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    Vaughan Boone and Bunny Allen - The AMX Twins

   Vaughan Boone and Bunny Allen, from Dartmouth NS, have been regular racers at drag racing tracks in the Maritimes for a long time. Actually, Vaughan Boone has been around since 1968 and Bunny Allen joined him in 1991.
   When asked how Vaughan got his start ,he quickly replied "My father was in horse racing so I've been around racing of some kind since I was a kid, but the horses didn't have enough speed for me, and there's nothing to shovel in drag racing", Vaughn laughed. Bunny Allen got interested because of Vaughan, but not as a watcher. She's there to win and she has on several occasions. They have won track points in two different divisions. Bunny started racing in Street Class and Vaughan in Pro Class. They have won both Maitland and Maritimes points titles.
   Now the competition is stronger because Vaughn has a 1970 AMX Pro Javelin and Bunny has a 1969 AMX Pro Javelin so the heat is on as they are both running head to head in the same class now. Vaughn has won in Cape Breton and PEI this year and Bunny is out for revenge.
   When asked why drag racing Vaughn replied,"In this sport you can race what you can afford because of the way its handicapped". (That had to be explained to me) Vaughn continued"When you qualify your car, your time is written on your window and that is what they go by to match you with your opponent and you better not go any faster than you qualify, or you lose. This is called " breaking out" and keeps racers from holding back in qualifying. Thus, you can speed down the strip as long as you stay over your time."
   Another interesting bit of fun in drag racing , occurs every Saturday at all tracks. The racers have a "Gambler's Race". This is where you can bring anything, no class restrictions, a "race what you brung" format. A nine second car against a twenty second car. Each car pays ten dollars and all the money goes back to the racers.
   In closing both Vaughn and Bunny agreed that the joy of drag racing is the great friends and buddies"In the pits all the racers are great friends and are there to help each other with any problems. The competition starts at the green light".