mw6789
Nitro Member
Good article. Part of the problem is that America is no longer a car culture as it was in the '50s - '70s, and kids don't relate to the muscle car era or even 20 years ago. One thing that struck me was Jeg's comment about young racers not being interested in the Big Show either in person or on TV: "we're missing the transition of getting those folks to NHRA national events or to have them watch on TV." One reason could be that racing at that level (read $$$$$) is clearly out of reach for the vast majority of younger (any age?) racers. Racing needs to be affordable to stimulate participation and competition. Of course "competition" used to mean innovation and experimentation; man and machine. Now it's mostly only a competition in the sense of who has the thickest wallet.
Absolutely correct. How do you relate to a $3 to $5 million dollar a year to race fuel car owned by a multi millionaire, or a pro stock car with a quarter million dollar rear axle housing. Talk about out of reach!! Guess you can go buy a $100K COPO Camaro and spend another $5oK to make it competitive.