Finally had our grudge race

So... after years of friendly trash talking, Mr B. and myself finally had our dueling A-body grudge match.. I have never raced a car on the drag strip ever until last night.. And man what a rush it was!! I had an absolute blast.. I lost.. but I didnt even care.. The buggy ran better than I expected and I managed not to break anything.. good times..

First race, I made about every rookie mistake possible.. I slept at the light, then when it came time to shift from 2nd into drive (full manual shift valve body) I had a total brain fart with the shifter and lost precious time.. (back story is my mechanic who got all our cars ready for the night, installed my quarter stick yesterday morning LOL .. for the past 8 years I have column shifted the Dart.. I totally forgot to squeeze the handle to get her into 3rd LMAO) ... I said if the Dart ran a high 15 on my first time racing I would be ecstatic..it ran a 15.35!!

2nd race, I did better at the light, and he never lost me... he ran a 15.15 and I ran a 15.19! SOOOOO close.. lol.. It was such a fun time.. All of our 'crew' went.. wifes also... Me and Bob with the Barracuda and Dart, Bruce with the Cordoba, Randy with the Javelin, and my good friend and mechanic Ed with his 71 Dart...

Here are some pics from the night... video to come...