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Why is it that the older a driver becomes.....the less respect he feels the younger generation has for the sport?(Just a general statement and not directed toward anyone in particular)
The problem isn't that many of the kids don't respect the other drivers or the cars they are driving(Honestly....how many people can fully respect anything until they have done it themselves?) They are just not in awe of the competition. That is because they have been racing for 10 years and have accomplished alot in their respective divisions. That is a big difference today verses days gone by.
It is often forgotten how much help A.J. Foyt got from his father when he started racing. A.J.'s dad helped him tremendously and had new motors shipped by air to help keep his son racing. Obviously A.J. Foyt's legend speaks for itself, but lets not let time convienantly erase some of the facts.
I only mention this because it is often thought that the Golden Era drivers didn't have alot of parental help. Maybe not as much as today and definately not all of them, but many did.
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