Drag Illustrated Issue 123, July 2017 | Page 21

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Paton Racing crew member Yvonne Potter waits patiently on driver Todd Paton to lay down a patch of rubber on the starting line of Canada’s Toronto Motorsports Park during the Canadian Nitro Nationals, an independent event featuring Top Fuel dragsters and nitro Funny Cars, jet cars, Pro Modifieds, alcohol Funny Cars and more. It’s an event Paton prioritizes on his schedule, hopping back in the seat of the car his family usually rents out to drivers like drag boat racer Shawn Reed and Paton’s Racepak coworker, Cameron Ferre. Photograph by Brennan Shortall Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga, Ontario, Canada Saturday, July 1, 2017 BOX July 2017 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 21