Drag racing. It's more fun to do than it is to watch, but watching isn't too shabby, either. It's also an easy thing to do, but tough to be really good at. If the car is good, all the driver needs to do is cut a really good light. Easier said than done. This is also the cheapest form of motorsports I know of. Many people race the cars they drive every day on the street. Compared to other forms of motorsports, drag racing is the most universal. There's two main groups sanctioning drag races in this country, the NHRA, and the IHRA. There are others, but those are the big two. If you race in one division in IHRA, odds are there's an NHRA division you also qualify for. I can load up my drag car and race every weekend at any strip across the country. Try doing that with almost any type of oval track car. It's much easier for a 60 year old person to remain competitive in drag racing. Once you get a good car and work the bugs out of it, depending on which division you decide to run, working on the car can be very minimal. Check the fluids, set the air pressure, and hit the staging lanes. I recommend everyone should give drag racing a try at least once in their life, if for no other reason than to just say you've done it. Find a drag strip close to you and go out on test 'n tune night. Test n Tune nights are usually Wednesday or Thursday nights, but can be any night during the week. It's basically an open test session for anyone that wants to make a pass down the strip. You can even make a run in the family car if you want.
