I'ld love to be there but the trip from Michigan just isn't in the cards right now. Was in the Air Force '67-'71 and stationed in Sacramento. Civilian buddy and I used to race his Plum Crazy '70 R/T 440 4spd at the Sacto strip on Saturdays against all the Chevelles, Torinos, Mustangs, etc. We'ld walk the strip with the promoter prior to opening and pick up the broken pieces of Roddy's clutch parts among other things.
We ran pure stock as the car was his wife's daily driver (when he let her that is) and had to change out the plugs each week and/or terrorize the Marconi Ave. locals to blow out the carbon from her conservative driving style and slow speeds. You could take a passenger ("co-driver") back then so I'ld go with on a run or two listening for spark knock from our "power tuning" efforts. The wives complained about our never taking them once too often so we took them to the Sacto track and had them "co-drive" a couple flat out runs against other cars. Worked like a charm - they never asked to go again!!!!
Then when the big boys came to Orange Cty we'ld head down there Sunday to watch some serious thrashing by The Snake, The Mongoose, Chi Town Hustler, The Hawaiian, etc. Ahhh, the good old days.
You guys enjoy and inhale some of that hi-test exhaust and fried tires for me. I'll be there in spirit!
Randy C.
