Glad to see the younger generation racing, we need them to carry the sport into the next decade. I try and enter multiple classes and double enter when possible.

That leads to my next question: Is this basically a Moparts demographic, or also typical of what people see at the track in general?

Plenty of youngsters at the fling. All of which are second or third generation racers. From what I see 'NEW BLOOD' out there is a far and few between. This week they started on Tuesday for at least $30K a day and today the big race will be at least $350K!!

What I have seen is that many Mopar guys go to mostly "Mopar only" events. Monster Mopar is always big and from what I hear Columbus is dropping in numbers. Our Mopar event at Keystone pays out around 1000.00 which is lower than our weekly events and is also open to all makes to survive so it won't drawl many out of towners. If I only raced my car at three Mopar events each year honestly i would sell it all and go bass fishing.

LOL! I sold all my race car crap but I damn sure didn't go fishing!!!! I rather watch paint dry, cheese mold, grass grow or any such other activity. Unless I was still a drinker. Then I'd sit on the boat and drink beer and whiskey.

Talked to a buddy of mine yesterday who is a year older than me. Told me he's selling his Swinger 340 he's had for 40 years bdcause he just can't drive it anymore. He's also selling the big block Duster he and his son built because Junior has no interest in racing, he was planning on Pop driving.

This getting old ain't for kids.

Mopar race here this coming weekend. Pays $10K on Saturday and Q32 pays another $5K on Sunday on top of the regular $1250 for Pro $2500 for S/Pro and $500for footbrake. Yet the numbers keep falling.

IMO, it’s a Moparts demographic.

Dennis

Yeah, I am not ready to go fishing

I enjoy hanging out with all the rock stars of drag racing

Cool car... but is that thing really bent in the middle, or is it the picture?

Yeah, what you think?

Not. Lol

I was going to ask if it springs back

Another oldster here at 69. I've been racing my Belvedere about 15 years now. I only take her out 6-8 times a year, mainly NMCA NSS. Since retiring and moving to Florida in an RV community, my shop is now my trailer. The good part of this is there are plenty of retirees willing to help.

No plans to quit anytime soon and in fact recently acquired another car to run NHRA stock eliminator.

Local track has quite a few young guys racing, most started in Juniors, and have progressed to brackets. Most of them are really good, and they do travel to the big money races, not very many mopars in that bunch, even if a few of their parents were Mopar guys. Mostly Mustangs, Camaros,V8 Vega's, Pickups, and dragsters. They are young racers though

these were the good old days eh Glenn! Just turned the rip ol age of 58. I don't race as much as I did. Keeping two rigs "wife's included" running isn't as much fun as it was. Do play on the street with them, mostly run our club challenge series and a few others. Not like when I was younger. Son and daughter like to play.......at worse, I'll have pilots!

OK, so it wasn't just me thinking it didn't look quite right.

I'm 26 my brother is 29. No signs of stopping, bought my dart when I was 14 lucky enough to have a good job that allows the expansion of our "program" currently building a new heads up no time car procharged w8 motor. There is definitely a younger crowd even with mopars, honestly the ones I know are some of the fastest and most serious Mopar racers out there. The heads up stuff puts a monkey on your back when you do it with a Mopar and it really takes alot of dedication, planning and spending. The nss and bracket racing doesn't really grab much of us younger fellas, not right or wrong. also seems to be a fair amount of younger guys that run the newer gen3 hemi platform rides and don't necessarily come to forums.

Brad, have you considered that some people that might have come here are on Facebook, etc? That might mess with the age groups some.

Iron headed big block and a pinion snubber will bend those old cars like that. (Insert )