ROCK ON BACK TO MAIN STREET.................... Buford Edwards, formally associated with the
American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA), who has successfully promoted
Motorcycle Drag Racing events throughout the Southeast through AMRA Region-2,
inc., announces that he has severed his ties with AMRA to form a new sanctioning
body — American Drag Bike Association, Inc. (ADBA) for the 1997 season.
The new ADBA will have guaranteed purses and a National Points
System in place for 1997 with a Guaranteed Points Fund of over $10,000 dollars.
All ADBA National Records are open for 1997 and all 1996 Region-2 champions will
retain their ranking and plate usage in ADBA for ’97. Already underway is
the establishment of ADBA Membership, Rule Book and periodic newsletter as well
as soliciting prospective Event and Class sponsors.
Many
familiar faces will be part of ADBA Event Staff; Johnny Vickers of Hawaya Racing
will assist as fuel and Tech advisor for the new ADBA. His function is to help
interpret the rules to ADBA members and advise on ADBA safety. Johnny is
presently helping to design the new Rule Book so please contact him with your
input. John Jackson will assist as one of our Gas Class Advisors. Other Class
Advisors will be announced in the future.
Our goal is to blend
the rules to encompass the majority of the existing bikes and to allow progress
and development of the Classes. We will design the rules to include most
existing machine this year and adjust from there. Now is the time to include
your input into our decisions. If possible, please put your suggestions in
writing for review and consideration.
Other staff will include
Joe Lehman (Official Starter), Mark Morgan (Tech & Fuel Check), Rick Dunning
(Staging Lanes), Pam Edwards & Dee Holcomb (Membership & Tech Fees).
Performance Productions, Inc. of Jonesboro, Georgia will assist in
promoting ADBA Events and functions. John Holcomb, President of Performance
Promotions, Inc. will also serve as ADBA Event Coordinator. Big John will help
enforce the Rule Book and safety of the ADBA. For Event or Sponsor information
contact John at (770) 603-9501.
We are now accepting Rule
Book advertisements, Class & Points Series Sponsorships and Memberships in
ADBA. For more information, or to obtain a Rate Card, call ADBA at (615)
789-3202 or Fax (615) 789-9315. Time is of the essence to meet our Rule Book
publishing deadline. Advertising space is limited and on a first come-first
served so contact us as soon as possible to reserve your space.
ADBA offers three types of Membership: Rider Membership, Crew Membership and
Non-Rider Membership. Rider Membership $100: Includes; ADBA
Membership Card, (2) Number Plates Permanent Number, Rule Book & Jacket
Patch, Special Mailing plus free rider admission to any ADBA Event if entered
for competition.
Crew Membership $60: Includes; ADBA
Membership Card, Rule Book, Jacket Patch & Sticker, Special mailing, plus
free admission if bike is entered for competition.
Non-Rider
Membership $25: Includes; ADBA Membership Card, Rule Book, Jacket Patch,
Sticker and Special Mailings.
You can join now by calling
ADBA. Membership Forms will also be available at Tech and in the Drag Times
Newspaper starting with Issue #1, 1997. Also, as an incentive to help boost its
subscription base within ADBA, Drag Times will contribute $5.00 to the 1997 ADBA
National Points Fund for each subscription purchased at the track on our ADBA
Membership Form. Now five bucks doesn’t sound like a lot but realistically
the Drag Times’ contribution does not include subscriptions sold through
ADBA via mail or phone so we urge as many of you as possible to sign up for a
Drag Times subscription when purchasing your ADBA Membership at the track.
The new ADBA and Staff pledges to represent the sport of
Harley-Davidson Drag Racing in a professional manner to our industry and is
dedicated to the overall growth of our sport. We look forward to seeing
everyone at our ADBA season opener April 5-6 in Hallsville, Texas.
For Membership, Class or Series Sponsorship and Rule Book advertising
information call: American Drag Bike Association ADBA Tech. Advisors Phone:
(615) 789-3202
John Holcomb: Ph: (770) 603-9501 Fax:(615) 789-9315
Johnny Vickers:
Ph: (504) 774-5384 Fax: (504) 775-5206
For Event and Sponsor Info: Jackson: Ph: (573) 442-7498
Performance
Promotions, Inc. Ph: (573) 449-7863
H John Holcomb (770) 603-9501
ADBA 1997 National Events 1. April 5th & 6th, HALLSVILLE, TX. “TEXAS
SPRING ROUND-UP” National Points 2.
April 19th & 20th REYNOLDS,
GA Silver Dollar Raceway “Southern Swing” National Points 3.
May
25th Nashville, TN. Music City Raceway “PRO FUEL SHOOTOUT” Fun Drag
4.
June 21st & 22th Baton Rouge, LA State Capital Raceway “BAYOU
NITRO CHALLENGE” National Points 5.
July 26th & 27th Bowling
Green, KY Beech Bend Park “1\8 mi CHAMPIONSHIP” National Points 6.
August 30th & 31st Reynolds, GA Silver Dollar Raceway “Labor-Day
Nitro Festival” National Points 7.
October 4th & 5th Bowling
Green, KY AMERICAN DRAG BIKE ASSOCIATION FINALS National Points 8.
November
1st & 2nd El Paso, TX. “NITRO ON THE BORDER” (Tentative) Fun Drag
9.
November 8th & 9th Houston, TX (Tentative) Fun Drag
Other Dates To be Announced
Membership or Event info;
AMERICAN DRAG BIKE ASSOCIATION INC.
P.O. Box 6 Vanleer, TN. 37181
Phone 615-789-3202 or fax 615-789-9315
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