Part of what hurt drag racing

[jnor]

Originally Posted by Steve Cozakos

Younger people have little to no interest in cars. There's your problem.

Bingo.....

[joespanova]

Originally Posted by jnor

Bingo.....

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With I-pods , I-pads , cell phones and computers , unlimited TV and a culture that isn't car- centric ..............todays kids are more interested in the glamor of traditional sports. Of course , these are all a "turnoff" to me but I'm getting old ( er ) .
My own son is a perfect example ( he has zero interest in my car )..............the way it was in the sixties / seventies isn't ever coming back.

[Wayne W]

The elimination of Modified Eliminator, no Pros at Points Meets and a drop in local track PRO Match Racing dates to keep people interested didn't help things.

I think on a local level Mod drew people in and then they came to understand Stock and SS. There is nothing like the sound of a wheel standing gear jamming Mod car to get the juices flowing.

[Rusty Davenport]

Discouragement innitiated by THE HEAD RULES put an end to many beginning class racers hopes, so they decided to drop out and it has been down hill since then. In the beginning you had to be an "insider" to get a set of illegal heads and willing to pay the price. Guys decided "whats the use" ???...... it was controlled by a mafia that couldn't talk about it out loud but laughed about it in private circles. They know who they are, some of them are still living, they are still laughing but now there is nobody left to play the game with.