Driving his `27 Ford Roadster, this is Steve
Cook from Rexburg at the 1983 Ignitor. Looking back nearly a quarter-century
- you can still see the original Firebird grandstands, along with the
Newtronics timing system and Christmas tree. Look closely and you'll not
only notice the "shorty" .4-tenths pro light, but also a single
stage light (no pre-stage) during an era where deep-staging was a common
practice. The blue wood box before the a-board Firebird sign is what was
known as the Dial-In Differential box. Created and engineered by David
Hagen, racers would need to subtract both dial-ins and verify (i.e. - 10.50
and 9.25) so that the piano bulbs inside the blue box would read: 1.25 and
the yellow bulb on top of the box would light up for the quicker
car...now those were the days. In the background are signs from one of the
valley's original speed shops - Automotive West (first known as Service City
Auto Parts) and KFXD 95. In the staging lanes, it looks like Martin Banniza
(tailend of Camaro) and Phil Cameron are getting ready to run.