Re: Average Age
I'm 25 and I've been slot car (drag racing) for 18 years, and racing Super Stock for 3 years. I guess you could say I'm probably an anomaly.
On a side note, slot car drag racing - the bracket racing side of things - seems to be doing pretty well. I have a lot of peers that have taken interest in the hobby. We do quite a bit of traveling in the winter to race these toy cars. So much so, that our off-season maintenance of the "big" stuff gets put on hold until spring.
I do agree with the class racing side of things though. There is not nearly as many "younger" guys participating in the sport. I would have to say finances would be one of the contributing factors. I don't think many (if any) younger people class race on their own. I know myself and a few others around my age wouldn't be where we are at without the support of our families.
JP Schuster
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