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My Dad raced in the 1950s - 1984. He died about 5 years ago and thought racing today was better than ever...of course he missed the good old days, but he loved the fact the cars were faster.
I've been around racing since I was born -- if you think money was NOT a factor in the 60's, 70's or 80's you are dead wrong. I saw my Dad struggle to get the cash to put his car together every single year, just like his Grandson does today.
The main difference I see is more guys travel longer distances than they used to. My Dad would travel a max of maybe 3 hours, now Jason will go half way across the country.
As others have mentioned, one difference is the track prep. In Central Illinois the promoters of the old days used to work the track every day of the week leading up to the races, water it, nuture it, spend hours and hours on it. Today not every promoter is willing to do that.
I've been around racing since I was born -- if you think money was NOT a factor in the 60's, 70's or 80's you are dead wrong. I saw my Dad struggle to get the cash to put his car together every single year, just like his Grandson does today.
The main difference I see is more guys travel longer distances than they used to. My Dad would travel a max of maybe 3 hours, now Jason will go half way across the country.
As others have mentioned, one difference is the track prep. In Central Illinois the promoters of the old days used to work the track every day of the week leading up to the races, water it, nuture it, spend hours and hours on it. Today not every promoter is willing to do that.
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