Collis Leaves Star Racing
By: Jack Korpela

(Americus, GA) - Pro Stock Motorcycle rider “Fast” Freddie Collis ended his five year affiliation with Star Racing this week.

“It was a very hard decision,” Collis said. “The folks at Star Racing are great people and have helped me achieve some of my goals and dreams.”

During his association with Star Racing Collis served as both a rider for the race team and an instructor at the Frank Hawley/Star Racing Pro Stock Bike School.

“The last five years have been great,” Collis said. “My time with Star was wonderful. It was a great experience. However, at this time it was just best that I went my own way.”

Collis began racing under Star Racing in 1999 and won the AMA/Prostar Pro Stock championship in his first year of contention, earning him the prestigious Rookie of the Year Award. Collis again won the AMA/Prostar championship in 2000 before taking a short hiatus from racing.

In 2003 Collis fulfilled a dream by competing on the NHRA PowerAde circuit aboard a Star Powered Suzuki TL-1000. Despite a short-term relationship with sponsor Area 51 Motorsports, Collis finished a respectable eighth in the championship series and won the Pontiac Excitement Nationals in Columbus, OH. Collis finished the 2003 season as the third quickest rider in NHRA Pro Stock Bike history with an elapsed time at 7.059.

“We had a lot of success together,” Collis said. “I will always remember and appreciate that.”

Collis has yet to make any official announcements concerning his forthcoming endeavors.

“I am still considering my options for the near future,” Collis said. “It could be a number of things.”