Happy Muscle Motor Month!!!!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

I am NOT a fan of 4 wide Drag Racing, but that combo would be OFF the Cool Charts.

Here's one I'm glad I got to see.
1965 or 66, Connecticut Dragway , late Fall..
Four A/FX type cars booked in for a series of match races..
Bill Flynn's 65 Dodge, Malcolm Durham's Chevelle, Sox and Martin in the Gate City Motors 65 hardtop car, and Lawton /Tasca , Mystery Nine Mustang.

It got late in the day and was getting dark, so the state policeman , who was required to be on duty during all motorsports events in Ct., called an end to the racing.
Frank Maratta, always a promoter, negotiated a four car wide hole shot contest.
The track moved all the timing equipment and what-not out of the way, and Frank himself, stood down there at about a hundred yards, to call the winner!
The Tasca Mustang, which was the smallest car, was on the tower side, the farthest away from the main grandstand. Sure enough , it was called the winner, but was hard to see by most there.

Sadly , all four of the participants have gone on to their just rewards, but they provided a memorable moment that day, for those who were lucky enough to be there.