Is the NHRA dying?

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by barnca2010

I hang around on some sports car racing sites. So to some extent they are one sided. Many seem to think that the NHRA and Drag Racing is hanging on by a wing and a prayer.. Now its been a while since i got to attend any National events. I did get to New England, which seemed as though they hit a home run. I used to goto E-Town and that when i was a kid seemed to be the event to be seen at. So what are your opinions?

Since I don't hunker around the road race sites, how is that doing as far as sanctioning bodies, participation, and fan base? What do you hear about Firebird Raceway, now Wild Horse here in Arizona?

Seems like a lot of the young car enthusiasts I meet are either dreaming or actually dropping an LS engine into ANYTHING to go drifting or road racing.Or even street racing I guess. My 21 year old neighbor (still living at home I might ad) has a newer Genesis and he says he's saving to drop an LS in it and I know one guy doing an A4 Audi / LS right now. So if I were 18+ years old and had a desire to have fun with either a street car or race only car, I would feel a strong pull for auto-crossing, road racing or drifting over drag racing in general. Unless I had a family tie, I wouldn't even consider Class Racing.