[rboyle]

I think he is 100% correct in several ways. How many engine builders are under the age of 50 years old out there? How many young chassis builders? When I started racing Stock in 2015 I was one of the younger drivers. Not the youngest but on the younger side at 48 years old.
I?ve watched and helped clean out several of my father?s friends estates. Their kids or loved ones have either no interest, can?t afford it or can?t store the stuff. Numerous racing friends have kids that don?t go racing with their parent (Jr dragsters started changing that trend) and have no intent of ever racing that car. The why question is out of my pay scale. I can only say it is definitely happening. NHRA has a similar issue. Even though the Jr program has brought in some of the racers kids to follow in the footsteps it seems to miss on the ?new? blood, kids whose parents were not racers already.
Maybe having a Junior rental or driving school program would help, maybe having shop class in HS, or more trade schools represented or ?
It?s an ongoing problem, the pool is drying up and needs to be addressed.
No tracks in the NYC metropolitan area is a local concern but I think it may be in other cities too. I wish I had answers. Long Island?s Race not Street program has had some growing success but it?s a year to year program that has a very limited season, late Aug to Oct.