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CHRIS PORTER
racerprofile
Classes competed in:
Top Fuel Motorcycle,
Competition Bike, Modified
Bike
Racing Career Highlights:
Top Fuel Motorcycle
Champion 2013, 2016
Nitro Max winner 2015
Australian Nationals
winner 2013
Best ET & Speed:
6.56 at 226 mph
Team:
Bad Bones Racing
DOB:
1965
Hometown:
Sydney
Status:
Widowed
Education:
School of Hard Knox
Professional:
Truck Driver
Started Racing:
1988, Competition Bike
Sponsors:
Fraser Motorcycles,
Interfreight Transport,
Duncan Foster Engineering
Hobbies:
Nitro Bikes
Favourite Race Vehicle:
Mine
Favourite TV Show:
Happy Days
Favourite foods:
Pork
Favourite Track:
Sydney Dragway
Web:
www.badbonesracing.com
What is your road motorcycle of choice?
1993 Harley-Davidson FXDWG
What was your first Drag Racing experience?
Albatros Airforce Base, Nowra
When you experienced a number of engine
explosions in quick succession, did you ever
think; “I’m done.”
Nope
Chris Matheson has been pursuing a TFM
5-second pass. Do you think we’ll see one in
TFM sooner rather than later?
Sooner.
You, Matho and Mark Drew have dominated
the last seven ANDRA Top Fuel Motorcycle
Championships. Damian Muscat recently won
Nitro Up North. Is there a new title challenger
in the mix?
Yes he’s got a very quick bike from Canada.
Describe a Top Fuel Motorcycle pass. What
does it feel like?
It’s like going into hyperspace in Star Wars
(laughs).