Kawasaki legend Gadson debuted the much-anticipated Adams Performance-built Pro Street ZX14 at the Elmer Trett Nationals in Atlanta. In a class predominantly filled with a different make and model, Gadson's '14 breaks new ground and no one expected the bike to rotate the earth first time out. Still, the sinister looking matte black bike went smoothly down the track and laid a good foundation for the races to come. In further testing after Atlanta, Gadson knocked a full 4/10ths off of the eighth mile times he ran there. Rickey also picked up his second straight Dragbike.com Supersport win while in Atlanta, outdueling Teasley in a blockbuster all-ZX14 semifinal to do so.

Running Supersport, Super Street, and Real Street kept Teasley super-real busy. When he wasn't racing down track, Teasley was racing back up the return road to through his leg over one of three ZX14s and race yet again.

The Real Street bikes were a great show in Atlanta, doing some crazy wheelie-ing and posting good numbers. Teasley qualified #1 with an 8.08 and lowered the class ET record to 8.06 in round 1 of eliminations. He ran 8.0s all day Sunday and seemed destined to win-until the final, that is, and a huge back-tire-off-the-ground wheelie at the 330 slowed him down. "We went down to Coby's shop on Thursday to get some testing in before the race, but it rained all day so we couldn't test," said Teasley. "That was a bummer. We only got two hours of testing in at Atlanta, but the Real Street bike went real good. In the final we had too much bottle pressure, or maybe I got on the button a little earlier, I really don't know."

Jeremy lost round 2 of Super Street to eventual race winner John Fernandez. "But overall it was a good weekend," said Teasley. "I have a lot of fun with Coby and our crew chief Garron (Miller). They worked hard. I wish I could of gotten in the winner circle, but when it's time it will come."

"The only thing I want to say is, it's about time to get the monkey off our back," said Adams. And there's no better time and place than this weekend in Memphis.

Adams, Teasley and Gadson would like to thank Kawasaki http://www.kawasaki.com , Monster Energy Drink http://www.monsterenergy.com , Muzzy's http://www.muzzys.com , Adams Performance http://www.adamsperformance.net , Catalyst Racing Composites http://www.catalystracingcomposites.com , Innovate Motorsports http://www.innovatemotorsports.com , AEM http://www.aempower.com , GPR http://gprstabilizer.com , Vortex http://www.vortexracing.com , Litz Racing http://www.litzracing.com , Richie's Tires http://www.richiestires.com , World Wide Bearings http://www.worldwidebearings.com , Hot Bodies http://www.hotbodiesracing.com , JE Pistons http://www.jepistons.com , IMMI Cargo Buckles http://www.imminet.com , Roost MX http://www.roostmx.net , NGK http://www.ngksparkplugs.com , Schnitz Racing http://www.schnitzracing.com , XXX Racing Fuel http://www.xxxracingfuel.com , Marine Crankshaft http://www.marinecrankshaftinc.com , K&N Filters http://www.knfilters.com , Motul http://www.motul.com and Gale Speed http://www.gptechllc.com

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For more information about Rickey Gadson go to http://www.kawasaki.com/Racing_DragRacing/RacingTeamMemberDR.aspx

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Video: see Atlanta highlights of Jeremy Teasley, Rickey Gadson, and their Adams Performance / Monster / Kawasaki ZX14s here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05AEF8stSE

Courtesy of Tim Hailey