Average Age

[Wade Mahaffey]

It's scary and a shame .... but the only new blood in NHRA Drag Racing ... IS FAMILY! If you said racers who's Grand Fathers/ Fathers/ Uncles/ Brothers/ Mothers/ Sisters, raced are not eligible for a race. THERE WOULD BE NO RACE ! There's no 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 year olds in Stock, Super/Stock, Comp, Alcohol, Pro/Stock, Funny Car, Top Fuel that paid their own way, or are there as a first generation and out of their own pocket. Now there's always a exception to the rule ... maybe three or four, but you get the idea. Not that being fortunate is a bad thing, it's just the way it is in the big time NHRA. Not many young folks can afford that game. That's why it's all gray on top LOL The most scary part of it all is the big, big money is all very old. What's it gonna look like in another 5-10 years when the big money dries up, and it looks like it's drying up now ... did you see the stands around 600 feet on ... during the Pro Eliminations. I love it, and am an exception to the rule. I build my own car (all of it), transport it, pay for it, drive it, and drag it back home ... so I love it, even at 62, and will till I'm gone ... I paid dues !!!