First street race? ......(ages ago,of course!).

My dad had a 57 Vette with the 283/283 hp with factory dual quads. I was about 8 and we were living in Miss. A guy rolled up beside us one day in a Chevy, I don't remember which model and said, "hey old man do you want to run that thing." My dad never said a word and when the light changed the Vette leapt out about two car lengths and left the guy in the dust. I was at that point hopelessly hooked.