My dad, who got me interested in cars. Every year we'd go to the ISCA car show in Philadelphia. His thing was sports car racing and stock cars were "O-K". He'd take me to old Langhorne Speedway. He hated drag racing.
My classmate Charlie who showed me my first Car Craft, and talked his dad into taking us to Cecil County, it was a "Drag-O-Way" then.
Jeff Thomas, who had a license and a car and knew the way to Maple Grove. ANYTHING beat going to our sister's weekend horse shows.
And, finally, Ron Reaman, who had a 64 Max Wedge Plymouth. He let me help with the car between rounds. With that I was able to see the cars, meet the drivers, stand on the starting line, warm the car up and anything else that needed doing. Still at it thirty five years later with a collection of fifteen cars. Thanks Ron. RICK