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Jim Cimarolli · 06-11-2010, 03:01 PM

I had a '55 hardtop back in high school, early '70's. I got up a street race with a guy that had a '67 GTO. Lots of people were out there for the big drag race, cars lined the highway on both sides with people watching. Both of us pulled out on the highway and cleaned our tires off, the GTO was at the line with a guy flagging us off, I had burned out past the line and was backing up while the "flag man" was getting us lined up even. I was watching him line us up and forgot that I was in reverse. Needless to say that was the gear I tried to leave in. People still rib me about that one today!

06-11-2010, 03:01 PM	#3
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 742 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Your Most Embarrasing Street Moment. I had a '55 hardtop back in high school, early '70's. I got up a street race with a guy that had a '67 GTO. Lots of people were out there for the big drag race, cars lined the highway on both sides with people watching. Both of us pulled out on the highway and cleaned our tires off, the GTO was at the line with a guy flagging us off, I had burned out past the line and was backing up while the "flag man" was getting us lined up even. I was watching him line us up and forgot that I was in reverse. Needless to say that was the gear I tried to leave in. People still rib me about that one today!