Tom Deem at speed at Spokane

Tom Deem at speed at Spokane

Name: Tom Deem

Home City/State/Province: Seattle, WA

Age: 57

Year’s racing: 13

Race Organizations:  Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association, former WERA (Western Eastern Racing Association) and AHRMA (American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association) member

Other M/C Organizations: Wrecked’em Racing

Current racing motorcycles: Honda R .175, Don’t forget the decimal point… Honda F-2 for track days

Previous racing motorcycles: Yamaha SR500

Tracks raced on? Spokane Raceway Park, Pacific Raceways, Portland Int’l Raceway, Mission Raceway (B.C.), & Laguna Seca Raceway. Summit Point, Nelson Ledges and Grattan Raceways with WERA

Favorite track? Spokane Raceway Park & Pacific Raceways

Most memorable racing experience (good or bad)?  Being shown just how fast you can go into turn 2 at SIR by Dave Roper a few years ago…

What started you racing? I needed something to do with all the extra time and money I had laying around. It had nothing to do with a mid-life crisis…really!

Why do you like racing? Bott’s dots are hell on knee sliders.

Other remarks: Get out there before it’s too late.

Championship placings: 2001 1st Lightweight Classic Superbike 2004 1st 250 Vintage 2005 2nd 250 Vintage 2006 1st 160 Vintage 2007 4th 160 Vintage