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The four-generation pit crew

Three generations of stock-car enthusiasts became four this year
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(From left) Rick Mitchell, Treysen Mitchell, Colby White, Bob Mitchell and Cliff Mitchell. Phil Mclachlan/The Free Press

Three generations of stock-car enthusiasts became four this year when young Treysen Mitchell rolled onto the oval track for the first time.

Seventy-six-year-old Bob Mitchell watched from the stands as his eight-year-old great-grandson sped around the track in his bright red 78 Bandolero (miniature stock car), with the Red Rabbit Racing logo printed proudly on the side. It’s tradition for this family to travel down south every year to race, and they did so again for memorial day weekend at the Montana Raceway Park.

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Phil McLachlan

About the Author: Phil McLachlan

Phil McLachlan is the editor at the Penticton Western News. He served as the reporter, and eventually editor of The Free Press newspaper in Fernie.
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