Automotive Transformation into the future - Where is it going? DIESEL Motorsports . . .

 Over the past 10 years our performance automotive industry has gone through BIG changes! 

• Original performance companies fueled by original enthusiasts are being bought by investment companies and being led by non-enthusiasts.

• Government overreach curtails many performance advancements for power and efficiency

• Magazines with old editors who with technical backed editorial were replaced or retired by sensational non-techinical internet follower counts

• US made parts for performance are at ALL time lows

• Local dragstrips start disappearing because of urban sprawl and land values

• Corporations/investment companies now own F1 and NASCAR race teams

• Urban youth not learning to drive early or buy vehicles

• Shop or automotive not being taught in schools 

 . . .  and the list goes on and on for many in our industry. 

For those of us who still need to drive everyday and still enjoy a fine tuned performance vehicle that will get you there FAST (if needed)! Even if it is one of the newer four cylinder turbo powered crossover urban cars. I travel a lot so I get to rent many different kind of vehicles and test them on the road(even high power performance vehicles). 

And yes, I still own one of the old kind to play with on the weekends (96 Dodge 12V), and yes I still use it to haul things. It is not a garage queen and has been modified for more performance. Americans have been modifying their own vehicles for decades since Ford rolled the model Ts off of the lines.

I have shown my grandson (15 yrs old) how to work on vehicles using the right tools and he is already driving under a student permit. It's about being independent and going where you want to go on your spare time. It's a get-away to relax and see new things/places. 

I still drive to many of my events so I can stop and visit people at shops, restaurants and stores in order to see Americana! Smaller trips is like the old Route 66 trips across the country. It makes you appreciate what you have at home.

Young people need to start making more road trips! They will talk about them for years - we do!