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Originally Posted by Billy Nees
I agree with you! The original subject of this thread was "Pro Mod replacement". The original "Pro Mod replacement" subject was JR. Dragsters. If NHRA can find the time and the space for exhibition type JR. Dragsters then why can't they find the time for exhibition type JR. Street?
Ya know, it's just entirely possible that in this day-and-age the average parents can't afford a JR. Dragster!
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Billy is spot on here. I ran Jr's through 2005. I quit before I got my real driver's license and started putting a bracket car together. There was other motivation behind that as well. Very, very few of the people I raced with moved on to "big" cars. You cannot recoup enough of your Jr Dragster investment to make the switch, unless you're very financially comfortable. I've seen numerous attempts to make JR's affordable through the years..."budget" chassis builders with turn-key packages, rental cars, etc. At the end of the day, there are still very few people making the transition to a regular car.
I can tell you now, had Quaker City ran TCR or JR Street when I was running, I probably would have never had a JR. I think the biggest thing about JR Street is promoting the fact that you can get involved with drag racing, running your every day car, and be competitive. There isn't a need for electronics, a tube chassis car, a stacker trailer, or any other fancy stuff. NHRA and IHRA really needs to showcase the fact that you can go out and be a winner drag racing with Mom's Cruze, or Dad's F150. It's going to be a lot easier for a teen to convince their parents to let them race the daily driver, as opposed to investing in a JR Dragster.
EDIT: As far as my JR...it took over 5 years to sell it after I quit, and I can assure you there was no money made. It was a fairly significant loss. It wasn't the latest and greatest, but it was a nice car, with nice paint, and a fresh motor sold for pennies on the dollar. The guy who bought it, to my knowledge, never ran it. His daughter "thought she might be interested", so he jumped in.