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Charlie started riding dirt bikes at the age of 3. What started off as a family activity continued to grow over the years. Charlie raced his first GNCC in 1999, where he raced the youth class. From 2000-2005, Charlie raced various amateur classes before moving to the XC1 class in 2006. He was instantly a top 3 competitor in a stacked international line-up. After 10 years of professional racing, Charlie suffered career-ending double wrist injuries that forced him to hang up his boots. He instantly put on cycling shoes and got to work! Charlie quickly excelled as he started to build his fitness base for the grueling cycling world. Charlie continues to race both domestic and international cycling events as a specialized athlete ambassador.
Dale’s humble beginnings in motorcycle road racing started in 1985 at the age of 17. Dale has achieved countless club race wins and class championships, including holding numerous top ten and overall club championships. After all that experience and success in club racing, Dale began to compete at the highest level of racing in the AMA. As an AMA privateer, he earned finishes as high as 3rd in two AMA Championship series in one year (1997 750 Super Sport & Formula Extreme). After his professional racing career, Dale returned to club racing in 2012 with CVMA at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, where he took three overall number 1 plates over the course of the next 5 years!
Dale has years of experience working with motorcycle and tire manufacturers helping with testing and product development. Dale was also involved with the “Freddie Spencer High Performance Riding School” in Las Vegas as one of the lead instructors and a service adviser for eleven years. He has also worked for the prestigious “Yamaha Champions Riding School” as one of their lead instructors.
Dale has taken that same winning formula of success and put it into Racers Edge Performance. As a business entrepreneur for over 22 years, which included, providing race tire trackside service for the South West region, being a premier Dyno tuning facility, complete motorcycle service center, and hosting private riding instruction events as well as track days.
Dale provides his customers with a wealth of firsthand experience and knowledge of racing and street riding, including invaluable safety and performance advice on bike setup, tire compound choices for specific needs and proper handling and racing techniques used by many of today’s most successful road race champions. Dale currently represents and services Dunlop race tires at 8 different race tracks in the southwest.
Derek raced successfully in several classes and organizations until the mid-2000’s before retiring his racing gear. This was done so that he could better focus on helping others in achieving their racing goals. Using his “lifetime” membership with WERA, Derek has been known to come out of “retirement.” From time to time, he’s been seen testing product, coaching a new racer, or just playing around in an endurance race. #274forlife
Derek and Lori raced for many years before hanging up their helmets. They have also worked the crash truck, flagged turns, worked registration, and even scored races by hand (back before transponders!) When you talk about what you are experiencing on track…they’ve been there, done that, got the broken bones, scars, and 20+ years of GNF t-shirts to prove it!
Their goal is to use their knowledge and skills to help riders achieve their maximum potential, while getting the most amazing adrenaline rush of a lifetime without losing the exceptional customer service they are known for. “We are excited to be working with Dunlop for the 2019 season, and know that we are not just a vendor selling merchandise, we are family-oriented racers selling tried and true products that we have used and believe in,” stated Derek.
Tony West has been a life-long motorcycle enthusiast starting with his neighbor’s Honda Z50. Tony is the founder of Florida Trackdays (FTD) and co-founder of Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association (FMRRA). When not hosting at the track, Tony spends his time with his wife and two daughters, their golden doodle Harley, and two rabbits named Godiva and Oreo.
Si Maroun is the owner of TT Moto Gear and TT Moto Race Tires in Carrollton, Georgia located west of Atlanta. Si has been riding motorcycles for over 25 years. His experience riding motorcycles on the road and dirt has lead Si to take most of his riding to the track. He’s an avid track day rider for over 15 years. Si has been a coach/control rider for several track day organizations along with a brief stint racing in WERA. With an engineering background, Si is methodical about his choice of gear, equipment and tires. The foundation of TT Moto Gear is built on selling and supporting riders with the safest, most comfortable and proper fitting race gear.
Over the years and thousands of track miles, he’s run all the brands of race tires made and knows the differences and tradeoffs each brand has to offer. With his expertise in selling and supporting racers with high end race gear for years, taking on Dunlop race tires is a natural fit. Si takes the time to work with each rider in understanding what their specific needs are and he works to support them as their riding skills develop and those needs change.