I saw my first race of any type at Dracut MA in 53. It was NEMA's first season, too. Later that year, i was thrilled to be invited to join the neighborhood crew i was "helping" with their dirt modified at Keene NH. And I believe it was the following Spring I was even more excited to join them in the 8 hour ride to the AAA Sprints at Reading PA. I had never been that far from home. There were only 12 cars but I wasn't bothered in the least; I didn't know there were ever more. I remember Thomson and Hinnershitz, but that's about all.
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