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Mother Nature may have knocked
out a day of racing at the
FuelTech Bike Bash, but XDA
still made the best of the
weather that was given to them
at Virginia Motorsports Park.
With a continually changing
forecast, the Miller Brothers
deliberately adapted the
schedule to ensure their racers
had the best chance to get as
much racing in as possible.
The entire program was moved up,
Sunday was preemptively
canceled, qualifying rounds were
dropped, and the XDA racers
hustled to help move the program
along quickly. Nine classes were
completed, with four splitting
their purses, while two will be
completed at the DME Racing Fall
Nationals on September 29th to
October 1st.
With nearly 600 entries, the Pro
classes delivered incredible
racing action, while the
sportsman racers brought their
A-game to chase championship
points.
Orient Express
Racing Pro Street
The pressure was applied in the
Orient Express Pro Street class
as racers had only two
qualifying opportunities to find
their best tune-up.
Unfortunately, previous event
winner Darion Payne couldn't
find his and didn't make the
qualifying field. This was a
significant setback for him as
it moved him from second place
in the championship chase to
fourth place.
Once again, the points leader
Rodney Williford set the bar
high, qualifying number one with
a 6.375 at 231.52 mph.
Mike Sweeney Jr. did not make
the field in his first Pro
Street appearance but was able
to redeem himself when he threw
down an impressive 6.671 at
214.86 mph when he went on to
win the Pro Street B class.
Jayson Geerman ran a career-best
of 6.699 in qualifying to show
his momentum as he keeps
dropping his ET race after race.
Brandon Litten took a loss to
Mark Rendeluk in round two but
ran his fastest pass to date
running 221.82 mph, to land him
on the Pro Street MPH GOAT list.
James Herbert dropped his
personal ET from 7.162 to 6.981
in round one of eliminations
when he did everything he could
to save himself from Williford,
who ran a 6.472 that round.
Ryan Bonitatis also improved his
ET and MPH, running a 6.630 at
221.71 mph. However, he would
not make it past round two with
Williford in the other lane.
In round two Rendeluk improved
his personal best ET and MPH
records to a 6.435 at 230.69 mph
to take a win over Brandon
Litten, sending him the
semi-final to meet teammate
Jason Dunigan.
Dunigan took wins over Jordan
Haase and Gaige Herrera before
he and Rendeluk had the
unfortunate luck to race each
other in the semi-final.
DME Racing's Andy Sawyer had
both bikes tuned up for a dog
fight. Dunigan got the jump on
the tree with a .003 light,
forcing Rendeluk to chase him
down. The race was close, with
Dunigan coming out on top,
running a 6.451 at 223.21 to
Rendeluk's 6.451 at 223.21 mph.
Kenny Brewer had a banner
weekend, making it to the
semi-final, taking wins over
teammate Justin Shakir and Jamie
Lopes before meeting his demise
in the semi-final to Williford.
Brewer managed to get out in
front of Williford; however, at
the eight-mile Brewer’s bike
started to slow, and Williford
came around him, taking the win
with a 7.233 to Brewer’s 7.607.
Dunigan and Williford are set to
run their final at Maryland
International Raceway for the
DME Racing Fall Nationals.
DME Racing
Real Street
The DME Racing Real Street class
was a wild ride at the FuelTech
Bike Bash as the top two
competitors in the point chase
lost in round one of the
competition. Mark Hylton
suffered mechanical issues, and
David Stewart's late light gave
Chad Sosnowski a holeshot win.
Rickey Gadson qualified number
one with a 7.512 at 189.18 and
took wins over Courtlan
Whiting's 7.595 with a 7.490 and
Trevor Schnitz's stellar 7.581
to land him in the final.
Spencer Claycomb, who moved from
third in points to number one
after Stewart and Hylton lost in
round one, will take on Gadson
in the final at the season
finale on September 29-October
1. Until then Gadson will be
methodically preparing to claim
a victory over the previous
class champion.
MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme
Winner - Chris Cutsinger /
Runner-up - Tommy Saxon
Previous event winner Tommy
Saxon took the number one
qualifying position in MaxxECU
Pro Xtreme on the edge of a
three-second pass with a 4.008.
Saxon then earned his way to the
final, taking out Dale Leeks in
the semi-final with a 3.975.
In the final round, Saxon would
face the Platinum General
Service Spring Nationals winner,
Chris Cutsinger. Cutsinger
nailed the tree with a .008 and
ran his first three-second pass
of the season with a 3.968 at
188.17 mph, earning a win with a
.008 holeshot as Saxon's quicker
run of 3.957 came at a loss with
his .114 reaction time.
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 Super Stock
Winner - Tim Cottrell /
Runner-up - Marcus Queen
The Kawasaki ZX-14 dominated HTP
Performance Super Stock at the
August FuelTech Bike Bash.
Previous event winner Mike Davis
took the #1 qualifying spot with
a 8.907. Davis would not get a
win repeat as Caleb Holt's
clutch hand took him out in
round three of eliminations.
Previous event finalist Tim
Cottrell would prove his clutch
hand was strong as he worked his
way to another final round. This
time, he would face Marcus
Queen, who was making his first
final-round appearance of the
season. The stakes were high as
the two competitors rolled into
the staging beams. Cottrell
sought back-to-back wins, while
Queen was eager to obtain his
first winner-circle finish.
Queen got the starting line
advantage by cutting a .034
reaction time on Cottrell's
.170. But as the riders fought
their stock wheelbase motorcycle
down the quarter mile,
Cottrell's power would overpower
Queen's whole shot advantage as
he took the stripe first,
running a 9.079 to Queen's
10.887. This will give Cottrell
a good boost in points going
into the season finale later
this month.
Boosted Bulls
Winner - Chris Edwards / 99
Problems
Runner-up - Craig Elliot /
Cotton Mouth
Boosted Bulls points leader
Geoff Godfrey put his
championship contention in
danger when he took a
first-round loss on 'Minion' to
Craig Elliot on 'Cotton Mouth'.
Elliot took that dry mouth to
the final to face off against
Chris Edwards on '99 Problems.'
And Cotton Mouth is not one of
Edwards problems as he left the
tree first and stayed in front
Elliot to the finish line for
the win.
APE Nitrous
Bulls
Winner - Matt Dozier
/ Kill Shot
Runner-up - Desmond Spaulding /
Sho Nuff
In APE Nitrous Bulls Matt Dozier
never missed his targets as he
took ' Kill Shot' to the final.
In the final, he met his last
target, Desmond Spaulding on 'Sho
Nuff'. Dozier had no problems
hitting his last target of the
night as Spaulding overshot the
starting line and couldn't get
traction to get down the track.
3 Sixty 5
Monster Bulls
Winner - Ken Alston /
Leather Face
Runner-up - Mike Burkhart /
Attila
After missing the WPGC Bike Fest
it was crucial for Ken Alston to
win rounds in 3 Sixty 5 Monster
Bulls to keep his championship
hopes in contention. Alston took
'Leather Face' to the final
after drawing the first-round
bye and defeating Antonio
Williams on 'Flawless Victory'
and Brandon Tyree on 'Made Man'
along the way.
On the other side of the ladder
Burkhardt defeated Spencer
Claycomb on '1 Trip', John James
on 'Dope Sick' and then earned a
semi-final bye to the finals.
In the Finals Burkhart had the
better reaction as he left the
starting line first, but Alston
quickly caught him at the
sixty-foot mark and got around
him to take the win and keep him
in contention for the 2023
championship.
Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
Winner - Desmond Spaulding / Mob
Ties
Runner-up - Antonio Patton / Big
Dirty
At the WPGC Bike Fest in July
rookie Brandon Litten earned his
first win in Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls over
Antonio Patton. The pair drew
each other for the first round
of eliminations, and this time
Litten misfired on 'Butch
Cassidy' and Patton took 'Big
Dirty' to a win. Patton then
went on to take wins over Jeremy
Teasley on 'Gold Digger' and
Aubrey Valentine on 'Stunna' to
reach the final round.
Desmond Spaulding on 'Mob Ties'
was waiting for Patton in the
finals after earning wins over
Mark Blake on 'Bounty Hunter',
Jordan Angelo on 'Quick Money'
and Jordan Haase on 'The
Mentor'.
In the final, Patton made the
first move off the starting
line, but Spaulding applied
power to the VMP racing surface
quick and blasted towards the
finish line while Patton
struggled to regain traction.
But just as Patton approached
the finish line, Spaulding
rocketed past him for the win,
bringing the fans to their feet.
This win moves Spaulding into
the points lead.
All Motor
Bulls
Winner - Jordan Angelo / Da
Setup
Runner-up - LA Payne / Dark
Knight
In Tommie's Motorsports All
Motor Bulls, Jordan Angelo on 'Da
Setup' took out the points
leader, David Fondon in round
one, and then went on to the
finals to clip the 'Dark
Knight's wings at the sixty foot
as he cruised through the finish
line for a win.
The Vance & Hines 4.60 class
successfully completed three
rounds of competition and will
finish the final rounds at the
DME Racing Fall Nationals, with
the exception of Les Stimac who
cannot attend, he was issued a
purse split. The remaining five
riders, Kevin White, Michael
Stewart, Jimmy Shifflett, Ron
Procopio, and Boo Brown will
run for the remaining purse and
points.
The Sportsman classes of 1 Stop
Speed 5.60, Mickey Thompson
Tires Top Sportsman, MPS Racing
Pro ET, and Brock's Performance
Street ET were most affected by
the weather projection as curfew
hit Saturday night and ended
their opportunity to reach the
final rounds. After a rider's
meeting, it was voted on to
split the purses at the event.
Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's Race
Winner - Jimmie Miller III /
Runner-up - Dillan Clevenstine
The Friday night Hard Times
Parts & Service Gambler's race
for our sportsman kicked off the
weekend with fifty competitors.
XDA Champion Jimmie Miller and
Dillan Clevenstine were the top
dawgs, winning five rounds
before meeting in the final
round. Miller dialed an 8.99 to
leave first with a .052 reaction
time. Clevenstine dialed an 8.79
and left right behind Miller.
In no time, Clevenstine caught
up with Miller, and as the
stripe approached, both riders
backed off the throttle to not
break out. Miller took the win
like running closer to his dial
with a 9.026 over Clevenstine's
8.826 ET.
For full qualifying and
round-by-round results of the
event, visit
www.xdaracing.com.
The XDA season concludes in a
few weeks at Maryland
International Raceway for the
31st annual DME Racing Fall
Nationals on September
29-October 1, 2023. Mark your
calendars now to come out for
our last event of the season to
watch records fall like Autumn
leaves the XDA racers battle for
XDA Champions.
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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