[Tom Goldman]

First scary moment ,E-town in '80 on a Wed nite. Super Street final. Both cars prestaged ,when the starter flips the red lites on and runs out frantically waving his arms to back up! .......The wheelstander that had just run before us, the "Back Up Pickup" decided to turn around and come back to the starting line one more time than was planned. ....Somehow managed to keep my head, and got the win. .....................Second scary moment, Maple Grove 1981 Money Trail S/ST race. ....I was leading the overall points and I blew up my car in time trials. .... George Menser,from S&W's speed shop offers me the use of his beautiful '69 Camaro convertable ! .........Won the 1/4 final round and as I hit the brakes, the pedal went to the floor!!........There was no sand trap back then , only the wire mesh catch fence before the road........I scrubbed off all the speed I could and with no time or room to spare, I started bumping the shifter in and out of reverse, finally spinning the car out a few feet from the net,pointing back at the starting line, to both my amazement and that of the racers at the end of the track........Fortunatly as I've gone faster, I haven't had any real scary ones. .......Tom