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\u201cI don\u2019t want to go out there and feel like I\u2019m bringing a knife to a gunfight,\u201d said Pesz. \u201cWhen you go to a race and feel like you\u2019re not bringing something that has the potential to be the number one qualifier\u2026I just can\u2019t do that. Everyone saw what Chuck 55 did with it earlier this year, and we plan to do even more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just one year ago, Pesz says he had the car in a million pieces and was planning on selling it. At no point did the 2023 Drag Illustrated<\/em> 30 Under 30 honoree imagine he would be in a position to bring it to the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, the first race of the Winter Series, Dec. 5-8.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I got the invite, it was really humbling because I know that this is the best in the world,\u201d Pesz said. \u201cThere is nobody better. Every round you go in, you\u2019re running a world champion. I mean, I look at the fact that I could be racing Antron Brown. I\u2019m a 23-year-old punk ass kid from Texas. I don\u2019t think I have any reason to be running Antron Brown, but if you give me that opportunity, I promise you I\u2019m going to take it.\u201d<\/p>\n While this will be Pesz\u2019s debut driving in the Winter Series, he is no stranger to all three events: the Snowbirds, U.S. Street Nationals, and World Series of Pro Mod. He has attended all of them for years, either working with his father, Brandon, or with other teams. But the opportunity to race this year alongside his father is a unique opportunity that Pesz is cherishing.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI look at what me and my dad have accomplished together. We own a business (PJS Racing Engines) together,\u201d said Pesz. \u201cAt the end of the day, I think any man can say he wants to be like his father. He always worked his ass off and he\u2019s earned everything he\u2019s had. So just to be able to run with him and do what I\u2019ve done this early, I know he\u2019s proud of me. And if I can be half of what my dad is, that means I\u2019m doing something good in life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Pesz also joked that while he loves to trash talk with the best of them, he has to be careful of what he says about his dad in case they have the opportunity to line up next to each other in competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, if I run my dad, he knows I\u2019m going to whip his ass,\u201d Pesz said. \u201cBut I can\u2019t say too much to him because he tunes my car. If I start talking too much, he might send my blower into orbit. So I just think I\u2019ll leave that alone.\u201d<\/p>\n With just one week remaining until the Winter Series kicks off, Pesz confidently says he is ready to dominate. The car has already shown it can go rounds, and Pesz has proven this season that he belongs. Now all that\u2019s left is taking the next step and winning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to get that challenge; I wake up for that challenge,\u201d said Pesz. \u201cI definitely am not taking the opportunity for granted. I\u2019m going to go out there and leave everything on the table. I\u2019ll tell my competitors right now that if you think you\u2019re going to outrun me, try me and see what happens. I\u2019m treating every round like it\u2019s the final round because that\u2019s what you have to do in this field. So if they want it, they can come get it. I don\u2019t care what their name is, how many championships they have. I respect everybody, but when that helmet goes on, it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n The post DI 30 Under 30 Alum Cole Pesz Prepares for Inaugural DI Winter Series<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cole Pesz quickly made a name for himself this year in his first season of No Prep Kings, and now he\u2019s ready to take the next step in his driving career: competing at the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service at Bradenton Motorsports Park.\u00a0 After keeping fans guessing, Pesz announced last week he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cole-Brandon-Pesz.jpg\")
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