[cicero819]

Drag Racing is an activity done for enjoyment on our free time, away from work. When did it become for the mighty dollar. It's not the introduction of the dragster, delay box, enclosed trailer, motorhome, trick of the week, I think greed and ego are two of the most important ingredients that have contaminated our sport. Maybe it's my Huckleberry Finn way of thinking but I was brought up in the age of doing with little, as much as you can, not the"just go out and buy the trick piece of the week mentality that perceivers now. One of the most heard sentence in a drag racer now is " I won't race my car down that track for the purse he pays, it's not enough, look I have 65k invested in my car and another $250k in my motorhome and toter are you carzy? Or I won't race against that piece of crap because of the same reasons. When did we have a Royalty class added to drag racing. I don't care who you are and how much your car is worth, just stage and shut up. The best prepared driver will win. I can remember racing in the late 70's early 80's and one of the racer was using a reaction timer box against all of us yahoo's who didn't have one(and winning) and hearing the announcer blaberring how great this guy was with his 501 lights until we discovered his little secret, he wasn't so great after he was found cheating( we had a no electronic aids of any type allowed posted). I love drag racing for that heart pounding boost shot of adrenaline I get whenever the tree is coming down. Don't blame full-time racers who are actually able to scratch a living from doing what they love(we all wish we were that committed)we should blame ourselves for not standing up for our local tracks and helping it's survival(doesn't matter that the owner is an ahole) This is the best thrill, short of being shot at, by a jealous husband. CR p.s. I couldn't think of going to a race or racing without a motorhome.(Old age has it's privilege)