Why are people scared of the drag strip?

The biggest reason is fear of looking stupid trying something new. The second might be the car might perform less than they thought and some people just like the idea of high performance car, not the actual practice. They like saying “look I have a 600hp car” but they have NO interest is putting it to work
Yeah I think that's a huge one for a lot of people who haven't done it before. They're looking stupid.
I guess when you're a pro at looking stupid like me, it's just par for the course...