[BadBanana]

to continue about my first breakout (1964 in Muncie). We had thought we had just won Stock Eliminator over a famous Buick stocker "Big Daddy" or "Daddy" something that I had seen in national Dragster; and Ted Hartman , who owned the Bad Banana was furious (us small town Western New Yorkers had not yet heard of "Brake-outs"); and I had to physically restrain him as he wanted to drive the Bad banana INTO the timing tower.
Being a young college kid at the time, and always hungry, I had made a deal with Ted that every time I ran under the record, I got a Peanut Butter sandwich - so I was happy !!!!
another story here: We didn't have line-locs yet so Ted had put an old hand brake arm, mounter under the steering wheel with a rod down to the brake pedal, so I could use the gas and clutch and, also, hold the car on the line - we, also, had a convex mirror way up on ther front fender so I could see the tire and the staging line.
With the indexs where they are now let's fly into Pomona, get a rental car that fits a good low class, put tires on it and go racing--- and then feel cheated if somone else had an advantage !!!!!
OK, I'll be quiet now !!!