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8/14/23 11:33 PM |
Re: Indycars were at IMS yesterday and nobody noticed
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Originally Posted by jdull99
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MAYBE a stretch; but sounds like there is a push in the schools to educate students to fear and hate fuel powered cars...so maybe Lynn is on to something? Its hard to sell tickets to people who do not like or believe in fuel powered cars...
I think that is one of the reasons F1 (popular among millennials - which I know are already an aging generation...I'm almost one of them); runs entire races without fuel stops...they say it was for safety but I think they were maybe trying to hide that fact...
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It is definitely a stretch to say that about the school where I work. We have an automotive program that has students from 5 different schools. The teacher is excellent and some students in the program have raced during and after high school. Not all of the students are interested in competitive motorsports, but the ones that are tend to like what they are familiar with. Newer, smaller cars with 4 cylinder engines and lots of imports. Compacts, drifting, and some drag racing. Fuel sources and fuel consumption are things they learn about, but it’s definitely not a fear or hatred of fuel powered cars. The program takes students to UNOH every year and they have a variety of programs including dirt and pavement oval racing. Every generation tends to be critical of the generations behind them, but not all is lost with young people today. I’ve worked in 5 different schools, and I’ve connected with students who are race fans at every single one of them. Far too many people preaching doom and gloom because it fits their narrative. The interest in cars and motor sports is still there, it just looks different than how it was for many of us in the past.
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