Less than a year later, Team 23 Racing was a reality as Brown teamed with famed rider Dave Schultz, who mentored the animated rookie racer. “I told Troy (Vincent) to give me a shot and I’ll give it all I have,” Brown said. While at his college dorm, he fielded a phone call from star NFL cornerback Troy Vincent, who asked if Brown was capable of riding a Pro Stock Motorcycle. It was during college in 1997 that his dream of being a professional drag racer became a reality. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in business administration from Mercer Junior College. The scholar athlete competed in multiple events including the long jump and 100-meter dash. After graduating from Northern Burlington County Regional High School in Columbus, N.J., Brown competed on both the indoor and outdoor track circuit. While his passion for motorcycles never waned, Brown excelled at track and field. His first competitive action on the drag strip came during his senior year in high school aboard a Suzuki GSXR 1100 that Brown routinely steered at runs at 9.20 seconds at nearly 160 mph. The 16-time NHRA winner first competed at 12-years-old in an 80-cc class in amateur youth motocross. and Reading, Pa.īrown, 31, first operated a motorcycle at four-years-old shortly after learning how to ride a bicycle with training wheels. native was raised in the quarter mile racing hot bed of the Garden State and attend races with his family at historic Atco and Englishtown, N.J. We are here to celebrate their past and present accomplishments and contributions to the world of drag racing.Īntron Brown grew up at the drag strip, so it’s only fitting he developed into a championship-caliber drag racer. There have been many outstanding Black drag racers over the past 50 + years, and they are making new inroads today. PROJECTS PHOTO GALLERY MERCHANDISE FEEDBACK CONTACT US MESSAGE FORUM HOME NEWS ABOUT US COLUMNS TECH TALK PRODUCT TALK PRODUCT NEWS RACE COVERAGE
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