question for Mr. Billy Neese and fellow dime rocket racers.

[Ed Fernandez]

They used to allow co pilots years ago.No more.The bottom feeder lawyers and insurance types took care of that.

[treessavoy]

Here's the problem: What cars would these guys and gals run, how would they buy them, what would keep the rich kid form dumping everyone and how would you keep costs down.

The Junior Dragsters started out cheap and affordable and have morphed into tens of thousands of dollars.

Lastly, how can they steer and text at the same time and still cut a light?

This is a dead horse! Today's kids don't want any part of drag racing because it's too hard to text, check your play list, play angry birds and pick your nose at the same time!

JimR

[Jason]

...and the kids today think that its not worth watching anything as slow as Super Stock. In their world either nitrous is king or twin turbos and prochargers rule. Not that any of them would ever race something like that. They just like to watch those FAST cars run heads up.

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Here's the problem: What cars would these guys and gals run, how would they buy them, what would keep the rich kid form dumping everyone and how would you keep costs down.

The Junior Dragsters started out cheap and affordable and have morphed into tens of thousands of dollars.

Lastly, how can they steer and text at the same time and still cut a light?

This is a dead horse! Today's kids don't want any part of drag racing because it's too hard to text, check your play list, play angry birds and pick your nose at the same time!

JimR

Jim, I agree with most of what you said but I don't think every kid today thinks that way...probably 90% of them are into the latest techno thingys but there are still probably the other 10% that are going to school and learning something in the automotive field. Those 10% might just be the ones that do care a little something about drag racing or sportsman racing...I'm sure some of those kids are interested in several types of racing out there, probably the quicker classes but some could still be interested if shown or persuaded. You just have spot someone out of school that shows or takes interest I guess.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by skills

Since class racing needs an infusion of new blood I have a question. I know I may get killed for this but I will ask anyway. Since nhra created Jr. Dragster to get kids into racing would it be an idea to have maybe a legal street stock for divisional. With all the people with muscle cars and the import crowd and now with the mustang, camaro and the challenger. I was wondering a low budget class style for street legal cars. Something with simple rules that somebody can come in to a division and feel what it's like and could get the taste.

Basicly there is not enough time or pit space to run all the classes that NHRA and IHRA has on the plate. If this was done it would have to be at some other race than the points races, National opens, etc. Before S/G, S/C, T/D, T/S, S/ST, snow sleds, etc. were introduced the stockers, Comp cars,and S/S cars could get 3-5 time shots easy even when they ran Top Fuel, Funny cars, and Pro stock back in the stone age. Not so today.

[skills]

X-Tech where have you been havn't seen as many post from you lately? I think this could work it doesn't have to be at every divisional. Maybe at tracks that thought it could work. I place like E-town or Atco that are near a large population with a big street racing segment. Kids still love cars we just don't have muscle cars to run to now. Look on car dominion and you will see some of the things young people do with there cars. This doesn't have to be a huge money thing, just simple rules no tech. Wouldn't dialing in take away the need to spend tons of cash since you have to run your number after cutting a light?

[X-TECH MAN]

Most of the new young guys dont like to hear what us old farts have to say so I usually just read the forum once in awhile. Mostly answering some nostalgia stuff.