My First Time Almost Drag Racing

Shortly after I got my driver’s license, a few of my friends were all talking about going to the local drag racing track. They all looked at me to say I would be going since I had a Mustang I had been working on for quite some time. I knew this wouldn’t be an easy task since my mother would be very much against it. After countless hours of begging my mother, my father and I finally convinced her to let me give it a try.
The next four days I spent washing, polishing, cleaning and waxing my car, making sure it looked perfect to take racing. I think I cleaned the wheels and tires at least three times and put two coats of wax on my car. I got a copy of the rules and regulations from the local track and brought it home to check the car over. The night before the race, my dad and I were up late going over my car with a fine tooth comb making sure everything was in compliance with the rule book. We finally called it a night at just after midnight.
I could barley slee...