Drag racing is only boring for the losers

[hicalibrbulit]

Let's see, fried clutches, broken half shafts, blown rearend's, wasted rubber on burn outs, cracked control arms, standing around "in line" to spend a total of about 100 seconds on the track.

OR

Maybe an overheated radiator and smoked brakes and standing around waiting to spend around 80 minutes on the track.


Drag racing vs roadrace vs oval track vs rally....it's all racing. Most of what we all do is NOT racing!! But, we're enjoying the hell out of our cars. Just have fun and be safe.

 

[TheRedBlur]

For me, a more interesting question is why some people spend thousands on speed equipment and never take their cars to any type of track or competition.

indeed.

 

[The Factor]

Let's see, fried clutches, broken half shafts, blown rearend's, wasted rubber on burn outs, cracked control arms, standing around "in line" to spend a total of about 100 seconds on the track.

OR

Maybe an overheated radiator and smoked brakes and standing around waiting to spend around 80 minutes on the track.


Drag racing vs roadrace vs oval track vs rally....it's all racing. Most of what we all do is NOT racing!! But, we're enjoying the hell out of our cars. Just have fun and be safe.

Well said

 

[The Factor]

The real problem is, if you ask me, that everyone is too busy "going to the dragstrip" and not Drag Racing. It seems everyone is fine as long as there is nothing at stake but as soon as anyone starts talking about it being the least bit competitive people get skeered.

I do tend to agree, "going to the dragstrip" can be boring, but Drag Racing isn't. The half step, bracket racing, is a little better but still lacks flavor.

$.02

Ditto, I agree 100%, its hard for me to watch, but mainly because I truly luv to race and rather be in the drivers seat at drag strip, although funny cars and dragsters when you can feel the car from 100ft away is awsome it gives me the chills just thinking about it

 

[Mosix]

Jeff, I was not offended, but I stay busy at the drags not as a spectator but as a tuner and racer. As a spectator I like stock cars, that’s why I go to Phoenix, Vegas and Bristol for the Cup cars every year. I am in for Lebanon this weekend I like the I-5 challenge series, see you there. The next weekend Madras has drag racing on Sat & Sun and the dirttrack Sat night host the Pacific Coast Extreme Dirt series, Walters and crew, they put on a great show fast, full of action, no sideboards so they slide in and 3-wheel off.

Glenn

 

[stock50LX]

And that reason alone is why I don't go to the street legal drags very often . At PIR you get to race about 0.5% of the time you are there.

And that's all drag racing is.

Dave

You won't enjoy drag racing if you don't enjoy the whole experience. That is, you must enjoy talking to people with similar cars and interests and you must enjoy the technical aspects. I usually end up helping someone who is trying to make his car go faster and when it does go faster, I derive some enjoyment from that success. When people offer to come out and watch me race, I always discourage them. I know they'll get bored. The sport is for participation, not watching. With both types of racing you will spend vastly more time preparing than you will on the track. The racer must get some enjoyment from that process too. There is no question that most of the time at the drag strip you are not racing, but you can race the car several times a week if you want -at least during the summer. I don't think that is possible with road racing unless you are not working and willing to drive to various tracks and tow your car. You can take the "is that all there is" attitude about any sport. At the end of the day, none of it matters. Racers must enjoy the experience and the process, not just the time spent on the track. The money spent on the various kinds of racing is reflective of this: drag racers spend the most on speed equipment, have the most participation, and have the fewest spectators and the least return in monetary terms.