Drag Week 2023

DionR said
I've really enjoyed being able to watch the live stream, just about as close as I am going to get to Drag Week anytime soon.

This year feels different though. Lot's of heavy hitters missing, no Alex Taylor, Cletus, Steve Morris is there but not running a car, the Swede's are all missing. And the guy with the blue Corvette that has won before is absent. Couple of the Mopars, too. Like the Foxbody notch with the Gen3 Hemi that runs with Trunkett (who is there).

I wonder if the advent of so many other drag and drive events (like Sick Week) has burned people out or pulled them away from Drag Week.

I was glad to see the NASCAR motored Dart break the beam though, last car of the day. Guess he blew up his clutch 2 days ago and rolled through the tech line with no transmission. He made his pass with only 5th gear available, ran a 19.57 or something. :D

I watch Steve Morris' videos. He was saying he was just too busy with customer work to get his car ready and spend the time out there with it. I suspect it's the same for many of them; just not ready. It does feel a little different, but there is still so much to enjoy. I have to watch day one again because I missed a lot of it. Good thing is when we go back and watch it again we can skip past the down times.