Originally Posted by
Joliet John
I was just thinking about all the assumptions made in this thread. At 16, my nephew had been drag racing a junior dragster for 7 years and moved into an alcohol funny car. He had plenty of time behind the wheel driving the tow vehicle - a quad cab dually pickup with a 2 car trailer - both around the track areas, as well as on the road (not legally).
At that age, he was a better, more experienced driver than most people on the road (based on my driving experiencing, seeing all the morons on the road every day).
The improper assumption is that someone young can't possibly have any driving experience, or that old farts driving poorly for decades somehow are better, or more capable drivers. I don't see it.
with over 2 million miles under my belt in a rig that weighs 80,000 lbs i stand by my statement. your nephew did his racing the proper way, on a track. as far as a dually with a trailer unless he was driving through the city traffic (not likely) it was just training not experience. at 17 with a car that can run 150 mph the experience he has isnt enough and i see the tragedy of it everyday on the side of the road with wreckers and ambulances attending.
i also speak from experience . my first car was a 400 hp 68 gto and within a yr i wrapped it around a pole. no substitute for miles under the belt and time