This is how its done!

Racing often runs in the blood, father to son, or as in this case, father to daughter.

But let me backup a little. I am referring to master tuner, E.F.I. pioneer, and racer Pat Musi, who has been racing since the early eighties in Pro Stock (finished 4th in 1981). Pat is no stranger in Curacao, as he has been competing here as well, driving for Frankie Brandao for many years.

Most of us "locals" who know Pat, were surprised when it was announced that his daughter Lizzy was going to follow in his footsteps. Well, not necessarily the latter rather that Pat had such a beautiful daughter.
Alright, enough about her looks.

21-year-old Lizzy Musi debuted at the ADRL season opener at Bayton, Texas, driving in team owner John Lee's 1969 Camaro, powered by a Pat Musi Performance nitrous boosted, fuel-injected, 762-cubic-inch engine.

The New Jersey native had only some two-dozen test runs with the car and surely must have felt lots of pressure. Having qualified fifth she won her first round on a holeshot but ran into trouble on her burnout for the second round against Folse. Some how she lost control of the Camaro and wound up sideways and straddling the center line about a 100 feet out. Luckily, she did not make contact with the wall.

Obviously disappointed with her first outing she explained that something must have gone wrong with the rev limiter's chip causing excessive wheel spin and her to loose control.

Team owner John Lee on the mishap: "She qualified well, won a round and probably learned something there. All in all, not really a bad weekend. We'll load it up and take it to the next race".

So what is a father to do when this happens to your kid. Well, you go out and you show him/her how it's done, right? Ok, I am really speculating here but it is not that much of a stretch!

The picture to the right shows legendary doorslammer Pat Musi getting a little out of shape during a burnout for Pro Mod eliminations.
Frank Brandao's 2009 Dodge Stratus King Kong V is about to snap back at this point!

We wish Lizzy all the best in her racing career and look forward to seeing Pat back in Curacao soon.

Thanks for reading.

Source: ADRL, Competition Plus, Edelblog.