Earliest memory of being fascinated with cars was about 3 years old. First race attended - family-friend Bob Raynor took us - was about age 6, a sports car race down by San Diego; I still recall a red Ferrari Testa Rossa with red/white/blue stripes around its grille. One of our neighbors had a '57 Ford he drag-raced, and another had a Bonneville car. First drag race was at San Fernando, saw Tony Nancy's silver RB-powered rail. By that time, Mom would street-race our '57 Plymouth if an opportunity presented itself. After that the slide downhill continued courtesy of a "cool neighbor" named Steve Kapin, who took us to Lions before any of us had driver's licenses. By age 18, I had a D/MP '57 Chevy that I drove on the street. That was 40 years ago..!