Good Day all.
My name is Grady Cooper, and I have been a motorsport enthusiast since an early age in life. Like many of you anything that was loud and fast caught my attention.
For cars it started with my Dads 1989 Mazda Rx-7 Turbo II and during the same time he with a friend built an old Fox Bodied Mustang to do some circle track racing at our local race track/drag strip.
For motorcycles I remember on a trip to Daytona Beach in 1998 we passed a Honda VFR-800 on the strip of A1A. To further suck me into the sport, my Mom bought me a Motorcyclist magazine in which the VFR had won Motorcycle of the year.
That was the end of my resistance.
I spent the next few years working on and off on my Dad's Honda MR-175, that was my first real taste of "speed".
A few years later at the ripe old age of 15, I got my motorcycle permit! Crazy to really think about but knowing that my parents supported me and taught me to drive and ride things went well.
DEALS GAP, NC AKA THE DRAGON!
I was already an avid rider in the first few months and enjoyed many back roads in the local area of East TN I grew up around, especially Deals Gap AKA the Dragon
Check it out at DealsGap.com I can attribute my first few jobs and even my inspiration for joining the Air Force!
At Deals Gap the love of fast cars and even faster motorcycles only deepened.
With over 13 cars and 15 motorcycles in the last 10 years I am fair to say I am a certified speed freak. This will be used to share ideas and to help communicate with other speed freaks!
Welcome all!
Grady
