I started in the late 60's. Get dropped off at Niagara Dragstrip Sunday morning and spend the entire day. Loved it and couldn't get enough. In 74 I built my first "race car", a 65 chev wagon with 327 and PG. Next year moved up to a 69 340 dart swinger. In 76 a 70 plymouth duster, In 79 a 23 T Altered, In 89 a 225" Bos red, in 92 a 232" Spitzer red and in 93 another Spitzer, in 99 a tube chassis carbon body Firebird, in 04 a 79 Corvette stocker and in 05 till now a 02 Sonoma SS. Been working on a 69 Corvette SS modified as the next one. So I started legally racing in 74 and never sat out a season. Why? I think the hook is in so deep it will never come out. Why SS? Because normal people can easily relate to a door car and they marvel at their performance and the show they put on. For me it's the satisfaction of the build and the competition. A win in the final puts a huge smile on my face.