Updates from Kevin Winters

2008 AHDRA SE Class National Champion

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:34:32 GMT

WINTERS RACING RACE REPORT

October 2008

KEVIN CLINCHES THE

2008 SE SUPER ELIMINATOR

CHAMPION

After a long season of determination and focus, Kevin Winters of Winters Racing has earned his first AHDRA National Championship in the Pingel SE Super Eliminator 10.90 index class. It was a season long, hard fought battle between Kevin and fellow Super Eliminator competitor, Jay Wagner for the championship crown. In the end, Kevin won the war with an 82 point lead after the final event in Rockingham, NC. With this first place finish in SE Super Eliminator, Kevin will display the #1 SE plate for the 2009 AHDRA season.

As well as winning the National Championship in SE Super Eliminator, Kevin also finished first in the Eastern Division of SE Super Eliminator. His final standings in his other two classes were 3^rd nationally in SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance and 4^th nationally in ET Elapsed Time. During the 2008 season, Kevin went to six finals, two wins and four runner ups. The wins came in Super Eliminator Class in St Louis at the Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals and then again in the Screamin’ Eagle Performance Class in Dallas at the Lonestar Nationals. The runner up finishes came with two in SE Super Eliminator, one in SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance and one in ET Elapsed Time classes.

We want to thank all our sponsors including McHenry Harley Davidson, FS Enterprises, O’Leary’s Bar & Grill, RK Chain, DP Brakes, Hal’s Speed Shop and Miller Motors. We also want to thank all of our contingency sponsors Pingel Enterprises, Redline Oil, Mickey Thompson, Accel, Energy One, Vanson Leathers and Sunoco Fuel.

We look forward to the 2009 season and the opportunity for Kevin to defend his #1 SE plate.

Thanks,

Winters Racing

www.winters-racing.com

FINAL POINT STANDINGS 2008 AHDRA SEASON

AHDRA SE SUPER ELIMINATOR CLASS FIRST in the nation
AHDRA SEP SCREAMIN' EAGLE PERFORMANCE CLASS 3rd in the nation
AHDRA ET ELAPSED TIME CLASS 4th in the nation

2007 AHDRA Season Results

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:22:56 GMT

Winters Racing standings after 2007 season

AHDRA SE SUPER ELIMINATOR CLASS RANKED 5th IN THE NATION
AHDRA SEP SCREAMIN' EAGLE PERFORMANCE CLASS RANKED 6th IN THE NATION
AHDRA ET ELAPSED TIME CLASS RANKED 7th IN THE NATION

AHDRA EVENT WINS
AHDRA SEP 1st PLACE SCREAMIN' EAGLE PERFORMANCE CLASS NORWALK, OH JUNE 2007
AHDRA SE 1st PLACE SUPER ELIMINATOR CLASS RICHMOND, VA SEPTEMBER 2007

FIRST PLACE QUALIFIER
AHDRA SEP SCREAMIN' EAGLE PERFORMANCE CLASS POMONA, CA NOVEMBER 2007
AHDRA SEP SCREAMIN' EAGLE PERFORMANCE CLASS ROCKINGHAM, NC OCTOBER 2007
AHDRA SE SUPER ELIMINATOR CLASS COMMERCE, GA MAY 2007

NON-AHDRA EVENT WINS
AMRA SE STREET ELIMINATOR CLASS 1ST PLACE UNION GROVE, WI AUG 2007
DOC’S LEGAL COUNTRY DRAGS PRO MOD CLASS 1t PLACE KAUKAUNA, WI JULY 2007
2nd Place Overall Harley Shootout Series, Great Lakes Dragaway Union Grove, WI

Pro Mod win at Doc's

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:54:05 GMT

July 2007

ANOTHER WIN FOR WINTERS RACING

WINTERS RACING TAKES 1st PLACE IN PRO MOD CLASS, DOC'S LEGAL

COUNTRY DRAGS.

Coming off his first ever AHDRA win

last month in Norwalk, OH, Winters

Racing just finished the weekend in

Kaukauna, Wisconsin at the Doc's

Harley Davidson Legal Country Drags

annual drag racing event. After a long

afternoon of qualifying and elimination

rounds, Kevin kept consistency on his

numbers and proved to be too tough to

beat in Pro Mod class where he took 1st place amongst a large field of

drivers. Kevin said after the race, "It was great to get another win this

year, the track was excellent and the weather was perfect." Click this

link to see the latest short movie taken from this weekend's events.

http://www.wintersracing.

com/images/Winters_Race_Movie_5_Doc_s.wmv

We want to thank everyone at Doc's Harley Davidson and the track

staff at the Wisconsin International Raceway for putting on this event

and we are also happy to report that all proceeds from this race go to

local charities. We now prepare for the next AHDRA event which is the

Thunder in the Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN on August 11th & 12th.

Thanks for your support, see you at the strip.

winters-racing.com

Street Eliminator win at AMRA

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:53:13 GMT

WINTERS RACING

RACE REPORT

August 26
th, 2007
YES, ANOTHER 2007 EVENT WIN

FOR WINTERS RACING!

Another great weekend with a 1
st and 2nd
place finish for Winters Racing at the recent

AMRA Harley Shootout held at Great Lakes

Dragaway in Union Grove, WI on August 26

After a long day of Saturday qualifying, Kevin

used his advantage of home track experience

to clinch a 1

Class. Kevin almost had another win in the

Eliminator Class but an unfortunate break down right after

the light turned green gave him a second place finish

instead. Still, this was another winning weekend

for Winters Racing taking a 1

track to continue our successful 2007 race season.

When asked about the final rounds afterwards Kevin said, “The mechanical failure

was a real disappointment. I knew it was my race a hundred feet off the line and

then the bike got stuck in second gear and I had to watch the other guy go past me

for the win. Regardless, a first and second place finish this weekend was awesome

for us and I am hoping to keep this winning streak up for the rest of the season”.

In the AHDRA which is Kevin’s main sanction, we are excited to announce that Kevin

is currently 4

Eliminator

2007 season, we remain focused on our AHDRA events with a goal of a top ten finish

in these classes.

Wish us luck at the Jim McClure

Nationals in Richmond, VA next month.

Sincerely,

Winters Racing Crew
th.st place win in the Street Eliminatorst and 2nd place finish on his hometh in SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance and 8th in SE Supernational points standings. With four more AHDRA races to go for the
www.winters-racing.com

SE win at Richmond

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:52:00 GMT

WINTERS RACING

RACE REPORT

September 23
rd, 2007
ANOTHER AHDRA CLASS WIN

FOR WINTERS RACING!!

The AHDRA S&S Cycles Jim McClure Nationals in Richmond, VA.

Another huge winning weekend for Winters Racing! Although he qualified strong on

Saturday for his main class of SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance, a loss during the

final Sunday morning qualifying rounds took Kevin out of the show which was a

disappointment to say the least. So instead, he concentrated on the remaining

Elapsed Time

is the quickest class we run at a 10.90 index. In the ET class, Kevin went all the way

to the semi-finals before being eliminated which was a strong finish in this very

crowded and competitive class. However in the SE class, Kevin went all the way to

the finals, cut a light and ran a 10.92 to take his first ever Super Eliminator Class win

in the AHDRA.

This is Kevin’s second AHDRA Class win along with two other non AHDRA event wins

for a total of

Wish us luck in Rockingham next month where we hope to keep this streak alive.

Winters Racing Crew
ETand SE Super Eliminator classes. SE is our new class for 2007 andfour national event wins in 2007!
www.winters-racing.com

Ohio Bike Week Nationals Results

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:42:47 GMT

THE WAIT IS OVER!!

Kevin takes the

Screamin' Eagle Performance

class win in Ohio!

In only his second year racing in the AHDRA, Kevin Winters for the first time, takes 1st place in the highly competitive AHDRA Screamin' Eagle Performance Class at the Ohio Bike Week Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio on June 11th, 2007. After extensive improvements to the bike during the off season, Kevin has been kncoking hard on the door of victory since the start of the 2007. It was only a matter of time before everything came together. A combination of good reaction times, consistent machine performance and near perfect weather gave him the ability to qualify 3rd best on Saturday amongst a huge field of bikes and then march through the rounds on race day to a late afternoon win. We look forward to this win carrying us into our next AHDRA event. For more info, see www.winters-racing.com and www.ahdra.com.

Stone Mountain Southern Nationals Results

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:30:09 GMT

Stone Mountain Harley Davidson Southern Nationals. May 2007 Commerce, GA.
Winters Racing hits two milestones in one weekend! For the first time since joining the AHDRA fulltime in 2006, Kevin went all the way to the semi-finals in the highly competitive SEP Screamin' Eagle Performance class with a money win AND took the #1 qualifying seat for the weekend in the 10.90 SE Super Eliminator class with a near perfect 10.904 run! The unbeatable qualifying run, only 4 thousands away from perfection, awarded Kevin with the honor of walking out with all the other class top qualifiers during opening ceremonies on Sunday. (click on the photo below). In all, Kevin qualified strong for Sunday's show in all three of his classes including ET, SEP and SE, took home some money and the bragging rights of being the weekend's #1 Super Eliminator qualifier. Huge thanks to our sponsors for their support including the new FiberWise pit awning which seems to be our new good luck charm. The next AHDRA is only a week away in Norwalk, OH on June 9th and 10th and we are already planning for more success then. Watch for more updates as they happen!

Rucker Performance Nationals

Fri, 11 May 2007 21:40:31 GMT

WINTERS RACING TAKES A MONEY IN TEXAS!!

The Rucker Performance Nationals in Dallas Texas May 5-6 was a fun weekend that ended with a money win in the SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance class. With much of Kevin’s family supporting him from the stands, Winters Racing went into Sunday’s show in both SE Super Eliminator and SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance. Ironically, we had a repeat from our previous race by going two rounds into SE Super Eliminator only to be beat again by the same driver, Roberta Seaman, that had eliminated Kevin in St. Louis a week earlier. It was a tough loss but we have to say a big congratulations to Roberta for being a tough competitor. For SEP Screamin’ Eagle Performance class, Kevin went 3 rounds in until he barely lost out before the quarter finals but not before getting into a SEP money win which ended the weekend on a high note. Overall, our performance gets better, elapsed times get better and consistency gets better. Currently Kevin is 11th in National Points of SE Super Eliminator and we intend to continue our improvement as the 2007 season continues.

Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals April 2007

Fri, 11 May 2007 21:39:23 GMT

The Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals on April 28-29 went well for us with the kind of ¼ mile times we expected with the recent bike improvements. The weather was perfect for fast runs and we qualified strong in our new for 2007 class, SE Super Eliminator. After making the show for Sunday, Kevin went to the second round of SE on Sunday only to be beat by a few hundredths of a second which ended our weekend. The experience and adjustments made to the track environment made us learn more about staying consistent for future races.

Gainesville results March 3-4 2007

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:28:59 GMT

Bikeweek Nationals Gainesville, FL March 3-4
The weather was a major factor in this race and proved to complicate everyone's weekend. The rain came and went pretty much all three days severely limiting several qualifying sessions. In a new class for Winters Racing in 2007, Kevin qualified strong in 11th place in SE Super Eliminator but unfortunately lost in the 2nd round. SEP Screamin' Eagle Performance had a DNQ, weather being a significant factor. With all the modifications and major changes done to the drag bike over the off season, we have much to do getting the bike running consistent. However there were some very promising signs of better performance we look forward to taking to the next AHDRA event.

2007 AHDRA Schedule

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:38:29 GMT

March 3-4 Gainsville, FL Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Bike Week Nationals

March 31-April 1 Phoenix, AZ Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Arizona Bike Week Nationals

April 28-29 St. Louis, MO Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals

May 5-6 Dallas, TX Rucker Performance Lonestar Nationals

May 26-27 Commerce, GA Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson Southern Nationals

June 9-10 Norwalk, OH Roeder Harley-Davidson Buckeye Nationals

June 23-24 Seattle, WA Kresto Pacific Nationals

August 11-12 Bristol, TN S & S Cycle Thunder in the Valley Nationals

August 25-25 Woodburn, OR Team Latus Motors Harley-Davidson Northwest Nationals

September 22-23 Richmond, VA S&S Cycle Jim McClure Nationals

October 13-14 Rockingham, NC Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Nationals

November 9-10 Pomona, CA California Nationals (tentative)

November 16-18 Las Vegas, NV JIMS Las Vegas Nationals

2006 Season Finals Results

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:58:11 GMT

WINTERS RACING END OF 2006 SEASON RACE REPORT

Winters Racing ended the 2006 AHDRA race season in Las Vegas last weekend with a top 20 finish in both the classes we run in. Kevin finished his first year in the AHDRA in a solid 13th place in both SEP Screamin' Eagle Performance and ET Elapsed Time class amongst hundreds of other national drivers. We are quite happy with our finish considering this was our first year with a drag bike that is minus many of the race accessories the competition has, yet we found ways to win and stay consistent enough to stay in the top 20. We learned a lot about the sport and had a fantastic time promoting our sponsors brands across the country.

We have big plans for the drag bike and new, faster classes to run in 2007 making next year bigger than ever. Thanks again for the support of our sponsors.

Sincerely,

The entire crew at Winters Racing

Race Results 9-24-06

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

S&S Jim McClure AHDRA Nationals, Richmond, VA Sept 23-24 2006. It was a satisfying weekend for Winters Racing at the most recent AHDRA event named in honor of the late Jim McClure who was a 19 time Nytro Top Fuel Champion. Out of the qualified 33 bikes for Screamin` Eagle Performance Class, Kevin won his way into the second round of 16 bikes only to red light and take himself out. This was the first red light Kevin has taken on a pro tree in all of 2006 which was a record we hope wouldn`t end. Regardless of the finish, making the first round of SEP finals amongst dozens of other national drivers was an accomplishment and continued to add points to hold Kevin in the top ten of national points. In the Synth3 ET class, Kevin qualified well on Saturday and drove his `98 Buell into a money winning quarter finals finish which kept us in contention most of the day. This is Kevin`s 4th money finish in the 2006 season of the AHDRA. Remember, this is Kevin`s first full year in the AHDRA and our current 12th place points position and 4th money win for 2006 season is creating a recognizable presence for Winters Racing and our sponsors brands that we carry along with us. Kevin`s consistent participation and winnings will have him nominated for Sportsman`s Class Rookie of the Year award for the AHDRA drivers banquet held after the final event in Las Vegas in November.

Race Results 8-13-06

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Winters Racing ran at the AHDRA S&S Thunder in the Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN. In the Screamin` Eagle Performance class, Kevin qualified 18th on Saturday amongst 36 bikes. On Sunday he went into the second round of eliminations before being knocked out. Even though we hoped to stay alive longer than 2 rounds, Kevin remains locked solidly in 10th place of the AHDRA Screamin` Eagle Performance class and is closing in on 9th place. With 3 national races to go before the end of the AHDRA season, Kevin continues to focus on receiving a single digit number plate for the 2007 season which will be quite an accomplishment.

Race Results 7-23-06

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Good news and bad news is the best way to put it. After a recent dyno and tuning to the race bike, Kevin`s 1998 Buell Lightening has been running better than ever especially after last weeks 1st Place Money Class win at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI. The good news is on Saturday in Iowa, Kevin ran a blistering 11.32 second 1/4 mile run to place him 6th in qualifying amongst 35 other national drivers including last year`s national points champion. That was quite an accomplishment that we hoped would carry us into the next day of eliminations. Too bad a missed shift against a slower bike caused an early loss on Sunday that ended our day before we could get into the finals for the money run. But that`s racing. Regardless of the dissapointing end for the weekend, we experimented with new shifting patterns, rear end adjustments and began keeping better record of track elevation, track temperature and tire pressure in the attempt to chase consistency perfection. Luckily, Sunday`s loss seemed to have little effect on our 10th place national points standings after everything was over. We look forward to our next AHDRA National Event in Bristol, TN on August 13th with a determined focus place much higher on race day and remain in the top point standings in the AHDRA. See you at the races, -The Winters Racing Crew

Race Results 7-20-06

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Latest Racing news from Winters Racing...... 7-20-06 Great Lakes Dragaway Union Grove, WI. Kevin takes first place in the money class for the second time this year! Competing in the bi-weekly Harley Shoot-Out at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI, Kevin Winters and his Buell Lightening wins it all for the second time in 3 weeks! In 2004 Kevin was the Mid-West Harley Shootout points champion and has full intention of regaining that title for 2006. Last night`s win puts Kevin back in a solid second place in points for this local circuit. For more info on Great Lakes Dragaway, go to: http://www.greatlakesdragaway.com/index.php?page=harleys Taking momentum from last night`s win, Kevin readies himself for this weekend`s AHDRA S&S Midwest Nationals in Earlville, OH. When asked about how last nights win will carry into this weekend`s big AHDRA event, Kevin replied, "I like to use my local Great Lakes race events as a way to stay tuned and mentally sharp for the national AHDRA races and right now, my reaction times are good, the bike is running where it should be, so I`m pretty happy". Being that Winters Racing is currently 10th in national points in the AHDRA Screamin` Eagle Performance class, he has a lot to be happy about. The outlook for this weekend`s AHDRA National is very good. The motor home is packed, we all tried to get some sleep last night after the big win and we are eager to go racing. For more on this weekend`s AHDRA event, got to: http://www2.ahdra.com/schediowa2006.html Huge thanks to all our sponsors for your support! Photos showing your brand in action at this weekend`s AHDRA Nationals will be sent next week with a race report. Sincerely, The entire crew and driver of Winters Racing. www.winters-racing.com