First street race? ......(ages ago,of course!).

I had a 66 Cuda 273 Commando with 4 speed and I worked with a guy who had a 65 Mustang 289 fastback with a three speed. He had spent a ton on the engine, solid lifter cam, 2X4 barrels, and some other stuff. I had recurved the distributor and my buddy had tweeked the carb a little bit, on the 273 and that was it. I had also changed out the rear, but can't remember what gears.

We lined em up out in front of the service station where we worked, which was the other main street in town. It was a two lane street, and I had the left lane. We were running them through the gears and I had about a half a fender on him, (I always wondered if the 4 speed gave me a gearing advantage over his three speed). All of a sudden, I see a car headed toward me head on. I was too stubborn (and stupid) to let off and he finally did. I pulled into the right lane just in time, but still practically ran the other car onto the sidewalk.

Turns out the other car was the girl I had just started dating. I had some splainin to do.