VANTINE TOPS MCBRIDE FOR MANCUP TITLE

by Marvin T. Smith    Sat, 2018-04-07 06:40

 

Each April, a gathering of the baddest racers on two-wheels invade, South Georgia Motorsports Park, located outside of Valdosta, Ga., for the MacCup. 

This season's ManCup presented by Vance and Hines delivered in a big way. However, Mother Nature had somewhat of a say. 

When rain washed out Saturday's qualifying, a single session was run on Sunday morning followed by eliminations. The race went off without a hitch. 

Pingel Top Fuel appeared to be another Larry "Spiderman" McBride show.  In Friday testing, McBride ran a great 5.763 at 251.58 but slowed to a more conservative 5.848 at 244 to qualify No. 1.  Dave Vantine qualified number two in the four-bike field with a 6.05 at 243 mph.   

In round one, McBride had a tire-smoking single when Chris Hand couldn't run, and Vantine defeated Mitch Brown with a 6.105 at 227 mph.  

In the final, both Vantine and McBride had problems, but Vantine took the win with a 6.74 at 139mph.

In Orangeburg Cycle Pro Fuel, Preston Bartlett took a 7.439 171 win over Sam White's 7.76 120.  While Bartlett is the reigning series champion, he had to battle from his third place in qualifying for the win.
In Falcon Pro Mod, teammates Eric McKinney and Ashley Owens qualified one and two and met in the final.  McKinney broke and Owens singled at 4.03 176 for the win.  McKinney had low et at 4.00.
Rick Perry qualified number one in Nitrous Express Pro Open and improved to a 6.53 191 to defeat Jean Gosselin's 6.90 184.
Jeremy Teasley dominated APE Pro Street.  He qualified Number one at 6.738 at 214 mph and ran a series of 6.70s and 6.80s at speeds as fast as 218.44 for the win.  His final round opponent was Rickey Gadson.
In Shinko/WPS Real Street, the number one and two qualifiers met in the final.  Number two Qualifier Johnny Dobrin took a holeshot win over number one qualifier Spencer Claycomb, 7.881 to 7.880.  Dobrin ran an amazing 191.76 mph during the event.

 
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