Thread: I miss real drag racing

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Try attending an outlaw 10.5 drag race & see if that gets your blood boiling!!!

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I couldn't agree more. Whenever I am flipping channels and some NHRA event is on I don't even stop for a moment to watch it. There is nothing there I can relate to..........a field of identical cars, all sponsored by so many companies the driver has a hard time spitting out all their names as he is interviewed after his run. It has become just like NASCAR for me. (something else I never watch)

Paul is right about the 10.5 thing. We occasionally attend the Mustang Nationals at Bradenton Drag Strip, and those races are pretty exciting. Mustangs and other cars running on 10.5 inch tires, turning times that seem impossible, in cars I can relate to.

I also loved going to the Billetproof Drags in Lakeland Fl last October. It was just like the races I remember from the 50's and 60's, just a bunch of guys (most of whom had never been on a strip before) having a blast running against cars that were build primarily to drive on the street. It was so exciting that I am prepping my 27 specifically to run it down the 1/8 mile at this year's Billetproof drags in October.

Since you are right in Dunedin, I'd suggest you go to both Bradenton (even on a regular night) and also DON'T MISS THE BILLETPROOF DRAGS. I put up good money that you will have the time of your life and not be able to wait for the next year.

Here is a picture from Billetproof of Glenn and Big Mike squaring off in their coupes (they only made about 1,000 passes that day) and also a couple from the Nostalgia Drags in Bradenton.......something else you would love.

Don