don’t get me wrong i love dig racing, its the only true drag race and roll racing is a last chance like you said, but what ed and others from your generation also have to consider is people from our generation haven’t exactly had a free run at the extension like back in the day and dig runs have always been very difficult to arrange trouble free in a safe place. roll racing is just usually an easier and safer way to race. as for dig races test and tune, and track days are where we bring our A game imo, and that would be the ideal place to setup a proper race. as you can see we have a lot of 10 second import street cars in the area, and they are getting quicker every year.
besides RT which is obviously important, the driver isnt doing much with a tubbed out automatic 1/4 mile machine from a dig either. it takes a lot of work to dial in the car suspension wise to run good no doubt, but driving it isnt very hard. get the car on the transbrake and press a button/just gun it from the stall. the tires are so big the cars dead hook out of the hole so theres no pedaling.