I agree Mike.  Drag racing is regularly on that new Five US channel now and I love it.  The acceleration of the funny cars and top fuel cars is absolutely brutal.  And I love that some of the top dragster racers are girls!! (cue the men in drag jokes) Personally, I'd rather watch drag racing than F1 any day. 
  
However, I also agree with the Monster Truck/WWF slur.  Some of the rednecks in the drag racing crowd are rootin' tootin' hillbillies!!