

WSR DRIVERS
CHARLIE KOVACS
Nickname |
Handlebars |
Car Number |
69 |
Vehicle |
SS Commodore VE |
Date of Birth |
17/01/1952 |
Place of Birth |
Melbourne |
Place of Residence |
Lockleys, SA |
Height |
186cm |
Weight |
85kgs |
Sponsors |
Express Deliveries / Big Brakes Australia/Wilson Security |
Website |
1970s
Motorkahnas and state club circuit meetings. Occasional Drag meets at Calder Park.Vic.
1983
Raced dirt track speedway for many years in sedans then into open wheel Hot Rod class to eventually win the national title for Australia 1. I did some Sprintcar racing after that with limited success.
1984
Just for something different, competed and won the Cannonball Race across Australia.
1987
International Truck Racing came to Australia and since I owned a transport business it was a natural progression. Raced with Johnson, Grice, Richards and Barry Sheane for some top 5 finishes.
1991
Got hooked on Nascar racing and brought my Chev Lumina to race at the Thunderdome and various street circuits like Indy. Raced against the Americans and some of the "good 'ol boys" with limited success.
1993
For a change of pace we set a new land speed record for the Guiness Book of Records for people towing a caravan at 204.2 km/hr. The Caravan manufacturers wanted to bring the record back to Australia which we did. It appears to be an ongoing battle.
2001
Joined the Procar circus to run in the new V8 Brutes category for Utilities.
We were there on the grid for the first meeting at Clipsal. Have had reasonable success with round wins at most tracks and top 5 finishes in the championships over 4 years.
