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GI MINI MART
14 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Jun 30, 2004
Sports
Pepper off to a good start at Grand Bend, St. Thomas
Kippen-area 19 -year-old is leading in points for drag racing and made it to two final rounds since early May
Chevrolet Camaro Z28. seconds for a quarter mile season.
In his second and third when he was driving 112 Since he was six, Pepper
season, Pepper raced in the miles per hour. has been driving. He started
Street ET modified street "When you launch, it puts with lawn tractors, go-karts
racing series. In his second you hack in your seat. If the and all -terrain cycles.
year of racing, Pepper air is good and everything, Pepper is not sure if he's
placed second overall just my car will pull the front going to compete next year
one point away from second tires about two or three because he starts a one-year
place. Then in his third year, inches off the ground," said co-op with the Electrical
Pepper placed third overall. Pepper. Engineering Technician
He explained that there's a "I guess it's an adrenaline program at Fanshawe
lot more to drag racing than rush. That's why everybody College.
pressing the gas pedal. says they do it because He is not sure if the co-op
"A lot of people think there's no money in it. will allow ' him the
there's nothing to drag There's nothing. It's just an opportunity to race on the
racing. That all you have to adrenaline rush," said weekends next year so he's
do is hold the wheel Pepper. giving it his all this year.
straight." which is definitely Pepper said that racing "I'm going to take a year
not the case said Pepper. actually costs anywhere or two off. I'd like to go out
He said his record is 11.99 from $2,500 to $3,000 a with a bang," said Pepper.
By Jason Middleton •
Expositor Staff
If you're following Dan
Pepper on any road, chances
are, you are doing the speed
limit. But if you are
following him on the race
track, good luck keeping up.
The 19 -year-old Kippen
resident is number two in
points in the Street ET
division at Grand Bend
Motorplex. He is also tied
for number one in points at
the St. Thomas Dragway.
"We just got off to a good
start this year. It's only just
the beginning," said Pepper. Pepper.
If Pepper manages Since he was 16, Pepper
become number one, he will has been drag racing at the
compete to be track Grand Bend Motorplex.
champion at Grand Bend "They had started a new
Motorplex against three class back at Grand Bend.
other track divisions in So, I just thought I'd give it
September. a shot. I did fairly well so I
So far this year, Pepper just stuck with it," said
has has made it to two final Pepper.
rounds since he started In his first year in the
racing in early May. Teen Championship Racing
"A lot of people don't series he scored four wins
take me too seriously and two runners-up.
because I'm young. They During the winter of
don't think of me as a really 2000, Pepper and his father
big threat, but obviously I'm started working on his
a fairly good racer," said current race car a 1983
Jason Middleton photo
Local drag racer Dan Pepper, 19, of Kippen, poses with his current race car, a 1983 Chevrolet
Camaro Z28.
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