My Night As A Corpse
On a cold Friday afternoon in February 1969, a group of us guys were gathered at our favorite stretch of country road to see who had the fastest car. I was 19 & had recently acquired a white 1966 Ford Fairlane GT 390 4-Speed. I would be racing against my friend Jeff; who had a 1966 Chevy SS396. The 3 mile stretch we used had some curves and and a bridge over the river. We received the start signal and bolted down the road with Jeff in the left lane and my car in the right. I was pulling slightly ahead as we approached the curve near the bridge. I didn’t see the patch of ice until it was too late. I lost control and my car plumetted off the bank into the river. I …