Question Of The Week: How Did YOU Get Introduced To Drag Racing?

Anyone that’s ever been involved in the sport of drag racing possesses a unique story of how, when, and by whom the proverbial “hook” was set that got them forever interested in this expensive, time consuming, addicting, yet oh-so-fun game (or business) of going fast in a straight line for 1,320 feet. I say forever because, no matter how many times one retires from the sport or tells their buddies they can’t afford it anymore and they’re really really through this time, drag racing is a bug you can never truly get out 0f your system. Not a medically proven fact, but one we’ll take to the bank.

For many, drag racing has been a generational thing; they’re born into it, having been the product of one, two, perhaps even three generations of drag racers before them who have passed down their love for the sport. With the advent of junior dragsters, youngsters have even more incentive to get involved and carry it on for generations to come.

For every story of drag racing being passed down through the bloodlines, however, there’s another great tale of a young kid scaling the fences at Orange County out of pure curiosity, or tagging along with some high school buddies to the local drags to see what’s it all about.

Interestingly, many of the legends of this sport were turned onto it not on their own accord, but by a group of friends, a family member, or a significant other, hooking themselves, willingly or unwillingly, to the spectacle that is drag racing.

Tell us how YOU got introduced to drag racing. When was it? What track? What are some of your earliest memories of the sport?