DRAG BIKE RUN OVER BY TRUCK AFTER MOST CONTROVERSIAL MAN CUP TURBO vs NITROUS MOTORCYCLE DRAG RACE

Let’s take you to the semifinals of the most controversial Man Cup Pro Open Turbo vs. Nitrous Motorcycle drag race in the history of the sport as a turbo HAYABUSA, two nitrous GS Bikes and a turbo Suzuki GS tangle. One team takes advantage of the unique rules raising the ire of another team and somebody’s beloved turbo drag bike is run over by a truck after the final!
We begin with semifinals - Jean Gosselin vs. Bobby Lovingood, Ronnie Procopio vs. Mark Renduluk

Pro Open got a much needed, forceful injection of interest and intrigue in what had to be one of the most unusual, controversial and compelling races the class has ever seen.

Dan “DTM” Wagner and Niki Zak became at odds when Wagner opted to roll Terry Schweigert’s fast Pro Mod out of the trailer on Saturday night and enlisted bracket ace Ronnie Procopio to ride as a last minute entry. The team opted not to make a qualifying run after DTM customer and Grothus Dragbikes backed defending champion Jean Gosselin solidified the No. 1 spot.

The insertion of Procopio at the bottom of the qualifying order gave Gosselin an opening round bye and ex-DTM client Zak a tough first matchup against the Schweigert bike. Procopio cut his usual stellar light, pulling off the upset, putting Zak on the trailer. DTM’s strategic move was legal. Zak and her teammate Wayne Castleberry called out DTM for what they felt was dirty, unsportsmanlike behavior.

The controversy did not stop there. There was confusion in the lanes in the opening round due to the ladder changing late Saturday. Turbo Hayabusa racer Mark Rendeluk was told his opponent Larry Hayes was broke and was sent to the line for a solo. Rendeluk rolled into the beams and was on the two-step for about seven seconds before he was backed up and told Hayes was not broken. Hayes’ crew came to the line and said they were ready to go, in place and never told anyone they could not make the call.

Rendeluk would eventually win the round after the confusion was sorted out.
In the next round Procopio continued to soar and upset Rendeluk setting up an all-DTM Gosselin vs. Procopio final. After the semifinal upset Wagner looked at the Cycledrag camera and said, “Don’t cherrypick Pro Open.”

It was clear there were many others issues and agendas at play here. The Procopio entry was out to prove a point.

More controversy set in prior to the final when Wagner said Procopio would only be breaking the beam and would not run Gosselin in the final.

“We just had to come up to get our runner-up money,” Wagner said. “The objective was never to win the race with this bike. We are testing.”

Things got even stranger after the race when Gosselin’s bike was accidentally run over by a Man Cup tow vehicle near the registration trailer. Fortunately only the wheeliebars were damaged.

If that was not enough drama and intrigue, sources reported to Cycledrag that the authorities were called to the track for complaints of marijuana fumes coming from one Pro Open camp, in what was perhaps retaliation related to the situation.

This class controversy comes after Wagner, chassis builder Walt Timblin and others were incensed that their turbo bike was not permitted to step up to Top Fuel over the off-season. The duo has denounced Pro Open for low payouts.

The mystery and intrigue of the catch-all known as Pro Open, combined with some fiery, reignited rivalries could be just what this class needs.

Final - Nitrous Express Pro Open – Jean Gosselin .226, 4.05, 181 mph def. Ron Procopio N/A

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