Rickey Gadson

Long time legendary racer Rickey Gadson continues to ply his trade in sportsman classes as well as the Real Street pro class. Gadson won Crazy 8s at least year’s Finals and added an FBR Shop 5.60 win to his resume at the Spring Nationals. Despite giving up .037 at the tree, Gadson beat 2014 5.60 champ Ostrowski in a double breakout final round. Ostrowski beat number 1 qualifier Ben “Hardest Working Man in MC Drag Racing” Knight in the quarterfinals.

“The pro class is my main concentration, but like Richard (Rickey’s nephew, the now equally famous Richard Gadson) said, when I lose Real Street, I get real serious about winning something,” said Rickey. “Getting down to one bike to concentrate on makes a big difference in how well you can race it.

“Nobody knew what to expect this weekend with all the changes at the IDBL, then the rain definitely scared everybody. But I should’ve known that Royce Miller knew what to do with the track and how to manage time. He totally pulled it out, and now people know IDBL is still for real.”

Ronnie Reece

Possibly the biggest story of the weekend happened when longtime racer Ronnie Reece won Saturday’s Shinko Pro ET final (delayed to Sunday morning by Saturday’s rain). Reece was in a very serious street accident less than a year ago, with he and his motorcycle both ending up completely inside a van in the grizzly crash. Reece made his comeback complete by slapping a .002 light on Knight at the tree and taking the win in a double breakout final.