If I was you I would keep the car on the street and keep it enjoyable. There pretty fun if you can jump in it and go pick a kid up on a nice day. Plus it makes for a car you can drive back and forth to the track if you get the bug to make a pass. That red Belvidere of Ron's is the best of both worlds.
ET and MPH are Based on $$. Not everyone can run 4's with John force, but I try to have more fun then him
I was not being rude to brad just asking an honest question.
Six years since not making a lap is a pretty long time but now that he explained his situation better and i know that he knows what it takes to run a series, it was the info I needed to give him my opinion. If he said he was at the track every weekend this summer my response would have been diffrent. LoL

62 tomorrow for me!!! Like others, it takes a LOT longer to get stuff done on the car amongst other things, but being retired helps!!!
Still have no urge to hang up the race helmet yet. Too much fun beatin' the young bucks!!!!

Looking at 60 in the rear view mirror. Still having a blast racing, it helps when you have the whole family loving racing and cars in general.It also helps when you have a young buck sneaking in your drivers seat from time to time. I said years ago that I wasn't going to grow up,because I knew some adults and they are just no fun. Mike

I turn 64 in Jan and don't see an end to racing, provided health and money are there. With some of the health issues it is tough to get things done with any speed, but hey, I'm retired. I only get out a few times a year, but when the adrenalin rush is enough (literally!) to keep the aches and pains at bay for two or three days, its' worth it! Not to mention I have some data to pour over for a long time.
When Leigh finally got his car out that fired me up again big time. I didn't make it out this year for lack of funds, but saved a couple of nickels for 2014.
The other big inspiration is the Golden Greek. When a guy can qualify his Top fueler in his Eighties, I figure there is hope for me too. So make a plan, and get back out there doing what is your passion
Some folks live a life of quiet desperation, don't become one of them

Yikes ! Almost there ! 55 I`m slowing down , but still fun !

Yes it’s still fun, and I’m six years past that mythical deadline. The only reason I’ll quit is because I’ve ran out of money or I’m dead.

started racing in 1969 im still racing today
and just rebuilt motor and trans 4 months ago
in my street car gtx
just pulled the motor out of duster last week
for freshen up its already apart
been through 2 kidney transplants but as long
as I fell good ill be doing it my son and grandson
help its in my blood.
always mopar since 1969

yep, still fun, allways was, expect it allways will be

No wonder those kids laugh at us for talking about purple shaft cams, 906 heads, and pop-up pistons. But lets see if they are still around the sport as long as we have and still enjoy it as much as we do.

I'm over sixty and it's still fun.

The work isn't near as much fun, but going down the track is still a blast.

Its quite interesting that in the class I race weekly at my local track ( Street Eliminator) the majority of the racers are over 60 and a few over seventy. Most of close racing friends, mentors and associates are my age ( 59 ) close to it or older with a few young guys being the exception.

I'll be 18 until I die

Just turned 60 this summer, I think it's just as much fun now as in the past, A good friend I race with is 70+ an tells me somedays he wonders why he does it yet, then he gets in the car and fires it up an says he feels like a kid again!!!

Hey Russ and Doug (Heyyy Buddddyyy ) I didn't realize We were the same age ( or will be in a couple weeks ) Do I look that that bad, or do you guys look that good?

Jay

My two teammates are 75 and 81. They have more fun than the younger guys half the time.

Well I am long past 60 (just turned 69) and I am prepping my old 37 Gasser Coupe for racing after Christmas.
We lost both of out quarter mile tracks in Phoenix last year, but supposed to have a new one on the Indian Reservation running by this December.
I plan on racing as long as my health holds up!!!

me to 62 love it working on it is harder and money is tight but think I'll have a 574 in it some time next summer! :-)

And still quick enough to catch it when it wants to turn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgbIQcgEwes

and hear after off and back on too soon so it kept going right and off again. so I still feel good wish I had more money?? :-) Have to stop playing with things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgbIQcgEwes

last run in october
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgbIQcgEwes

Fastest run of the year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSNegb03q0A

so i think so on life after 60

62 here and still racing the Hemi A body. When I think I am too old to race that, I will get out the old Chrysler Powered Willys that I started with , when I was 15, and race till I can't get into the drivers seat.