I don’t watch a lot of “reality” type TV shows. In fact other than Sanjia on american idol, I could not name any other contestants. Only reason I have heard of him is because of the Stern show.

But, with my background of hot rods and drag racing, I had to give this show a try. I am starting to get hooked on the show.

Why? because of a couple of reasons one is the racing! They actually explain quite a bit about top fuel and then throw in some excitement, like this episode:

Ashley makes her pro debut at Pomona, the first race of the 2007 NHRA season, and John sets a lofty goal for his team: get all four of their cars qualified for the 16-car elimination round. Two members of John’s team qualify for the show early, but Ashley and John’s struggles have them on the outside looking in. With John’s 19 ½ year qualifying streak on the line and Ashley’s pro debut about to go up in flames, both must make dramatic runs to make the show.

Even though I know how it ends, there is still some excitement as they make their qualifying runs.

Then there is the relationship between his wife and his daughters. Laurie, Ashley, Brittany and Courtney. Some of the interactions are hilarious, others are exactly as expected when dealing with 4 women. As John has found out living with four women is a heck of a lot harder than driving top fuel funny cars.

There is starting to be a lot of chat about the program and people are starting to talk about it. So try it out and see what you think. For our family its a hit. But of course a few of them think that Family Jewels is better.