What was your best moment in racing

cbohannon · 11-29-2011, 10:19 PM

1. Without a doubt winning INDY in 03 with dad watching on the starting line, and joey, tyler, and my mom??? watching from the stands is tops.

2. The year Dad died 08 we didnt race much until at least 2-3 months after. I won the doorslammers and Joey runnerup'd, Tyler also runnerup'd in junior dragster at that race...Dad was with us all the way and I will never forget that weekend.

3. I tried at least 10 times to beat my good friend Ricky (Decker) before I finally got him a couple years ago...Dad got in our GT/DA camaro for the first time he had raced in at least 3-4 years for a combo race at the valley. It was in the late 90's I think and he beat Ricky in the final, I didnt think he would go a round. It probably isnt even thought about by anyone else other than me or my brother...but it was one of my proudest moments ever!!!

4. I was on the starting line with dad when Joey won his IHRA national event in Bristol in 96, I was wound tighter than if I was drivin'

5. And of course, anytime I get to see Tyler win a round little less a race, it means alot....his best days are still to come!

6. Winning D3 championship in 09', It was a goal for a long time before it happened....just wish I could have done it before Dad was gone.

I would probably be a rich man by now if it wasnt for racin.....I would not trade all the money I could spend in a lifetime for one of the things listed in this post. PRICELESS.

rod · 11-29-2011, 10:50 PM

i have two, which i will share. both of these are my 1956 Chevy Nomad with my 265 4V engine [O/S]. i took runner-up at the AHRA Grand American in KC,MO in the fall of 1974. i lost by a big fender to a 1965 Impala.
the second was with the car, still in class legal shape. this was the Bakersfield March meet in 1994. some sort of CA. nostalgia assn. ANDRA i think. anyway i was in street machine II, the class had 104 cars. my Nomad ran like it was computer controlled. to win at Bakersfield was something which happened to racers who got their name in national dragster, not me. yet there i was in the winner circle.
for a kid from a small Kansas town and now an old man from a small Arizona town, i can say 'it was very special'.
i feel sorry that today's racers will never see those kinds of races again.
rod in AZ

Carl Weisinger · 12-10-2011, 01:26 PM

Our first SS/BA class win at Indy in 1990 was great. But, becoming acquainted with the Vignona family was just as good.

11-29-2011, 10:19 PM	#1
cbohannon Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What was your best moment in racing 1. Without a doubt winning INDY in 03 with dad watching on the starting line, and joey, tyler, and my mom??? watching from the stands is tops. 2. The year Dad died 08 we didnt race much until at least 2-3 months after. I won the doorslammers and Joey runnerup'd, Tyler also runnerup'd in junior dragster at that race...Dad was with us all the way and I will never forget that weekend. 3. I tried at least 10 times to beat my good friend Ricky (Decker) before I finally got him a couple years ago...Dad got in our GT/DA camaro for the first time he had raced in at least 3-4 years for a combo race at the valley. It was in the late 90's I think and he beat Ricky in the final, I didnt think he would go a round. It probably isnt even thought about by anyone else other than me or my brother...but it was one of my proudest moments ever!!! 4. I was on the starting line with dad when Joey won his IHRA national event in Bristol in 96, I was wound tighter than if I was drivin' 5. And of course, anytime I get to see Tyler win a round little less a race, it means alot....his best days are still to come! 6. Winning D3 championship in 09', It was a goal for a long time before it happened....just wish I could have done it before Dad was gone. I would probably be a rich man by now if it wasnt for racin.....I would not trade all the money I could spend in a lifetime for one of the things listed in this post. PRICELESS.

11-29-2011, 10:50 PM	#2
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 315 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: What was your best moment in racing i have two, which i will share. both of these are my 1956 Chevy Nomad with my 265 4V engine [O/S]. i took runner-up at the AHRA Grand American in KC,MO in the fall of 1974. i lost by a big fender to a 1965 Impala. the second was with the car, still in class legal shape. this was the Bakersfield March meet in 1994. some sort of CA. nostalgia assn. ANDRA i think. anyway i was in street machine II, the class had 104 cars. my Nomad ran like it was computer controlled. to win at Bakersfield was something which happened to racers who got their name in national dragster, not me. yet there i was in the winner circle. for a kid from a small Kansas town and now an old man from a small Arizona town, i can say 'it was very special'. i feel sorry that today's racers will never see those kinds of races again. rod in AZ

12-10-2011, 01:26 PM	#3
Carl Weisinger Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 98 Likes: 5 Liked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What was your best moment in racing Our first SS/BA class win at Indy in 1990 was great. But, becoming acquainted with the Vignona family was just as good. Attached Thumbnails