Comp Cams...trouble in paradise?

I've told this story before and I'll post the short version here. In 1974 I traded a 67 Valiant 273 4speed project for a 1966 389 4bl 4 speed,convertible GTO. The GTO had 4.30 gears, headers,cam,intake and a 850 Holley spread bore. A guy that owns( still does) a speed shop in Brandon Fl. and is a friend of mine had a 1966 Hemi Satelite with 4.88 gears and also a 4speed. He installed a tunnel ram and two 660 holleys on it. Well one day we just happened to leave this bike shop at the same time and wouldn't you know it, a drag race broke out. Just East of Brandon on Hwy 60 ,a 4 lane road we lined up. I left on him a little at the start and power shifted thru 4 gears, I kept expecting him to blow by me , but he never did! Said he missed a gear. But then he didn't want a rematch! That old Goat would haul ***!