Why is there no interest in all new combos

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Tony, As an old Modified racer, I could fix you right up...for peanuts ;-)

The Gassers I grew up with are liable to be VERY different from what you have in mind, lol.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tony Corley

The Gassers I grew up with are liable to be VERY different from what you have in mind, lol.

Tony, It all starts with letting out the clutch on time if you want to turn on win lights. ;-)

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Tony, It all starts with letting out the clutch on time if you want to turn on win lights. ;-)

We raced air cooled VW, in both H/G and B/MC.

[Pro Stock John]

A lot of younger folks into NT / Grudge and No-Prep racing.

Not so much into these other classes. Cost and relatability are two issues.

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

A lot of younger folks into NT / Grudge and No-Prep racing.

Not so much into these other classes. Cost and relatability are two issues.

I think because of less safety restrictions , cameras covering teams and Discovery. TV.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

18 year olds today ain't working full time, many ain't working at all and they ain't interested in a car, no mind buying a new car, hell many don't even have nor want a license so your self serving rant is flawed

I'm so tired of boomers saying my generation won't work. We can't afford anything, much less a factory stock combo.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

A lot of younger folks into NT / Grudge and No-Prep racing.

Not so much into these other classes. Cost and relatability are two issues.

Lot's of truth to this. My local dragstrip packs out every thursday night for testing and grudge, but when's the last time you saw more than 10 fans at a divisional to watch Stock eliminator? Not bashing STK of course, I think it's awesome and I make sure to spread the gospel to all my friends, they just don't get it or understand the history behind it.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by JP1738

We can't afford anything, much less a factory stock combo.

A good deal of the "kids" at my local track will run Street or Trophy or whatever they can in whatever they have. They want to race and that's what they can afford.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

A good deal of the "kids" at my local track will run Street or Trophy or whatever they can in whatever they have. They want to race and that's what they can afford.

Agree, IF the "kids" want to race they will race whatever car in whatever class they can afford. The issue though is they don't want to race, have little to no interest in cars no mind drag racing..

[Billy Nees]

Ed, there is no problem getting a good crowd of "kids" at my local track. And when they're not at the local track, most of them have an old Farmall H or a FWD pickup that they're at a local truck-and-tractor pull with.