There was a couple that lived across the street from us in Charlotte, 1960,1961, that raced a B/Gas 40 Ford Coupe at Shuffletown Dragstrip. The man was involved in and accident and was paralyzed from his waist down. There was a NASCAR racing shop near us. The guys there heard about this guy and took his car and adding all the controls, accelerator, brakes, etc. on to the steering column. They would pay for a couple of teenagers in the neighborhood to go to the races with them on Saturday night change tires, plugs, what ever needed to be done to race. Since I lived right across the street you had to get up early on Saturday morning to beat me to the shop. Started racing myself when I turned 16.