For all of us old guys. You know it's NOT like it used to be. First to the finish line wins. Not anymore. So why build a fast car? I know it's the pride and acomplshment but to me it cost a ton to go fast and is it nessasary unless your running heads up. It's all about bracket racing and has been since racers got tired of the same guy with the most money winning all the time. They changed racing to bracket racing because it was dying out. So in bracket racing you can loose to a daily driver escort or lumina or what ever.
If your not racing as Pro's it doesn't matter how fast you go. I think it's an individual thing to want to go as fast as you can. When I was younger I couldn't go fast enough but now I want to be dead on consistent. I think it's tough to do with a 7 or 8 second door car. I did say door car because the dragsters are deadly consistent going fast. I guess I'm getting off subject but I still tell my sons that love to go fast that consistency is what you should be looking for to win any kind of money. That's how you win in bracket racing now a days.
My camaro runs 10's and it hooks at most tracks. I figure any faster and I'm gunna have another variable to deal with that will not let me go rounds. I have as much fun running 10's as I had running 9's and it doesn't cost as much. When your getting close to retiring that makes a big difference. Just my thoughts
Sorry to get off subject.