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.

Edwards & Young – May 6th 2017- Pacific Raceways

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 by Roger

This was another day of challenges for the great crew at Pacific Raceways dealing with water coming up through the track on the top end after heavy showers on Friday evening, but they managed to pull it off! They … Continue reading →

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Edwards & Young – April 15 2017 at Pacific Raceways

Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2017 by Roger

April 15, 2017: The crew at PR busted their rears all day fighting water coming up through the track on the top end and made it possible for us to get a couple time-only runs on the ’57 and Paul’s … Continue reading →

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Edwards & Young Off Season Progress Reports

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by Roger

I’ll be posting progress reports here throughout the off-season to keep all informed of what the team is doing for 2017. – Roger Saturday, September 17, 2016: Today Chris & Paul installed our refurbished Doug-Nash 5-speed transmission in the ’57. … Continue reading →

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Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks!

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 by Roger

An excellent job by John and his team in the Service Dept. of Burien Chevrolet! A week earlier we had the original battery replaced in our recently purchased Certified, Pre-owned 2013 Chevy Traverse. After the battery was replaced I noticed … Continue reading →

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The Edwards & Young Rumor Mill

Posted on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 by Roger

Happy New Year racers, and during this off season we see rumors circulating in NHRA and across the racing community, and here’s a couple from us! Will we see Paul running in Pro Bracket in 2017? Is he ready to … Continue reading →

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Tentative 2017 Pacific Raceways Schedule

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2016 by Roger

December 22, 2016: Courtesy of Pacific Raceways sent to me by Chris. REMEMBER THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGES! Check often with Pacific Raceways at: http://pacificraceways.com/ for updates! Below the tentative PR schedule, I’ve also posted the 2017 BC … Continue reading →

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Waiting For Spring!

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 by Roger

Coming your way in 2017!:

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Just Wondering…

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 by Roger

December 13, 2016: Over the years I’ve had a great sense of satisfaction building and designing our engines, maintaining the old Doug-Nash 5-speed, and setting up our own rear gears. Of course I’ve relied on machine shops to do the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2016 by Roger

To all our family & friends and to all the troops here and deployed around the world, God speed & Merry Christmas!

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Handan Trailer Repair & Sales Teams Up With Edwards & Young Racing Again For 2017!

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2016 by Roger

I am very proud to announce that again for 2017 we will continue to have a great sponsorship from Handan Trailer Repairs & Sales for the upcoming season. They will again be riding on all four of our Edwards & Young Racing vehicles! We … Continue reading →

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QUARTER MILE STICK SHIFT DRAG RACING 2016

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2016 by Roger

Some quarter mile drag racing action for the Ozark Mountain Super Shifters at Heartland Park Topeka during their inaugural Battle of The Brands event in October, 2016. Found by Jamie Roth of the BC Super Shifters: