Why Sidecars:
Having watched Tom Hanks and Phil Biggs race at world level the sidecar bug bit hard and I was given the opportunity, by father in law Ken smith, to try it out.

I used to play rugby at a fairly competitive level (Welsh National) and picked up a serious ankle injury which marked the end of my playing days. Being competitive by nature this high adrenalin sport was just the thing I was looking for. We conducted a test at Darley Moor just to see what it was like and immediately felt comfortable with Craig at the controls so we decided to take the plunge and see how we got on.

During 2003 we entered three race meetings and under the coaching of Tom Hanks we improved each time out on the track. The ASCO outfit we used was perfect as a learning tool but was beginning to show signs that we had developed beyond its capabilities and was limiting us and a more competitive outfit was required.

Most memorable sidecar racing experience to date
Racing at the festival of sidecars 2003 we were overtaken by Steve Abbott going into the chicane and then undertaken by Klaus Klaffenbock at the same time. Upon exiting the chicane Steve Webster overtook through devils elbow, the whole experience was awesome, not only being on the same circuit as the best in the world but seeing how fast you could go through that section was amazing and will remain with me forever.

Philosophy to racing
Our primary goal for each race is to finish. We focus on what we are doing and learn about each other - finding our strengths and weaknesses then working on them.

2004 will be a big learning curve as we will be visiting new circuits and although we know we wont be fighting for podium places we know that we will make our mark amongst the mid field runners.