Since this will be my last blog post I want to talk about what drag racing means to me. Drag racing isn’t just a hobby to me it’s pretty much a way of life. Racing has taught me a lot of things that you just don’t learn from a textbook. I’ve grown a lot over my years of racing, and I believe it has shaped me into a better member of society.
When you talk to people about drag racing they will never understand it until they have tried it. A term that us racers use after you get big into drag racing is getting “the bug”. I got the “the bug” when I made my first pass down the track at 10 years old. It’s a sense of freedom that you cannot describe when you’re in a race car you feel zoned out from the world and all the problems in it. For me racing has made my family even closer since it is something that we can all do together. It’s just a way of life especially in my small town of King George VA where it seems that someone always has a member of the family that races. Drag racing is a sport that you don’t have to grow out of I race people now who are over 75 years old and still very competitive.
With racing I have learned how to be a good competitor and that is one who knows how to handle a loss just as good as a win. Drag racing is a sport where trophies and money aren’t just handed out for participating it’s something you have to go out and earn. Drag racing teaches you hard work and determination because without it you wouldn’t even last a full race season. It’s been able to teach me the value of a dollar because with racing you can make some money but normally spend a lot more. With this blog I hope that I have been able to give you readers a little insight on what drag racing is. I challenge all readers to go out to their local drag strips because without the support these small tracks that us racers love wouldn’t exist.
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