"We used to do this sort o braggin' face to face over our open hoods.
Then we would slam them down and go prove or lose."

Boy did this statement bring back memories! I can remember have'n to stop at the gas station on way out of town to our marked quarter to buy a quarters worth of gas to race on. Loser paid the winner a quarter at the end. Talk about put'n your money where your mouth is!