What got you started drag racing??

Michael Kilduff · 03-11-2010, 07:21 PM

I always had an interest in hot rods..born in 1967 and knew every year and make of muscle cars when i was 9 years old. I remember drawing images of front engine TF cars in first grade.

The first race I went to was at the Highway 258 Dragstrip( now Coastal Plains) in Jacksonville NC in 1976 or 78. There was a skinny guy with a long beard running a 69 AMX with 2 carbs and a tunnel ram sticking out of the hood, I thought was the coolest car ever.

When I was in high school circa 1982 my best friend dated Gene Garrett's daughter....Gene was the record holder in C/SA with a 396/375 Nova called 'Strike Force' back then, I used to go to local races with them whenever I could. Record was an 11.44 back then.

03-11-2010, 07:21 PM	#9
Michael Kilduff Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carolina Beach, NC Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What got you started drag racing?? I always had an interest in hot rods..born in 1967 and knew every year and make of muscle cars when i was 9 years old. I remember drawing images of front engine TF cars in first grade. The first race I went to was at the Highway 258 Dragstrip( now Coastal Plains) in Jacksonville NC in 1976 or 78. There was a skinny guy with a long beard running a 69 AMX with 2 carbs and a tunnel ram sticking out of the hood, I thought was the coolest car ever. When I was in high school circa 1982 my best friend dated Gene Garrett's daughter....Gene was the record holder in C/SA with a 396/375 Nova called 'Strike Force' back then, I used to go to local races with them whenever I could. Record was an 11.44 back then.