Dale Armstrong:  

CLASS OF 1956
Calgary, AB
Calgary, AB
Calgary, AB
Calgary, AB

Dale's Story

Hi. I,ve been asked a couple of times ro relate my history so here goes. I hope you don,t get bored. I went thru my early teen yr,s in Forest Lawn. At 15 we moved into Calgary. (North Hill area.) I have always been interested in automobiles. My first rsce car was a Soap Box Derby car that we raced on Labor day on a hill in south Calgary on the road south of the Stampede Grounds where there,s a large Cemetery on the east side. I cant recall the name of the street. I then got into Drag Racing out at Sheperd Raceway. I raced numerous cars thru the yr,s. The most successful one was a 1962 Chevrolet 409 H.P.In Dec 1964 I moved to the Los Angeles area because the Drag Ra...Expand for more
cing went on all yr round. I did,nt meet with a lot of success until about 1974. I won the world championship in what the Nation Hot Rod association call Pro Comp. (Supercharged Alcohol Funny Car) I raced in this class until 1979. I then started driving a AA/Funny Car. Nitrometane Fuel. I drove that for 3 yr,s and finished my driving career with the World record for the class. 1/4 mi in 5.898 seconds. ( Sounds slow by today,s standards) At the end of 1982 I took the job as Crew Chief for Kenny Bernstein who had the Budweiser sponsorship.We had a considerable amoumt of success. If I have,nt bored you by now let me know & I,ll continue with that part of my life.Dale.
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