Drag Races

On Sunday, July 26, we took Kyler to the Drag Races in Sonoma for the first time. Greg's Uncle Ed is the crew chief for the Napa Auto Parts Funny Car. Ed is also well-known in the racing industry as “The Ace” McCulloch and was a driver long before he was a crew chief. Since these races are so close to us, we have been going every year since 2001. It's been a fun experience but we have never taken Kyler. We just didn't want to damage his hearing at such a young age. Those cars are loud! But we figured this year we would take him because it would be fun and he is old enough to keep the headphone ear protection over his ears. And, he is so interested in race cars.

I enjoyed the races more this year simply because he was there. It was so amazing to watch the sheer joy of a child watching them for the first time. It was so sweet! He was mesmerized by the whole experience and it didn't matter which car won to him, each time there was a race, he would grin ear-to-ear and proclaim, “They Won!” Uncle Ed's car won first round but went out in the second round. But that gave Kyler the opportunity to sit in the driver seat of the funny car. He was so excited about it. It's great to be VIP's as most people wouldn't have an opportunity like this. All in all it was a very fun day and Kyler was exhausted by the time we got home.

Here are some pictures:

The race track in Sonoma

Enjoying the races in the stands

The Napa car getting ready for 1st round

Kyler with Uncle Ed


Ky getting to sit in the funny car without the body of the car on top