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I attended my very first event at the ‘Pod around 1967 and I was hooked straight away, the noise and the power even in those days was something to behold! Over the coming years I had many cars and would take them to the ‘Pod and try and get faster and faster. My first try was with a Triumph Herald 1275cc, I think it ran around 22 seconds… but you have to start somewhere! In the mid 80’s I brought a Plymouth Duster 440 and my brother had a 440 Barracuda. We used to enter the Custom Car classes at the ‘Pod and York. Eventually I got quicker in the car and ran in the Mod ET class, winning the title in1993, at the time this was my greatest achievement ever. I managed to get the car down to 10.20 but felt it was time for something different. I purchased an old funny car from the ‘Pod and put a T body on it with a 440 motor. It was injected on alcohol but I was having lots of trouble getting the best out of the car. It was at this time that I teamed up with Dave Bryant whom I had known for some time. I knew with his experience of working with Tom Hoover and Bob Jarrett he would be able to help me out. We eventually ran in the high sevens but I wanted to go quicker. Then Bob Jarrett made me an offer I could not refuse and we bought their 97 Pontiac Nitro Funny Car. We started with a 2-speed transmission running 5.79 at Avon Park, which I think is still the quickest transmission nitro car outside the USA. In 2002 we went direct drive and although this has caused us some problems over the past few years, it had to be done. My biggest and most proud moment in the sport was to win the title in 2004 with a big win over the Showtime car, running 5.49 in the final with much more to come. I still love this sport with all my heart and cannot wait for the time when we have an 8-car field in nitro funny car! Gordon Smith |
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