Small world isn't it? Great picture.
ARDUNDOUG@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/26/1999 8:31:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> saltracer@awwwsome.com writes:
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> Guys,
> I ran at the Santa Maria Drag Strip in 1960. Won a $25 U.S. Bond as Top
> Eliminator (the only top eliminator of my career). I beat a Cadillac
> powered Slingshot for the title. At that time they were using a red and
> green light hung over the middle of the starting line as a start
> signal. We were facing into the sun, we started and the dragster
> stopped, so I stopped, and we returned to the line. The driver of the
> dragster told the starter he couldn't see the light, so next time he
> started us with a flag. What had really happened was that he had lost
> second gear. On the second start, he tried to make it in high gear only,
> but failed to get to the finish line in time. Bye the way, the shut off
> area ended up in someone's front yard.
>
> We stopped in Santa Maria when we went to the Gas Up in 1994, and tried
> to find the old drag strip, I think I located it, but boy things have
> changed since 1960.
>
> I'm trying to include a picture of us at Santa Maria, hope it comes
> through.
>
> Tom, Redding CA
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> Tom & Group,
> Great pic of Santa Maria and your roadster in 1960. I have a pic of my
> car vs "Wild Bill" Collier running for Top Eliminator in about 1956-57. It
> was taken from the little grandstands that are visible in the right
> background of your pic. On start-up we had broken the Flatty that belonged to
> the guy leaning over the car. Collier was waiting to see if we could start.
> I'll see if the pic is on my ZIP drive and attach it if I can.....Ardun
> Doug in CA
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