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Wade Mahaffey · 12-29-2009, 03:58 PM

I think that part of the problem with filling the stands like in the old days, is that these are not the old days anymore. In the old days when we were kids, we physically did things like playing cops and robbers, army, baseball, football etc. We were running wide open, being in the house was like being in jail, and our parents were saying "will you sit down". And we were riding our bikes....RACING our bikes! Today, I live in a large neighborhood in Southern Maryland and there are no bikes "0" running the streets. In todays world the young (and old people) do all of this on the TV screen. How can you expect a new generation to put his/her hand on a tool, when they have only held a joy stick before? Kids don't even know of this thing called drag racing. They never see the cars because they're in a closed up box. In the old days it was really cool to see a race car on a open trailer. It made you want to see it run, thus the seed was planted and there is your fan base growing. We as racers need to promote the sport that we love. Put that car in the public eye every now and then. Get involved in the community with that car. Do your part to push the sport, or be a part of letting it die! Wade Mahaffey

THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS TO BUILD A STRONG FAN BASE

THIS IS GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD MORE FAN BASE

12-29-2009, 03:58 PM	#17
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Thinking about this in depth....... I think that part of the problem with filling the stands like in the old days, is that these are not the old days anymore. In the old days when we were kids, we physically did things like playing cops and robbers, army, baseball, football etc. We were running wide open, being in the house was like being in jail, and our parents were saying "will you sit down". And we were riding our bikes....RACING our bikes! Today, I live in a large neighborhood in Southern Maryland and there are no bikes "0" running the streets. In todays world the young (and old people) do all of this on the TV screen. How can you expect a new generation to put his/her hand on a tool, when they have only held a joy stick before? Kids don't even know of this thing called drag racing. They never see the cars because they're in a closed up box. In the old days it was really cool to see a race car on a open trailer. It made you want to see it run, thus the seed was planted and there is your fan base growing. We as racers need to promote the sport that we love. Put that car in the public eye every now and then. Get involved in the community with that car. Do your part to push the sport, or be a part of letting it die! Wade Mahaffey THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS TO BUILD A STRONG FAN BASE THIS IS GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD MORE FAN BASE Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 12-29-2009 at 04:07 PM.