Lizzy Musi Loses Battle with Cancer

Surrounded by her household, within the consolation of her own residence, Lizzy Musi was known as to heaven at 11:25 p.m. tonight. Thanks for all of the prayers and assist all through her battle. At the moment, the household want to have time to course of, grieve, and make preparations in peace. We are going to give an replace as quickly as we’ve got info to share. -Pat Musi

As racers, every go generally is a battle – a battle – for our lives. Qualifying, eliminations, even a check hit. And the quicker you go, the slimmer the margins for error and the upper the stakes. More often than not, we dwell to battle one other day. However typically, it catches up with us. We wish to consider we’re immortal each time we strap in, however deep down we all know that isn’t the case.

When actuality pops up its ugly head, it isn’t all the time the plain issues we expect can be our demise. Typically it’s a silent and unseen ugliness that grows in power because it takes ours. That’s how most cancers works. It drains the life out of an individual in order that it could possibly develop, like an evil parasite that exists solely to annihilate what it inhabits.

In contrast to a few of my colleagues at Dragzine, I by no means met Lizzy Musi. However I can inform you I drove previous Pat Musi Racing Engines many a time as a fellow New Jersey native, who later relocated to the Charlotte, NC space. It’s odd to have parallels like that with somebody that you simply by no means really met, and be in the identical trade – simply looking from the passenger seat.

As an outsider, I can inform you that she was each bit the robust Jersey woman kind that I grew up with–and the state has develop into well-known for producing. She was a fierce competitor, shortly climbing the ranks in ADRL and PDRA earlier than proving a prime contender on “Road Outlaws” and No Prep Kings. Whereas a lot is talked about in her private life, maybe we are able to all give a bit grace to somebody that was the middle of drag racing consideration whereas in her 20s and had barely turned 30 earlier than dealing with the largest battle of her life with breast most cancers. Late final evening (June twenty seventh, 2024), she misplaced that year-long battle.

Relaxation in peace, Lizzy Musi.