Best answer to the "wanna' race " question I ever heard was from a friend of mine....
"Sure, you got the "pink slip"(title) to that Tinker Toy(didn't matter what kind of car)...and a quarter? If not forget it..."
Invariably some fool would ask "A Quarter...?"
"Yeah you'll need it to call for a ride..'cuz you definitely won't be driving that thing home when we're finished!"
Don't ever remember him ever actually racing anyone...on the street.
PS Mike had a built 427 '64 Vette coupe, very very quick and fast.. .. he also was about 6'3 and 230# and sort of looked(and at times was)like a "bad hombre" someone you didn't really want to mess with(he is now a Deacon in his church, 2 kids in college
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