At the 1974 SCTA Speed Week, as I recall, Tony Fox had arranged for FIA timing for the event. On August 19, 1974 Vern Anderson drove the rocket powered Pollution Packer Bonneville Dragster to 1/2 kilometer and 1/4 mile acceleration records that required 2-way runs within an hour. This caused a certain amount of disruption for the rest of the racers, naturally, and that was the last time such a stunt was sanctioned at SCTA. Took way too much time.
The SCTA safety inspection was a hoot when the car had Indy car tires on it instead of the Goodyear Bonneville tires we actually ran on. When Tony was challenged on the improper tires, his answer was "We just want to see how fast these tires will go!" After we calmed down the SCTA safety guys, we showed them the Bonneville tires we were going to run.