Vital Stats
Home Town:
Portland Oregon
First Race:
April 2003 - Portland International Raceway
Competitive Highlights:
2007: Six Podium Finishes
2006: 3rd Place OMRRA Open Twin Supersport
2006: Nine Podium Finishes
2005: Six Podium Finishes
2003: OMRRA Rookie of the Year
How I got Started
1987 / Bought my first bike. When I went to college I bought my first motorcycle, a Kawasaki 454LTD for cheap transportation. I rode dirt bikes less than ten times in my life before riding that 454 home on the i405 freeway in LA, in traffic, for 20 miles.
1997 / California Superbike School at Laguna Seca. I crashed my motorcycle when someone pulled out in front of me, but I should have been able to avoid that car if I was a better rider. I read that if you wanted to improve your skills, you needed to get to the race track. Later that year, I signed up for the California Superbike School. At the start of the day, I was more concerned about not scratching my shinny red VFR then going fast but that changed once we got started. I had a blast and have been addicted to road racing ever since.
2003 / PSSR Track Day. I bought a SV650 and was already signed up for the OMRRA Novice school but thought it was a good idea to do at least one track day before the class. After my first track day at PIR, I took the OMRRA Novice School and won the 2003 OMRRA Rookie of the Year Award.
I've been racing ever since.