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XDL History & Results

Every national champion, every championship round we could document, and every place XDL has ridden, rebuilt from XDL's own archives and the motorcycle press.

8Championship seasons
36Championship rounds
23Competition venues
4×Bill Dixon titles

Hall of Champions

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2006

Aaron Colton

Became the youngest XDL National Champion at 15, then won three Speed & Style Showdown rounds in 2011.

2007

Alex Flores

Won the 2007 Championship Finals on the Queen Mary with a 93.0.

2008

Nick "Apex" Brocha

Locked up the title with a win at the Long Beach finale. Known as the "king of acrobatics and innovation."

2009–12

Bill Dixon

Factory Yamaha. Four straight titles from 2009 to 2012, including 2010 by one point and 2011 from 1 point back at the Indy finale.

4× champion
2017

Marcin "Korzen" Glowacki

The "Polish Ninja." Won the 2017 return season at four MotoAmerica rounds, the first champion from outside the U.S.

2010 · 11

Dena Sodano

Back-to-back Sartso Women's Cup champion.

Women's Cup

Season by Season

2005

The Debut

XDL debuts as a stand-alone event that puts drift cars and motorcycle stunt riders on the same track. No results from the debut season survive in the archives.

2006

XDL U.S. Stunt Riding Championship

ChampionAaron Colton

XDL's first national championship season: three rounds, coast to coast. The season finale ran in April 2007 in Las Vegas. The youngest XDL National Champion, at age 15.

May 13, 2006Rd 1 · Best of the West
Phoenix International RacewayPhoenix, AZ
  1. 1stKane Friesen
  2. 2ndDarius Khashabi
  3. 3rdErnie Vigil
Sickest Trick: Jason Pullen
Oct 8, 2006Rd 2 · East Coast Eliminator
Virginia International RacewayAlton, VA
  1. 1stChris McNeil
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdRyan Lanier
Sickest Trick: Bill Dixon & Josh Clem (split)
Apr 15, 20072006 XDL Finals
Scores Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
  1. 1stAaron Colton
  2. 2ndAC Farias
  3. 3rdChris McNeil
Sickest Trick: Josh Clem & AC Farias (split)
2007

XDL U.S. Stunt Riding Championship

ChampionAlex Flores

Four rounds, from the high desert of Utah to the deck of the Queen Mary. Side contests like the Circle Challenge, Freestyle Burnout and Target Stoppie joined the program. Won the season finale on the Queen Mary with a 93.0.

Apr 29, 2007Rd 1 · Best of the West
Miller Motorsports ParkTooele, UT
  1. 1stErnie Vigil
  2. 2ndDarius Khashabi
  3. 3rdNick Brocha
Longest Stoppie: Khashabi, 572 ft · Longest Coaster: Khashabi, 1,025 ft
Jul 7, 2007Rd 2 · XDL U.S. Open
The Queen MaryLong Beach, CA
  1. 1stDarius Khashabi
  2. 2ndAaron Colton
  3. 3rdAlex Flores
Colton swept Burnout, Circle Challenge & Target Stoppie
Oct 7, 2007Rd 3 · East Coast Eliminator
Virginia International RacewayAlton, VA
  1. 1stChris "Teach" McNeil
  2. 2ndAaron Colton
  3. 3rdDan Jackson
Sickest Trick: Chuck Mallot
Mar 22, 2008XDL Championship Finals
The Queen MaryLong Beach, CA
  1. 1stAlex Flores
  2. 2ndAaron Colton
  3. 3rdLin Eshalom
Sickest Trick: Nick Brocha
2008

XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship

ChampionNick "Apex" Brocha

Six rounds and a real national points chase, including a downtown Indianapolis show during MotoGP weekend and the debut of the Aprilia All Star Challenge timed skills course. Clinched the title by winning the Long Beach finale, 7 points clear of Bill Dixon.

Jun 21, 2008Rd 1 · New York
Belmont Park RacewayElmont, NY
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndAlex Flores
  3. 3rdAaron Colton
Brocha and Flores tied on 88
Jul 26, 2008Rd 2 · Nashville
Music City MotorplexNashville, TN
  1. 1stLuke Emmons
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdDan Farris
Emmons also won Sickest Trick
Aug 9, 2008Rd 3 · Pomona
Pomona FairplexPomona, CA
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdAaron Colton
Sep 12, 2008Rd 4 · Indianapolis
Indiana War Memorial (MotoGP weekend)Indianapolis, IN
  1. 1stAaron Colton
  2. 2ndNick Brocha
  3. 3rdBill Dixon
Aprilia All Star Challenge: Dan Jackson
Oct 18, 2008Rd 5 · Phoenix
Firebird International RacewayPhoenix, AZ
  1. 1stAlex Flores
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdErnie Vigil
Team Battle: Death Squad
Nov 8–9, 2008XDL Finals
The Queen MaryLong Beach, CA
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdErnie Vigil
Aprilia All Star Challenge: Bill Dixon

Final standings

  1. Nick Brocha215
  2. Bill Dixon208
  3. Alex Flores196
  4. Ernie Vigil156
  5. Rick Hart147
2009

FMF Cup

ChampionBill Dixon

FMF Racing came on as title sponsor and the national championship became the FMF Cup. Bill Dixon won the first three rounds. Won 3 of 4 rounds for his first XDL title.

Apr 4, 2009Rd 1 · Lake Havasu
Havasu 95 Speedway, SARA ParkLake Havasu City, AZ
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndAaron Colton
  3. 3rdLin Eshalom
Wheelie Race: Chris McNeil
May 30, 2009Rd 2 · Nashville
Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, TN
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndRick Hart
  3. 3rdLin Eshalom
Sickest Trick: Nick Brocha
Aug 8, 2009Rd 3 · Los Angeles
Toyota Speedway at IrwindaleIrwindale, CA
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndWarren James
  3. 3rdNick Brocha
Sickest Trick: Jason Pullen jumped a Harley over 6 people
Aug 28–29, 2009Rd 4 · Indianapolis
Indiana War MemorialIndianapolis, IN
  1. 1stBrian Bubash
  2. 2ndRick Hart
  3. 3rdBill Dixon
Sickest Trick: Chris McNeil

Final standings

  1. Bill Dixon137
  2. Aaron Colton113
  3. Lin Eshalom102
  4. Rick Hart99
  5. Dan Jackson, Warren James, Brian Bubash96
  • Aprilia All Star Challenge series: 1 Dan Jackson, 2 Bill Dixon, 3 Brian Bubash
2010

FMF Cup

ChampionBill Dixon

The season opened during Daytona Bike Week with the first-ever Sartso Women's Cup, and cameras rolled all year for the Versus TV series Inside XDL. XDL also put on a demo at X Games 16 at L.A. Live. Won the title by a single point over Nick Brocha. Women's Cup champion: Dena Sodano.

Feb 26–28, 2010Rd 1 · Daytona Bike Week
Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FL
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndLuke Emmons
Women's Cup: Dena Sodano
Apr 9–10, 2010Rd 2 · Lake Havasu
Havasu 95 SpeedwayLake Havasu City, AZ
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdChris McNeil
Brocha's first win since 2008
May 14–15, 2010Rd 3 · Nashville
Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, TN
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndShinsuke Kinoshita
  3. 3rdNick Brocha
Rain-soaked round
Jun 18–19, 2010Rd 4 · Los Angeles
Toyota Speedway at IrwindaleIrwindale, CA
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdLuke Emmons
Sickest Trick: Joe Dryden
Aug 27–28, 2010XDL Finals
Indiana War Memorial (MotoGP weekend)Indianapolis, IN
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndLuke Emmons
  3. 3rdBill Dixon
Saturday sold out for the second straight year
  • Women's Cup winners: Sodano (Daytona, Indy), Brandy Valdez (Havasu, Irwindale), Alie DeFresco (Nashville)
  • TV: Inside XDL, six 30-minute episodes on Versus
2011

FMF Cup

ChampionBill Dixon

Five rounds, including downtown Scottsdale and a waterfront show in Monterey during the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. The Racing 905 Speed & Style Showdown was added. Came into the Indy finale 1 point behind Brocha and left as the first-ever three-time XDL champion. Women's Cup: Dena Sodano, again.

Mar 9–12, 2011Rd 1 · Daytona Freeride Festival
Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FL
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdLuke Emmons
Speed & Style: Eric Pettit
Apr 1–2, 2011Rd 2 · Scottsdale
Downtown ScottsdaleScottsdale, AZ
  1. 1stNick Brocha
  2. 2ndLuke Emmons
  3. 3rdShinsuke Kinoshita
Speed & Style: Aaron Colton
Jun 10–11, 2011Rd 3 · Nashville Freeride Festival
Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, TN
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndNick Brocha
  3. 3rdLuke Emmons
Longest Stoppie: Jesse Toler, 964 ft
Jul 22–23, 2011Rd 4 · Monterey (Red Bull U.S. GP)
Depot Lot, downtown waterfrontMonterey, CA
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndChris McNeil
  3. 3rdLuke Emmons
Speed & Style: Aaron Colton
Aug 26–27, 2011XDL Finals (Red Bull Indianapolis GP)
Indiana War MemorialIndianapolis, IN
  1. 1stRafal Pasierbek
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdErnie Vigil
Poland's Pasierbek wins; Dixon takes the title
  • Speed & Style Showdown: Pettit (Daytona), Colton (Scottsdale, Nashville, Monterey), Toler (Indy)
2012

XDL Cup · "XDL 2.0"

ChampionBill Dixon

XDL relaunched as "XDL 2.0", a worldwide brand, and added the Motorcycle Madness event weekends, the Motul Drift Battle and XDL's first visits to Maryland, Albuquerque and Portland. In December XDL met with the FIM about growing stunt riding as a sport. His fourth straight title, 3 points ahead of Luke Emmons.

Jul 21–22, 2012Rd 1 · Washington DC (WPGC Bike Fest)
Maryland International RacewayBudds Creek, MD
  1. 1stBill Dixon
Drift Battle: Aaron Colton
Aug 3–4, 2012Rd 2 · Motorcycle Madness Long Beach
Queen Mary SeawalkLong Beach, CA
  1. 1stLuke Emmons
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdRafal Pasierbek
XDL back at the Queen Mary
Aug 17–18, 2012Rd 3 · Motorcycle Madness Indianapolis
Indiana War MemorialIndianapolis, IN
Results not archived
Aug 31–Sep 1, 2012Rd 4 · Albuquerque
NAPA SpeedwayAlbuquerque, NM
  1. 1stBill Dixon
  2. 2ndLuke Emmons
  3. 3rdErnie Vigil
Dixon swept Circle Challenge, Drift Battle & Wheelie Race
Sep 14–15, 2012XDL Finals · Motorcycle Madness Portland
Portland International RacewayPortland, OR
  1. 1stLuke Emmons
  2. 2ndChris McNeil
  3. 3rdBill Dixon
Run alongside the Red Bull Dirty Dozen
2013–2016

No national championship. XDL took the sport to the public with the Street Jam on the International Motorcycle Shows tour, Red Bull Indianapolis GP weekends and the 2014 XDL India Championship. See Shows & Tours.

Chris "Tice" Theis and Randy Grube shake hands over the signed XDL sale agreement, 2016
2016

A New Owner

Chris "Tice" Theis buys XDL from founder Randy Grube. Tice rode in XDL's first season in 2006 and later emceed the Street Jam tours. Under his ownership XDL returns to competition in 2017 and goes on to launch FreeRide Fest, the Wheelie Experience and XDL Events LLC.

2017

National Street Freestyle Championship

ChampionMarcin "Korzen" Glowacki

In its first season under Tice, and after a 5-year break from competition, XDL returned with SBFC as the National Street Freestyle Championship, run at four MotoAmerica rounds. The new format added a head-to-head Battle Round for the top 4. Poland's Glowacki won 2 of 4 rounds and finished with 91 points, the first champion from outside the U.S.

Apr 28–30, 2017Rd 1 · MotoAmerica Atlanta
Road AtlantaBraselton, GA
  1. 1stMarcin Glowacki
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdHiroyuki Ogawa
Racing 905 Stunt Course: Chris McNeil
Aug 11–13, 2017Rd 2 · MotoAmerica Sonoma
Sonoma RacewaySonoma, CA
  1. 1stKyle Sliger
  2. 2ndMarcin Glowacki
  3. 3rdBill Dixon
Sickest Trick: Dai Yabiku
Aug 25–27, 2017Rd 3 · MotoAmerica Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International Race ComplexWampum, PA
  1. 1stMarcin Glowacki
  2. 2ndKyle Sliger
Glowacki bounced back from a big crash at Sonoma
Sep 15–17, 2017Rd 4 · Battle at Barber
Barber Motorsports ParkLeeds, AL
  1. 1stMike Jensen
  2. 2ndBill Dixon
  3. 3rdMarcin Glowacki
Denmark's Jensen won in his XDL debut

Final standings

  1. Marcin Glowacki91
  2. Kyle Sliger75
  3. Bill Dixon72
  4. Dai Yabiku57
  5. Tony Prez43

Where XDL Has Competed

Every championship venue on record, most-visited first.

Shows & Tours

Street Jams, demos and festivals. These are shows, not scored competitions, except where noted.

  1. 2010

    X Games 16 demo

    L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA

    XDL demo including the Women's Cup riders.

  2. 2012–13

    XDL Street Jam · Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

    11 cities

    Atlanta, San Mateo, Long Beach, Washington DC, Minneapolis, New York, Cleveland, Novi, Chicago, Indianapolis, Charlotte. Led by Aaron Twite with Tice on the mic. More than 50,000 fans saw it live, and a Fox & Friends segment reached 1.5M+ viewers.

  3. 2013

    XDL Street Jam · Red Bull Indianapolis GP

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN

    Aug 16–18. Aaron Twite and Kyle Sliger.

  4. 2013–14

    XDL Street Jam · Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

    10 cities

    Dallas, Atlanta, Long Beach, New York, Novi, Washington DC, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Cleveland, Chicago. Guest riders included Bill Dixon, Luke Emmons, Chris McNeil, Jesse Toler and Dan Jackson.

  5. 2014

    XDL Street Jam · Red Bull Indianapolis GP

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN

    Twite and Sliger with guests Bill Dixon, Nick Karipis and Chris McNeil.

  6. 2014

    XDL India Championship · Bike Festival of India

    Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, India

    Oct 4–5. India's first national street freestyle championship: 75 riders, sanctioned by the FMSCI, judged by Tice and Aaron Twite. Champions: Atinder Jeet and Anirudh Rived.

  7. 2017–18

    XDL Street Jam · Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

    New York & Chicago

    Javits Center, New York (Dec 1–3, 2017) and Rosemont/Chicago (Feb 2018, in 12+ inches of snow). Twite, McNeil and Jeff Normand.

  8. 2018

    StreetCowboys join XDL

    The V-Twin stunt team, formed in 2003, becomes part of the XDL family.

  9. 2018–20

    XDL Wheelie Experience · Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

    7–8 cities per tour

    Fans rode Zero electric motorcycles on wheelie machines. The 2019–20 tour started at the Long Beach Convention Center.

  10. 2019

    XDL FreeRide Fest

    Municipal Lot, Cleveland, OH

    Aug 16–17. Run with the City of Cleveland to give riders a safe, legal place to ride. Pro, V-Twin, Lightweight and Amateur classes, plus a Circle Challenge and Drift Limbo. It also included a USA BMX youth STEM program.

  11. 2019–20

    XDL Street Jam · Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

    Dallas, Washington DC, Cleveland, Minneapolis

    Kyle Sliger and Rob Carpenter, with Bill Ramsell joining in Cleveland and Minneapolis.

Sources & notes

Results and dates come from XDL's archived websites (via the Internet Archive) and published motorcycle press. Some early-season records are incomplete.

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