Re: The next drag racer gears up!
Hi Mark,
The closest place for you to go would probably be Lebanon Valley, NY - but the best place for you to see these go would be Englishtown, NJ! If you go to Englishtown, make sure you check their online schedule because the Jr's only run at their 1/8 mile track which has its own schedule. There is a much larger bunch of Jr's at Englishtown vs LV, and you get to see them run almost continuously as opposed to only being 1 lane amongst the big cars like most tracks.
Make sure you talk to folks, ask questions, sit in a car or two - if possible, strap him in and have the owner start it up, that will give you a indication of whether your son is going to really like this or not.
Finally, if you'd like to try it - don't be afraid to ask folks at the track if anyone has an unused car at home. You would be surprised at how many families have 1 or more Jr's sitting at home that they either haven't been able to sell, have not tried to sell, or are unsure if their kid(s) will have time to actually participate.
We bought Amanda's car from a family who only ran it 8 times in 5 years, and finally decided that this was not going to work within their sports schedule. So, now we are having a neighborhood kid run our second car till Amanda ages in.
Fun times, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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