Wednesday, November 22, 2006
ANRA Finals / Farwell LACR
ANRA Finals / Farewell LACR
Last weekend I had the pleasure of being apart of the last event that ANRA will hold at the Los Angeles County Raceway located in Palmdale, Ca.
ANRA held their two day event last Saturday and Sunday. A lot of racers showed up to participate and to say thank you to Bernie Longjohn and LACR for being there for us racers all this time. We went up to LACR to finish off both my brothers last three passes each so they could finalize their requirements for NHRA. Saturday, my brother Scott, drove our 1938 Fiat Topollino Altered. He was so anxious to go down the track and he did just that. Scott took it easy and just got used to the car. He learned to have respect for the Fiat as it doesn't always want to go straight down the track. Congratulations Scott, you did very well in the car and you handled yourself like a pro.
The next day we decided to concentrate on my brother Mark as he was finishing his last three passes in our front engine dragster. Mark was nervous from the day before but he made the decision to drive on Sunday and I'm glad he did. Mark blasted down the track on his first pass Sunday afternoon to an 8.68 seconds at 155mph. His second pass was an all time best for the dragster at 8.55 seconds at 155mph. His last pass unfortunately was not as fast. He got out of the groove and lost traction, lost fire and shut down creeping to a holt at the finish line. Even when you think the dragster always goes straight, it finds a way to keep your attention. Congratulations Mark on a job well done.
I would just like to add that it was a lot of fun to watch my brothers drive the cars and get down the track safely. I love to drive both our race cars, but watching my brothers make bitchen passes in either car was just as exciting as driving. I love this sport and hope that we as a family never have to stop racing.
See you at the next big event,
Jason Spence
Spence Family Racing
Last weekend I had the pleasure of being apart of the last event that ANRA will hold at the Los Angeles County Raceway located in Palmdale, Ca.
ANRA held their two day event last Saturday and Sunday. A lot of racers showed up to participate and to say thank you to Bernie Longjohn and LACR for being there for us racers all this time. We went up to LACR to finish off both my brothers last three passes each so they could finalize their requirements for NHRA. Saturday, my brother Scott, drove our 1938 Fiat Topollino Altered. He was so anxious to go down the track and he did just that. Scott took it easy and just got used to the car. He learned to have respect for the Fiat as it doesn't always want to go straight down the track. Congratulations Scott, you did very well in the car and you handled yourself like a pro.
The next day we decided to concentrate on my brother Mark as he was finishing his last three passes in our front engine dragster. Mark was nervous from the day before but he made the decision to drive on Sunday and I'm glad he did. Mark blasted down the track on his first pass Sunday afternoon to an 8.68 seconds at 155mph. His second pass was an all time best for the dragster at 8.55 seconds at 155mph. His last pass unfortunately was not as fast. He got out of the groove and lost traction, lost fire and shut down creeping to a holt at the finish line. Even when you think the dragster always goes straight, it finds a way to keep your attention. Congratulations Mark on a job well done.
I would just like to add that it was a lot of fun to watch my brothers drive the cars and get down the track safely. I love to drive both our race cars, but watching my brothers make bitchen passes in either car was just as exciting as driving. I love this sport and hope that we as a family never have to stop racing.
See you at the next big event,
Jason Spence
Spence Family Racing
Labels: ANRA Finals, LACR, Los Angeles County Raceway, Nostalgia Drag Racing
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