Drag Racing is Dying

twayne24365 said

Sure racing isnt what it was back in the 60s and 70s but its still a very popular thing, the only problem i see is thats he big money guys took over, not that there arent classes for the slower and stock cars, but to really compete in the "popular" classes you need such high dollar stuff, x275, 10.5 outlaw, pro mod, i mean can the average guy really compete with richard sexton or tim lynch lol, but if its what you love who cares if you win or lose, like spare parts said get off you *** and get out there and run your car, change a jet or bump the timig up to find a few ponies, its all about having fun and i think some people got away from that

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a lot of good points on here. my problem w/ drag racing is:electronics are killing it, me and a bunch of people I know aren`t interested in watching a car or dragster leave the line-shut off-come back to life and run down a real car. delay boxes and all included, next big deal will prob. be setting in the stands w/ a joy stick. and just as big w/ me is 1/8 mile racing, I hate it and will not pay to see it. i have a friend that`s got a low 9 sec. vega, knocking on the 8`s, he even switched back to foot braking says he`s having more fun. and the nhra is to blame too, for making it too expensive for the average guy anymore, lets face it, when you have a set of lap belts that haven`t seen sunshine but 2-3 times, and you have to replace them every two yrs., come on! also grew up on small town drifting as such, did it on dirt roads, and the streets when the cops were at the other end of town, doesn`t hold any thing for me anymore. I still enjoy 1/4 racing. the problem is w/ me you can`t gear a street car for 1/8 mile b.s.----rant over -bob:protest::protest::protest: