History: About the Racer Matt and his wife Trish each rode their own Harley’s early in their relationship. When they decided to start a family in 2003, she sold her bike for some appliances and Matt sold his for a 56 Chevy drag car. They sold their final Harley to buy a tricked out 1983 C-Class RV…to not only tow the race car but to also tow their growing family to the track. Way before that though, Matt was introduced to drag racing at a young age by a neighbor, Gene Striegle of In the late 90’s, Matt became seriously interested in drag racing after calling on a company called Digital Delay and the late Ike Hamma- through his job selling electronics. Matt claims that he would not be where he is today with out the help and advice of Ike's son Charlie and business partner Dwain May, of Digital Delay Inc. Matt started drag racing in 2004 with a back-halfed 1956 Chevy. One of his proudest moments while racing the 56 Chevy was in 2005, winning a Wally Award for King of the Track and another Wally Award for the National Dragster Challenge. After racing at various tracks around the states of In July 2007, Matt sold the 56 Chevy and purchased a 1996 Beretta tube chassis from In December 2008, Matt sold the 1996 Beretta tube chassis and purchased a 2003 Race Tech 4 Link Dragster from Eden Prairie, MN. Thanks to buddy, Charlie Hamma for going through hell and back to help Matt bring home the car. Matt would like to thank his wife for her support, for taking care of their three kids through out the summers, and for encouraging him to pursue his passion. Matt's dad has also been a great support for him. Matt feels lucky to be able to spend quality time wrenching on the car with Ken--- getting to know him as a mentor and a friend. "I enjoy the time that we spend together and I look forward to doing the same thing with my kids when we start them up with Jr. Dragsters…my girl has two more years until she’s eligible and the boys will be right behind her," says Matt. 