Dave, I was commenting as a spectator. I believe the OP was too. Yes, I also race. Not at the Nationals but at the locals. I own & run a '69 Mustang. I am also part of the crew of an alcohol blown & injected 6 second Top Sportsman car. (Can't pilot it as I inject for diabetes). It's the fastest C-6 tranny drag car in the world. Anyway, The local drags are great featuring nostalgia & old time gasser cars. It's the Nationals that have gotten mundane. Boring, well no, I would say it's just the same ol same ol everytime & not as exciting as in years past. But as I get older alot of things are that way.