CC Powersports NHDRO Mid Season Nationals
Ohio Valley Dragway – Louisville, Kentucky
NHDRO reschedules Louisville race (again) to October
NHDRO is rescheduling their Louisville event one more time as the rain from tropical storm Gordon is expected to sweep across the Midwest all weekend.
The CC Powersports NHDRO Mid Season Nationals at Ohio Valley Dragway near Louisville, Kentucky, is now set for October 19-21, 2018.
Cooler, drier weather in October should make for dynamite racing on Ohio Valley’s concrete eighth-mile.
And even better, more Quicktime Motorsports/Lindeman Performance Pro Ultra 4.60 racers can adjust their schedules to fight for NHDRO’s Big $5000 winner’s check in that class—the richest purse in the history of 4.60 index racing. Every 4.60 racer in the nation will want to be a part of this one!
“Thank you for your understanding and special thanks to our event sponsor CC Powersports,” said NHDRO’s Brian Welch.
Brian and Niki Welch and everyone with NHDRO look forward to welcoming you to the last two races of 2018: September 28-30 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and October 19-21 at Ohio Valley.
NHDRO’s Rescheduled Louisville Race is Rollin’
NHDRO’s rescheduled CC Powersports Mid Season Nationals—originally slated for July—is set to roll September 7-9 at Ohio Valley Dragway alongside the mighty Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky. And cooler, drier weather in September should actually make for better racing on Ohio Valley’s concrete eighth mile.
NHDRO has boosted the Quicktime Motorsports/Lindeman Performance Pro Ultra 4.60 eighth mile class purse to $5000-to-win for the Louisville race. Gateway winner Dan McCarten, defending Louisville winner Les Stimac, Ohio winner Jimmy Muntain, class sponsor Jeff Lindeman, John “Spooky” Markham—even East Coast stud Boo Brown has declared his intention to race at The ‘Ville.
Because if you have a 4.60 bike, why wouldn’t you race in the richest 4.60 race ever? It’s 5 grand man, it’s 4.60, it’s your birthright—come and get it! It’s not about the money…it’s about the MONEY!
This time last year, Kentucky racer John “Spooky” Markham was sweeping the Penske Racing Shocks Street Fighter table. Markham has been more silent than spooky this year, but the Louisville race might be the one that turns it around for him. The Street Fighter eighth mile index is 6.15.
M2. Shocks Crazy 8’s runs at a 5.70 index and Millennium Trailers Super Comp clips it at 5.60 on the eighth. Multi-class racer Ron “Ju-Jitsu” Arnold won NHDRO’s last Big Money race—the one-off combined Crazy Comp at Gateway. He’ll be running both classes at the ‘Ville, facing competition such as Jeremy Teasley, Deadly Dustin Lee and Bruce Damewood.
Top Gas studs Kounselor Kenny Schwartz, Bradley Shellhaas, the Wagners, and more will have to get the job done in 5.10 seconds on the eighth.
Many of these racers and more will also pack the staging lanes for MPS Pro ET and Kevin Dennis Insurance Street ET, with separate races on both days. Cameron Teasley, Jeff Hall, Tylan Beckelheimer, Wes Brown, Steady Teddy Thompson, Big Joe Holt, Scott Sheppeard, Ken Selner, Doug Fisher, Tom Klemme, Mike Hall and more will count themselves in that number.
Let’s not forget the pro classes, like the world’s quickest street-legal bikes of McIntosh/Grayson Machine & Fabrication Pro Street. Gateway winner Gaige Herrera and his nitrous-huffing Suzuki Hayabusa might have a slight advantage on the eighth-mile versus the 700 horsepower turbo bikes, but the turbo bikes will not back down.
Expect the entire Quicktime Motorsports stable of Rudy Sanzottera, Brad Christian, Chris Klassen, Jake “From State Farm” Henderson, and Willie Santana to exhibit their unique brand of hard work and thug attitude. Former champ Doug Gall, Atlanta winner Frankie Stotz and more will all be putting the power to Ohio Valley’s concrete via their street legal tires.
There’s nothing street-legal about Chris Cutsinger’s Pro Open championship bike. Big tires and big horsepower describe this class, and Cutisinger will be shredding with the likes of Ron Maddox, Brad Messer and more.
Nighttime is the right time for Performance Racing Products Grudge racing, and Louisville has seen some of the best. Will we see a rematch of the Gateway race between Can Man and NHDRO’s own Brian Welch?
Brian and Niki Welch especially thank José and Tina Gonzalez of CC Powersports for their support of NHDRO and their sponsorship of the Louisville Mid Season Nationals.
CC Powersports is one of the Midwest’s largest and oldest continuously operated powersports dealers. Founded in 1964, CC’s 50,000 square foot store in Clarksville, Indiana, and 25,000 square foot store in Louisville sell Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, KTM, Polaris, Indian Motorcycles, Slingshot, Can-Am, Sea-Doo, Spyder Bad Boy, and SSR.
CC Powersports also supports NHDRO racers by bringing VP Fuels and OEM parts to the events. Need anything? Call Tina or José at (812) 948-1621 and have them bring it to you.
“As a multi-line dealership, we support all of your racing and powersports needs,” says Tina. “We look forward to serving you, and hope you have a successful race weekend.”
Brian and Niki and everyone with NHDRO look forward to welcoming you to a Big event on a small track at Ohio Valley Dragway just outside of Louisville.
NHDRO thanks McIntosh Grayson Motorsports, APE , Quicktime Motorsports, M2.Shocks, Route 21 Racing Apparel , Millennium Trailers, G&G Metal Spinners, Kevin Dennis Insurance, MPS, 190hookup.com, Kenneth R. Schwartz, attorney at law, Total Racing Motorsports, Performance Racing Products, Liguori Drag Racing, CC Powersport, Penske Shocks, and Quicktime Motorsports
This report was prepared by Tim Hailey.
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2018 NHDRO Dragbike Point Series
- April 13-15 / Atlanta Dragway / Atlanta, GA
- May 4-6 / Dragway 42 / Elyria, OH
- June 8-10 / Gateway Motorsports Park / Madison, IL
- July 20-22 / Ohio Valley Dragway / Elyria, OH
- August 3-5 / Lucas Oil Raceway / Indianapolis, IN
- Sept 28-30 / Lucas Oil Raceway / Indianapolis, IN
