ELO Reflection.
Drag racing is a motorsport that everyone can participate in with relative ease. Grassroots racing developed out of a desire for competition among young adults. By partnering with the local drag strip, students will be able to experience drag racing for themselves.
Crossroads Dragway www.crossroadsdragway.com has agreed to allow students a complimentary opportunity on one of the Friday Night Fun Nights to experience drag racing from the driver’s seat or from a spectator’s point of view.
Crossroads Dragway will coordinate a tour for students of this course (attending the tour is not required)
Students may elect to participate in the Friday Night Fun Night by racing their own street vehicle.
Students may opt to be a spectator in lieu of actually racing.
Under no circumstance will the grade earned in this experiential learning opportunity be impacted by on-track performance.
In fulfillment of this assignment students will write a reflection of the experience connecting the How to Drag Race text, the tour, and the experience to reflect their learning of motorsports.
If you are having trouble getting started with writing a reflection you may consider weaving your answers to the following into the reflection;
does motorsports of any kind interest you
what kind of motorsports do you find most appealing and why
how does drag racing compare to other forms of racing you are familiar with
do you consider yourself a motorsports participant or spectator
with your experience at the track on a Friday Fun Night, how can the adventure be improved
with over 60,000 people in Vigo County and considering all the other activities people are involved in, is there a way to increase the crowd at the dragstrip?
