So how did Geibel end up setting records in the world of half-mile racing? According to his crewmember Rick Dodge, it all started by accident after a conversation with the previous record holder.
“While doing some other racing in Florida, we attended an event Ocala….we were talking with the previous record holder for the Naturally Aspirated class and found out the record (177 mph) was only one mph faster than we were going in the 1/4-mile. We were told it’s not that easy and were told to show up and show them, so we took that as a challenge. A few months later we came to the Indiana event to see what the car would do. It ended up going 183 mph right off of the trailer setting the record. We backed that up with 202, 205 and then 207.37 mph runs, setting the world record each time. “