Kevin Charman

Top Fuel, Pro Stock, Funny Bike and Comp Bike rider

Name:
Amongst others – Kev/Kevin Charman

Position in team:
Team principal, Rider and Mechanic

Most memorable racing moment:
Being too poor for super street, so going comp bike. And the first pass I guess on the comp bike with nitrous! (Not enough adjectives to describe that!)

Most embarrassing racing moment:
Main Event 2007, turning off the bike instead of turning the nitrous on. Oh the shame!

Favourite racer:
Larry McBride – He is a great guy, fantastic rider that will try to help you no matter who you are.

Person you most admire:
Jake… Simple as that

Plans for the future:
Bigger! Better! Faster! More!” (Thanks to Big Chris for that one!)

 Jake Charman

Former Junior Drag Bike rider – Taking time out for university.

Name:
Jake Charman, I.T

Position in team:
Rider, Crew, Dad’s Son, Website Editor

Most memorable racing moment:
When Dad caught light on the Bandit and melted everything!

Most embarrassing racing moment:
Running over Lizz’s foot on the startline

Favourite racer:
Larry McBride – No, not Dad!

Person you most admire:
Him, (Points to Kev)

Plans for the future:
Funny Bike

 Lizz Charman

Competition Bike champion 2013, Funny Bike, Pro Stock Bike, Street Bike rider – Not retired, taking time out from competition

Name:
Lizz Charman

Position in team:
Wife of Kev, Rider, PR, Hospitality

Most memorable racing moment:
Winning the Competition Bike championship 2013 with a broken ankle.

Favourite racer:
Kevin, Bois Reed, Chris Hand, Niki Zakrzewski, the list is endless.

Person you most admire:
Many people but my mum especially, she was one amazing woman!

Plans for the future:
Wishing for another Funny Bike ride.

 Chris Pyke

Name:
Chris Pyke

Position in team:
Crew Chief, big bloke, all round good egg!

Most memorable racing moment:
Kev winning the championship (the first one) He says with a grin

Most embarrassing racing moment:
I can quite honestly say I’ve never had one …. I’m the crew, it’s the riders that do that

Favourite racer:
A couple – Larry McBride – Top Fuel U.S.A, Nevville Gadd – Ex Fuel Altered – New Zealand

Person you most admire:
Donna (partner) because of what she does” (intensive care charge nurse) “Oh and other skills which you wont be told about!

Sarah Chapman

Name:
Sarah, Minx

Position in team:
Dresser, wiggle partner and starter. Handy with a spanner too!

Most memorable racing moment:
Lizz’s first win taken at a snowy meet with a freshly laid track

Most embarrassing racing moment:
Forgetting that the starter locator needs to positioned correctly to connect and start the bike. Completely forgot when it attached!

Favourite racer:
Can’t choose outside the NJ Team.

Person you most admire:
Whoever first thought up the idea to slice a pig real thin and smoke it. Imagine life without bacon – GAR!!!!! 

Julie Moxley

Name:
Julie “Mrs Mox” Moxley

Position in team:
Apprentice stand by starter, clutch plate cleaner, tea/coffee maker, boot doer upper!

Most memorable racing moment:
Lizz’s first win

Most embarrassing racing moment:
Far too many to choose from, and I blame my hormones anyway!

Favourite racer:
Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen

Person you most admire:
Ok- totally random but I blame my daughter Abi for leading me astray after my hysterectomy wen I was vulnerable – so the answer is ‘Beth Chapman’ wife of Dog the Bounty Hunter.