PESZ FATHER-SON DUO PERSEVERES THROUGH WINTER SERIES
Despite not attaining the success they were hoping for at the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J & A Service, the father-son team of Brandon and Cole Pesz still used the three events as a learning experience. The lessons learned were especially valuable for the ultra-confident Cole,
who at 23 years old was making his DIWS and World Series of Pro Mod debut.
“ When I went into it, I felt like I was one of the best in the world,” Cole says.“ Leaving there, I feel like now I have some shit I need to work on personally. I don’ t think I got complacent— I think I just got humbled. That’ s part of being
> COLE PESZ young and growing.”
Cole suffered mechanical issues with his screw-blown‘ 69 Camaro during the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, but was able to bring out the“ Eleanor”’ 67 Mustang— owned by Cody Sanders— that he races in No Prep Kings for the final two races. Meanwhile, Brandon expected to debut his new“ Headhunter” Corvette, but simply ran out of time to get it completed. However, longtime friend Todd Martin loaned Brandon his brand-new Pro Mod Mustang, allowing both father and son to compete at the Winter Series.
Unfortunately, neither Cole nor Brandon found their way into the 32-car field throughout the series. Yet despite all the challenges thrown their way, Cole says honoring their commitment to compete in the Winter Series was important to their family.
“ I’ m a man of my word,” he says.“ This is my passion. This is what I do. I’ m going to persevere through the growing pains of this Winter Series. I’ m already focused on next December.”
In addition to competing, the duo co-owns PJS Racing Engines, a longtime supporter of the World Series of Pro Mod, and now the DIWS. The company has long been known for building top-tier Hemi-based powerplants for Pro Mods,
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