There are a million different reasons people run their cars. To each their own. To me it’s the fact that it is NOT easy getting old muscle to go quick that makes it attractive. To do things others find it difficult to do. Overcoming a challenge. If you modify your car in order to increase its performance, ok. Doesn’t matter if its new or old. Stock Modern muscle, hop in, drive to the track, go really fast, drive home. Where’s the challenge? So a stock hellcat can run X et. Your goal is to run that ET? Ok, with the tire on the car, how hard can that be? on a prepped track? It’s like bringing a brand new car to a car show. What hand did you play in the existence of that car? Bought it and washed it? Just my .02