Even though I could the father of everyone in that movie, I still enjoyed it, specifically the scenes with the cars running.
Of course, some of it was ridiculous, and the sad part is that many kids watching it believed everything.
But then, you have to remember that if your 1st car runs 18s, and your next car runs 15s, it will seem ungodly fast......
I know a lot of the import kids at Orlando Speedworld, and they are for the most part quite knowledgable. It's the ones that never go to the track who think that theirs is the fastest thing on 4 wheels.