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A Little About Me: Richard has been racing since 1998 when he was first able to legally purchase a motorcycle on his own (his parent's didn't approve of his motorcycle riding/racing habit and forbid him from owning one). Rich has raced everything from 125cc GP racers to full blown 1000cc unlimited machines. He's also had the opportunity to race this variety of machinery in multiple countries to include the US, Japan, and the European Union! He started his racing career riding under the Dark Horse Racing (DHR) banner (at the time, the largest GP125cc team in the Midwest), participating in the Great Lakes RoadRacing Association (GLRRA) 125cc series. After 2yrs of tutelage and experience with DHR, he moved to St. Louis and started the Rocket Jockey Racing team in 2000. During pursuit of the 2002 Championship Cup Series (CCS) Midwest Expert 125GP regional championship he relocated to Tokyo Japan. Within 4 months of arriving in the "Land of the Rising Sun", Rich was able to obtain a Motorcycle Federation Japan (MFJ) National roadracing license. The level of competition was much greater in Japan than originally anticipated. It took a number of years and different machinery before Rich finally became a regular atop the podiums in Japan. Finally ending up on a Harc-Pro complete ST600 '03 CBR600RR, he was able to bring home results on a regular basis in the MFJ ST600 championship. Unfortunately his stay in Japan ended before he was able to collect the necessary standings in the MFJ to obtain his Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) International A license. Following his departure from Japan, Rich then spent a year and a half in the US. He returned to the CCS Midwest region to compete for approximately 4 months in the top classes of Expert Unlimited Superbike and Supersport. Rich also made an appearance in the American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) Pro series at Barber. There he claimed a number of top 10 finished (to include a 6th place) aboard his bone-stock CBR1000RR amid a field of highly modified unlimited 1000cc machinery. During the winter months, Rich moved west to warmer weather arriving in AZ. There he competed in the CCS SouthWest region championships as well as the Arroyo Seco Motorcycle Association (ASMA) series. Again sporting his completely stock CBR1000RR, he was able to claim 3rd place in the ASRA Unlimited SuperSport championship after competing in only 3/4ths of the scheduled races! The call of abroad was beckoning and again, Rich and the team found themselves crossing the ocean, this time heading for Germany. Now armed with a 2007 Honda SuperSport legal CBR600RR he picked up a Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) International B racing license and competed the DMSB SuperSport Bridgestone national series. Rich was ranked 7th in Germany as he finished the 2008 DMSB SSP B season after attending only 5 of the 10 rounds! For 2008, Rich set his sights on a true European championship and purchased a season start number with the European Speer Cup (ESC) 600 series. The ESC600 championship ran all over Europe with sanctioned racing at many world-class circuits such as; Magny Cours, Mugello, Barcelona, Brno, LausitzRing, and Misano. Unfortunately the season did not go as planned. Rich was only able to complete half of the scheduled races due to mechanical issues and crashes. He was able to collect enough points to finish 7th in the 600cc championship. The 2010 and 2011 seasons are an open book which will probably see the Rich competing in a few local German races just to keep his skills up while organizing a proper assult on the championship of his choosing at a later date! Word... |
