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The
Clem brothers started racing go-karts 45+ years ago, although we
haven't raced go-karts in over 30 years we still have the racing
bug. The number 7 car Roy_Racin AKA Roy Clem is the eldest of
the team. To save Roy the embarrassment I won't tell you how old
he is (57). He spent many years racing go-karts around Fresno,
California and more often than not taking first place. His
moment of glory came when he competed in the go-kart nationals
in Las Vegas, taking a 4th overall with the only kart in the top
10 without factory sponsorship. In the last 25 years Roy has run
a few autocrosses, driving his brothers Opal GT. Roy is starting
his third year sim racing.
Tester AKA Wayne Clem started racing
go-karts at the age of 5 and his moment of glory (in go-karts)
came by surviving his first race in the junior class. Wayne
started racing Auto-cross about 30 years ago. Starting with a
Morris Miner (d stock class), it took 4 or 5 races to get his
car and driving up to speed, but was able to run consistently in
the top 3 after the first few races, racking up a number of
first place finishes. Wayne has also auto-crossed an Opal GT and other
cars. The first year he raced his Opal GT he was
competing against Porsche 911s and other cars that outclassed
his Opal (thank God they changed the rules and properly classed
his car after the first year). His most memorable race was his
first year in the Opal competing in a class with 15+ cars 10 of
which were the 911s, Wayne managed a 3rd place finish behind two
drivers driving the same car.....You guessed it- a 911s! Wayne
started racing sims with Indy Car 2 and racing on line a
little over four years ago running N3. If anyone has seen
his wife, please tell her he is out of cigarettes. |