[Rich Biebel]

I started racing in 1966. Had a '57 sedan delivery 283/220. Raced mostly at Island Dragway and sometimes other tracks in the area. Island ran 2 seperate eliminators for stock. Stock 1 and Stock 2. Stock 1 was A to about J and Stock 2 was the lower class cars. You had to win your class first to run in the eliminator. Handicaps were based off the records and yes there was a 1 tenth breakout rule. Not many cars could ever exceed that 1 tenth but there were a few in good air. They ran what they called Cups or Bucks.....You had the choice to run just for a trophy in cups and the less well prepared cars ran there. You ran Bucks to have the chance at winning your class and moving into the eliminator. You got something like $10/20 or a trophy to win class in bucks and an eliminator win paid about $75 or maybe $100 in 1966. Englistown ran the same type deal.......We ran there at the first WCS event they held I believe......We also raced that weekend at Old Bridge stadium and set the track record for I/SA much to my surprise at the time......It was a 1/16th mile run on the straightaway of an oval! Dirt pits at both E-Town and Old Bridge.......and E-towns pits was only on one side....what is today the spectator side.....and they had trees where the lanes were!