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specifically to try for a 7 second pass on the Beland bagger , and the " race " happened in round 2 of qualifying . " It was a race ?" Gadson asked later . " There were people side-betting on the sidelines everywhere ," remembered Motto . " A lot of people bouncing around and pointing when we pulled up to stage . I assume they were betting , but I was in my zone , so no telling what else was going on around me !" Motto left like it was a race , with an . 070 , while Gadson left like he was focusing on laying down a perfect pass , with a . 173 . After that it was all turbo pumping and nitrous spraying ( or would have been ... turns out Motto ' s solenoid was broke ) to the stripe . " I beat him with an 8.12 to his 8.18 in a very close race !" said Motto , who noted that his bike ran 7.92 at 169 last year . " He treed me and beat the snot out of me , that ' s for sure ," agreed Gadson . " A good old ass-kicking ." I ' m pretty excited to be able to line up next to a legend like Gadson and pull off a win ," said Motto . " GMS power , baby !" That " Grudge " win held up for number one qualifier for Motto , who went on to handily beat Kevin Campbell for the win in the final .

Zipper ' s Performance Pro Modified

Horsepower Inc . Hot Street

Gary Douglass may have lost the Pingel Modified final , but his son Charley sealed the deal in Horsepower Inc . Hot Street . Charley ' s . 030 light set the stage for the 9.68 to 9.87 win over number one qualifier and defending champion Scott Shenckel . " First round of qualifying was my first time riding this year ," said Charley . " It was ugly for sure . We have to foot shift these bikes in Horsepower Inc . Hot Street , and I didn ' t get a clean pass in qualifying . Sunday during eliminations I felt much more at one with my bike . I won the semi-final with a 9.84 and went on to win the finals with a 9.680 ." " Energy One clutches has been a long-time supporter of Douglass Racing . Lynchburg H-D and Vreelands H-D both also helped with discounts on parts , a thank you goes out to them ."

Law Tigers Pro Bagger

Shane Pendergrast swept Zipper ' s Performance Pro Modified , qualifying number one , setting low ET ( 8.546 ) and high MPH ( 158.99 ) and winning the final against George Futch III . " I Just want to thank the AHDRA for a good event and my sponsors Hotshotz , SA Racing and Pope ' s Automotive ." Pendergrast also thanked this author " for taking the time to write something for us ."

Pingel Modified

In addition to Gadson , there was another Suzuki Pro Street racer sending a bagger in Atlanta . Victor Gotay picked up a last minute ride and swept Law Tigers Pro Bagger - qualifying number one , setting low ET ( 9.423 ) and high MPH ( 144.38 ) and then winning the final round against redlighting ( - . 010 ) Orlando Williams of Street Kings .

Vreeland ' s Harley-Davidson 9.90

Jeff Workman is another defending champion who opened the season with a win - in this case , the Pingel Modified class . Workman had to beat number one qualifier Gary Douglass in the final , and it took low ET ( 9.376 ) to do the job after Douglass halved Workman ' s reaction time (. 046 to . 092 ). " It was some very close racing all weekend long ," said Jeff . " I know it would be a very difficult task to keep my belt , but I pulled it off ! " I ' d like to thank AHDRA and Bill Rowe for a great event , Atlanta Dragway for hosting it , POWERMIST racing fuel , REBEL GEARS , DBR fabrication , family and friends for helping me along the way . Fantastic weekend of racing ."

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