Then vs Now - What Happened?

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Wow! this one is easy to answer, things seemed so different then because they were. You didn't have the "check book" racers you have today. The "stars" then were guys who worked their butts off to build something that you couldn't just scratch off a check for like today. These racers were high performance "junkies" they pushed parts that were never designed for the purpose to the edge and beyond. I would guess that the sheer small number of them is the reason most people can still recall their names. I'd bet for the most part all their work was "in house" who was gonna do it for them? Yes I know that not everyone can build a great race engine or their own car or all the various other things involved in racing, however it seems like the number of "hands on" guys are dwindeling, and that's just sad. Joe