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Something we started a couple of years ago was a Tribute to some of the racers who are no longer with us. One of our members, Louie DeShasier, passed away three years ago. He had been with the club almost since the inception and was quite a character and legend around our two little towns. Sometime in the mid '60s Louie was standing at the starting line one night when one of the cars launched a clutch disk out of it's preferred location. The disk bounced off the ground and hit Louie in the chest. Miraculously, it didn't hurt him badly and he stayed with us for many years afterward. To honor Louie and some of our fallen friends, we created the Louie DeShasier Memorial Award. This year we were proud to add Keith Bacon's name to this award, which is fittingly a vintage Scheifer Aluminum Flywheel. Some of you may recall when I posted the notice of Keith's passing. Keith held a number of NHRA and AHRA records a few years back and still had his '62 BelAir sedan that he faithfully brought to our events. Keith's family brought his car this year with no knowledge of what we had planned. It was a heartwarming sight to see his wife and family accept the award. Lots of damp eyes.



Some shots of Keith's '62 Bel Air.