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Originally Posted by cecil98
the car culture is ending because there are so many brands available and they are so generic and, incredibly expensive. It's very difficult to distinguish between all of these Korean and Japanese brands. Plus, who can get excited about 4 or, 6 cylinder front wheel drive????? There is just little connection between the street and the race track anymore nor, is there any passionate brand loyalty. Another thing that is disappearing is fathers making race fans out of their children. That's where my generation of race fans came from. We're growing old and the next generation isn't bringing the kids to the track as the generations before did. It's just too hard to tear them away from those video games, I guess.
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I happen to take my son to the races at least 10 times a year. On top of that we race quarter midgets. I hate to break the bad news to all of you but the excitement that once was sprint car racing to us isn't the same to this group. If I gave my son the choice to go watch Monster Trucks, Supercross, or Sprint cars he would choose sprint cars last. These kids want the wow factor and what used to be the wow factor for us doesn't even come close for them. These kids want to see back flips and some big air with speed mixed in. My son can tell you every drivers name in Usac and 90% of the local show guys. So he's even what I would consider a diehard youngster and drives his own racecars. Still it's not what he chooses over the other "extreme" sports. It bothers me that the hair doesn't stand up on his arms like it does for me when I see one of my hero's banging the cushion 6" from the wall. But I'm telling you these kids are watching people do extraordinary things that we didn't have. I'm to young to remember the Evil Kneivel stuff but i'm betting a lot of you would have chose to go see it if he jumped every weekend. Wish I had a way to fix it but I truly believe that's what it is.
