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Jack you think the Jr Dragster program works? It is just an ego trip for the dads with long dollars. And most of the Jr Dragster kids go into .90 racing.
Again I never said anything about new classes. (what is it with you people do you figure if you say something enough it comes true)
The Chrysler 300 was just an example jack.
In ten years tell me if I was wrong.

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Billy for the most part you are right. But we took weeks at the track to properly tune a car.
Now they can do it in a couple of hours on a chassis dyno.

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X2 Let them race with their own kind ! The "Jap Junk" with fart can mufflers is one reason our economy is in such bad shape to begin with. BUY and RACE AMERICAN even if a lot is assembled in Mexico these days. OK....."Burn" me up Scotty !

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I agree1000% with this statement. Todays generation is mostly (not all) a bunch of know it alls. They dont respect anyone or anything. If I talked the way to older people or parents like some do today I would have been handed my azz in a hand basket. At lot of younger people on here are good, eager to learn, they work hard and have been brought up right by good parents (Just one Example: Bobby Warrens sons).

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Do I think the Jr.Dragster program works ? Maybe you can ask some of them - try Wendy Caliendo or Joe Santangelo or John-John Ciccarone just to name a few from here in Division One .As far as the new classes go - yes, you didn't say that but our tech people can hardly keep up with domestic new cars let alone foreign brands thrown into the mix.And as far as the ten year deal goes - well , I've been hearing about the end of Stock/SuperStock since the Seventies and it hasn't happened yet .................

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I could name a few more. Not taking anything away from them But these are all kids of existing racers. Not really new blood.
As far as tech goes They read from a book. Whats the problem?
They do not use common sense anymore. Remember when they told me my piston was .375 to high?

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Terry did you ever hear the phrase. Turn on, Tune in, Drop out?
I'm sure all our parents were happy and pleased.

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My god art what exactly constitutes "new blood"? To me it's any and all new racers. My kid started in the Jr. program, he's been bracket racing ever since, even managed to win the track championship @ Summit Raceway. He would love to class race he's even ran my SS car on a few occasions..... he's "new blood". Just because he's my kid does not negate the fact that in time he'll have the knowlege and finances to have his own class car. Hope he doesn't frequent this sight much as after seeing all the pissing and moaning he'll probably rethink the matter. Over the years I've enjoyed reading the racers posts on here and even thrown in my thoughts now and then. It seems this winter there has been more bitching and moaning than ever before and most from a select few racers that thinkl NHRA is doing them wrong. If you don't like the rules, the factors, ect. ect. just stay home and pound on your keyboard, maybe stomping your feet and holding your breath may help also. There are alot of things that have happened in the last 2 years that haven't exactly pleased me, now I have a couple choices here, go elsewhere to race, just accept it and go on or park my junk. Art I've never met you so I can't pretend to know your circumstances, however I do know that like it or not all the internet bitching in the world has no sway with NHRA. Joe

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Im happy to say I never "Turned on, Tuned in, and Dropped out even after hearing of it. I NEVER did drugs of any kind even during the all expense paid trip to South East Asia courtesy of Uncle Sam and yes I saw some bad "S##T" during the experience and I believe thats a cop out with some verterans as an excuse to stay high and become homeless screw ups. . You are close to my age.....did YOU ever make the trip or stay high in NY ? I channeled all of my focus into cars, drag racing, and the opposite sex back in the 60's before and after I came back in one piece. Great theraphy.

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Nice stereotype. :)

We'll see how this import driving "kid" does this year in SS with my car. ;)

I do agree about this generation of kids, and what people are saying about them, but it has absolutely nothing to do with what kind of car they choose to drive.