| PANIC RACING'S CHRIS GARTMAN MADE DRAG BIKE HISTORY AGAIN PANIC RACING'S LANGLEY BC RIDER CHRIS GARTMAN MADE DRAG BIKE HISTORY AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER AS HE RODE HIS "WORLDS FIRST" REAR ENGINE PRO/FUEL HARLEY TO VICTORY IN THE TOP FUEL CATEGORY OF THE CANADIAN MOTORCYCLE DRAG RACING ASSOCIATION'S SEVENTH AND FINAL RACE OF 2005. GARTMAN FOUND THE MAGIC SIX SECOND ZONE IN ROUND THREE OF SATURDAYS QUALIFING, WHEN THE UNUSUAL BACK-MOTORED COMBO RAN A 6.83 AT 196.42 MPH! THE ONE-OF-A-KIND NITRO-POWERED ENTRY GOT BY A TROUBLED KENNY KENT IN THE FINALS ON SUNDAY WITH A 6.93/ 193 MPH PASS TO KENNY'S 7.47/163MPH GARTMAN HAS 16 YEARS OF DRAG RACING EXPERIENCE, HOLDS 7 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND HAS SET NUMEROUS RECORDS ALONG THE WAY. CHRIS AND CREW( TYLER, AND TRAVIS KEOBKE "THE "HACKSAW BROTHERS") WOULD LIKE TO THANK SPONSORS CANADIAN BIKER MAGAZINE, MIDWAY EXCEL TIRE & CHAIN, METAL MART, DENCO CYCLE, CREATE A CUSTOM AUDIO, ACE TATTOO, LIBERTY MACHINE, HI-PRO COATINGS, EDMONDS BATTERIES, NGK SPARK PLUGS, AMSOIL, DYNATEK MFG, NITRO VIBE AND WEST COAST FIBERGLASS AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN MUELLER , TIM NEMETH AND THE GARTMAN FAMILY.Gartman came oh-so-close
to the magic six second zone in round one Gartman has 16 years of drag racing experience, three Pro Dragster Championships as well as three Pro Fuel championships, set numerous records along the way and is currently high in the CMDRA points for the Top Fuel champoinship. Crewed by Tyler
and little but bigger brother Travis Keobke the Gartman and crew
would like to thank sponsors
Canadian Biker magazine, Midway Excel Tire & Chain, Metal Mart,
Denco Cycle, Create a Custom Audio, Ace Tattoo, Liberty Machine,
Hi-pro Coatings, Edmonds Batteries, NGK spark plugs, Pennzoil and West
Coast Fiberglass and a spetial thanks to John Mueller and Tim Nemeth |