First Drag strip visit

Maple Grove (Dragway) raceway now back in 1973. I was 7 years old. Went with a neighbor kid who's mom dated a mechanic. He had a new 73 Chevelle SS. Yeah, slow by comparison, but he always won a trophy and man.. I saw some amazing machines! I recall walking right up to Don Prudomme and his funny car and just being in awe of it. That was my home track to go to for many years. It wasn't until many years later that I finally had a car worthy ( to me) to take down the track. That was a 67 440 tunnel ram Dart GT. Daily driver, but turned a best of 11.85 at Woodburn Dragstrip .