[Steve_Seattle]

"It has a lot to do with the economy. Its expensive to go to a race these days."

That may be part of it, but I think it runs deeper than that. Car racing represents the old manly virtues, and now half the country seems to have gone gay.

Young people don't seem to be attracted to racing nearly as much as in the old days, and I think it's partly because racing seems out-of-step with all the environmental stuff they've been raised on, and the dickless "niceness" that's been foisted off on this generation.

[aumrl]

re-read #30
makes sense to me SS

[steve86]

Young people don't seem to be attracted to racing nearly as much as in the old days, and I think it's partly because racing seems out-of-step with all the environmental stuff they've been raised on, and the dickless "niceness" that's been foisted off on this generation.

Very true. Over on this side of the state, however, we still have a fair number of redneck hillbillies* who still enjoy the smell of castor oil two-stroke premix (complete with clouds of blue smoke), or somewhat more environmentally friendly nitromethane or straight methanol.

*including yours truly

[Trailerpark Badass]

Yes, young metrosexual males are interested in tweeting and snap chatting stupid pictures, not hot rods and working with mechanical things.

[rabidralph]

And yet, they still tried to appease the environmentalists by using ethanol at the track.