As some of you know,my grandson,Alex bought a 96 Z-28. We ordered a shift lite,line-loc,and a skip shift for it. He is pretty excited about running high school class and pure street. I am glad to get him started. Anyone else getting their children involved? I think he is going to have fun!

I was hoping but the money isn't there. My youngest wanted a junior dragster at one point.

My kids are both three, I've got them mopar brainwashed already...lol

They love it!

Learning to be a man...lol

I've been trying to talk my daughter into driving a Jr. Dragster if I bought her one. She has no interest. She does want a Road Runner, and loves riding with dear old dad and burning tires. She's 11, so there is time.
My son is visually impaired, but he loves anything car related. He goes everywhere he can with me. Looking at cars. Hauling them. Working on them. He even wrenches if he can. Have a nice picture of him helping put seat belts in my old GTS.
My girlfriend's kid is all over the Jr. Dragster. If we free up some money I may go in with her on one for him. He's 12. Trying to get one, or all of them involved.

My son Matt (whiskyrunner) is 24 and made his first 12 second pass in my ex-wifes belly. I swear he goes to sleep watching our old Norwalk Halloween Classic tapes every night. If he has 5 dollars in his pocket he would rather spend it toward racing than he would eating.

My younger son Ethan (20) came to the track once last year with a couple of his Friends. Claims he would like a nice street car but wants one of mine instead of putting some effort toward his own.
Love them both very much but with Matt involved in the sport we spend a lot more time together and at that age time together is "premium time"
Matt totally rebuilt his 360 last year by himself including using mics and bore gauges to check all clearances, file fitting his rings, checked spring pressures, spring heights, shimmed, and assembled his heads, installed it in the car and ran 10.50's in his Duster the first weekend out with the car.
Enjoy your time together with him Ted. Its good for both of you and may keep him from getting in trouble from hanging around with the wrong crowd.
Now all I have to do this Summer is get the boat in the river so the 3 of us can enjoy a sport that all of us enjoy. (fishing)

Dizuster actually got started earlier than his kids. Learning to be a man hasn't changed.
Doug

My oldest Ron Jr still has his Dart. He has raced it about 6 times but I will say the last 2 years he has not had it to the track as he is now getting married and that has kept him ocupied the last year or two. But he told me the other day he wants to race the Dart this year. He is 26 now and he even won a class race at a Mopar show one year. He also told me he does not want to ever sell his Dart. I caught him cleaning the rubber off the 1/4's after racing a few years ago. Ron

Im on the opposite end of the spectrum- im the kid who got involved, and have to say I love it! It was a great way for me and my pops to bond also....When I was little he would take me and my twin bro to the track, would bring us to the shop where he had his dart fired up with open headers, and had us help him do little things over the years finishing it up.

When it came time to wanting a car, my dad did everything in his path to make sure I knew what I was getting into- made me come up with a plan for paying for it, where to park it, insurance, etc. etc.

Now I have my 71 scamp, my twin brother has a 72 Lemans getting a 488 poncho motor, and my dad has his 69 440 dart, and my mom wishes her and my dad bought a bigger house since the 2 car garage doesn't cut it anymore lol

My oldest has a jr. Dragster but he's moving up to his Buick this year. My middle kid has no interest and my 4 year old said all my cars are his lol. But he is most interested in the turbo car lol.
I have a Jr. for sale or trade if you know anyone looking. It has two motors and the starter that goes with it. It's a moly 03 shock car. My oldest has won several races in it. I would trade it for a project B body

My 4 year old wondering when she drive

My brother and I have ALWAYS been die hard mopar! I'm 23 but in November of 89 I was brought home from the hospital in the 67 fast back cuda that mom and dad got married in. Always went to mopar events and races growing up and dad has always been a collector who I think has 9or 10 now. My brother and I do a lot of racing and are pretty big into grudge racing my Duster and have just started getting more edgy with his dart. It's great to get your kid's involved but never let them forget that there is a lot more to life then those 4 wheels. School is everything and having a life should come first. Sometimes I struggle with that.

Three kids, and none of them are into it, and honestly, I'm way okay with that. They are into other things and my wife and I have enjoyed supporting their interests.

I'm only 26, bought my first dart when I was 15. Dad let me make passes in his 12 second challenger when I was 16. Been hooked ever since. I don't have kids yet, but I'm doing my part trying to get my niece and nephew interested. Been taking a picture like the one below every 6 months or so. This was the first.

I tryed to get my oldist son into the mopar hobby he perferd to play guitar, I tryed to get my 2nd son into the mopar hobby but he went off international sailing for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. my daughter more interested than both of them put together

As a racer I hate to admit I really hate JR dragsters...