[AveryMcLawhorn]

Being newer to class racing overall after my family has been involved since the 1960s I have a slightly different perspective than most on why I think class racing is suffering. Listening to my grandad talk and explain all the stuff they did back in the day motors were built for a fraction of the cost and built in garages in people's back yards. I think one has to evaluate the financial strain that class racing as involved into today as compared to the 2010s, 2000s, and 1990s. A person can now go out and buy a much cheaper bracket car and enter a local 5K bracket race for entry fee of $100. Very broadly speaking they are typically showing up to the track in a pickup and trailer. Where we as class racers are paying over $200 dollars in entry fees for a low overall winnings. That of course is not including all the rigs and stacker trailers. My family is equally as guilty now for joining the motorhome train. In addition I can say that when my dad and I go to the track we are often greeted positively with comments about third generation of racers in the family. That attribute seems to be rare today and overall we are not drawing in new people at a regular bases to our specific sport. Arbitrarily speaking each generation is unique and has different interest. I think we need to ensure the integrity of the sport is maintained but also find avenues to attract new people into the sport without placing such a high risk low reward outcome on the sport. I can tell you from the countless conversations I have had with my grandad, a Walley meant a lot more to him than it does to me at this point. I of course would love to have one and earn it the right way but it just doesn't have the same appeal today as it did 20 years ago.

Just a newer (2 years) class racers thoughts and opinion. Very proud to have transitioned into class racing and love class racing.