Charlie Roberts is a member of the AMA Pro Flat Track Rookie Class of ’79 and Friends. He began racing at the age of six, won several district 17 titles, finished 3rd in the junior division in 1978, and made the main event at Louisville Downs in his first rookie expert season, and retired from racing in 1984. Now he is a member of the aptly named “AMA Pro Flat Track Rookie Class of ’79 and Friends” charity, who work tirelessly to raise funds for injured AMA Pro Flat Track riders and their families.