Well, let's review 44 years of going racing. An asterisk indicates cars I owned personally, the rest were either partners or team cars owned by someone else. At the beginning, not exactly in order,
#1* 62 Impala SS, 409 4 speed, original Irwindale and Orange County.
#2* 69 Plymouth Road Runner, 383, 4 speed, original Irwindale
#3 55 Chevy drag car,409, OCIR. Owned by Bill Mitchell, a 409CCA member, who once owned Mike Lenke's Z-11 in the late '60's.
#4 '62 Bel Air hardtop, 409, 4 speed, OCIR and first ever Firebird Super Chevy, 1984
#5 '61 Bel Air 2 dr. sedan, 283 Stock Eliminator car, '83 Winternationals, Pomona. Not a great race car.
#6 '66 Chevelle wagon, 283, former Cal Method car, '85 Winternationals and '87 World Finals,Pomona. Great race car
#7*'66 Bel Air 2 dr sedan,283 Stock Eliminator car, Pomona,Palmdale,Riverside,old Las Vegas, and Bakersfield
#8*'63 Nova drag car, 409, OCIR Too crazy dangerous. Traded it for *9 below.
#9*'63 Bel Air 2 door sedan, 409, OCIR,Riverside, Palmdale,Terminal Island, Very good bracket car, now owned by Mitch Akers,San Diego
#10*'70 Monte Carlo, 350 Stock Eliminator project, Riverside and new Irwindale
#11 *'68 Chevelle Malibu 2 dr hardtop, 327, K/SA, Pomona, Bakersfield, Speedworld in Arizona, Palmdale,Terminal Island,old Las Vegas, great race car.
#12 *'68 Chevelle 300 sport coupe (very rare body style), K/SA, I/SA,Pomona, Irwindale,Bakersfield,Las Vegas, and Fontana,excellent race car,
#13 '70 Chevelle, 402,E/SA,Palmdale,'92 Winternationals, very short partnership
#14 *'68 Chevelle wagon,327, N and O/SA, Pomona, Fontana,Palmdale,Bakersfield, new Irwindale.Excellent race car.
I guess that's about it. The first run down Irwindale almost 44 years ago, and I never went out on the street after that.
I kept all my racing out on the track.I've been the luckiest guy around to have been able to do all this and go the places I've gone,met the people I've met, made so many friends for so long, and won a lot of rounds. Nobody could ever take that away. I know you guys feel the same way.