As noted in his biography, Sid was one of Drag Racing’s genuine pioneers, building his first (of several) Top Fuel Dragsters in 1960. His passion was really the mechanical side of these high-powered machines, so the driving chores were soon relegated to Ronnie Goodsell, then later to Ronnie Hampshire. This gave Sid time to concentrate on building and tuning – experiences which proved to be of significant value as his business career began to unfold. He opened his first machine shop in 1967, and over the next few years, his shop turned out engines and components for numerous champions such as Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, Bob Glidden and a host of others. Sid ultimately developed his own brand of aluminum connecting rods, as well as his own line of superchargers for hard core racers.