I cringe also I will admit. Some of these kids just look to young but I had a neighbor who shot me this from Englishtown Raceway Park Englishtown N.J. It is aimed as a family unifying event. All four of his kids, 3 boys and 1 girl were involved and finished high school with no drug or alcohol addiction. They all started driving on their grandfathers farm in south Jersey on a Golf Cart.
Raceway Park is the only facility of its kind that offers a separate 1/8th mile drag strip solely for the Jr. Dragsters. On most Sundays throughout the year, you will find close to 100 racers and their families participating in fun group activities in this safe and controlled environment where they compete for trophies, savings bonds, and bragging rights in our points series . We are also proud to send our finest racers to compete at the Eastern Conference Finals in Bristol, Tennessee and the Divisions event in Maryland every year.
When you watch the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League, you’re watching the future of NHRA Drag Racing . The Jr. Dragsters are a great steppingstone for those looking to get into a full size race car, and many former Jr. Dragster racers have gone on to do great things in the sport, even piloting top fuel dragsters!
Here are some Fast Facts about the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League:
Competition takes place from a standing start, and the track is 660’, or 1/8th mile in length
Jr. Dragsters reach a top speed of 85.00 mph, traversing the course in as little as 7.90 seconds
Drag Racing is a highly competitive sport, with races being won or lost by thousandths of a second
The average age of a Junior Dragster racer is 12 years old, and of the Jr. Drag Racing League's roughly 4,500 members, about 35 percent are girls.
Raceway Park hosts two large events throughout the year, The Founder’s Classic in May, and the Halloween Bash in October
Joining the JDRL…
Boys and girls of all ages can join the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League as either a non-driving MEMBER or a driver/PARTICIPANT. You don't have to race to be part of the scene, however, to actually drive a Jr. Dragster, you must be 5 to 17 years old. FIVE TO SEVENTEEN!!!
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