In Part 1 we looked at the influences that helped shape the Gejeian driving wheel: his family, love of farming, life on the ranch, and racing hardtops. Here, we look at his showmanship, his daring and innovative show rods, and his Armenian racing brotherhood in Fresno, as well as his honored contributions to the history and cultural life in Fresno.
“There’ll never be another Blackie,” Fresno’s late Kenny Takeuchi, the dean of Central Valley track announcer, said. In an earlier interview before his death in 2019 at 92, “Tak” recalled his four decades as track announcer, historian, media manager, and statistician as well as his
