I guess you could say Kris and I were born with racing in our blood.  My father, William "Mutt" Tayman raced cars and tractor pulled and Kris' dad, Andrew Paddock raced motorcycles.  I definitely got my competitiveness and determination to win from my dad.

I met Kris when I was 16.  We would go to Maryland International Raceway every Friday night for Midnight Madness.   Kris would race while I sat in the stands watching.  After only a couple of times of watching Kris have all of the fun, I asked if I could try it.  So, I took my brand new 1987 IROC-Z Camaro, which my parents bought me, to the track.  We decided if I got good at it, he would build me a car strictly for racing.  For our first year anniversary, Kris built me the car I still race today.  It started out just a street car with a small block running a consistent 12.00 in the 1/4 mile.  After racing every Friday night and sometimes Saturday too at Maryland International Raceway for about 5 years, the motor gave out during the year end run off for all of that seasons Midnight Madness winners. 

Well it was time for us to go faster.  Kris tore the whole car down and re-did the chassis and tubbed the car to accommodate a 468 big block.  The car ran 10.00 on motor, but again, it still wasn't fast enough.  Kris added a 2-stage nitrous oxide system system and got the car running a best of 8.80 in the 1/4 mile.

Time once again to step up.  In 2007, we put a 565 Sonny Leonard big block with an Edelbrock nitrous oxide system installed by Induction Solutions in the car, and ran another best time of 8.18 @ 173 mph in the 1/4 mile.  In today's heads-up racing that still isn't fast enough if you want to be competitive and win so of course we decided to purchase a brand new Scott Merkel 632 big block for the 2008 season.

We have raced from New Hampshire all the way down to Florida and as far west as Chicago.  In the future we plan on doing a lot more traveling abroad.

On another note, we love animals.  We have 3 dogs - a Chihuahua named Speed Racer, a Jack Russell Mix named Renegade and an Australian Shepherd named Chevy.  We also have a few cats as well - Kitty, Smokey, Torque, Spook, Red, Mickey Thompson, Wilson, Baby Tom, Reese, Turbo, Nitro, Storm and Outlaw.  We've also been inside a cage with a white Bengal tiger.  Oh and I also had a baby tiger on my lap while sitting in my race car.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2010 Top Five Outlaw 10.5
2009 Top Ten Pritchett Brothers Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Series
2009 Top Ten Street Outlaw - VMP
2008 NDRA Quick 16 Champion
2007 NDRA Pro Outlaw Old School Champion
2007 Super Chevy Top Ten Editor's Choice Drag Race Award
2007 Pro Systems "Baddest of the Bad" 
    http://www.prosystemsracing.com/baddest07.html
2007 Pro Systems Customer Showcase for September 
    http://www.pro-system.com/paddockshow.html
2006 NMCA Super Street Top Ten
2006 NMCA Outstanding Sportsmanship and Contribution Award



Magazines/Catalogs:  
2010 Chevy High Performance Magazine (November issue)
2010 Smith Brothers Push Rods Catalog
2008 Wilwood Brake Catalog
Featured in Fastest Street Car
RPM Magazine

Television: 
NOPI Tunervision
Pinks All Out
Inside Drag Racing

Races Won:
2008 NDRA @ Atco Raceway - Quick 16
2007 NDRA @ Milan Dragway - Pro Outlaw Old School
2007 NDRA @ New England Dragway - Pro Outlaw Old School
2007 NDRA @ MIR - Pro Outlaw Old School
1995 Midnight Madness Pro Street Class Champion @ MIR
1992 Ladies Fall Open @ Maryland International Raceway
                        
Runner Up:      
2008 NDRA @ Old Bridge Township Raceway - Quick 16
1997 Big Rig Truck Nationals Tuff Truck Class @ MIR
1992 Ladies Summer Open @ Maryland International Raceway

#1 Qualifier:
2008 NDRA @ Maryland International Raceway - Quick 16
2008 NDR @ Old Bridge Township Raceway - Quick 16
2007 NDRA @ Milan Dragway - Pro Outlaw Old School
2007 NDRA @ New England Dragway - Pro Outlaw Old School