Old days
I am old enough to remember the gassers and the beginning of the factory funny cars. Those were the great days of racing. We thought the eight second runs were the ultimate. They would advertise them as "Eight Second Hand Grenades". But, those days are gone as computer controlled cars are now the norm. As for NASCAR, I used to like to watch them , but that was when they were real cars. I was working as a mechanic at a Plymouth / Chrysler Dealer in 1970 when the Superbird was released. Roger McClusky had his Superbird there to prep it for the race at Phoenix International Raceway. Went to the race and enjoyed it. McCluskey lost to A.J. Foyt in a Talladega. The cars were factory cars with the biggest engines the factories had. Hemis and Semi-Hemis. Great racing. The racers and their crews were more accessible in those days. Guess we have to carry on.