I purchased a few gallons of race gas myself and headed up to the lanes, which is quite a long drive at Heartland Park. Just as I cleared the pits, and headed through the narrow opening in the fence to get on the road to the back of the tower, I looked over, saw Eli and Austin Gould working on their 80 Trans Am, and gave them a friendly wave. When my eyes returned to the road, I realized I was on the left side, and had a Red 76 Gran Torino with a white stripe on the side heading straight at me. I hastily scooted back over to my side of the lane, as the driver in the Ford flew me the bird as he drove by.
I shook my head, laughed, and told myself, "You nearly had a head-on collision with a pair of TV detectives...and Starsky just flipped you off!" Only on Drag Week!