Do you actually Hot Rod/Race your Mopar?

I'm slowly building a race car with my 70 dart.
Goal is 10.00, no faster. Extra safe, hopefully going to be a very consistent. I didn't really realize how expensive it was going to be, but it is a Mopar and I'm not using too many 2nd hand parts.
I said this last year lol but hopefully by next season I'll be putting on a trailer to make my 1st pass..but I have a lot more to do before 5 months of winters
It's been 20 years since the last time I raced anything and it's my top bucket list to do it again