Went to meet local club meet once. Was completely stupid. I was a kid too, 19 or 20. Bunch of people that had no idea what they were talking about but pretending. Everyone starts somewhere but they didn't need to be spewing non sense. That is pretty much the same experience at car shows for the most part also. I tend to go to a couple shows a year but that's about all I can handle. Going to your local dragstrip, there is a place to learn something.