I was surfing here a while ago and found a site about 50s/60s drags. The cars had no roll cages and few safety devices. I know a guy who lost 3 toes on his right foot when he blew his clutch. I was standing on the side of the rtrack at Oswago IL when a blowen somthing went by and exploded blower parts were raining down all over. Insurance would be a big deal today along with all the people who don't like the noise. I used to race at a oval dirt track outside Chi. Santa Fe Speedway It was surounded by corn fields. Then people started building houses NO more race track Same thing happened to US 30 in Indiana. I feel sorry for todays gearheads They will never know the excitement of racing somthing that on one else has tried. Not saying its all been done just we've seen a lot in our time.