My baby girl Emily made her drag racing debut on Saturday, 7/20. Running under the guidance of Tom Putnam, Emily learned the basics of driving a Junior Dragster, made several test laps, then entered competition. In what must be one of the rarest occurrences in drag racing, Emily actually won her first ever round of competition as her opponent redlighted.

Eight year old Emily said she really liked it, which caused an immediate dull ache back in dad's wallet area. Let's see what she thinks after a while... <g> These two clips were taken by mom Denise. One shows Emily's winning round and the other shows her first post-race interview. Hey, how come she didn't mention her sponsor? We'll do a full story soon. Why? Because it's MY site, that's why! 

Bill Pratt