Talk:Junior Dragster

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The Junior Dragster class was born in Old Bridge, NJ
No offense to the creator of the page but the Kiwis didn't originate the Junior Dragster class. It was born in the mid 80s at Raceway Park in Old Bridge, NJ (Englishtown). Track owner Vinnie Napp came up with an idea so his kids and friends could have some fun on the drag strip on non racing days. He had a local chassis builder build 2 half scale dragster chassis. A couple of old signs were used for the bodies and power came from a 2 cycle motorcycle engine. His son and future owner Ritchie Napp would organize races with his friends. A couple more cars were built and it became a local event. The NHRA heard about this and saw this as a perfect way to get kids interested in drag racing. They developed a program and in 1987 at the Summernationals the Junior Dragster class made its debut with Ritchie Napp and his girlfriend making an exhibition pass between the semifinal and final rounds with the announcement that it would be its own class for the 1988 season. Several current NHRA pros started their careers in juniors including John Force's daughters, and currently 3 of his grandkids are in juniors. GouryG (talk) 07:52, 19 October 2021 (UTC)