Cab, now that's funny. See how many of these types of stories are out there. Would you get that close to a fueler now days.

I'm getting old, you just reminded me of a step in start-up. Forgot to get the oil pressure up. And you remember, we had those "aluminum foil" suits with the hood and those airplane goggles. When the car fired you had all that fuel, remember there were not electrical pumps mechanical drive off the crankshaft, would blow out the headers and back in your face. Boy, what memories.

The irony of this post is I am negotiating on a Junior dragster for my 11 year old grandson (third generation) you should have seen the look on his grandmother's face last Sunday afternoon when went to look at the the car and he climbed up and slid down in between those rails like a pro.