While driving down the road a few days ago, Luke Bryan’s song Rain is a Good Thing played on the radio and, of course, I found myself humming along. But about halfway through the song I recalled just how bad rain has plagued racing this year, and I was so disgusted by the thought that I quickly changed the station.

I’m not a musically talented person in any kind of way, but I’ve always enjoyed listening to music, and I’ve always liked how many songs translate well to real-life situations. MORE

With the new Pro Crate Racers of America tour set to kick off its inaugural season this weekend and the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series following suit later in the year, I guess this is as good of a time as any to bring up the subject of crate engines in Dirt Late Model racing.

I know it’s a subject that’s been beaten to death over the past few years, but since nearly everyone else seems to have an opinion on the matter, I might as well throw mine out there as well.

Some people dislike MORE