Author Archives: Roger

About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.

Post-race Report, August 15th 2015

Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2015 by Roger

Hi Guys, We had a decent day out at Pacific Raceways as I made it to the 2nd round and Torri made it to the 3rd round in Sportsman.  The highlight  of the day for each of us is that … Continue reading →

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Tuning Change for our ’57

Posted on Monday, August 3, 2015 by Roger

We’re going to put a slightly different tune-up in the ’57 for the August 15th race and see if we can pick it up a bit to the 1/8th. A good time to work on next year’s combination. [Due to … Continue reading →

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2015 Seafair Fleet Week Video

Posted on Saturday, August 1, 2015 by Roger

Like last year, Pam took video of the fleet arriving for Seafair this year! GO NAVY!    Our 2014 Video:

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Paul Runner-Up at Pacific Raceways July 25th 2015

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2015 by Roger

Paul may have a full report in the coming days, this is our video report. The Mustang, Pontiac and ’57 ran well today! With his solid showing today, Paul moved from 4th place to 2nd in the Pacific Raceways Sportsman … Continue reading →

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Paul Captures 1st Half Bracketstars Points Series

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 by Roger

Carl Thorsett of BracketStars puts on a 2-part points series for all of the Pacific Raceways drag racers which covers both the 1st & 2nd half of the points you earn for your respective classes.  I won the 1st half … Continue reading →

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July 11th & 12th at Pacific Raceways

Posted on Monday, July 13, 2015 by Roger

Chris had his Chevelle running in Pro Bracket this weekend and Paul was running his ’85 Mustang in Sportsman. Not the best weekend for Edwards & Young Racing as both cars were eliminated by the 2nd round on both days. In the 2nd … Continue reading →

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June 20th 2015 at Pacific Raceways

Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2015 by Roger

Video to go with the picture above: https://youtu.be/lkC3MTwful0 We had three of the four Edwards & Young cars out this day racing for a Wally at Pacific Raceways. Chris was racing in Pro Bracket with his Chevelle, and Torri and … Continue reading →

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The Parting Shift: Make A Few Runs In The Edwards And Young Modified Production 1957 Chevy – HUGE RPM!

Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015 by Roger

Thanks to Robert Fedyk of Reaction Time Media on June 19th, 2015, Bangshift.com ran a feature article on our old buggy. It gives the long history of our ’57 and except for the larger motor and coil-over rear suspension the … Continue reading →

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June 13th & 14th Racing Recap at Pacific Raceways

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 by Roger

This was a double-header weekend featuring the 10.5 fast-ass cars, the B.C. Super Shifters, and highly contested bracket racing at Pacific Raceways. I was competing with my fellow stick-shift racers down from Canada with some local entries like myself and … Continue reading →

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Paul In Sportsman Finals Two Consecutive Weeks!

Posted on Sunday, June 7, 2015 by Roger

June 6th 2015:   Hi Race Fans! It was a hot day at the track here at Pacific Raceways as it got to 87 and track temp was over 130+ but it was another successful day for myself & the … Continue reading →

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Race Update May 30th 2015

Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2015 by Roger

Hello Race Fans, It was a fun filled day in the sun at Pacific Raceways as we had Torri & myself running in Sportsman along with our friends Joe Loch running in the NHUA Outlaw class and Barry Hobson running in … Continue reading →

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Handan Trailer Repair & Sales Teams Up With Edwards & Young Racing

Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2015 by Roger

I am very proud to announce that we have secured a great sponsorship from Handan Trailer Repairs & Sales for the 2015 season. They will be riding on all four of our Edwards and Young Racing vehicles! I am very excited to be … Continue reading →

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