Went to Spokane County Raceway....
You never know what you're going to see with first-time racers.
A few years ago our club, Inland Mopars Car Club, was working a NMCA event at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona.
A nice-looking Chevelle came out of the staging lanes and you could tell the driver didn't have a clue as to how to line up for the stage lights. After some instruction and a bit of a waiting ordeal he finally got it staged. The lights came down and after admiring the pretty shade of green on the last bulb for a few seconds he finally mashed the throttle and took off down the track.
The Chevelle ran in the mid-13s and, as we were watching, we kept waiting to see brake lights...and waiting...and waiting...and waiting...
Finally, we saw brake lights just before he hit the sandbox in a cloud of dust.
Granted, Pomona is known for having a comparatively short shut-off area but Top Fuel and Funny Car manage to get slowed down and turned off the track before going into the 'kitty litter' unless they have a chute/brake issue. How this clown managed to drive past all the turnoff roads is still a mystery.
When he came out again to make another pass about an hour later he was still dropping sand and gravel out of the bottom of the Chevelle all the way from the staging lanes to the bleach box.
Let's just say he didn't make any friends among the starting line crew....
