Labor Day Drag Meet 2007

Well as I am trying to introduce new exciting things to my granddaughter (yes step granddaughter but if you need an explanation see my wife's page. But what could be better than a day at the racetrack. After all I got married at racetrack! So as some old school nostalgia race cars were here including two nitro burning fuel altereds and two jet cars and a few front engine dragsters and the cars from the Renegade class that races here at our local track.
Of course two of the granddaughter's heroes race here as so we had to see them as well. One races Jr dragster and is in her last year as Jr dragster and wants to move into faster full sizr cars. She told me super comp, then to Alcohol Dragster then Top Fuel! I said cool, that's very cool and we wish her well.Oh thanks to her for getting pics with the granddaughter.
Another one of her heroes also of the same first name (Ashley) who drives a super comp style car, IHRA has different class names for these cars but essentially is similar to a super comp style dragster, has just completed her Top Alcohol Dragster licensing from Frank Hawley's drag school. Cool! Just wait til the granddaughter is old enough to venture to an NHRA event with us to meet Ashley Force! So here are 3 girls, one who came up thru the ranks thru top Alcohol dragster in one of the best teams in NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster ranks and is now a driver on the most premeir funny car team in NHRA history Ashley Force, and one who has just passed licensing requirements for Top Alcohol Dragster who drove Jr dragsters Ashley Bart, and another one who has aspirations to follow the same path as she graduates from jr dragsters. Does anyone see a trend here? I know from following NHRA racing for years and attending many live events as well as live local events that there is many women racing now that all started in the same place and got to move up thru the ranks and all are doing well in their respective drag racing careers. I wish these two girls well and hope to see them live on the NHRA tour one day. Other names that comes to mind is Melanie Troxell, Hillary Will and Erica Enders of the NHRA.

Here are some other pics of the days action.