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[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

BTW, I don't know how old you might be, but I am 70, and went to my first race in 1955.... and, was hooked. Can't imagine my life without drag racing... Don't want to, anyway...

Bill

I just turned 51 this past 24th of May, and although I watched my first car race in the mid-60's, I didn't learn about drag racing until after my oldest sister died back in '72 when she was 18, and I was 13. I saw the Winternationals where Bill Jenkins took the '72 Vega he debuted at Pomona to the winners circle, and I watched it on "ABC's Wide World of Sports", and also read about it in "Car Craft" Magazine (I had that issue bought for me prior to my sisters funeral, but tossed it years later, and now wish I had that "April, 1972 issue back!!! I'm sad that I lost my sister very much, but it was through that sad (confusing for me because I was too young to understand why they couldn't diagnose her blood clot sooner) time, that I learned about drag racing soon enough to plan for what I'd do with my first car once I bought it...I guess we didn't start racing at the same time afterall, because my first race was 20yrs later than yours.

I too however, can't imagine my life without drag racing...nor do I want to either !