Tyrone Martin (near lane) lost the closest race in Q16 Bike to eventual RU Terence Washington. The first-round opening match featured a 0.021-second true “win margin.”

In the final, Nickelberry met St. Louis star Terence Washington, whose Home Doctor Racing Suzuki had reeled off consistent 7.80s during the early rounds. Washington’s mount stumbled in the title bout, however, and Nickleberry’s 6.84/201.64 only proved his point. Of note were the 7.88/180 performances by both Eddie Sanzoterra’s QuickTime Motorsports ‘91 GSXR and Tyrone Martin’s WickedStickers.com ‘90 GSXR, easily the quickest Street Bike Shootout (“no wheelie bars”) bikes in attendance.

Dusty Katich walked away with $2400 for Pro Bike win and Street Bike semi-final on two different Yamahas.

Dusty Katich, whose Yamahas have earned GIR points championships and several major bracket titles, ripped through the Pro Bike field. In seven rounds, the Collinsville, Illinois veteran hit reaction times no worse than 0.060 with a best of 0.003.

Kevin Williams’ Team Sure Shot GSXR from Fort Wayne, Indiana, fouled out in round one but solved the problem with a buyback and then blasted through the same number of rounds with an equally impressive series of reactions times. In the semis, Williams stopped defending GIR point champion Jim Ryan’s ‘97 Bandit but Katich’s Midwest Motorsports/Bud’s Service Center Yamaha prevailed in the final, nonetheless, with a 0.026 RT and a +.02 9.77/132.

Carl Criswell’s ‘Busa was a stunner; KC rider made it to the Street Bike final.

Charles Willis, whose 2002 Hayabusa has won titles across the Midwest, grabbed his biggest win ever with a thrashing of the massive Street Bike contingent. The St. Louis standout also waded through seven rounds, including a semi-final match with his girlfriend and equally renowned rider, Janie Palm.

Meanwhile, Dusty Katich came within a round of a first-ever UBDRA “double” when his street Yamaha was stopped by Carl Criswell’s Kansas City-based Hayabusa, despite the fact that Criswell lost an oil pan drain plug on the pass! Criswell was barely able to get his candy-blue ‘Busa to the line for the final and then fouled away his hopes to Willis’ 0.031 RT and +.01 9.51/147.