. With a
fresh taste of the winner's
circle after so many runner-up
finishes, Davis has found that
sweet spot and will likely be
hard to give it up. Super Stock
is an exciting class to watch,
as these competitors demonstrate
impressive skills to manage
these stock wheelbase
motorcycles with no electronics
to help them.
Vance & Hines
4.60
XDA proudly features the Vance &
Hines 4.60, the World's quickest
1/8 mile index class.
Forty-Seven competitors are
already on the roll-call, ready
to descend on VMP's glass-like
racing surface. XDA increases
this purse as the entries go up;
based on the current pre-entry,
a $500 bonus will be paid out to
the winner; if forty-eight bikes
show up, it goes up another
$1,000 awarding the winner with
a $6,000 payday.
Ronald Procopio has been the
champion for the last three
years and holds a 79-point lead
over his competitors while
showing no signs of surrender.
However, the top nine in this
class all have the opportunity
to overthrow Procopio this
weekend and take over that Top
Dawg spot.
The action begins as soon as the
bulbs drop on Friday afternoon.
Come out and watch these racers
apply pressure to the first 660
feet like no other class. This
Pro Index class consists of 100%
beef with no fillers. It's a
thrilling class to watch and bet
on with friends!
The XDA will additionally hold
competition in SIX additional
sportsman classes featuring 1
Stop Speed 5.60 Index, Mickey
Thompson Tires Top Sportsman,
VooDoo Components Bracket Bash,
MPS Racing Pro ET, Brock's
Performance Street ET, and the
Friday night Hard Times Parts &
Service Gambler's race. XDA
offers a professional
environment and $28,000 in
guaranteed payouts for sportsman
racers alone at each event.
Along with over 700 Professional
and Sportsman motorcycle racers
battling it out for over $90,000
in payouts, the FuelTech Bike
Bash will feature a vast vendor
midway full of great deals on
motorcycle parts, accessories,
and apparel.
Make plans to come out and watch
or, better yet, #racewithXDA on
August 25-27, 2023.
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 and 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 Roll Call
Ricky Wood, Brett Ware, James
Herbert, Greg Wallace, Darion
Payne, Ryan Bonitatis, Jordan
Haase, Rodney Williford, Brandon
Litten, Jamie Lopes, Jayson
Geerman, Mark Rendeluk, Jason
Dunigan, Justin Shakir, James
Waugh, Kenny Brewer, Jordan
Angelo, Michael Sweeney Jr.,
Shawn Pinkney, and Tony Ficher.
DME Racing
Real Street Roll Call
Marcus Hylton, Jamie Lopes,
Trevor Schnitz, Spencer Claycomb,
Bud Harrod, David Stewart,
George Cross, Drae Taylor, Chad
Sosnowski, Jovi Barnes, Anibal
Merced, Caleb Holt, Courtlan
Whiting, Shane Stubbs, Ralphie
Navarro, Richard Gadson, and Ty
Isaac.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme Roll Call
Tommy Saxon, John Collins,
George Whitaker, Dale Leeks,
Chris Cutsinger, and Chris
Theodoridis.
HTP
Performance Super Stock Roll
Call
Felton Goodwin, Felton Goodwin
Jr, Jamie Lopes, Patrick Cooper,
Blake Johnson, Brian Johnson,
Tim Cottrell, Marcus Queen, Mike
Davis, Caleb Holt, Mark Blake,
Bubba Wallace, Darion Payne,
Sean Henson, and Terry Geesey.
Vance & Hines
4.60 Index Roll Call
Jimmy Shifflett, Boo Brown, Ben
Knight, John Hall, Mike
Ostrowski, George Whitaker,
Terry Tompkins, Wes Hawkins,
Shayne Proctor, Nick Hamlett,
Rick Bunting, Mark Schwalm, Ron
Bonitatis, Darion Payne, Mike
Mace, Brad Gleason, Mike
Stewart, Durwood Rawlings, Mac
McAdams, Bobby Holland, Larry
Leftwich, Ellis Pierce, Rickey
Butler Jr, Mantez Thompson,
Kenneth Morgan, Tyrone Curry,
Mike Beverly, Harvey Hubbard,
Darryl Hollins, Ander Kevin,
Barry Pryer, Craig Rosenberg,
Joe Procopio, Troy Hausmann,
Robbie Hunnicutt, Tony Hunicutt,
Ronald Procopio JR, Michael
Thyen, Kenny Cornnell, Aaron
Sherrell, Wade Cherry, Preston
Hopkins, Kevin White, Rickey
Gadson, Eran Pielert, Lowry
Callahan, and Shawn Rainey.
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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