Through hard work from three generations, with Eric’s father Scott guiding the company for the past serval decades, D&S Auto Sales has grown considerably.Įric McKinney with his father Scott and his grandfather. McKinney’s grandfather started the operation in 1962. I greatly appreciate what we do because it pays for our racing.” “I don’t mind getting out there and getting my hands dirty to get the job done. It is a very demanding business and we are always shorthanded it seems,” McKinney said. Now 32-years-old, McKinney is expecting his first child this summer and continues to become a more vital part of his family’s used auto parts business, D&S Auto Parts in Hamersville, Ohio. It’s a time when racing needs to be a stress reliever, not a stress causer. “It’s hard to get focused when you are going through a business transition at home and chasing a championship.” “As you get older priorities change,” McKinney said. The class has changed greatly in the past six seasons and so has McKinney. Now from the minute we pull in I feel like I better make sure I cut a damn good light and shift on time.” I used to go to a drag race and there was no pressure.
“We have been pushing so hard for the past six seasons it has caused a lot of stress. I told my father let’s stop worrying about chasing points and just go race, have fun and go fast,” McKinney said. He knows it will ultimately lead him back to where he wants to be. McKinney is relishing an opportunity to look at the sport he loves with a fresh, laid back perspective. Expectations grow and it’s more difficult to be satisfied with a runner-up. The champion becomes a target for the field each time out. Climbing the mountain can be easier than staying on top of it when everyone else wants the same spot. Racers, mixed martial arts fighters, football players and serval others often talk about the intense pressure associated with defending a championship. There is a cliché in sports that it’s easier to win a championship than defend it. The untimely fire to his motorcycle helped snap one of the most impressive streaks in all of motorcycle drag racing – McKinney’s five consecutive PDRA championship titles.Ī string of dominance for the ages can make it difficult to relax. The Ohio-based rider was unseated for the PDRA crown by a narrow margin in what was a hotly-contested and increasingly competitive year for the class.
ERICS EXTREME RACE PRO
Pro Extreme Motorcycle standout racer Eric McKinney knows the feeling all too well after watching his beloved motorcycle burn, while in the thick of a championship hunt last October. The immense amount of pressure that comes with success and sustaining it can be overpowering. Oftentimes a racer’s most fierce opponent is himself.
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