Roy Resendes
TOM McCARTHY As the hot summer months of July roll on in New England, the seven months of drag racing, April through October, put July, squarely in the middle of the drag racing season. As we enter the month of August, here’s a look at the first half of the motorcycle/sled drag racing season, at New England Dragway, in Epping NH. All points class totals listed in this report were current as of 26 July, 2021 In the Fast By Gast sponsored Top Bike series - as of 26 July, three of the listed eight Top Bike races were completed. Roy Resendes, who is working towards a three-peat of his championships, tuned by Bob Thompson, is sitting in the #1 spot with 106 points. He’s followed closely by veteran Mike Vizzo with 99 points and Gary Russell. All three of these points’ leaders are distinguished veterans with multiple championships in their extensive resumes. With five races remaining in 2021, it’s anyone’s guess who will win this one. Street Fighter Class – This class of racing has become the most popular by far at NED and the no-bars bikes are doing great with 21 members listed on the current point’s roster. As of 6/26 points listed on the NED website, with three of Keith Corriea nine races complete, the leader of the pack is Keith Corriea, with 136 championship points. He is followed closely by, Ace hit-man Scott Benevides, sporting 111 points and as of 26 July, Glen Birch is in the number three sport with 94 points at mid-season. With two-thirds of the races yet to be contested, it’s reasonable to expect changes in the points standing here, as this is drag racing and anything can happen. The 2021 ET Motorcycle / Sled class, with three of nine races complete, coming to the end of July: Tom Peterson in the points lead with 242 points. 32| Motorhead Magazine - August 2021
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Tom won this class in 2020, with Titan Ed Hughes in the R/U spot last year. This year, Dave Ducharme is in the number two spot in points with 235 accrued as of this writing in late July. Dave has been trailering veterans at NED regularly as of late and is well liked and respected by his fellow racers at NED. Even the #3 man in MC/Sled points, John Civitarese commented recently, Continued Next Page
