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Old 02-02-2023, 11:31 AM   #13
Ron Ortiz
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Default Re: Drag Racing Is Dead

When I got into this sport there were a lot of older guys who were really good at engine stuff and some who were good at driving, some had both those skills. Most of them got that way from learning by trial and error, getting experience.
Now I am older and all of us young-uns back then are older too. Our ranks are dwindling due to age and a variety of challenges. But there is a whole new crop of young-uns out there now. Stock and SS is alive, just the sanctioning body is limiting its participation at the national event level.
What about new blood in the sport? Difference is the cars we had you could work on them compared to todays cars. And today has far more imports on the road.
Some on here post about the "street venues" attracting crowds, it is true, they do pack them in. Maybe it is time to incorporate them.
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