Not all Pardhis poach, but virtually all tiger poaching in India involves Pardhis. Soft-spoken and shy, Rajesh doesnât seem like a natural-born killer, but in a country where career paths are still often hereditary, hunting, he says, was in his blood.
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He met Mike Bonicelli and soon became Mike's crew chief, we're all still good friends to this day. CSIS was built a just off Hwy 94, a few miles east of Peterson Air Force Base as the replacement for Pikes Peak Speedway, which was right near Powers and Platte (Hwy 24). I believe it opened in 76 (maybe 75?) and closed at the end of the 1985 season when the land was sold to a land developer...Frank Aries(?)