I have spent many Saturday;s at Quaker City Raceway over the years. Anytime you are anywhere for a long
time there are certain things that become a common fixture, "Faze II Racing" was one of those. I had
assumed, as I do all to often, that Faze II Racing was a commercial venture that either built engines or
chassis, etc. After all you saw the Faze II logo on a car every time you turned around it seemed.
As usual I was way off on my assumptions. It turns out Faze II was one of the neatest race teams I have
come across in a long time. Quaker City Raceway has been the home track for the Faze II team for over
thirty five years and is into it's second generation of racers.
Before it was Faze II, it was just Bob Randolph. I guess you could say Bob is responsible for all this. He
started racing at Quaker City in the late sixties with a 55 Chevy.
When he was in the service stationed in Fort Knox Kentucky.
Bob would drive home on Friday night to race on Saturday,
and then drive back on Sunday. That may seem a little insane,
but when your pumping 103 octane through your veins....
well, maybe it's dedication. After the "55" Bob drove a 66 Chevelle,
and then a 69 Camero which he still drives today.
In the late 70's a 68 Camero was purchased and Perry Donnalley,
Bob's brother-in-law was added to the team as driver.
With a second car added to the line-up, this began the second
phase of this family team, thus, "Faze II Racing" , and it didn't stop there. In the early Eighties another "68"
Camero was acquired and Kathy Randolph was in the drivers seat. When Kathy was pregnant with their
son Bobby, (soon to be driver #5) Perry's wife Wendy started her driving career. "You keeping up with me
so far?" we're not done just yet, now it's Perry and Wendy's turn, (driver #6) Lane is born......
and a "69" Nova and a Jr. dragster are not far behind, "Whew" now that that's all cleared up.
You would think with this many machines in your stable you would have some serious sponsorship behind
you, not the case. This is a grass roots racing enterprise. All the wrenching is done by Bob and Perry and
for years have made sure the cars are ready on race day. Now we know the prize money from local tracks
will barely pay your entrance fee's, It's more about bragging rights, so keeping things running takes a little
tenacity and sacrifice.
Everyone has their job to do, after each run the ladies will get the info from the dial-in runs and figure the
adjustments that need made for the track conditions, temperature, etc. It's those little adjustments that gets
you to the finish line first. The formula seems to work.
The newest additions to Faze II are Bobby Randolph (driver #5) with a
"69" small block Nova. Though Bobby has only been racing a few years
he has spent most of his life at the track. While most kids grew up
racing with video games, Bobby's joy stick was a four speed.
This season Bobby is running courtesy of his Mom's Camero.
With the tight economy a few parts where swiped from Kathy's car to
keep Bobby on the track. Again, the formula works, well at least for
Bobby its working this year.
Then you have Lane Donnalley, (driver #6). Lane runs in the Junior Drags.
At eleven Lane has been racing for three years and in 2008 was the Jr-Pro
stock champion. Lane's 5hp Briggs Raptor does the 1/8th mile in under
eleven seconds and runs on alcohol, at least I hope it's his car and not
Lane running on that stuff. Lane's goal is to graduate into a full size rail.
In time he will be a force to reckon with.
time there are certain things that become a common fixture, "Faze II Racing" was one of those. I had
assumed, as I do all to often, that Faze II Racing was a commercial venture that either built engines or
chassis, etc. After all you saw the Faze II logo on a car every time you turned around it seemed.
As usual I was way off on my assumptions. It turns out Faze II was one of the neatest race teams I have
come across in a long time. Quaker City Raceway has been the home track for the Faze II team for over
thirty five years and is into it's second generation of racers.
Before it was Faze II, it was just Bob Randolph. I guess you could say Bob is responsible for all this. He
started racing at Quaker City in the late sixties with a 55 Chevy.
When he was in the service stationed in Fort Knox Kentucky.
Bob would drive home on Friday night to race on Saturday,
and then drive back on Sunday. That may seem a little insane,
but when your pumping 103 octane through your veins....
well, maybe it's dedication. After the "55" Bob drove a 66 Chevelle,
and then a 69 Camero which he still drives today.
In the late 70's a 68 Camero was purchased and Perry Donnalley,
Bob's brother-in-law was added to the team as driver.
With a second car added to the line-up, this began the second
phase of this family team, thus, "Faze II Racing" , and it didn't stop there. In the early Eighties another "68"
Camero was acquired and Kathy Randolph was in the drivers seat. When Kathy was pregnant with their
son Bobby, (soon to be driver #5) Perry's wife Wendy started her driving career. "You keeping up with me
so far?" we're not done just yet, now it's Perry and Wendy's turn, (driver #6) Lane is born......
and a "69" Nova and a Jr. dragster are not far behind, "Whew" now that that's all cleared up.
You would think with this many machines in your stable you would have some serious sponsorship behind
you, not the case. This is a grass roots racing enterprise. All the wrenching is done by Bob and Perry and
for years have made sure the cars are ready on race day. Now we know the prize money from local tracks
will barely pay your entrance fee's, It's more about bragging rights, so keeping things running takes a little
tenacity and sacrifice.
Everyone has their job to do, after each run the ladies will get the info from the dial-in runs and figure the
adjustments that need made for the track conditions, temperature, etc. It's those little adjustments that gets
you to the finish line first. The formula seems to work.
The newest additions to Faze II are Bobby Randolph (driver #5) with a
"69" small block Nova. Though Bobby has only been racing a few years
he has spent most of his life at the track. While most kids grew up
racing with video games, Bobby's joy stick was a four speed.
This season Bobby is running courtesy of his Mom's Camero.
With the tight economy a few parts where swiped from Kathy's car to
keep Bobby on the track. Again, the formula works, well at least for
Bobby its working this year.
Then you have Lane Donnalley, (driver #6). Lane runs in the Junior Drags.
At eleven Lane has been racing for three years and in 2008 was the Jr-Pro
stock champion. Lane's 5hp Briggs Raptor does the 1/8th mile in under
eleven seconds and runs on alcohol, at least I hope it's his car and not
Lane running on that stuff. Lane's goal is to graduate into a full size rail.
In time he will be a force to reckon with.
Bob Randolph and his wife Kathy
Bob's "66" Chevelle
Bob's "69" Camero
Perry Donnalley and his wife Wendy
In 2003 with a new trailer on the line, Wendy was home
recovering from surgery. After each run Perry would call home
with the stats from the previous run and Wendy would calculate
the adjustments from home; Perry won the trailer. Like I said, the
formula works. That same year Bob won a new engine.
Running in the same class, Bob and Perry try to avoid being side
by side in the staging lanes, you don't want to eliminate a team
member unless you both get into the finals. In 2008 that's what
happened. Both were tied for second place in points at the end
of the season, Just two points out of first; no getting out of this
one. At the end of the season Perry had finished second and Bob
was in third.
recovering from surgery. After each run Perry would call home
with the stats from the previous run and Wendy would calculate
the adjustments from home; Perry won the trailer. Like I said, the
formula works. That same year Bob won a new engine.
Running in the same class, Bob and Perry try to avoid being side
by side in the staging lanes, you don't want to eliminate a team
member unless you both get into the finals. In 2008 that's what
happened. Both were tied for second place in points at the end
of the season, Just two points out of first; no getting out of this
one. At the end of the season Perry had finished second and Bob
was in third.
You would think with this many machines in your stable you
would have some serious sponsorship behind you, not the
case. This is a grass roots racing enterprise.
would have some serious sponsorship behind you, not the
case. This is a grass roots racing enterprise.
By Bill Scheetz
With many years of racing, Faze II is sticking with the family tradition of spending their weekend together as a team. If I had the resources to put
behind a team, this is what I would be looking for. Fortunately there are some that know a winner when they see it like Koffel's Place in Huron Ohio ,
Miller's Engine in New Waterford, Namsco out of Newcastle PA., Smiths Auto and Speed in East Liverpool, and Sparografix Signs in East Palestine.
Whatever the points may show at the end of the season, Faze II will always be winners.
behind a team, this is what I would be looking for. Fortunately there are some that know a winner when they see it like Koffel's Place in Huron Ohio ,
Miller's Engine in New Waterford, Namsco out of Newcastle PA., Smiths Auto and Speed in East Liverpool, and Sparografix Signs in East Palestine.
Whatever the points may show at the end of the season, Faze II will always be winners.
Bobby Randolph
Lane Donnalley
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