Slingshot Video Reflection Assignment - Essay Example

Teacher Reflection It is always fun to watch motor sports especially if it involves roaring drag racing cars whose speed and power can give both the spectator and the racer an adrenaline. This fascination with fast cars cannot be stopped even if it will be prohibited by law such as in the case of drag racing which were first illegal that early dragsters had to race in open spaces such as Bob Joehnuch in the video who first organized the early race1s on the strip of Orange county airport. This fascination is also not motivated by money because early racers only had $10 price.

Drag racing are not only fun to watch but also more engaging when one take it seriously from a mere spectator to a participant. I may not be a drag racer myself but I have been to one of the races and I can relate to the adrenaline and “high” that the racers could feel in drag racing. Our need for speed will always be there and this fascination for speed was the motivation of the growth of drag racing from a mere small number of slingshot dragsters to a major grandstand spectator event with all the sponsors and media exposure.

Drag racing however did not start as big as it is now. Upon watching the video, it only had approximately 300 spectators with a meager price of $10. I was not however surprised with its humble beginning. Reflecting on it, almost all sports and endeavors started small and this includes drag racing which started from its slingshot beginnings. With the commitment of its early organizers such as Bob Joehnuch and the support of its spectators, the sport eventually grow to become a major grand spectator event.

Its history as it unfolded in the video took a regular course of having the fascination with cars fueled by the strong economy of the United States after the Second World War where enthusiasts had the money to customize high speed cars which were still slingshot cars during that time. And just like any sports, spectator or hobbyist magazines that recorded outstanding came out that supported the sport. And to make the sport mainstream and acceptable to everybody, regulating bodies were organized such as the 1951 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) that provided the guidelines of safety for drag racing making the sport acceptable to all and eventually grow to become a grandstand spectator event not only in its country of origin in the United States but also elsewhere in the world.

Thinking about it, there was really nothing extraordinary about the history of drag racing from its slingshot origin to its present state. In fact the video was very predictable. The sport first started with sheer interest with few people as spectators. Interest grew and initiatives were established to make it acceptable to everybody such as establishing safety regulations (Also to legalize the sport because it was first illegal). Then sponsors came in and naturally, promotion will follow making the sport popular as it is now.

If there is anything that can be learned from the video, it is the lesson that all things and endeavors can grow big if one is committed and interested to it.