Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian
Al G - the Benneville thing always seemed like the space program to most of us...high tech, exotic and way over our heads. The drags always seemed more down to earth.

I was ranting on - as middle aged men do - this weekend and said somethng like, "...when I was a kid it was stock car racing and the winner was lucky if he got a six pack when he won...now it's NASCAR and they get boodles of cash...what went wrong?"

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Actually, I was told the exact opposite. At Bonneville the pits are open and you can wander around pretty much anywhere. The various team tents are not off limits like they are at alot of other racing venues. A number of times when I was looking around I was invited to sit and have a drink with the crews, or asked to help with tuning/mechanical problems etc. It's a very friendly atmosphere.

As for high-tech...yes, some of the "better" teams have gone very high tech. They pretty much have to in order to hit the speeds they do. However, there are a lot of "grass-roots" teams there. Ours, for example, was very basic. You can see what we did here... http://1149.ca/

One of the best parts about Bonneville racing is the lack of prizes/money. The only thing you get out of racing there is the possibility of getting your name in the record book. :-D