For anyone who grew up in Southern California or Indianapolis, the Agajanian name is synonymous with auto racing. In Part One, JC Agajanian Jr. gave us a fascinating look into his family history in auto racing along with some incredible stories throughout a timeline from the 50’s through today. In Part Two, JC talks about how his family got involved with Indy car racing at the Speedway, some of the famous drivers who drove for them there and how their relationship continues with the Andretti name today. He also gives some heartfelt advice to young drivers getting started in the sport on how to best represent your sponsors and team. This is good advice for any race car driver out there. Good news we’ll have him back for Part Three next week. Enjoy!
NOTE: Turkey Night at the Ventura Fairgrounds will be coming up on Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. For more information you can go to the Ventura Raceway website at: https://venturaraceway.com/
Or to buy tickets, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/82nd-annual-turkey-night-grand-prix-tickets-629591554287?aff=oddtdtcreator
JC Agajanian is not only a successful auto racing businessman, but an incredibly personable guy that can certainly keep a group entertained with captivating stories of auto racing.
JC’s thought-provoking answers to Larry’s questions are sure to entertain and inform race fans and drivers.–photo by Don Swanson
A Fast Lane www.raceschool.com exclusive! In this behind-the-scenes video short, JC shows us how he would record a radio commercial for the world famous Ascot Raceway in Gardena, CA.–video by Don Swanson
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