This story begins long before the August 2014 Land Speed event at the Bonneville Salt Flats. It begins in 1967 when my parents split the cost with me for my first dirt bike and I was hooked on motorcycles, a passion handed down to me from my father. So much so, that by 1977, I was winning Motocross races here in Canada and in the US.

In 2013 I went to the Land Speed event in Bonneville as a spectator and it was then I decided “I need to try this.” So, I went back home, began my research and built my first Harley-Davidson modified for salt racing. The bike was built from components I had in my shop: frame, motor, transmission and so on. After a long design and build, I was ready to try it out in Bonneville. In August of 2014, I hit the salt flats for the first time in the MPG 2000 class and it was exhilarating beyond words. For a first-timer, I was happy with my times, but, and there’s always a but, I still needed to go faster. During my week at Bonneville, I was fortunate to be set up next to the S&S race team. They befriended the “new guy” and were impressed by my desire to learn and go really, really fast. Their interest in my eagerness to improve my speed led to a sponsorship by S&S for the 2015 Land Speed Events as well as racing Bonneville..