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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl
Mr. Anderson & Mr. Snowball, if you chose not to run the SSSSA Races because I voice the questionable decision to let five year olds race, then so be it. That's some pretty silly reasoning if you ask me. You really aren't hurting anyone but yourselves.
My whole point for starting this thread was to make it known about NHRA's decision to allow five year old kids to race in Jr. Dragster and to voice my opinion (yes I am allowed to have one as are you) in regard to said decision. Both of you being veterans of the Jr. Dragster program are aware of the many problems associated with the decision making capabilities of drivers of the younger groups in the program. I have see three Jr. Dragster accidents and almost been involved in one on the return road. Not every kid is a rocket scientist or a John Force at age five no matter what you think. All it will take is for ONE kid to make the wrong decision one time and they could be killed or badly hurt. And that is my point. Five years old is TOO young to give a kid an 60 or 80 mph rocket and allow them to drive or tow through the pits with no adult supervision. We all know they do both so don't say they don't. Our sport is dangerous enough with some of the idiot adults we race with. Why compound it and risk our babies to a situation that could risk their life?
I'm glad to say I met Dan Young and his family and he has done very well racing with the SSSSA and I think he is a talented driver. He will do well as an adult racer. My prediction is you will hear more about him in the future.
This thread has nothing to do with the SSSSA. To infer that it does, as I stated before, is just silly. If either of you would like to discuss this with me in person, please feel free to. You both know how to get a hold of me. Jim
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read the rules on this and you wont look like a fool
In the 5-year-old classification, the Trainee category, participants can begin running a Jr. Dragster with a crate engine from Briggs & Stratton with a slide valve limiting the power output of the engine. Trainee participants will make single passes down the dragstrip to get familiar with the car and track surroundings in a non-pressure environment.
Another separate classification for 6-and-7-year-olds also has been created, the Youth category, which will allow participants to begin competing head to head on the track at the 13.90-second index with a crate engine and slightly increased power output from the Trainee category engine.
The NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League also offers different categories for age groups up to 17 with speed and elapsed time restrictions for participants based on age and experience. Those categories are novice (8-9)12.90, intermediate (10-12)8.90, and advanced (13-17)7.90.
so 7.90 car goes around 84 to 90 mph,well a 5 year old can't go 7.90
let go with a 12.90 car that goes around 40 mph, wait still can't
so let's go with a car that goes 14.90 @ 25 mph with more safety gear then I have to wear in my stocker that goes 10.90.
we are not giving a 5 year old a car that goes 80 mph to race
we are giving them 25 mph car on single pass to learn how to drive it