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 Born
March 22, 1964 in Westminster, California, Steven Anthony Wolf grew
up racing BMX bicycle races at local Seattle, Washington events in
the mid 70’s after the family relocated from Southern California.
Steve’s dad got interested in motorcycles as he was a backyard
mechanic making several custom motorcycles out of basket cases in
order to make a little extra cash to help ends meet.
Steve’s love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles started from watching a
friend’s dad do tricks on his Harley flathead as part of the Seattle
Cossacks Drill Team. With that said Steve wanted to make sure we
gave a shout out to the late great Forrest “Frosty” Young. The Wolf
family’s interest in drag racing came from watching the likes of Big
Daddy Don Garlits, 240 Gordy Bonnet and Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney
at Kent’s Seattle International Raceway in the 70’s.
In high school cross-country running and wrestling took the place of
BMX. A scholarship to the University of California sent Steve back
to the Golden State but after college he moved back to Seattle and
started working for Boeing. Steve’s sister worked at a local
department store in Seattle and introduced him to a co-worker,
Shannon, who eventually became his wife. Shannon is Steve’s right
hand girl on and off the track.
As many do, especially
living in a non-sunny part of the country like Washington State,
Steve and Shannon relocated all the way across the country to
Florida. For Steve it was to search for a place to start a
Harley-Davidson repair shop that would serve the public all year
round while following in his father’s footsteps as a motorcycle
mechanic.
In 2005, Steve came across a flyer for the annual motorcycle drag
races at Moroso (now West Palm Beach International Raceway). He
started asking questions to the right people, which started him
thinking about giving it a shot. After attending the race, Steve
bought a crashed 2000 883 Sportster for $2,000. He tore it down and
modified it for the track.
Steve’s first race outside of Florida, was with AMRA at the Silver
Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Georgia in the spring of 2006. He raced
Street Eliminator (11.50) class. Steve went out in the first round
but did make it to the final in the ET class where he went up
against Junior Pippin. All in all having a Runner-up finish was an
honor especially against a great competitor like Junior.
Steve’s racing took a
hiatus after his twenty-one year old daughter, Regina, was diagnosed
with bone cancer. At the time she was working part time while
attending Wyotech in Daytona, Florida. She had no insurance or a way
to pay for the cancer surgery and treatment. Steve used his race
funds and sold his motorcycles and his house to cover the cost. It’s
now been three years since the surgery and thankfully Regina is
cancer free.
The photo below is Steve talking to NHRA Prostock motorcycle racer
Bailey Whitaker while at a race at Moroso in 2007. Steve helped
Bailey with his V-Rod Destroyer at AMRA and AHDRA events. Today,
Steve competes in AHDRA’s SEP (11.50) and SE (10.90) ET class. He is
competes on a partial schedule hoping to secure sponsorship that
would allow him to compete the entire series shooting for the SEP
championship.
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Residence: DeLand, Florida
Spouse’s Name: Shannon Wolf
Children: Regina 23 years old is my hero and a bone cancer
survivor.
Occupation: Owner/Mechanic of Lone Wolf Cycle in Deltona,
Florida
Home track: Gainesville Race Way
Team Name: Lone Wolf Racing/Kelly Racing
Crew Members: Shannon “Sparky” Wolf
Sponsors: Gary’s Universal Machine in DeLand, Florida
(386)624-6991
Accomplishments: 2011 SEP Class #9 national ranking, #1
qualifier in SEP(11.50) Class with an 11.503 @ AHDRA's Bikeweek
Nationals in Gainesville, Florida March 3rd-4th 2007, 2006 runner up
in ET Class AMRA Spring Nationals in Reynolds, Ga
Goals: Earn #1 national ranking in SEP Class AHDRA. Move up
to pro class in Pro Gas, Pro Stock
Interest outside of racing: Working with Cancer charities
Favorite foods: Mexican, Italian, Chinese…. I could go on
Favorite movie: Pulp Fiction
Daily driver: A custom Harley I built
First motorcycle: 74’ Honda 350-four
Hero: My daughter, Regina
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