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HISTORY
THIS IS MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA IN THE 60'S
MY GRANDPA GOT INTO RACING SOMETIME IN THE SIXTY'S. HE NEVER RACED THE CARS HIMSELF
BUT AT ONE TIME HE HAD SIX CARS THAT HE BUILT AND JUST LET OTHER GUYS DRIVE THEM.
MY DAD 1976
MY DAD STARTED RACING IN THE EARLY 70'S. THIS WAS HIS 1957 CHEVY. WHAT A GREAT CAR!!!
WOW ME AND DAD EARLY 80'S
HERE'S ME AND MY DAD HE WAS STILL RACING IN THE EIGHTIES. ANOTHER GREAT CAR. 1964 FORD GALAXY.
THIS WAS MAYBE MY DADS FAVORITE CAR. 1969 CAMARO
HE WON A LOT OF RACES WITH THIS LITTLE CAR.
HEY THAT'S ME!!
THIS WAS 1990. IT WAS THE LAST YEAR THAT OUR LOCAL TRACK RAN. A REALLY NICE DIRT TRACK IN WARSAW, IN. IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR RACING. I FINISHED FOURTH IN POINTS THAT YEAR. NOT BAD FOR A ROOKIE.
THIS WAS 1991
A NEW PAINT SCHEME AND A NEW TRACK. WARSAW SPEEDWAY CLOSED DOWN, SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HEAD TO A DIFFERENT TRACK. WE WENT TO SHADY HILL SPEEDWAY. ( HOURAND A HALF DRIVE ONE WAY). DID PRETTY WELL BUT DIDN'T GET A WHOLE SEASON IN.
WENT TO A LOCAL ASPHALT TRACK, AROUND MIDSEASON AND BLEW THE MOTOR. THAT ASPHALT STUFF IS FOR THE BIRDS!!!! ANYWAY GOT OUT OF RACING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER TEN YEARS
BUT COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
BUILT A CAR FOR THE STREET STOCK AT SHADY HILL SPEEDWAY AGAIN. WON MY FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON BEFORE I EVEN FINISHED THE PAINT JOB.
LUCKILY IT DIDN'T END THERE. ALTHOUGH THE BATTLE WAS A CLOSE ONE, I FINISHED 2ND INSEASON POINTS.
I ALSO HAD FOUR FEATURE WINS, FOUR HEAT WINS, AND THREE DASH VICTORIES.
ALSO FINISHED 15TH IN POINTS AT BUNKER HILL SPEEDWAY, ALTHOUGH I ONLY RAN THERE TWICE. I HAD ONE FEATURE WIN, AND ONE HEAT WIN.
WHAT A BLAST!!! COME ON OUT AND WATCH