[njk53]

You guys have to remember that back in the 60's and 70's a kid with a part time job after school could afford some level of a muscle car, put a set of slicks on and off to the track you would go. My brother bought a 70 340 Duster in 1970 for $2,750 out the door. A compairable car today is probably $40,000. A kid today can't afford those numbers. Also, I can remember when there were 2 dragstrips within a 1/2 hour of downtown Detroit, now there are none. Milan is the closest at about an hour away.
I think the high cost of a production muscle car and the closures of a lot of local dragstrips has hurt drag racing significantly.