This car seemed to fight us every step of the way. We started with a flat-black 1997 Ford Thunderbird wearing the number 9. “In 2016, I convinced some friends of mine to build a race car and race in a series called the 24 hours of Lemons. But make no mistake: I still wanted to be a race car driver. So, when it became time to find a career, I chose law enforcement - and let’s face it, I had a car with a number on it, stickers, and occasionally I could go fast. As I got into my late teens, the path to get into racing never became clear. It fueled my craving to become a race car driver even more. They made a figure-8 track in the side yard for me to race on. “As I grew older my parents bought me a go-kart. The fun of playing with my toys along with watching Bill Elliott win races created a desire and dream inside me to one day become a race car driver. During my childhood, I would play with my toy race cars always pretending to be Bill - of course, making sure that the number 9 always won. Here’s the story if my racing dream: As a child growing up in rural Alabama, I always loved playing with my toy race cars. “Hi, Ford Performance! My name is Bruce Jansen. Jansen II and are able to share the story below of his Thunderbird race car and his childhood dream to be a race car driver. That’s exactly how we met up with Bruce E.

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