02-07-2011, 08:07 PM
Joe Wrote:LeNeve Wrote:20 years ago, I felt as if I could start at a local dirt track, work my way up to the big time you know? I used to daydream about racing NASCAR. Loved it. Me and my Stepdad even started working on a modified stock for the local tracks. Then the farm started going bankrupt, and some uninsured drunk illegal immigrant wrecked us. That was it. Shit's been down hill since then.
Anyway, I think it is impossible to get into NASCAR now, unless you have a super crazy rich family to start a team. Or a regular wealthy family to start you racing when you are 5 years old.
My father and I started going to watch dirt track modifieds when I turned 5. I'd be happy if that's all I ever was able to race.
Yeah, me too. It's still such an expensive hobby though. Only the upper class around here can afford it, farmers, ranchers, and business owners. I can barely afford to put my kids in all the regular sports.