Brainern Nat'l A/Fuel Win

This past weekend’s success at the Brainerd National confirms how I’ve felt all along; it’s all about people.

People I’ve worked with in building the parts & components we need to race (Mike @ Rage Pumps , John @ Bullet Cams, Sebastian @ JE, Robert Rheel, JR @ RBS, Roger @ Crower, Jeremy @ BAE, Rob Moore, Mike Magiera, Todd Paton, Dave Leahy, Mark @ Goodyear, Noel Manton, Bob Automan, Joe Monden, and the list goes on).
They have all taken some extra time & effort in helping with advice.

People that have helped in setting up & teaching me how to understand & tune this part-eating, pension-depleting, nitro-swallowing monster: Doug Doucette, Ken Murray, Les Davenport, and (on-going) Larry Miersch.

Fellow racers that I have befriended over the years, that not only have offered: help / parts / tools, but have proven time & time again that this sport & class is full of genuine great people.
The list is long, but you know who you all are, and I thank you dearly.
A special thanks to the Doucette crew, Dean Dubbin, Leon & David Oenes, Randy Meyer, Randy & Jared Dreher, Richard & Shirley Putz, Dave Hirata, Ron & Shawn Cowie, & Greg Hunter.

The people behind the ProSportsman Association, driven to give all of us a 'place to race'.
The bunch here at ITA, a great media for alky class parts & info.

Fellow Manitoba racers and 'BULL' followers that have supported us throughout.

And our crew.
Especially our crew.
Endless hours, tons of sacrificed work & family time. And so devoted to working with each other to make this car succeed.
Robert Schultz, John Vermeer, Todd Bruce, Grant Pozernick, & Paul Gagnon; and several others who pitch in on our Tuesday ‘race shop night’, and have filled in at the occasional race: Jimmy, Tim, Scott, Ernie, Dave, Rick, and many more.

And the driver (and ‘diver’) guy…Gord Gingles.
To all of you that have had a chance to meet him, he’s a genuine all-around great fella.
And a hellava driver.
And as with the rest of the crew, he does a tremendous amount of work on the car, makes lots of small parts for it, and lends his thoughts to the tune-up.

Our ride doesn’t have the ‘latest & greatest’ parts & pieces, but we have greatest people behind it, and that I know, won us our first Nat’l Wally.

(and hittin' the 20's was absolute icing!)

I thank you all!
Clif Bakx
TAD 589

 

Well deserved

Impressive job last weekend!
Congrats again.

Marty Thacker & crew

 

X2

Congrats on you 1st win, and also for the well written Thanks to all those you mentioned! It'll mean a lot to them.
Yes....it's about people and the memories!


Bob Meyer
Meyer Race Cars / San Diego
2013 Our 48th Anniversary

 

brainerd

Thanks Robert, Marty & Bob; it was quite the weekend!
We really appreciatte all the support.
Clif