GRANDSON TO FULFIL LATE GRANDFATHER’S WISH AT NOSTALGIA DRAGS THIS WEEKEND The 20 year old grandson of the late Roly Leahy will fulfil a long-held dream for his grandfather this weekend at Willowbank Raceway when he competes in Roly’s ‘Forever Young’ Front-Engined Dragster as part of Sunday’s Nostalgia Drags event (10 August). ‘Forever Young’ and its late owner are legends of Australia’s drag racing scene, and while Roly may be sorely missed he will never be forgotten thanks to the efforts of his sons Greg and Peter Leahy. Along with the rest of the Leahy family, the brothers have been journeying to the United States each October since their father’s passing in attempts to achieve their father’s dream of going 200 miles per hour (approx. 321kmh) at California’s Famoso Raceway, where Roly himself raced in 2007 and 2008. In 2013, they achieved this with Greg at the wheel and Roly’s ashes on-board, signalling that it was time to bring the dragster home so that Josh – son of Greg and the oldest of the Leahy grandchildren – could take the reins as Roly had always wanted. For the full story, go to bit.ly/1sotFk2
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 02:09:10 +0000
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