"I wish we had more people like the Napp family in drag racing, " Bennett said.
As an example, I personally think that drag racing is the most aptly named sport ever.
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Vinsetta was situated in a prime location in the heyday of cruising and drag racing.
Cook is one of the best in the nation at dB Drag racing, as this pursuit is called.
Kids raced cars everywhere, of course, but the NHRA was established as a governing body in 1951 in Southern California, the cradle of drag racing.
It is intended for smooth cruising, not drag racing with Porsches.
"The Napp family are the kind of people this sport was built on, " said Bobby Bennett, the editor of CompetitionPlus.com, which bills itself as drag racing's Internet magazine.
Nearly all young drivers said they wear their seat belts, and far fewer admitted to engaging in drag racing and drifting, the kind of dangerous driving done by previous generations.
Although safety measures in drag racing have improved immeasurably, the thrilling shows can also have catastrophic consequences: Two drivers have been killed at Englishtown since 2008, including the funny-car driver Scott Kalitta.
Infineon Raceway, which spans 1, 600 acres in Sonoma County, attracts hundreds of thousands of fans a year to major races from NASCAR and IndyCar to Drag Racing and the American Motorcycle Association (AMA)series.
There are other races to watch here, but the Napps built their reputation over 48 years on drag racing: the thunderous rush of nitromethane-fueled, 10, 000-horsepower, top-fuel dragsters and funny cars tearing down a paved strip at more than 300 miles an hour.
The National Hot Rod Association, which represents professional drag-racing, has also tried to help, encouraging affiliated tracks to open their facilities to street-racers for safe, controlled contests.
In Daytona Beach, an Atlantic resort best known for its drag-car racing, estate agents are advertising lists of foreclosed properties for sale.
So with racing cars: the greater the engine power, the greater the potential drag that the designer must then seek to overcome.
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