Quote Originally Posted by -Rick- View Post
I am very jealous!! So nice!!

I know what you mean about the kids and their cars, kid at work had a pickup truck lowered, painted and big shinny wheels. I asked about the motor he didn't care, it ran fine. But is part of the problem for kids nowadays street racing? They are worried if they do their motors up the police will say the car is done up for street racing?
I think part of the problem now is HOW they are "street racing". Back in the day We would organize our "street racing", gathering at a deserted stretch of pavement with a marked 1/4 mile, placing lookouts at access points and using headlight relays to warn of approaching police, this was before cell phones and even before CB radios, how old school am I eh. Today they seem to street race randomly between traffic lights and in populated areas. Don't be stupid and You wont have a problem. As for road racing We had local track days that are not available now due to insurance to both the provider and the participant and our outlaw road racing was done way out in the country. Not the safest of activities but remember it wasn't until the mid to late 60's that seat belts were even installed in Automobiles. My 64 Fargo firewood truck didn't have them.

As to "Whats under the Hood" I think the Motorsports of today's youth has gone the same way as our modeling hobby with the swing to electric power I see so many store bought very pretty foamy models and the only pride is in appearance, with the statement that wet fuel is too messy and to difficult to operate whereas with this beauty all I have to do is plug it in and away I go.

Brian T.