Originally posted by robot
And they gave trophies with WOOD and METAL on them. The wood was walnut.
We ran at an AHRA track where the handicap was "car lengths". I
The pits were gravel and they sold Coke in real bottles, not cups.
Most of us drove to the track

Wood, metal and chunks of marble tropies. At one time I had boxes and boxes of those that got religated to the attack of the garage.
I never had a trailer back then. Each week I took tools,jack and stands,spare tire and a extra 3rd member. That was my insurance that I would make it home.
I loved getting those 6 to 8 car lenght spots. Those little mind games always helped.
I have to admit, when we went from flags to the christmas tree, we thought we were really uptown.