XDA 2021 Pro Street Eliminations - 6 Second | 220+ MPH | 650+ Horsepower Motorcycle Drag Racing
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XDA - Xtreme Motorcycle Drag Racing Association
27th annual Platinum Fleet Repair Spring Nationals
Maryland International Raceway
April 23-25, 2021
Orient Express Racing Racing Pro Street complete eliminations
Orient Express Racing Pro Street once again delivered with the typical first race highs and lows. With winter rule changes and yearly upgrades, many teams were all over the board.
In the first round of qualifying, Real Street veteran Caleb Holt came out on his DAS Performance ProCharged Hayabusa and took the number one qualifying spot a 6.612. He then improved on that in the final round of qualifying with a 6.451. This ET puts him on the Orient Express Racing GOAT list, and he is now one of the top five quickest racers in the country. Unfortunately, his weekend did not have the storybook ending he wanted. In round one of eliminations, he had problems at the water box and could not take the tree.
Justin Shakir has a list of goals this year, and he was more serious at this event than we have ever seen him. In the final round of qualifying, he put the biggest MPH number on the scoreboard that MDIR has ever seen on two wheels, 234.29!! While he could not back this number up for the official Pro Street record, it is a track record, and he is now the ‘Fastest No Wheelie Bar Motorcycle’ in the WORLD! “If you think that is the last time you will see that number on the board, think again!” said Shakir. On Wednesday before the event, Ehren Litten said that it would be a sad year if no one broke his MPH record of 232.59 from 2019. It’s not going to be a sad year Ehren.
Curtis Brown made his debut on his Williford Racing Hayabusa, and even though he isn’t 100% with his new setup, he made it to round two, where he took a loss to Jordan Haase.
Last year at the season opener Gaige Herrera ran a 6.667 to become the World’s Quickest Nitrous Hayabusa in Pro Street, but this past weekend he failed to qualify for the event, shocking the entire class.
Jamie Lopes returned to Pro Street after 2020 Covid-19 restrictions kept him from racing last year. He qualified his liter bike with 6.984, but ended his weekend in round two when he couldn’t get the bike to fire at the starting line.
Jason Dunigan ran a personal best of 6.536 and 230.72 mph during pre-race testing at MDIR, however his weekend went in the other direction with a profusion of issues that held him back from having the stellar weekend he was looking for.
The DME Racing GSX-R1000 debuted with a new rider, Real Street and Grudge standout Rickey Grayson. Grayson tested the bike for the first time the Wednesday before the event and all eyes were on him on Friday when the first qualifier rolled around. He came out swinging the best he could, qualifying number two with a 6.691, by Saturday night he improved to a 6.644 landing him at the number five qualifying spot on his first event.
The 2018 Pro Street Champion, Rodney Williford, showed up in true Williford form with his tail section cut out to a square edge. You never know what you will get in the looks department with him, but one thing you DO know you will get, is performance. He qualified number two with a 6.528 and went on to eliminations picking the competition off round after round. Williford took our Keith Correia, Jamie Lopes and Justin Shakir with 6.581, 6.597, 6.788 runs on his way to the final.
On the other side of the ladder Grayson held his own and remarkably made it to the final at his first event. In round one, he outran Darion Payne with a 6.711. In round two Greg Wallace struggled in his lane while Grayson ran a 6.641. In the semi-final he ran his best of the weekend with a 6.637 to take out Jordan Haase. This 6.637 will put him in the top fifteen of the GOAT List.
So now we are back to where we have been many times, Williford Racing vs. DME Racing. With a brand-new rider at the helm, the outcome of this race was gravy to DME Racing either way. With Williford showing proven performance round after round, he was the favorite for the final. But how do you not love the underdog? Williford stepped up his reaction time game cutting a .060 to Grayson’s, worst light of the event, a .059. As both bikes launched, Grayson was out in front of Williford in a flash. And just as quick, the tide turned, and the DME liter bike wasn’t going into second gear. Williford flew by him to take the win with a 6.55 at 232.87. That 232.87 is Williford’s fastest MPH in Pro Street competition. It’s going to be a FAST year with XDA. Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss any of the action.
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