In this week's episode, we preview XGames flat track events and catch up with Charlie Roberts. While he no longer is competes at the national level, you may see him on a Bultaco Astro from time to time. He is one of the founding members of Class of ’79 and Friends, a charity which has helped several injured riders in times of need.
00:24 - XGames Preview
02:02 - Charlie Roberts intro
02:53 - Where were you born?
03:50 - How did you get into motorcycles?
05:20 - Charlie tells us his favorite story of “the other Roberts” (Kenny)
06:24 - What was your first number?
07:28 - Do you have a nickname?
08:31 - What riders did you look up to as a young rider?
09:58 - Talks about the first time he met Ronnie Jones
13:00 - What is your favorite racing memory?
18:35 - Talk about what eventually led to you stepping away from racing
22:43 - Tell us the story of how the Class of ’79 and Friends charity came to be
27:27 - Talks about Tammi Richmond and her contributions to the charity
30:23 - Talks about what it meant to receive the Brintlinger Award of Excellence
31:58 - Talks about facility where the charity houses the memorabilia for auction
35:02 - Talks about plans for a nation-wide online auction for Parker Norris
37:53 - Plugs the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/amaft79/ & website http://www.amaft79.com/
38:52 - Talks about the new sponsors helping the charity in 2018
41:26 - Talks of Parker Norris and the efforts made to support him and his family
45:50 - GRAM’s QUESTION
48:30 - RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS