Did Someone Say; Motorcycle Racing?

I was lucky in meeting up with a young man whom is quite popular on the racing Circuit. Im talking aboutTravis Groff. Even though he doesn't say much I was able to talk with him and learn more about him and his love for Motorcycle racing.

Now lets go back further to see where all began for him; Raised in Bedford, Pennsylvania , he started out riding motorcycles at a very young age. Racing just came natural to him as he started out racing 4 wheelers , tractors, Cars and then Motorcycles....He said." If it would run he would race it" He has made a career as a truck driver since the age of 21. He moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 2004. After moving here, he met and married his wife Suzanne, and in the union he was joined by a ready made family. His wife has been very dedicated and been his #1 fan ever since. Travis drag races his Harley, He took his 2009 Electra Glide, His daily0 rider and converted into a full blown race bike to race in the AHDRA ( All Harley Drag Racing Association) sanction. The ADHRA has been around for a while but has taken off since Bill Rowe purchased it in 2019. Bill hosted a stellar race season in 2020 and Travis is looking forward to the 2021 season. Travis has also started a local drag racing team here in South Carolina named Soda City Racing. His team mates are Shawn Floyd of Eastover, South Carolina and Paul Uricchio of Charleston, South Carolina. What sets him apart from the other racers is that he built his own bike. His best friend, Shawn Floyd and himself have spent countless hours tearing down the bike and rebuilding it, right here in the back yard in Eastover, SC. Shawn and Travis custom fabricated multiple things on the bike this past year to make it launch better and to make the bike itself lighter. The bike started out the season weighing almost 1000lbs. It now weighs less than 400lbs. Another thing that sets Travis apart from the others, is he ran the smallest engine (107CI) in the Draggin Bagger class. He think the most challenging thing for him was coming into this as a rookie and trying to make a name for himself. So many things had to come together and he can’t even begin to tell you how much work was involved to make a great race season. But they did it. He came into the AHDRA as a nobody from somewhere in South Carolina that nobody knew of with an old denim black Electra Glide called “the bucket.” Needless to say; people were learning his name and his bike very quickly. Every pass being made was increasingly faster and faster and “the bucket” was reborn as “Plan B”.

Travis also has earned huge bragging rights with his last season. Travis started his racing career out in May of 2020 as a Rookie and finished up his season in October as AHDRA'S "Rookie of the Year" and while taking 2nd place in points Championship. Everyone should be on the lookout for Soda City Racing in 2021 season He told me" Stay tuned because he can show you better than he can tell you" Plan B 2.0 Will set records again this year... but this year... Travis and his team are moving up to the Pro Bagger Class!

Travis had advice for someone starting out in AHDRA...

"Never stop working at it and Never get complacent"

Travis gave me this to share:

" I want to give shout out to some folks who have helped me along the way. I want to thank Shawn Floyd, my best friend and crew chief, my wife Suzanne for her unlimited support, Revolution Performance, Snipes Machine, Wes Brown of Cycle-Rama, Branon White and Mad Monkey Motorsports, Raptor Performance, Rob Bush Motorsports, Stinger Race Fuel, C&S Customs, Aqua Seal, Carolina Metal Systems, and God himself for always allowing me to race another day."

In finishing this with Travis Groff I would like to thank him for his wonderful interview and wish him the Best in his racing season from Carolina Chrome Magazine and all of the Chrome Crew.

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Article By DDeb