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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cLil Goldie has been the most impressive car I\u2019ve ever owned,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cIt responds to every move we make. I feel the pressure to be a front runner with this car as I don\u2019t want to let my dad down. He passed away several years back, and it\u2019s one of those things you never forget \u2013 especially when you\u2019re at the racetrack. I think about my mom and dad all the time. I figured we\u2019d do a tribute car, and that\u2019s what we did.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the family\u2019s history at Gulfport Dragway, Taylor knew he wanted to debut the car there at Dragfest, an event put on by Drag Coverage founder TJ Pruitt. Determined to make it in time, Taylor picked up the car on Thursday, then drove straight to the track and made his first pass on Friday. Despite zero test passes in the car, he qualified No. 1 and took home the event win. As an added bonus, Lil Goldie also won the Best Appearing Car award.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fantastic feeling winning the first race with it,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cIt was a perfect spot to debut the car. Several racers came by and spoke with me and would tell me about their past experiences with my dad and racing against the original Lil Goldie \u2013 how competitive he was and how good of a racer he was. The whole deal has just been a blessing, bringing back a ton of memories driving a car with the same name as his. When we made it into the finals and picked that win up, it was a relief to know that I did the car justice on the first outing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nFrom there, Taylor loaded up and headed west to Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield, California, for the first event in the Speed Promotions Racing Outlaw 32 series. Unlike Gulfport Dragway, Famoso featured a no prep surface, meaning Taylor would once again have zero test passes prior to being the first pair out during the \u201cBeat the Champs\u201d event on Friday night.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you have an untested car, you\u2019re wanting every test pass you can get,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI didn\u2019t get to see any other cars go down in Big Tire before I went down, so I just had to take a guess at it. Thankfully I got the tune-up right and it went right on down through there.\u201d<\/p>\n
From there, Taylor only got quicker. On Saturday, he defeated three-time series champion Ryan Martin, Brandon James, \u201cDisco Dean\u201d Karns, and Jeff Lutz on his way to a final-round matchup with Nate Sayler. And although Sayler \u2013 driving the \u201cGucci\u201d Nova owned by Charis Michael \u2013 picked up the $40,000 win, Taylor was still ecstatic about his team\u2019s performance. And perhaps more importantly, he\u2019s gotten back to why he started drag racing in the first place \u2013 having fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis tribute car made racing fun for me again,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cOver the years, when you do something over and over and over, it becomes repetitive and a little bit like a job. But now I can feel my parents riding with me every pass. When you bring something sentimental into it, and you get that feeling every time you turn on a win light, that\u2019s when it becomes fun again. That\u2019s what family does in drag racing \u2013 they make it fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, with a win and a runner-up in his first two appearances with the car, Taylor is not only having fun again, he\u2019s as confident as he\u2019s ever been. Currently sitting second in the Outlaw 32 point standings, he\u2019s put himself in an early position to earn his first championship in the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a hot rod, I\u2019ll say that,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWe\u2019re super confident. We don\u2019t want to get our hopes up too much because it\u2019s drag racing \u2013 a car or a motor can let you down at any moment. I would say we\u2019re very confident, but not cocky. We know it\u2019s going to take a lot of work and a lot of luck to get this thing done. But I feel like we\u2019ve got one of the fastest hot rods on the circuit and hopefully we can prove that this season.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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