Record-Smashing Real Street Showdown! Hylton Takes the Win, Hamlett and Litten Set Records!

XDA – Xtreme Motorcycle Drag Racing Association
DME Racing Fall Nationals
Maryland International Raceway
October 3-5, 2025

DME Racing Real Street
Winner – Marcus Hylton
Runner-up – Nick Hamlett
2025 Champion: Marcus Hylton
ET Record: Nick Hamlett 7.257
MPH Record: Brandon Litten 208.46

The DME Racing Real Street championship battle came down to the wire at the season-ending DME Racing Fall Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. Coming into the event, Rickey Gadson held a narrow fifty-two-point lead over former class champion Marcus Hylton. All Gadson needed was to stay one round ahead of Hylton to clinch the title — but fate had other plans.

In a shocking first-round upset, Gadson faced past class champion Anibal Merced and suffered a devastating loss that would cost him the championship. Meanwhile, Hylton stayed laser-focused, taking out David Stewart, Courtlan Whiting, and Merced on his march to the final round. As Gadson watched from the grandstands, Hylton’s semi-final win secured him the points needed to take the 2025 DME Racing Real Street Championship.

In the final, Hylton faced Nick Hamlett, who was coming off a recent win at the FuelTech Bike Bash in August. Hamlett looked strong all weekend—qualifying number one with a blistering 7.277 and resetting his own class ET record to an incredible 7.257 during eliminations. On his way to the final, he took out George Cross, Brandon Litten, and David Fondon in dominant fashion.

Even with the championship already in hand, Hylton wasn’t easing up. When the bulbs dropped, Hylton cut a razor-sharp .007 reaction time to Hamlett’s .113, and that advantage proved decisive. Hamlett clocked a 7.346, but Hylton’s quicker light carried him across the stripe first with a 7.355 for the event win — sealing a storybook ending to his championship run.

But the excitement didn’t stop there. Brandon Litten once again raised the bar for Real Street performance, resetting the MPH record to an incredible 208.46 mph during qualifying.

With new records, fierce rivalries, and back-to-back standout performances, the 2025 Real Street season proved why it remains one of the most competitive and exciting classes in motorcycle drag racing.

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