Do you think it should be banned ? I've only been to a couple and i love it but i've heard that police are really cracking down on it and you'll get your car towed even if its just sitting their . I've also heard of deaths related to street racing ,from where the people racing do it on busy streets where their is alot of traffic were you not only put your life in danger but you also put others . IMO i think that if you want a fair race you should go to the strip and run the 1/4 with who ever . Don't get me wrong i've raced camero's , integra's from light to light , hell its fun as anything . I'm just wondering what do you think about street racing

Originally posted by GOD@af
Do you think it should be banned ?


uh...news flash...racing is banned!

well, i dont care for street racing so long as it's done in a relatively safe environment... like in a quiet little town during the night, where there aren't even any houses around... just the road. ;)

I love street racing but I will only do it late at night when there aren't so many innocent pedestrians out, see I actually do care for other people *lol*

Robs944s- My bad you know what i meant ....smart ass :D

bellaracing,porsche911 - I agree with the both of yall as long as its safe and i guess its better late at nite than at rush hour .

I think that it should be allowed to a certain extent. Knowing where you are going would be great because you wouldn't be running into another person hopefully. If you did, then however, most of the hypocrites would come out of the woodworks telling you that you were wrong and should never have done something like that ever.

Yea I do it a lot. I am trying to quit I am taking it to the drag strip now. :)

Man, if anybody had some political influence, they should get it scheduled and have roads closed off. I mean, come on, it's going to happen, and it might as well happen on some normally deserted industrial park road, closed off for the express purpose. I'd be so much safer, and it would free up more cops to catch the real crooks like wife beaters and car stealers. Either that, or people should take it to old air strips or drag tracks. People just need to have a bit of fun, and it's about time that the cops realized that.

Tru that verboom. I've never one but that's what I'm going to do when I get my car

In Zurich streetracing is quite difficult. 1st there are radar traps everywhere 2nd our roads aren't that wide but it would be fascinating if we could have one day in the year when the police would made up a track trough the city. There are some awesome roads here where you can race a bit but you wont go over 150km/h the risk is simply too high! Mention that if you go here 100km/h to fast it was your last time as a driver especialy in the city!:(

My take on it is this. It's illegal for a reason. Now I'm not going to be a hypocrite cuz, I do it. But I tend to keep it on the highway where the traffic is pretty much up to the speeds one tends to be at. However, I wish they would have something around me where you can just go and race. The only one closest is Englishtown, New Jersey. Too far a drive for me. Secondly, I've been to street races, Hunt's Point, and it's too risky there. The police in NYC are really cracking down hard on sooped up rides. They are going so far as to harrass you if your car is modified, enginewise. But, I know I would still race.

You have to be careful too. Nowadays I see too many kids in their Tegs, Civics, Accords and what not, racing and either crashing or hurting somebody because of a stupid race. If you're gonna do it, be responsible and have common sense to know when it is feasible. If you race wrecklessly, you should obviously have your license revoked.

I did love street racing.
Now though as i've got a bit older (no replys thankyou) i look back and think to my self how silly it was.
To me it's not worth risking you pride and joy tearing down some 2 lane street at night for about 10-30 secs of fun and risking not only your self but anyone else on the road. You dont know what is behind that parked car,what the person your racing is going to do etc etc.

Car clubs need to get together and sort out a place and time for drag racing in a proper place and have meetings every 2 weeks or so.
Entry should be free for the driver. This charge the driver to race his car at a meeting sucks big time. Who the hell is putting on the show for everyone !!!
Do they charge football players etc to play in front of a packed house on Saturdays????....i think not.

If we are going to street race, lets do it right and get the average person along to see what its all about...not the 2 minute news clip on T.V which shoots us all down with the same bullets.

Originally posted by primera man
I did love street racing.
Now though as i've got a bit older (no replys thankyou)



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Originally posted by verboom
Man, if anybody had some political influence, they should get it scheduled and have roads closed off. I mean, come on, it's going to happen, and it might as well happen on some normally deserted industrial park road, closed off for the express purpose. I'd be so much safer

That would work. Better yet would be for communities to build tracks. Lions Dragway in Long Beach was built by The Lions Club for the express purpose of getting people off the streets.

There does need to be more ready access to tracks.

Look into the history of Lions. It's pretty cool.

Originally posted by verboom
and it would free up more cops to catch the real crooks like wife beaters and car stealers.

Or street racers who kill innocent people.

Originally posted by verboom
Either that, or people should take it to old air strips or drag tracks.

Bingo

Originally posted by verboom
People just need to have a bit of fun, and it's about time that the cops realized that.

Uh, street racers need to realize it's immature and stupid.

it wouldn't be as fun or as much of a ruch if it was planned in a certain area and all that, it would be boring..... when you juss line up with somebody at a light, just spur of the moment thing, it's the best...... and nobody races during the day? like honestly who races in the daylight?

planned races arent bad we used to pick races the go hit a strech of land that nothing or nobody was around used to have a cop tell us are speeds he was a hell of a guy

Answer one question - how will the Police be able to crack down on street racing when their own cars (police cars) aren't fast enough to match the speed of street racing cars, eh?

Originally posted by Fury
Answer one question - how will the Police be able to crack down on street racing when their own cars (police cars) aren't fast enough to match the speed of street racing cars, eh?

because radio is faster than a car

they radio to other police cars ahead what street you're going on, etc. they can cut you off
also helicopters

Street racing is awesome... as long as ur not using a crappy, older car that ne other car wud burn 3 sec. into the race (as a few people I know do)... lol :p

Street racing is stupid

If I raced on the street I'd make sure that my car has hi-tech safety equipment such as airbags, harnesses (seatbelts), high performance brakes, ABS, DSC, traction control etc.

If your dead certain on street racing then don't get body parts or engine parts or take out the speed limiter get safety equipment it could save your own an other people's lives.

You should race on the strip what do you lose? You still get to show your cars "pizazz" or, in other words, performance. You still get a thrill without having to concentrate on dodging on coming traffic.

Shame to the people who died they didn't apply themselves.

I should change my signature

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Fury
I should change my signature

:rolleyes:

you want to be? how old are you?

Sometimes the kids are also irresponsible. A couple of weeks ago kids were racing on a 1 1/2 lane road.. this road was so narrow that the cars had to be parked on the dirt and people were too close to the cars...

The racers went off and almost hit a cop car going towards them... the cop car had to hit reverse... none of the racers nor the cop car could swerve because they would either hit the people watching on the sides or crash on to the dirt and dips...

obviously these kids got arrested. and their cars probably towed away... some cars end up flipping and crashing and the only ones that get hit are the people watching that's why it is so dangerous... not to mention the people who live near by and are waken up at 2 in the morning by street racers... keep it off the road!

Stupid street racing is a waste. racing on a 1 1/2 lane road is just wrong. But if street racing is done safly (I know oxy moron right) then people dont get hurt. Mabey their man hood gets brused but no lives lost. But when stupid immature people get behind the wheel and think their invinsable, its a dagerouse situation.

I'm 15

Originally posted by Fury
I'm 15

and your goal in life is to be a street racer?! LOL :D

I just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in here. DVSNCYNIKL said it right. Have common sense, yet still do it man. For me, it's like a drug...I HAVE to race. But at the same time, I do it only in places I KNOW the road on and where I am almost %99 sure of what is around me. Organize it out in the country, and not in the city so much and you can have just as much fun, with NO cops ever to bother you, and no people either to get killed. I myself, have never had a speeding ticket, or any driving ticket whatsoever yet, and I have been racing EVERYWHERE for 3 years now. Just use your brain, and you will be fine. There I said it. Hehe.

Thnx, spy. :alien2:

Originally posted by spy
I just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in here. DVSNCYNIKL said it right. Have common sense, yet still do it man. For me, it's like a drug...I HAVE to race. But at the same time, I do it only in places I KNOW the road on and where I am almost %99 sure of what is around me. Organize it out in the country, and not in the city so much and you can have just as much fun, with NO cops ever to bother you, and no people either to get killed. I myself, have never had a speeding ticket, or any driving ticket whatsoever yet, and I have been racing EVERYWHERE for 3 years now. Just use your brain, and you will be fine. There I said it. Hehe.

Thnx, spy. :alien2:

i agree with that..... if there are no people around, go ahead and do it.. just try and be as safe as possible

I think racing in populated areas is very dangerous. the pigs are all over the place and there are many innocents in danger. Its always better to race on an unpopulated rural road.

opinion on street racing?

1) the kind that's done spur of the moment, on the freeway or street when you get punked:

ans: use your own judgement, be smart-minded about it, racing is fine, but you gotta know when to let off, whoop him, then chill out, ain't worth your gas.....

2) drags on street (late night, weekends):

ans: catch22, i love to watch racing, and i do go, but i hate all the cops cracking down and it just becomes a hassle wasting half a tank of gas just driving around all nite looking for a few races. yes, they should build tracks, or allow streets to be closed off (hell, they do it for parades and such), or out in the boonies or sumthin'...the thing that sux about the drags is that there are always those lame asses who like the thrill of running from the cops, these aren't real enthusiasts, but rather are a disgrace to the racing culture, racing isn't about doing something illegal, it's about the enjoyment of fine machinery and speed, control....there are those who come to the races just to do all sorts of tricks to draw attention to the crowd so that the cops will come, these people should be BANNED! i'm sure that the cops wouldn't be cracking down so much if it weren't for them.

my 2 cents....

isn't street racing Legal in Japan, on the certain freeways

Racing is WICKED... if you know what you're doing ~ Gotta remember that u ain't GOD --- The best racers I know are the most humble... They play their game with their head, not with their heartz (although their heartz are totally into it)...
I'd say...itz not ur life that matters, but the life of onlookers & fellow racers u gotta worry bout...

yea, my 2cents :)

Originally posted by Pie
Racing is WICKED... if you know what you're doing ~ Gotta remember that u ain't GOD --- The best racers I know are the most humble... They play their game with their head, not with their heartz (although their heartz are totally into it)...
I'd say...itz not ur life that matters, but the life of onlookers & fellow racers u gotta worry bout...

yea, my 2cents :)

you make it sound like they're professional F1 Drivers

"They play their game with their head, not with their heartz" LOL :D
It's just a street race and you gotta be careful, that's how i put it :)