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Not really sure its my place, but I feel everyone in our community should be made aware that Frank Grossi passed away yesterday. Frank hadn't been physically too great for a while, but he had driven his car as recently as a year ago I believe.
Obviously many here know Frank a lot better than I do, but I did know him pretty well. Always a tough competitor on the track and always a fun conversation in the pits. Loved to hold a stack and had a great sense of humor. One of my fondest memories of Frank would probably be when he beat me at Tucson one time with a .50 something RT (not .000 yet, still .500). Prior to that, I had always greeted him with something like "Fearless Francois" and a handshake. After that, it was always "Fearless F'ing Five 0 Francois", and we'd have a chuckle. A really good guy. Prayers to his friends and family. This side up... |
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Sorry to hear. Just shows the age of a lot of the racers in our classes. Many of the greats passing. RIP Frank!!
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Indeed, a sad day for the racing fraternity. Frank has always been a fierce competitor as well as a truly nice person. Heartfelt condolences to the entire Grossi family!
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My condolences and prayers to the Grossi family!
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I knew and liked Frank Grossi......I am sure their family (Sante/Darin Grossi) will continue the family tradition of racing (As I hope my sons will also do for me). Irving Family Racing
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Real sorry to see this. I first met Frank when I was a lot younger, as I raced with and hung around Tony Janes and Chuck Norton and others, and Frank was as nice to me as he could be. He loved racing, he loved Super Stock, he loved his fellow racers, and he obviously loved his dogs. He will be missed. Hope his sons carry on with our sport.
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RIP Frank and condolences to his and the extended Grossi family.
If it wasn't for the Grossi family I would never had been a drag racer, it was Jim Jr. (Frank's nephew) that I worked with and got me going to the racers with him, his brothers Darin and Santee, their dad Big Jim and of course, Uncle Frank back in the late '80s, we obviously became very close. Just like everyone else has said, what a great guy with his helpful soul, wit and sarcasm to keep things interesting. You will be missed.
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Sorry to hear this, and condolences to his family.
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Sad Day. Great guy. you will be missed.
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