The inaugural Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival was not the end of the story. It was the beginning of one.

In the years that followed, the event grew in ways the founding group could not have fully anticipated. New people found their way to it and made themselves indispensable. Bo and Matt Harris, CB’s sons, carried the family name forward. Bo’s wife Stacey became the voice of the event, singing the national anthem each year before the first car rolled out. Jon Mensie deepened the Jaguar Club connection. Russell Dickey came in through Kevin Hinckle and brought true vintage racing to the circuit – actual race cars, properly prepared, competing on the same ghost track where the greats had once raced. Russ Sifers arrived and made charity a cornerstone, driving the rides and fundraising that gave the event a community purpose beyond the cars. John Styers joined the board and was in line to become president when he passed – a loss felt deeply. James Mackenzie, who kept the cars moving and the parking organized from the very beginning, is also gone.

Some of the original committee members stepped back over time. Others picked up more. Kevin Hinckle never left the track. Rick Van Tuyl never left the autocross. Tracy Modlin kept the location safe and clean.  The corner workers kept putting it on their calendars.

Darren Traub stepped back from the board in 2016 – not because the event was struggling, but because it wasn’t. It had its own legs.

It is now in its 13th year. The track is not a ghost. It never will be again.

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