XDA - Xtreme Motorcycle Drag Racing Association
27th annual Platinum Fleet Repair Spring Nationals
Maryland International Raceway
April 23-25, 2021
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme Eliminations
Winner - Chris Garner-Jones
Runner-up - Shane Eperjesi
ET Record - Chris Garner-Jones 3.897 (First in the 3.80's)
The MaxxECU Pro Xtreme 1/8 mile heads-up class has been ignited for the 2021 motorcycle drag racing season when XDA class newcomer Chris Garner-Jones obliterated the ET record. On Saturday morning Steve Nichols with MaxxECU announced that he would be putting up a $1,000 bounty for the first 3.899 or quicker run. That bounty was short-lived as it was collected on the very next qualifying run. Mike Chongris' ET record of 3.933 was sent out to pasture with Garner-Jones becoming the first Pro Xtreme rider to enter the 3.80's with a 3.897 on his DTM/WarpSpeed Racing Suzuki.
Rob Garcia also ran a sub-four-second pass, qualifying in the number two spot with a 3.967. However, Garner-Jones would be the only competitor to run a three-second pass in every round on Sunday.
There is always a lot of carnage at the first race of the year, with winter upgrades not always being agreeable. Ronnie Smith and Kevin Clarke would be no-shows for the first round of eliminations advancing Shange Eperjesi and Rob Garcia to round two. John Collins had issues mid-track giving Bobby Lovingood a pass to round two. Chris Garner-Jones had a bye run, making round one a layup for the new record holder.
In round two, Rob Gacia would go red to give Shane Eperjesi the win light on his 4.044 pass. And Bobby Lovingood didn't have the power to outrun the 3.908 monster pass from Garner-Jones ending his weekend.
Shane Eperjesi qualified with a 4.015 and would be looking to make some ground up at the tree to have a chance against Garner-Jones in the final. And he did just that, hitting the tree with the best reaction time of the class on Sunday with a .015 to Garner-Jones .0686 light. They both blasted off the starting line, hungry for that win light. Eperjesi struggled to control his monster as the bike wanted to launch into space and repeatedly forced the wheelie bars into the track surface. His struggle gave Garner-Jones the edge as his bike sailed smoothly to a win light running a 3.903 to Eperjesi's 4.040 ET.
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.
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