The Kirts Family

[Master Oil Racing Team]

I don't know the beginnings of the Kirts' family racing history, although I have seen a black and white photo of a young Mel Kirts receiving a trophy. This is as hard a racing family as I have ever seen. Nobody tougher. They will not give up. That's not to say they drive dirty, or were bad losers or anything like that. They are just fearless when it comes to racing. I guess it must be the Dad Mel racing until his sixties and the boys Tom, Dan and Jerry trying their sibling best to outdo one another. The Kirts family was always at the top, and they were a great bunch to race with. I will be looking for some old articles to see why I can find about the Kirts family that goes way back. In the meantime I expect there will be lots of comments on the Kirts family and their history. A few pics to kick this thread off.