Steve Gibbs (center), with pals Mike Dody (left) and Jim Catlyn (right). The trio went to Bonneville in 1959 to watch Mickey Thompson race his Challenger. &ldquo;We went through high school together,&rdquo; Steve said. &ldquo;Mike was the best man at our wedding, and Jim was an usher. Jim later worked for me at NHRA.&rdquo; The photo below shows Mike making some last-minute checks in front of Steve&rsquo;s folk&rsquo;s house in Baldwin Park before heading to Bonneville in 1959. While the Ford looks great here, it was a rolling wreck when it returned.