>>>*I thought I was the old coot around here, jeez...1958?

*My first time was 1964, in a brand new Palomar red Impala SS with a 327, 250 H/P three speed on the tree.

G/S stick, I won the race too, turning 15.10 @ 89 MPH. By the end of that year (with a FEW minor changes ALL bone stock...*of course.. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />) she was running 14.40's at 98.

I got hooked, next was a 1961 Corvette that would pull the front wheels and ran in the low 12's, then a D/Dragster that ran 9.51 @ 151 mph. I managed to set the National record for the class at Woodburn one day, got it taken away from me just 15 minutes later by a twin engine D car, two pontiacs in the thing.

Too slow, I ended up in a twin engine dragster myself, supercharged, 392" Mopar hemi's, over 210 MPH.

Even more fun was the 22" minibike with the Mac chain saw engine my brother and I "borrowed" from our Dad's saw when he wasn't looking. That thing ran 9.20 in the 1/8th mile, not scary back then since I was invulnerable but now I shudder at even thinking of riding that.

*I actually DID ride that thing, God! The track owner at Balboa in Eugene came over to us and said, "Hey, guys. Let's talk...."

*Watch out! Drag racing gets you hooked, then no food, no milk for the baby and candles to read by at night!....*LOL**....*EB