Al Franks
Car #89

 

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Me, "helping" Dad.  I probably wasn't much help, but he never said so, and never discouraged me.

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Dad, with a torch!! Changes are coming...

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These pictures from the backyard truly reveal the roots of  Backyard Racing. 

A name Dad thought up when I was Drag racing.    Very appropriate!!

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Dad and Dave Chase,,,,  bumpers locked in battle.

Dad, 3rd in the B feature           Dad, 4th in the C feature.

If you look real hard you'll see Al Franks in the B feature results in the left article and in the C feature results in the right article.

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Dad and me, racing in 1997.  The only picture of both of us on the track together. He is in the 89 car and I'm in the 1 car.

Dad, in '98, three years before he died.  Helping as always.