October 1982 advertisement

Tommy Brackens

Lots of famous and talented riders raced the red, white and black of Powerlite. Perhaps none faster then “The Human Dragster” himself, Tommy Brackens.  Hailing from Southern California, Tommy became famous riding for Jag. He also did stints with GT. He eventually started Brackens Racing and made some great bikes and sponsored some great riders like Eric Carter.  Tommy also opened up his own sneaker store in Fullerton, CA selling “Awesome” shoes.  Awesome was created after a split in the Van Doren family.