SUPER COMP RACER INSPIRED BY SCHUMACHER
Wed, 2010-06-02 19:29
Top Fuel Champion Tony Schumacher can leave a lasting impression; just ask Corbin Mehrbrodt.
This weekend Mehrbrodt will race in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in a Super Comp eliminator. The inspiration for the outing came from Schumacher, many years ago.
Mehrbrodt, then an impressionable 10-year-old Bolling Brook (Ill.) boy, was inspired both to drag race and join the Army by a meeting with Schumacher back in 2002. Mehrbrodt will report for basic training in two weeks.
This weekend Mehrbrodt will race in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in a Super Comp eliminator. The inspiration for the outing came from Schumacher, many years ago.
Mehrbrodt, then an impressionable 10-year-old Bolling Brook (Ill.) boy, was inspired both to drag race and join the Army by a meeting with Schumacher back in 2002. Mehrbrodt will report for basic training in two weeks.
“I saw Tony eight years ago and decided a drag racer is what I wanted to be,” said the now 18 year old who had been racing since the age of seven (go karts, sprint cars and junior dragsters). “I also saw the soldiers at the race and developed an interest in becoming one of them. I spent the next several years talking to recruiters and at 17 signed up for delayed entry.
“I report to Fort Knox June 30 to begin my Army service and training as a tanker.”
Mehrbrodt’s Super Comp car, driver suit and crew uniforms will mimic Schumacher’s in color and design.
This weekend Mehrbrodt will race in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in a Super Comp eliminator. The inspiration for the outing came from Schumacher, many years ago.
Mehrbrodt, then an impressionable 10-year-old Bolling Brook (Ill.) boy, was inspired both to drag race and join the Army by a meeting with Schumacher back in 2002. Mehrbrodt will report for basic training in two weeks.
Top Fuel Champion Tony Schumacher can leave a lasting impression; just ask Corbin Mehrbrodt.
Then 10 years old, Corbin Mehrbrodt posed with Tony Schumacher for this 2002 photo. In two weeks, Mehrbrodt will begin basic training in the Army. This weekend he's racing Super Comp.
This weekend Mehrbrodt will race in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in a Super Comp eliminator. The inspiration for the outing came from Schumacher, many years ago.
Mehrbrodt, then an impressionable 10-year-old Bolling Brook (Ill.) boy, was inspired both to drag race and join the Army by a meeting with Schumacher back in 2002. Mehrbrodt will report for basic training in two weeks.
“I saw Tony eight years ago and decided a drag racer is what I wanted to be,” said the now 18 year old who had been racing since the age of seven (go karts, sprint cars and junior dragsters). “I also saw the soldiers at the race and developed an interest in becoming one of them. I spent the next several years talking to recruiters and at 17 signed up for delayed entry.
“I report to Fort Knox June 30 to begin my Army service and training as a tanker.”
Mehrbrodt’s Super Comp car, driver suit and crew uniforms will mimic Schumacher’s in color and design.
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