In 2012 Chris and the RPM Motorsports Racing team will be comprised of a few volunteers who all have similar goals in mind. On the Endurance side of things they will be led by a professional crew chief who is capable of bringing the team to great finishes. On the Sprint side of things some of the endurance team members will be on scene to help out with the fast paced schedule that a sprint weekend brings. Once the remainder of our sponsors are confirmed and we have the racing schedule planned for, check back to see the bios of some of the team members on board for the upcoming year!

	I was born in North Carolina. With a dad in the military, we moved a bunch growing up and I got to meet new people all the time. With three brothers, I always had others around to play team sports with and to compete against. I grew up riding bicycles in the dirt and really enjoyed competitive sports starting at an early age. I got my first motorcycle in high school, and after rebuilding it in my basement with help from my mechanic uncle, I sold it to pursue bigger and more exciting bikes. My next bike was a big Honda street bike, and I thought I had it figured out after riding it for a year or so. After getting out of school and traveling abroad with the military, I settled in Northern Virginia and on a newer 600. After being told by some friends that they thought I was a pretty good street rider and I should try going to the track, I figured I would give it a shot. I had some friends I had met that worked at a local motorcycle dealership and were attending a track day at Summit Point, West Virginia. I joined them, but didn't bring my own bike. One of my friends let me ride his RC51. Even in the rain, I was grinning from ear to ear inside of my helmet, and loving every minute of it.
	After talking with more experienced track riders and other racers, I decided I wanted to give racing a shot. I had big dreams, but figured I would take it one step at a time. I attended the MARRC School, and received my race license the next morning. After post registering for a few lightweight races on an older used SV 650, and making sure I was to be grid at the back behind all of the "fast" guys, I eagerly looked forward to getting down to business. After starting in last place I was proud of myself for beating many other riders, even if I was wearing the giant blue shirt from the school only the day before. I knew that with enough determination and support, I could take this as far as I wanted to.
	With only a few race weekends in 2005, I was determined to come back in 2006 and see how far I could go with attending only local races. With only five race weekends I finished 4th overall in one of my classes, and was eligible for expert status at the end of the year. I respectfully asked to remain as an amateur for the 2007 season. I wanted to give myself a fair shot at completing an entire season of racing at every track in my region. I thought that would give me a better lesson with regards to learning new tracks I had never been to before and racing on them. I also sought advice from a former racer I respected, and he told me that the only way to truly get to where I wanted to be in racing was to start riding and getting comfortable on a 600.
	In 2007, I raced a '99 SV650 in 5 Lightweight classes. At the end of the season, I placed 2nd Overall in all 5 of the classes at the end of the year with multiple podium finishes. I also raced a '05 GSXR600. It was my first year ever riding an inline bike on the track. Even though I never made it to the podium, I finished 6th, 11th, and 14th Overall in all three of the Middleweight classes I entered throughout the year. Every weekend I had at least 8 races, and sometimes I had as many as twelve, just to get more seat time on the new (to me) 600. I had a very close friend of mine working as my crew chief and without his help, none of my results would have been what they were. He allowed me to focus on racing, and let me relax about the bike and whatever was for dinner or even how far we had to drive to the next race. I could only hope to have the opportunity to work with someone like that again in the future.
	In 2008, I received my expert racing license and competed in the ASRA National Series Championship with a goal of overall top ten ranking in Middleweight Supersport, Middleweight Superbike, and Middleweight GP in the CCS Mid-Atlantic Region. I finished the ASRA Nationals with 2 Top Five Overall finishes in both of the premier 600 classes. By the end of the season, I had earned enough expert points to apply for a license to race in the AMA Pro Series, even though I was a full expert weekend short of the usual series requirements. Since 2008 my racing has been presented with a lot of the challenges that most privateer racers face. In 2009 I continued on 600's. but became disappointed in the kind of riding I was doing. I moved to a pair of former Team Hammer GSX R 1000's and attempted to learn how to ride a big bike right to help me ride a 600 better. With the support of many former and current pro friends and mentors, I slowly came out of my shell and again latched on to my sharply rising learning curve. Due to a variety of circumstances in 2011 I spent the least amount of racing seat time on the bike since I started all this back in 2005, but you would've barely known from the fun, the speed and the finishes I managed to achieve when we were at the track! I had so much fun riding and racing with friends that it has really re-doubled my desire to get back out there and to even try my hand at owning and running a team with friends who enjoy the same things at the track that I do.
	In preparation for the upcoming 2012 season, I am trying to keep fresh on two wheels at every opportunity that I can. I have a regular full time job, so I can't just go off and ride whenever I want. I try to make it down to the Cornerspeed School and the Cornerspin Riding School as often as I can as well as ride indoor, on a flat track and even mini motos when I can find the time. In my spare time to train I like to pedal a mountain bike over good distances, hike with my wife and dogs, cross train and shoot with friends. I swim during the summer months. Even though I really hate running, my wife is trying to convince me to sign up for a sprint triathlon (and maybe even go for an Olympic distance event by the end of this year) so I think training for that will definitely help for the upcoming endurance rounds. I think this upcoming year I will see the hardest training, the most riding, and the fiercest competition. I think that keeping my training intense will help me with keeping my focus to build my whole body to be ready for the year ahead on the racetrack.
	During the spring I plan on getting out to some new to me tracks with some friends who are experienced current and former pro racers to kind of jump start this years' new learning curve. Right now I am putting the final touches on team preparation, organizing logistics, collecting sponsorship, configuring my work and racing schedule and trying to scrounge up as many funds as I can to help cover the expenses of this outrageous addiction that seems to only get more intense as the speed increases. If you see us over the weekend at an event you might be at, swing by and say hi!