One of the driving forces behind this get-together was lifetime racer Bob Lambeck. Bob started his long drag racing career at Detroit Dragway prior to moving to California in the ‘60s. The Northridge, Calif., professional won the inaugural Division 7 NHRA Pro Stock title in 1970. Recently, he and his son Doug won Competition Eliminator at the 2016 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona plus two Division 7 titles and Runner/up just weeks ago at Las Vegas.

Your writer seated, with Bob Anderson, Dale Falk, Bill Bagshaw, and Jack Manchester. Many of us had not seen each other for 35 years.

The way it was: Dale Falk, shown above at our Pro Stock Reunion, was in the driver’s seat at this Bakersfield March Meet held in the ‘70s at the Famoso Drag Strip.