racers
darren james
Born in 1976, Darren James now resides in Deep Cove, British Columbia.
He is the Racing Coordinator for Deeley Harley Davidson Canada and the
owner of Ruthless Racing Inc.
At the age of 3 Darren rode his first motorcycle. The experience evolved
him into a four time Canadian Thunder Champion and placed him 2nd
overall in the 2004 Am 600 National Series.
When he isn't spending precious time with his beautiful twin daughters
and his wife Caroline, Darren enjoys the outdoors, snowboarding, dirt
biking and taking the 4X4 for a spin.
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dave estok
Born in 1972, "Mr. Nice Guy," Dave Estok resides in New Smyrna Beach,
Florida. Dave started riding motorbikes at the age of 4 in his hometown,
Daytona Beach.
Estok has a distinguished career to date and was the ASRA Thunderbike
Champion in '03, '05, and 07, the 1996 H.D. World Champion, and the 1996
Buell Lightning Champion. Dave Estok lives and breathes bikes, on and
off the track, and it shows in his remarkable racing.
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crew
thomas morin - crew chief
Thomas Morin was born in 1968 and resides in his hometown, Toronto,
Ontario. He started riding bikes at the age of 10 and became a
motorcycle race mechanic for Ruthless Racing Inc in 2003 and has won,
with the team, four Canadian Thunder Championships.
When Thomas isn't working at the track he enjoys riding motorbikes and hanging out with his dogs. People say that he looks like "Silent Bob," but he has an edge and is definitely not silent. |
Rod matechuk - suspension
Rod Matechuk resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia and started riding
motorbikes at the age of 14. He won 5th place at the CMA Canadian
Intermediate Nationals in Owen Sound, Ontario. Rod loves motorcycles for
the adrenaline, speed and challenge.
Many fans don't know that Rod played hockey for the Washington Capitals NHL farm team and placed 6th overall in scoring for the '85-86 WHL season. |
sean bowen
Sean started riding at the age of 16 on a Kawasaki GPZ305. He actually
lived with Darren for a summer while working at Deeley and it got him
interested in the race scene. In fact, he was forced to like because it
played 24/7 on the television. His proudest moments at the track were
watching Darren take down the National Championships, Dave winning his
USA Thunder Championships and working with the ADD child and racing
superstar Steve Crevier. In his spare time Sean enjoys golfing, boxing
and playing the drums.
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caroline james - team manager
Caroline was born in Takapuna, New Zealand back in '76. She now lives in
North Vancouver, BC with Darren James and their twin daughters.
Caroline started riding bikes when she was 20 and her first bike was
"The Slug," a Yamaha TW 200. Now she isn't allowed to touch the bikes at
the track without getting in trouble but she is an integral part of the
team. Caroline manages all of the logistics of the team with Darren. In
her off time its all about skiing, snowboarding, dirtbiking and hanging
out with the kids.
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