Drag racing part two

[curmugeon]

Life experiences. Standing on the starting line of Lions Dragstrip in Long Beach as the top fuel dragsters l as much down the dragstrip. You feel the pounding of the engines and the smell of nitromethane fuel. As they disappear down the track the smell of burning rubber and hit oil fill your nostrils. You step aside as the next pair of dragsters stage. I could usually be found at Lions on Saturday night, either on the starting line or just behind the guardrail with the photographers. I remember one night having to quickly duck behind the guardrail as a top fuel dragsters had a blower explode. The blower sailed right over my head and into the stands. Back then they did not have the safety standards they have today.