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Memory Lane
It
seems like just yesterday we started out on this crazy adventure into racing.
Not fully realizing what we were getting into, we began down a path that we are
still following faithfully today. It’s like it is just supposed to be
this. Since his birth, Zack has lived,
breathed, ate, slept and dreamed racing.
Nothing is excluded……his whole life is his own “How bad have you got
it?” campaign!
This
year we begin our 7th race season, which doesn’t sound like a lot,
but Zack just turned 14, officially racing half his life!! Those of us near him know he has very high
aspirations for his future. We have already had such amazing experiences, all
which we cherish! From pitting our first kart from the bed of a pick up, to his
sister’s tagging along every week to keep notes in his race book (and watching
the boys!). To track accomplishments, and
road trips, National races, Divisional championships and letting a little track
near
Here
is to hopes that where we are going is half as wonderful as where we have been!
Even
as a baby…..Zack had only a few things on his mind: Steering Wheels and Tires!
It
was like he was pre-programmed before birth!
We
always knew where to find him!
J
And
then one day a go kart entered the picture.
Zack was 7 years old.
It
didn’t take long…..he was power sliding the corners in about 30 minutes!
Zack
“practiced” the whole summer of 2001 at
His
first $5 payout is still framed.
In
2002 we began racing regularly at Shippensburg on Fri. nights and then
on Sat. afternoons. We raced an old Buller
Chassis for our Rookie Year!
Caroline
and Roy Ensor were instrumental in teaching all of us as we went!
And
then it happened!
Zack
had his first Feature Win. To this date,
the sweetest night of our life!
Zack was Rookie of the Year in 2002
at
both Shippensburg Speedway and
In 2003, with the advice and encouragement of Caroline and Roy
Ensor,
we
bought Zack a “newer” chassis. He began driving a 2001 Shadow ZX1 and raced
for
points at both
Zack was the 2003 .425 Track Champion at Shippensburg
Zack
raced the
Zack (with Caroline and Roy Ensor) finished 5th
overall
Racing was a family adventure with our perimeters
expanding!
A fateful road trip down to
Ensors
on Memorial Day weekend in 2003 to Ashway Speedway
&
Bad weather in the
we
landed at these two tracks not knowing Zack’s destiny had changed!
July 4th weekend Ensor Speed Shop Race Team
Beechnut Raceway
Zackaryah was one of the 7 Ensor drivers
Caroline and Roy orchestrated a magical weekend that we were
thrilled to be part of.
When Zack won his race….showing up at this little track none
of us had
ever
been to, and beating the locals: it was breathtaking.
It was also the turning point for us. We finished out the 2003 season racing
locally at home.
Zack was Shippensburg Track Champion that year and finished 2nd
in points at
(due
to missing the July 4th weekend race.)
2004 was a huge
transition as we decided to forego racing
locally
in PA and we began a 25,000 mile journey down south.
Beechnut raceway became our “home Track” (479 miles one
way!) We raced there in the
WKA
State Series and committed to racing the WKA National Series full time.
The pictures that
follow below highlight our 2004 season when Zackaryah became
a
DOUBLE
WKA Series Divisional Champion and finished 8th in the WKA
Nationals.
So we were having a banner year…..not knowing there was so
much more yet to come.
Check back to see what happened when we returned to Beechnut
in 2004 for the next
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