I walked out of there last night not remembering if I ever heard of Aaron Farney??? I stopped at a gas station on the way back north and 3 guys came in with Aaron Farney shirts on and we had a nice conversation standing in our stall. They said he was from Brookston, only a hour from me. Can anyone tell what his background is?
I had never heard of him before last night either. Impressive run, he crushed the competition. He had a huge smile on his face after the race.
He's 19 years old and has been racing since he was 4. Second year in sprint cars, but this is his first full season. Robert Ballou is his mentor and helps set up the car.
Came out of mmsa lightning sprints which are 1000cc upright sprints and are the same size as a full midget and use all the same components... only difference is chain drive. Farney was very good in his lightning sprint and is showing major improvement in sprint car as we all could see.
I parked across the street at the Harley dealer and had to pay $5 to walk into the place just like I was a car full of people. A buck or two I could understand but I thought it was a raw deal. The money is nothing, just didn't understand the reasoning as I didn't park on the fairgrounds.
I said last year after seeing him a couple times early that Farney would win a big race when nobody's expecting it. Think they ran into some backing problems the rest of the year because he wasn't as strong as early.
Then this year. Katy bar the door. Hooking up with Ballou. He's been knocking all year on that door and finally broke through.
