Allen repeats as Destroyer champ

From Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada

EDMONTON, AB -- Under sunny skies and crisp weather, Castrol Raceway in Edmonton saw the Western and Eastern V-Rod Destroyer teams reunite to hold their final rounds of the season on Sept. 13-14. The Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association All Bike Drag Series was presented by Drag Specialties/Parts Canada and the Harley-Davidson Retailers of Alberta.

Qualifying on Saturday for the Western V-Rod Destroyer races put Nick Allen from Redline Harley-Davidson into good standing as the fastest qualifier, with an elapsed time of 9.476, while reaching a speed of 139.01 mph.

In the meantime, Mike Duncan, racing for Kitchener Harley-Davidson, was the fastest qualifier for the Eastern V-Rod Destroyer races, with an ET of 9.593 and a speed of 136.3 mph.

In eliminations, Allen was the winner of the Western Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer Series. His ET recorded as 9.640, with a speed of 136.28 mph.

Shaun Rude from Harley-Davidson Grande Prairie was the runner-up; however, Shaun red-lighted in the final round of eliminations.

In the Eastern eliminations, Duncan proved his tenacity and won the Eastern Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer Series by achieving an impressive ET of 9.644 and speed of 134.20 mph. He was rivaled by Dave Bispo from Rocky’s Harley-Davidson/Buell, who reached a runner-up position with an ET of 9.743 and a speed of 132.46 mph.

Lyle Newton was the winner of the Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel Series, covering the strip in 7.626 seconds at 180.72 mph, and Mike Scott was the runner-up with a time of 8.004 seconds and a speed of 156.22 mph.

The battle for the 2008 Destroyer Championship was held between Allen from the West and Duncan from the East. Defending last year’s title, Allen maintained his winning ways and became the 2008 Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer Series National title holder, covering the strip in 9.590 seconds at a speed of 137.36 mph.

Year-End Results

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer Series (West)
1) Nick Allen from Redline Harley-Davidson – 828
2) Clint Rabb from Kane’s Motorcycle Shop – 577
3) Rick Adams from Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson – 554
4) Shaun Rude from Harley-Davidson Grande Prairie – 491
5) Daryl Phillips from Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson – 425
6) Dave Toth from Kane’s Motorcycle Shop – 406
7) Ken Trommel – 397
8) Kelly McCuaig from Harley-Davidson of Prince George – 319
9) Grant Price from Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson – 269
10) Dan Harkin from Rocky’s Harley-Davidson – 261
11) Cindy Bouteiller from Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson – 261

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer Series (East)
1) Mike Duncan from Kitchener Harley-Davidson – 486
2) Dave Bispo from Rocky’s Harley-Davidson – 421
3) Pete Thomson from Rocky’s Harley-Davidson – 404
4) Chris Fox from Fox Harley-Davidson – 221
5) Dan Harkin from Rocky’s Harley-Davidson – 216
6) Clint Rabb from Kane’s Motorcycle Shop – 96
7) Dave Toth from Kane’s Motorcycle Shop – 55
8) Tiami Trosky – 54
9) Dale Sweeney – 30