What was your best moment in racing

[RACER1530]

With over 40 years of drag racing and going from crew chief for my dad to racing my own stuff to racing my kids in jr dragsters and eventualy big cars there have been some great moments and some not so great moments. But the best for me was at Englishtown founders day race (In memory of Vinny Knapp) and on fathers day where my son(Ray III)
and daughter (Stephanie) Both won there classes and we took home the king of the hill.
To watch both of you kids do so well on the same day was awsome to say the least.
Must be kinda how Sam Biondo feels all the time.LOL
Ray Fordyce Jr

[Wade Mahaffey]

It's really good to hear these stories of the good stuff. We need more of this, hopefully the CR members will reply.

Wade Mahaffey

[HR9121]

My best moment is every time I get the opportunity to go. Some of the best people you will ever meet in this sport and willing to help you in anyway they can, I feel blessed to be able to do this and I am thankful everyday.

[Ed Fernandez]

First one was being Pro ET champion at Englishtown in 1884,opps I mean 1984.Long time ago.
Second winning Atco LODRS race #2 in 2006.
Third getting two runners up at my first IHRA race.That was at MIR.Sat. r/u to Robbie Hudlow and Sun to Anthony Bertozzi.I still kick myself about the fact of missing out on one of their Ironman trophies.
Last but surely not least is the great people I've met in the past 12 years.Nicest people in the world.

[Jeff Goss]

1997, FMDRS race at Renegade Raceway in Yakima, WA.

I drilled 5 .5-oh lights in a row in qualifying. Went on to win the race, in only my 2nd Divisional race ever. My lights in eliminations were poor, as I was worried about it getting dark. .520, .540, .560, and .560-but the old Wagon was dead on (within .01) every pass.

I have not even come close since (haven't raced a lot), but was good-even if for only one day.

That's what drives me to want to race again. Great memory!

[Alan Roehrich]

So far, I'd say St Louis 2010. Kevin Cradduck beat Dan Fletcher for class, and was runner up to Bobby Brannon in the finals in Stock Eliminator. Then Jerry Duke won Super Gas over our friend Scott Vanderwalker. So I was crewing two cars in final rounds at a National Event, with a win and a runner up.

[boster]

MIR , 2006 in the finials of the 8th Top Stock race of the season against Joe Alluise Jr . Did the burn out started pulling foward and Joe would not stage. We sat there for 3 minutes then the starter made us stag . I had a .020 light and ran a 9.19@146mph for the win

This race meant the most to me out of any race I have ever raced , the year before Joe Sr told me I should quit racing as I would never win and that the LS1 could never out run any of the other combo's that race Top Stock

P.S. I sure wish Joe Sr was still racing


Bo Kenney
Happy Thanksgiving

[brent flynn]

I actually have 2 best moments... my first race in Aug, '86...got runner up(when we had five amber tree!) in street class... and anytime i got to help my Dad go racing... lost him 5 1/2 years ago... 2005 was an awesome year, we ran NMCA together, he finished 9th in E/NMC and i finished 5th in C/NMC... it was a great year...and closest thing to runnin' a Stocker. Thanks Dad!

[Larry Hill]

Racing Chris in the finals of the combo race at Union Hill, Chris in the Cuda and me in the Truck.

Having my win light come on in Atlanta against Terry Emmons, on Monday.


Being the number one qualifyer at the 40th and 50th US Nationals.

My red lite in the finals of E/SA to James Perrone at Indy. The red lite stung since I had him covered by at least a tenth. I did have the best seat in the house to see him celebrate his Class win all the way down the track. With his class win he got into the eliminator after Joe Lisa and James pulled a piston.

My loss to Dave Buckner at Indy in the semi of Class, what a race. At the finish line we were both blowing on the windshield to try to make them go quicker.

[Bob Bender]

Have not had it yet....................