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1963 as a seven year old. Born and raised in Harmony NJ. Carl Van Horn and Dick Crouse built a race track outside the village of Brainards. My parents would drive slowly down River Road so we could watch and hear the excitement. At times we'd stop along River Road which ran parallel and quite close to the backstretch, we could easily see the drivers inside their cars as they raced through the dogleg, through turns four and five, and onto the frontstretch. I was hooked.

Years later at an early Dirt Track Heroes Show I was able to personally thank Carl for his efforts in introducing me to the wonderful world of auto racing.