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Fastest field in BigDog History!  Big Daddy takes the win and pumps a 632!

    The question always is, what will the bump spot be.  It's a question we always ponder before any BigDog.  Tonight, on May 1st, the fastest field in BigDog History was set.  With just .08 separating the entire field, the bump spot tonight was a 4.277.  How that bump spot came, is a great story.  After 1st round of qualifying, the bump spot was 4.313, Tony Ward driving the Jack Gaddy entry.  During 2nd round of qualifying, Chad Tilley had some breakage, which left oil on the track.  Ken Regenthal and crew had been thras hing on their car, as they had missed 1st round of qualifying.  They knew there was no way they could make the final round of qualifying.  Dismayed, they came to the tower and said, we ca n't make it.  With Tilley's oil down, 2 amazing things happened.  First, Ken was able to thrash and get the car together and uncork a 4.277 for the #8 spot.  Second, Chad being bumped out, put #17 qualifier Todd Tutterow in the consolation race.  Todd's best run was a 4.401.  As everyone knows, you can't give Todd a 2nd chance. 

        First round saw matt Giagrande run Travis Harvey.  Travis in the Race Tech machine had a few issues and slowed from a 4.233 qualifying spot to a 4.535 in eliminations.  Matt took the win with a solid 4.27.  Jason Harris ran Darrin Hoyle.  In an excellent side by side run, Jason was able to click off a 4.209 to Darin's losing 4.314. Next came Ronnie Gardner, last months winner, running David Campbell.  David was very late on the tree and was never able to make up the ground, running a 4.417 to Ronnie's 4.200.  Finally Rocky Raynor ran Ken Regenthal.  Ken's car had some pops and noises that didn't sound good, slowing him to a 6.07 to Rocky's very impressive 4.19. This was Rocky's send 4.19 of the night, the first made him #1 qualifier at a 4.196. 

    Jason Harris came back for 2nd round to run Ronnie Gardner in one of the best runs of the night.  Jason Harris drills the tree and takes the holeshot victory over Ronnie.  Jason runs 4.253 to Ronnie's quicker 4.235.  Margin of victory was just .004 of a second, that's close racing folks.  Next up, Superman vs Batman.  Matt Giangrade running Rocky Raynor.  Matt blows the tree away with a .007 light and a very impressive 4.224.  Rocky doing everything he can, ran a 4.24, but it was not enough. Superman won that battle of the super hero's tonight.

    In the finals Jason and Matt faced off.  Jason picked up where he left off running a 4.201 to Matt's 5.03.  Jason was on the tree all night and it paid off.  Big Daddy Bob Harris had some problems the previous day.  They stayed overnight at the track and worked on the car all night in order to get it ready for 1st round today.  Their hard work paid off.  The big question at the end of the night was: "What size was Big Daddy's motor?".  Well, BigDaddy got tore down after the race and pumped a nice even 632.  Just like he said on the mic on the starting line: I'll buy every fan here a motor if that thing isn't a 632.  His bluff was called, but he was right!

    The consolation race had a few names who we would normally mention in the main race.  Namely, Todd Tutterow.  Todd might have missed the setup on qualifying, but it didn't take him long to figure it out.  Todd ripped through the field w ith a 4.15, 4,16 and another 4.16 in the finals to win the consolation race. 

The eliminations looked as folllows:
Tony Ward 4.62 Joel Douglas 9.60.
 Brian Williams 4.274 Spinks Broke.
Todd Tutterow 4.15 Sandy Wilkins 4.36.
Chris Rini 4.273 Gilmer Hinshaw 4.259.

Semis:
Todd Tutterow 4.16  Brian Williams 4.37
Tony Ward 4.27  Chris rini (left before tree activated)

Finals:
Todd 4.16  Tony 4.47

Rocky Raynor          4.196  172.84
Ronnie Gardner     4.213  174.68
Jason Harris           4.220   171.49
Matt Giangrande     4.233  172.77
Travis Harvey          4.251  171.13
Darrin Hoyle            4.26    172.87
David Campbell     4.270
Ken Regenthal       4.277   170.81

Brian Williams  4.284
Chris Rini         4.299
Tony Ward       4.313
Chad Tilley       4.334
Sandy Wilkins  4.349
Joel Douglas    4.375
Gilmer Hinshaw 4.391
Flip Spinks      4.401
Todd Tutterow  4.415
Morris Johnson 4.437
Jim Teachman  4.593
Harold Robinson 4.631
Scott Gunn       4.906
Kevin Carpenter 5.018
Andy Beal        8.75

Race #1
Matt Giagrande 4.279  W
Travis Harvey   4.535

Jason Harris  4.209   W
Darrin Hoyle  4.314

Ronnie Gardner 4.200  W
David Cambell 4.417

Rocky Raynor 4.197   W
Ken Regenthal 6.076

Semis:
Jason Harris  4.253    W
Ronnie Gardner 4.235

Matt Giangrande  4.224  W
Rocky Raynor     4.249

Finals:
Jason Harris  4.201  W
Matt Giangrande 5.033

Consolation Race:
Tony Ward  4.62  W
Joel Douglas  9.60

Brian Williams 4.274 W
Flip  Broke

Todd Tutterow  4.15   W
Sandy Wilkins  4.36

Chris Rini    4.27  W
Gilmer Hinshaw 4.25

Semis:
Todd Tutterow  4.16   W
Brian Williams  4.37

Tony Ward 4.27  W
Chris Rini   LB3A

Finals:
Todd Tutterow 4.16 W
Tony Ward  4.47

     It was a great BigDog night.  We appreciate everyone coming out.  Currently I just have video of the main race.  I'll load up the rest of the video's I have on Friday.  We look forward to seeing everyone out at Piedmont Dragway at the next BigDog June 5th.  Hope you enjoy the video!

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Iowa invades NC and takes all the money! Vose dominates Quick 8

     What a weekend.  With a high probability of rain on Saturday, the Piedmont Dragway staff was busting into action to get our monster bike day underway.  The day started off with great weather.  Time runs started at 10:30 and by 1pm, we were racing.  The Iowa boys drove 19 hours and were ready to show everyone they meant business.  As the rounds winded down, we got down to 5.  All 5 were in our 10k race in March.  Shiftlett on the Hillbilly Hustler, Kleeme’s Clan had 3 entries and Chad Isley on the lone Ho nda entry.  The finals had something amazing happen.  In the first time in my racing career I saw a Father and son run in the final round.  It was truly an amazing thing.  At the conclusion of the 5k race, we ran the 1k bracket race.  In the finals Shiftlett ran Chad Isley, with Isley taking the win.  So who took home the most money?  The guys that drove the farthest. 

Video of 5k and 1k races >

     For the first time in Bike Outlaw racing, Piedmont held a no rules quick 8.  The rules were simple, there are no rules.  We had Nitro Harley’s, ProMod Nitrous bikes, Funny bikes, Harley Pro Fuel bikes and Pro Stock bikes.  The ADRL world record holder, ADRL world champ and current ADRL points leader were all in the house trying to make this elite field.  When the dust settled, Billy Vose the ADRL world champ took the win over Darryl Hollin s.  Hollins is a breath of fresh air.  A man that has raced bikes for years, back when Jim Turner ran the SCRA series at Piedmont.  With Piedmont now being the most bike friendly track in NC, these guys have a place to run.  Billy was Mr. Consistent all day.  Constantly ripping off 4.30 runs.  Regardless of the conditions, his runs were the same. 

     We appreciate all the guys coming out and supporting this race.  We’ll be looking to do another one of these later in the year.  We hope to have over 20 bikes fighting for just 8 spots.  With a bump spot in the 4.30 range, we could have the fastest 8 bike field in 1/8th mile history!  Only at Piedmont Dragway.

Randall Cantrell, Michael Jefferies and Lynch take home the money!

     Randall Cantrell is showing everyone that last year was no fluke.  Randall found himself in the winner circle once again this past Thursday night in Southern Automotive's Rico's Real Street.  Michael Jefferies notched his first win this year in the 8.99 class.  Cody was finally taken out.  The car had not lost a round all year, but tonight was not his night.  In our wheelstand contest, Lynch in his wheelstanding truck made it 247' on the back tires.  He came up SO high that he cracked the back bumper of his truck.  The question is, who will challenge him for his title?  We might have to settle that at a future date. 
      Normally I would have video and a bunch of pictures of the runs.  Sadly, my video camera went dead from sitting in the tower during the week and my photo camera was giving me fits during the night.  So I apologize for the lack of pictures.  I promise I'll be back on my game next week!

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Owen Teague wins 6.49 on a strange night at Piedmont Dragway

    You never know what will happen when you come to Piedmont Dragway.  This past Thursday night was loaded with all types of weird action.  It was the 2nd race of the year for Southern Automotive's and We Fly Together Motorsports 6.49 class.  TNT was loaded with odd happenings.  Here is a list of what happened on Thursday night.  A nitrous fire on a car that wouldn't stop so we could put it out, a back rear tire that passed the front of the truck with the axle still attached, a driveshaft thrown out the side of a car which created the longest oil down since we took over the track and finally a broke steering column causing a grudge mustang from the game over crew to kiss the wall.  I don't have pictures from last night, but I do have video.  One video is the 6.49 eliminations and the other just random TNT highlights.  One thing is for sure, you NEVER know what will happen when you come to Piedmont Dragway.

EVENT RECAP

- Gardner Outlast Tutterow in Big Dog Opener
- Batman Vows to Return
- Bracket Race #2 In The Books
- Want to Drag Race? Better Study Hard
- First points race is in the bag! Rain won't stop us.
- What does a quickbike shootout look like?
- What is street ET?
- Piedmont Dragway kicks off its points series April 6th paying 2nd round winner!
- 7.49, 8.99 and Piedmont heads up action!
- Thousands come out for Piedmont Dragway & Drop Jaw's Spring Slamboree!
- Robert Cone wins his first race, the debut of 6.49!
- Does the track at Piedmont hook?
- Wheels ‘N Bumpers presents Dirty Thursday

Piedmont Dragway along with Southern Automotive and We Fly Together Motorsports announce the new 6.49 HEADS UP SHOOTOUT to be run on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

The first 6.49 race will be held March 20 and run every month through October.  This will be a new and exciting class for full bodied street looking cars.

The rules are simple: 

• - A car must have working head and tail lights.
  - Must have both seats in the car.
• - Weigh at least 2800 lbs with the driver.
  - Has to be a back half car only with mufflers.
  - No delay boxes and no timed throttle stops allowed. 

There is a $500 total purse with a $10 entry, $5 of which will go to an end of year points fund with Piedmont putting the first $200 into the points fund.