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A corporal in the Marines, Bill has to weave a racing career around his service commitments, which take him to many distant parts.
A motocross rider from the age of 14 and a contemporary of Louise Kennedy in the Isle of Man , Bill could hardly fail to be attracted to road racing, living as he did in the Road Racing Centre of the world.
He is not the first rider to approach road racing from off road experience. The purchase of an R1 and attendant risks of speeding fines and loss of licences similarly encouraged him to take up racing: in his own words; "it's safer than the roads, and there are no coppers!" His initial target was, starting in 2004, to get racing experience and be able to ride in the 2006 Manx Grand Prix. He acheive this in 2005.
Two race schools with Ron Haslam proved promising and the choice of racing class to start in equally astute. Warned off the 600s where life could prove difficult in entry terms, the 400s provided plenty of rides and a mine of experience.
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A former Royal Marine, who now lives in Jacksonville Florida, Tony took up road racing only 2 years ago. Like Bill he put his heart and sole into it, with his aim being to get to the Manx GP as quickly as possible.
In his first season, Tony had some very promising results, where he finished in the top 5 at nearly every meeting. Nicknamed the "Rainman" after an exceptional ride in what can only be described as a monsoon, where he actually had his first win at Miami Homestead and was awarded a throphy nearly bigger than he is.
Before he could ride at the Manx, Tony had to ride in the Expert Class, unlike racing in the UK, Tony found himself now racing AMA racers, where he found things very difficult.
In 2007 Tony took part in his first road race meetings ever. Although from the Isle of Man, there is no such racing in the States. His first taste of this was the Ulster GP, where again Tony attacked in his usual, No Holds Barred manner, and qaulified 2 places further up the grid than Bill, which also saw a better finish.
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Thanks to the on going support of his family, Jeff's dream of racing has become a reality. Back in 2002, after a crash on the public roads, Jeff bought back his Kawasaki ZX7R off of his insurance company and decided to started racing.
His first race ended in disaster, with a novice mistake which ended with him writting off his own fork leg (Not throught a crash either) After another few meetings, Jeff realised that his bike just wasnt up to the task of racing in the Pro Bike Open, as all his competitors were on 1000cc machines.
So he opted to join them and baught himself a 1000. Unfortunately this too ended badly, with Jeff suffering a broken rib, damaged shoulder and a blood clott in his calf muscle.
Once recovered and the burning passion of racing never leaving him, Jeff decided to come back to the 600 class for another go.
In 2007 Jeff took his racing a little more seriously and competed on a regular basis, which later saw him join Kaka Racing
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Tony is former US Marine and Air Force Reservist with a passion for motorcycles. He has been riding for almost 30 years, 16 of those he was drag-racing motorcycles at various locations in the United States and Britsh Columbia.
He is currently a novice level racer Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association and is working toward his expert license.
Tony is known to his fellow forum friends as "MadManx". This nickname comes from his fascination and passion for Real Road Racing on the Isle of Man and in Ireland. It has been his dream for almost 30 years to visit the Isle of Man and to participate in the Real Road races. He has achieved one part of that dream with a visit to the Isle of Man in July 2008. He got a one-on-one tour and tutorial on the TT course from Bill Callister and got to see the racing up close and personal. It only "stoked the fire" within him to get to the racing part of his dream.
Stay tuned, it's only a matter of time before you will see Tony in real road races or the Manx GP.
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Back in 2005, Jon had enough of watching, Supporting and helping Bill. He wanted to ride himself. Which he took up for one season only.
In that season, he knocked up a very successfull run at every event he entered, finishing in the top 5 nearly every race. Like the rest of us, his wallet took a hammering and he had to retire.
Both Jon and Bill plan to race an endurance bike in 2008, in the KRC Endurance Championship.
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Steve, or Foddlington to those that know him, lives in Adelaide, Austrailia. Despite having many road bikes in his life, he decide some time ago to take up Motocross.
With probably one of the best Motocross tracks the team has seen, only 7 minutes from his house, it was only a matter of time time before he would start racing.
Unfortunately, after going back down to a 125cc crosser, Fodd had a big off and has damaged his knee.
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Slick Performance Tuned Engine - 130bhp |
HRC ECU & Loom |
Full ARATA System |
Braking Wave Discs - Vesrah Race Pads |
Gillies Rear Sets |
Powerjet - PC III & Quick Shifter |
SCOTT Steering Damper |
MAXTON Suspension Front & Rear |
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General Head Work |
Ohlins Front Conversion |
Ohlins Rear Shock |
520 Conversion |
Woodcraft Rearsets |
Velocity Stacks |
PC III |
Full ARATA System |
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Ex Ryan Farqhuar Bike |
Tony Scott Motor |
Kit Gearbox & Alternator |
GPR Steering Damper |
Full Micron Race System |
DBR Rearsets |
Powerjet - PC III & Quick Shifter |
MAXTON Suspension Front & Rear |
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Rockwall Honda Race Engine
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EDR Tuned Engine - 120 rwhp
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Powerjet - PC III & Quick Shifter |
Ohlins Rear Shock w/added lower clevis |
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Si Knoxville Parsons has been with KaKa Racing from the start. Appointed Chief Mechanic, and Bill's own spanner, Si has looked after all Bill's Bikes.
With his meticulous way and attention to detail, there is no one better. Although a rider himself, Si is happier taking things apart, seeing how they work and putting them back together, often better than when they came apart.
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Stevie, or Feeble as he is better known, joined the team for the Manx GP 2005. Where he proved invaluable. Always willing to help at a moments notice, and has gone above and beyond most for the success of the Team
A biker himself, he also rides a 600RR, although it does spend more time in the garage collecting dust, than blasting around the Isle of Man, that is until the boys are back
A crucial part of the KaKa Racing
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Bill met Ali, Xmas of 2004. They fell in love and quickly married. Because Bill knew that his brother Tony, who lives in America, would never come back for a wedding, but knew he would come back for the Manx GP,
So Bill and Ali married at the Manx GP 2005. Bill raced in the Newcomers on the Monday and married Ali on the Tuesday.
Since then Ali has played a vitial role in supporting Bill throughout his racing. A Vitial member of the Team.
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Jim Aston has also been helping KaKa Racing from the start. Due to his work commitments, he has found it hard to get to most events, however he has been there for the previous two Manx GPs, where he has helped both Bill and Tony, in not only the day to day, up keep of the bikes, but also in the pits during the fortnight.
Jim has been temped to start racing himself, but like Si would rather work behind the scenes.
Another vaulued member of the Team.
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