Andrew had Friday off for a teacher work day so we hit the road early for the last race outside of the state of Florida. We arrived in time to have a nice dinner and get some rest before our display the next day at Keesler Airforce Base.
Saturday morning and we headed out to the base and set the dragster up. Later that day we headed out to the track. We met up with Dick and Terry Rosberg had some ice cream and went to the track. We were scheduled to make one pass on Saturday night and then two the following day. Well we almost didn't make it, not because of the the car, because they were feeding us some amazing food, and it was all we could do to tear ourselves away to go and make a pass. Gumbo & boiled shrimp. YUMMMMM Now that was worth the drive to Mississippi.
The next day we made our two passes and packed up to come home. I am looking forward to staying close to home for the next few weeks. We are working with our sponsor for the next couple of weekends over in Daytona Beach. Then it will be time to wrap the season up.
Keep checking back as we have some big things on the horizon for Larsen Motorsports.
e
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Back to where it ALL began!!!
Well, it has been a long hot summer, and it is nice to be back in Florida to race at Moroso Motorsports Park. It is always nice to come back to Moroso, but we made the decision to bring the Miss Ta Fire out of retirement so it was extra special. We had some special guests that came down to hang out with us. Bob made the trip from Daytona to take some AWESOME photos of the ole' girl. It felt great to watch her shine again this weekend. The fans were also excited to see her back in action.
We were there for the All Ford Show. I was racing the Thriller jet dragster, the funny cars came out to play as well, Firepower and Rocky Mountain Thunder took their turns to Blast down the quarter mile. But that is not all, the Wheel Standers came out as well, Danny O'Day with the Super Wench and Billy Moffett with the Bottoms Up. Elvis came out to make some test runs. As you can see, it was great weekend.
Saturday Night Danny invited us down to enjoy big stories, this is what drag racing is all about, sitting around the pits and talking about the good ole' days. What a night. The next morning we went to the RFC service and then back to racing. The wind was really strong so they cut the racing to 1/8 mile. The Miss Ta Fire made her laps and it was time to put her back in the trailer for a while. I don't believe she will run again until next year, but it was fun to blow the cobwebs out.
We made it home in time to put Andrew to bed for school the next day. No time to rest, we have a race in Gulfport Mississippi, the annual Ford vs Chevy where I will be racing Thriller again.
Thanks to my AWESOME crew that always does a great job. Bob, you are the best, and Chris, hope you had fun at homecoming. See you on the road.
e
We were there for the All Ford Show. I was racing the Thriller jet dragster, the funny cars came out to play as well, Firepower and Rocky Mountain Thunder took their turns to Blast down the quarter mile. But that is not all, the Wheel Standers came out as well, Danny O'Day with the Super Wench and Billy Moffett with the Bottoms Up. Elvis came out to make some test runs. As you can see, it was great weekend.
Saturday Night Danny invited us down to enjoy big stories, this is what drag racing is all about, sitting around the pits and talking about the good ole' days. What a night. The next morning we went to the RFC service and then back to racing. The wind was really strong so they cut the racing to 1/8 mile. The Miss Ta Fire made her laps and it was time to put her back in the trailer for a while. I don't believe she will run again until next year, but it was fun to blow the cobwebs out.
We made it home in time to put Andrew to bed for school the next day. No time to rest, we have a race in Gulfport Mississippi, the annual Ford vs Chevy where I will be racing Thriller again.
Thanks to my AWESOME crew that always does a great job. Bob, you are the best, and Chris, hope you had fun at homecoming. See you on the road.
e
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The NMRA World's Finals in Bowling Green
The Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster loaded up and hit the road for Bowling Green, KY to race at Beech Bend Raceway. We were invited to the World Finals and when I tell you this was big, I mean BIG. We pulled into town on Friday afternoon, met up with Mike our crew for the weekend, washed the truck and trailer and it was time to get some rest. Okay so no rest it was time for the Bassani party. Darrell made some wonderful white chili. YUM!! Then we went to the Go Kart track and had some fun.
The next morning and we head to the track. It was wall to wall race cars and people. It was awesome!!! We had one of my biggest fans Mustang Jay reported for duty and the weekend was complete. We made two passes on Saturday and then two on Sunday. The weekend was almost perfect, yes almost, it was HOT. But the racing goes on and may what a race. This was the worlds finals for the NMRA and the cars were going all out. In the end on Sunday the last car went down the track and a new champion will soon be announced. A perfect weekend.
We hit the road for a 14 hour drive to get Andrew back in school for Monday morning. He was only a little late, and now it is time to set our sights on the up coming weekend for Moroso Motorpsorts Park's Ford show. We are going to drive the Miss Ta Fire for this event. It is time to bring her out of retirement. I hope to see you there.
e
The next morning and we head to the track. It was wall to wall race cars and people. It was awesome!!! We had one of my biggest fans Mustang Jay reported for duty and the weekend was complete. We made two passes on Saturday and then two on Sunday. The weekend was almost perfect, yes almost, it was HOT. But the racing goes on and may what a race. This was the worlds finals for the NMRA and the cars were going all out. In the end on Sunday the last car went down the track and a new champion will soon be announced. A perfect weekend.
We hit the road for a 14 hour drive to get Andrew back in school for Monday morning. He was only a little late, and now it is time to set our sights on the up coming weekend for Moroso Motorpsorts Park's Ford show. We are going to drive the Miss Ta Fire for this event. It is time to bring her out of retirement. I hope to see you there.
e
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