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MARFC October 2016 General Meeting Report!

fitzpatrickswebOur October meeting was held at Papio’s Food & Spirits in Reese, Mi. Our guest speakers for the afternoon were Chris & Eric Fitzpatrick who spoke of how their father the late Bob Fitzpatrick who raced all over Michigan at local tracks like Mt. Clemens Race Track, Flat Rock, Toledo, and Windsor Ont. They talked about all the different kinds of racing they were brought up on like, go-karts, four Cylinders, Street Stocks, Sportsman cars and now racing different kinds of demo derby styles of racing. skiaswebThey also talked about that both their children are into racing go-karts at the age of 4 & 5 years old. What a great way to keep your family involved in our sport. We also had Jeff Skias from the Arthur Raceway tell us about his racing career in karts and running the raceway with as many as 80 karts on hand each weekend to have fun on the little dirt 1/8-mile facility.(Photo Top: Eric & Chris Fitzpatrick) (Photo Bottom: Jeff Skias)