Season Four – The Chase Heats UP

Seven events into the “BAMF Schedule” and your points leader is no surprise, Dustin Lee. The two-time BAMF winner isn’t slowing down yet, despite promises of not chasing a third title throughout the offseason. With sixteen total points and a seven-point lead it’s safe to say he’s once again all in. Hard work during the week and countless test and tune passes have been the ‘not so secret’ to his success and it continues to work well. At the IDBL season opener Lee took advantage of the new double-entry rule and wheeled both his machines to a Pro ET final, against himself… Which garnered a whopping 5 BAMF points to add to his total. However, even with the work ethic and on track credentials to go with his point total, the chase to BAMF supremacy is far from over.

With 27 events remaining that are eligible for points, the race is just getting started. Bikes in the Valley just completed their first event, which was also the first-time BAMF points were awarded in the series. Working on making up ground, Ben Knight didn’t hesitate to travel to Lebanon Valley to try his hand against the tough BIV competitors and by all measures it was a successful weekend. Knight just narrowly missed making it to both ET finals by a scant .002 breakout in the Pro ET semi-finals, but came back around to win Street ET and garner some points. The two-time third place finisher is no stranger to BAMF as he helped create the competition with Brandi Neithamer of Dragbike.com. “I still think this is one of the coolest things to occur in sportsman motorcycle drag racing in a long time. It encourages racers to attend more events and travel to different series, to see who really is a badass,” said Knight.

Coming off a remarkable year and second place BAMF finish is veteran bracket racer John “Spooky” Markham, whose 36 points last season would have secured the title in its inaugural year. Also of note is the fact that Markham could amass that point total running one less series then Lee, while still achieving three championships. Although the current point total shows Spooky already ten points behind, he’s far from lost his winning ways. In fact, his son Dalton and himself have won and runner-up in a handful of regional stand-alone events. The big question is whether Markham will be able to attend enough events to combat the top two competitors, because the steely veteran certainly knows how to turn on the win lights.

Eric Cooper & Mike Schulz round out the current top five with four points each in just a single series. Lurking in 6th place is the original OG and BAMF winner Jeremy Teasley… And if his 2014 BAMF victory taught us anything, it’s to never count him down and out.

Bob Carlson & Donnie Huffman (names you’ve heard associated with the competition numerous times) are off to what some might call a slow start, but they both have the skill set to make a serious challenge for the top spot, especially with so much racing still left to do.

The chase continues this weekend with the Memphis Man Cup race, followed by NHDRO in St. Louis & Bikes in the Valley the following weekend. Good luck to all the racers this season!

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Last update May 29, 2017

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2017 Dragbike.com BAMF Sponsors

The DBC-BAMF Cash Reward is funded 100% from our sponsors. Please support the companies that support your sport.

Kopac Fleet Repair
www.kopacfleetrepair.com
Contributing $2,000.00

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MPS – Motorcycle Performance Specialties
www.mpsracing.com
Contributing $500.00

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Rob Bush Motorsports
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Contributing $250.00

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NHDRO
www.nhdroracing.com
Contributing $250.00

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Schnitz Racing
www.schnitzracing.com
Contributing $200.00

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MTC Engineering
www.mtceng.com
Contributing $100.00

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Web Cam Racing Cams
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Knight Marketing Group
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Total Payout $ 3,500.00

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2017 Dragbike.com BAMF Rules and Information

DBC-BAMF points are earned by final round appearances of any event listed within our schedule below. In the effort to keep the point tracking simple and fair, “BAMF Points” will be awarded based on a formula that involves the type of event, event size and national recognition. Competitors of sanctioned events listed below do not need to do anything to sign up for the program, we will automatically reward points throughout the season to winners and runner-ups at events on the DBC-BAMF schedule. At the end of the year, points will determine the DBC-BAMF Sportsman Racer of the Year.  See additional rules below.

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SANCTIONED EVENTS – Win: 2 – R/U: 1 – Champion:4

AMRA  / TE – SG – SP – PE – SE – E – OS – HS – D

Bikes in the Valley / PET – SET – 9B

IDBL / TS – C8 – 4.60 – 5.60 – PET – SET

MAN CUP / 4.60 – TG – SC – C8 – SF – PET – SET – VT

NHDRO / 4.60 – TG – SC – C8 – SF – PET – SET

PMRA / TG – SC – SG – SS – PET – SET

SDRS / TG – SC – SB – US – PET – SET – VT

NHRA Harley-Davidson Series  / HS – PG – SEP

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NHRA Divisional Champ and NHRA Race of Champions Winners

Division 1 – Division 7  – Win: 3 R/U: 2

NHRA Year End Pro Bike Champion – Win: 5

Track Championship – Win: 3 (Any U.S. Track)

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PRIZES

• CASH – Winner Take All. There is no second place BAMF. (Splitting is frowned upon.)
• Dragbike.com will be providing the champion with a one-of-a-kind Trophy created by COLD HARD ART

RULES

• All classes must have a minimum of 16 bikes to earn points for that event.
• All classes that have 8 or more rounds of competition will earn the winner and runner-up a bonus point.
• Year-end series champions also earn 4 bonus points.
• Participants MUST have the Dragbike.com decal on their bike to be eligible for prizes, photo proof required. E-mail us your address if you need them.
• In the event of a tie for the top spot, we will then take into consideration the following criteria, series championship(s), event wins and how many different classes the racer has garnered points in.
• Track Champions are responsible for emailing us notification of their championship along with proof to bamf@dragbike.com. Track points programs must be well documented all year on the track website.

Questions/Comments should be sent to bamf@dragbike.com

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