He recently won his second national championship in a row at Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, after winning his second state championship in a row – needless to say he has fast built a reputation as one of the tough guys.

Ewing rides a Suzuki that will cover the quarter mile in 8.3 seconds, reaching over 250kmh in that time, and he now has the confidence in his riding to be able to face some highly competitive fields.

“To be confident that you are going to win any race in drag racing, especially in Modified Bike, would be too much,” he said. “I have found that as I have raced more and found success I have more and more confidence in my ability to go out and do the same thing over and over.

“But that doesn't mean that you are going to win in any way, shape or form. If I have learnt one thing it is that it's damn easy to lose no matter how good you perform.”

Ewing is a family racer through and through. His father in law Gary Arthur races in Competition Bike and brother in law Sean Arthur's Adrenaline Performance and Fabrication workshop does a lot of the maintenance on the high speed machine. Wife Paula and children Rebecca and Matthew are there at every event, cheering him on.

He also races on a tight budget to ensure he can keep doing what he loves while keeping the family involved.

“Even at our small level it is a big effort from a number of people and it feels like it is just for me,” he said. “I have to admit that I did feel a little selfish. We haven't got the funds to be able to take the whole family over (to Willowbank), so it came down to leave them and go, or not go at all. Family plays a huge part of the whole racing show.”

The challenge of racing has proved an addictive quality for Ewing and it drives him to continue his quick pursuits.

“I really enjoy being there and doing what we do, but also I go to do my best and always strive for that,” he said. “It's always been there, race to race, but always underpinned by the fun and social aspects of racing.

“I try to race fair and hard but after racing is done it's back to having fun. The championship is a hard thing to win so the challenge is there and always will be. Each season is different, as is each event and each race.”

There are some future goals for Ewing, still involving racing motorcycles.

“The challenge never goes away from season to season but of course as a drag racer going quicker is always there,” he said. “The plan is to move to Competition Bike when the time is right and that won't happen until Gary retires and we don't have two bikes in the one category.”

Ewing insists that there is still a thrill in accelerating faster than a Formula One car from standstill.

“If it wasn't I wouldn't do it,” he said “I get a buzz every time I get on the bike and that hasn't really changed since I started. The old rule applies, the faster you go the faster you want to go and I definitely want to run a 7sec. pass”