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sneal251 · 10-31-2012, 10:25 PM

My first drag strip pass was at Charleston Rhode Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, 1964, still in high school, I had a 1961 Ford, 375 horse 390 (Bought used $895 with no oil pressure& rebuilt the engine)3 speed on the tree. Had a screw in the return lever (trick of the week to get the vacuum secondary’s to open sooner) on the Holley four barrel and the throttle hung up. I had to shut the key off to kill it. I was too embarrassed to go again. Have no idea what it ran, dedicated to street after that. Lot’s of more stories about that car after that. That Charleston track (1958) was the beginning of a lifelong addiction to DRAG RACING!!!! Love this site, I find it hard to stay away-need to get up in AM and drag these old bones to work a few more times to make up for all the money I should have saved for retirement instead of spending it on DRAG RACING!
Steve Neal, 1387 G/SA Mustang HP289/271, Indy 69 (&others)

10-31-2012, 10:25 PM	#13
sneal251 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The First Time I ....... My first drag strip pass was at Charleston Rhode Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, 1964, still in high school, I had a 1961 Ford, 375 horse 390 (Bought used $895 with no oil pressure& rebuilt the engine)3 speed on the tree. Had a screw in the return lever (trick of the week to get the vacuum secondary’s to open sooner) on the Holley four barrel and the throttle hung up. I had to shut the key off to kill it. I was too embarrassed to go again. Have no idea what it ran, dedicated to street after that. Lot’s of more stories about that car after that. That Charleston track (1958) was the beginning of a lifelong addiction to DRAG RACING!!!! Love this site, I find it hard to stay away-need to get up in AM and drag these old bones to work a few more times to make up for all the money I should have saved for retirement instead of spending it on DRAG RACING! Steve Neal, 1387 G/SA Mustang HP289/271, Indy 69 (&others)