Team Zizzo

Mike Kern

Hometown - Lisle, IL
Title - Crew Chief
Nickname- Mikey
Years with Zizzo Racing - 7
Years Drag Racing - +30
Hobbies - billiards, softball, football
Occupation - Powertrain Research Engineering Technician

FAVORITES:

Music - rock, heavy-metal
Food - lasagna

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Tony Smith

Hometown - Aurora, IL
Martial Status - Married (Stacey)
Title - Clutch Specialist
Nickname - T.S. - T. SMITH - REGGIE
Years with Zizzo Racing - 19
Years Drag Racing - 21
Hobbies - coaching basketball, playing rock band, serving wife
Occupation - Quality Control at Dollar Tree Inc.

FAVORITES:

Music - Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Rush
Movie - The Godfather,"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Food - Mexican
Quote - "Leave the gun,get the cannolis." -  "When that rope pulls around your neck, you can feel the devil bite your ass." -  "When it's time to shoot....shoot, don't talk."

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Mike Adams

Hometown - Chicago, IL
Marital Status - single
Title - Utilities/Tires
Nickname - Kankel's
Years with Zizzo Racing - 1
Hobbies - drag racing, car audio
Occupation - Parts Driver

FAVORITES:

Music - hip hop, alternative, classic rock, oldies
Movie - Bad Boys 2, Grandmas's Boy, Hangover, all comedy
Food - Mexican, Italian, breakfast
Quote - "Thats what she said."

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Tony Zizzo (SR.)

Hometown - Lincolnshire, IL
Marital Status - engaged
Title- owner
Nickname - ZIZ
Years with Zizzo Racing - 31
Years in drag racing - 35 years
Hobbies - car builder
Occupation - racing (self employed)
Special Talent or little known fact about self - "A good challenge keeps me going."

FAVORITES:

Music- oldies
Movie - Worlds Fastest Indian
Food - pizza
Quote - "When i get rich and famous!"
Something you might not know about me - I'm a Bonneville salt flat licensed driver.

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Cathie Gallo

Hometown - Chicago, IL
Marital Status - engaged
Title - Public Relations
Nickname - The Redhead
Years with Zizzo Racing - 9
Years Drag Racing - 9
Occupation - self employed
Something you might not know about me - I love to talk to people

FAVORITES:

Music - John Mayer - Say What You Need To Say
Movie- Under the Tuscan Sun
Food- Lou Malnati's Pizza
Quote - "What Goes Around comes around."

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Rick Dale

Hometown - Pleasant Praire,WI
Marital Status - married
Title - Cylinder heads
Nickname- Ricky
Years with Zizzo Racing - 1-1/2
Years Drag Racing - 22
Hobbies - hunting
Occupation - Engineer

FAVORITES:

Music - C&W, classic rock, Rush, Pink Floyd, Alan Jackson, Ramones
Movie - Blues Brothers, Grumpy Old Men, Uncommon Valor, any John Wayne movie
Food - seafood, venison, most any wild game

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Rick Messmore

Hometown - McHenry, IL
Title - Car Chief
Nickname- RICK,RICK,RICK
Years with Zizzo Racing - 5
Years Drag Racing - 19 years
Hobbies - poker
Occupation - Manager

FAVORITES:

Music - rock, AC/DC
Movie - Rounders
Food - ice-cream

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Ryan Ramos

Hometown - Crete,IL
Marital Status - Engaged (Dawn)
Title - Bottom End/Rebuild & inspect Racks/motor assembly
Nickname- RAMOS
Years with Zizzo Racing - 3
Years Drag Racing - 12
Occupation - Union Chicago Ironworker
Something you might not know about me - Use to race BMX bicycles (finished in 8th in World cup race when I was 18, was track champion 2 years in a row, runner up in Gold Cup race). Also can walk the beams up in the sky (sky walker).