First Divisional or National event stories

jimmyparker · 04-03-2020, 02:57 PM

In July of 1961Okla City had a NHRA Regional event which preceded divisional races. I had a '53 Olds that I had been running in J/SA for a little while on a weekly basis but had never won class. At the divisional I went a couple or three rounds for class and had to run a similar Olds from Kansas for the class. I had a mentor who was Fonzie before Fonzie was and he told me to watch the flagman's muscle and leave when I saw it flex. It sounded far fetched at the time but I tried it and my opponent sat there a bit and I won the class on a hole shot, first ever trophy and I still have it today along with the clipping out of the paper listing all the class winners. My late friend Freddie Cain had the Dragster with the race in it but it didn't list individual class winners. I'm sure there will be much better stories posted but probably none will go back further than mine.

Jimmy Parker

04-03-2020, 02:57 PM	#11
jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 66 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: First Divisional or National event stories In July of 1961Okla City had a NHRA Regional event which preceded divisional races. I had a '53 Olds that I had been running in J/SA for a little while on a weekly basis but had never won class. At the divisional I went a couple or three rounds for class and had to run a similar Olds from Kansas for the class. I had a mentor who was Fonzie before Fonzie was and he told me to watch the flagman's muscle and leave when I saw it flex. It sounded far fetched at the time but I tried it and my opponent sat there a bit and I won the class on a hole shot, first ever trophy and I still have it today along with the clipping out of the paper listing all the class winners. My late friend Freddie Cain had the Dragster with the race in it but it didn't list individual class winners. I'm sure there will be much better stories posted but probably none will go back further than mine. Jimmy Parker