Quote Originally Posted by Evil Goat View Post
in my experience over the years people who say drag racing doesn't take skill are usually those who have never driven anything with real power and have never owned anything worth taking to a drag strip.....which would be the case....it doesn't take any skill to drag race a car with little to no power, it's like driving it on the street at that point...put yourself into anything above the 350hp mark and it becomes a different story

i've only been to one drift event....it was ok, nothing to write home about, but still interesting to watch none the less
To me every sport is boring to watch other than the spectacular moments, highlights, or last few minutes. Drag racing is fun to do when you're actually doing it, I guarantee most people that think drag racing sucks are the ones that would have a clutch foot shaking and sweaty palms sitting at the tree. Just like road racing it's a game of consistency with perfection being required to win. It's the technical aspect of it all where hundredths of a second mean a win or loss, there's so much R&D and dedication that goes into top finishers of every motorsport.

Every 15 year old should learn how to successfully drift. Period. It would teach car control, accident avoidance, and decrease inclement weather accidents 10 fold, etc. Personally I think everyone should be required to be on a motorcycle as well...that would make people more aware of surroundings and safer drivers the rest of their life.