I'm not so sure that is it. For me, the sight of two new funny cars or dragsters going down the strip is simply not exciting. I pretty much lost interest in dragsters when they went to rear engines. I find much more enjoyment watching a gasser leave the line with front wheels aimed skyward, or an "obsolete" front engined dragster smoking them half way down the strip.

I think that is the attraction to shows like Pinks All Out or PassTime. We get to see cars to which we can relate. I can't relate to the Beretta's or whatever the latest body styles they are using in the top ranks these days. But that is just me.

Don