evolvment of the sport

[mooneye777]

enclosed are 3 pictures taken over the years. 1st is a 1967 picture in a gasser pit, you cant see the blanket but that is the flooring of this operation. my dad rebuilt the tranny in between passes at the 67 us nationals. with a blanket and basic hand tools and a couple friends holding the tranny. 2nd is the pit area of a top fuel dragster operation in 1984, note the fine aftermarket flooring over the grass. i belive that is a sheet of plywood. and seems to be the only added comfort zone of the typical pit area in 1984. now lets move to 2004 at the doug herbert pit area, note his upgraded plywood flooring. and the best of everything everywhere. unfortunatly the sport evolved to where only a select few can have the privlage to experience a ride in a fuel car. at 7000.00 being the average cost of a single pass in a top fuel car its just not in my budget this month! ya i know stop my whining and grab a tissue.