[Jeff Lee]

My first experience at a drag strip was Beeline in Arizona. They had what was known as "The Midnight Drags". We would cruise Central on Saturday until around 11:30 or so and head over to Beeline as they didn't even open the gates until 12:00 a.m.. Then we'd race until 3:00-4:00 in the morning. And the place was crowded, and we all had FUN.
Then Beeline closed (a local infamous promoter ran the place and got caught with his hand in the cookie jar of the Indian tribe the land was on).
Then I started bracket racing @ what is now Speedworld in Surprise, AZ. The owner had this interesting way of getting us to like bracket racing. Realizing that the 1st round was often times the hardest to win, he provided a trophy to all 1st round winners and an even larger trophy for the overall win. It really got everybody interested in racing. I had so many trophy's to show the guys they thought I was some track champion. Of course the big trophy was few and far between but it was FUN to bring home another trophy.
And I see none of this anymore. It's too bad...