Street Racing at "Rediculous" Levels

[Untamed]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/22/street.racing/index.html

Illegal street racing has reached what one law enforcement official calls "ridiculous" levels in the United States, causing a number of deaths. Simcoe knows he's lucky to be alive.

"The fire department told me that when they see this, nine out of 10 times the kid's dead, and if they're alive then they're gonna be missing some limbs or they're gonna be a paraplegic," Simcoe says. He had a concussion, some scratches and bruises.

...etc

[Dark_Knight7096]

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"I said, 'I think mine can beat yours,' " Simcoe says. His friends agreed, "let's go out and do it then."

They chose a straight two-lane road. It had hills, something Simcoe needed for a running start because first gear in his 1993 Honda Civic EX didn't work.





That should say it all

[bubba428]

how ****ing stupid can you be??? safe street racing??? I swear the people are retarded, theres drag strips all over this country. its safe(or the maximum safety for such a sport), its a definite 1/4 mile(so theres no rice burning foreigners stabbing each other over who won), and its cheap. I mean they're talking about going over 100 mph in economy cars that are unstable at 70. I swear to god I'm going to start ranting to every editor I see call there retards "drag racing". drag racing is a LEGAL sport, were maximum safety is provided. Street racing is Juan Taco and Ping Pang Pong blasting though residential areas, and nobody know its coming...they just thing the neighbor is moving his lawn.

[NightRydaSS]

That should say it all

lol


Seriously though; think about it, everyone says you should race at the track or what-not, but they're only a few tracks around. Also, like some ppl have said you might only get 3-4 runs in depending on the amount of ppl who show up. Thats beat, but don't forget about the safety regulations; you know, if you run faster then xx.xxx seconds without sufficient safety equipment, you get booted. These are 2 issues so far...

Thunderbolt Raceway is supposed to open, and it is a "circle" type track. I for one love that kind of "racing", i'd much rather "cayon carve" then go 1/4 mile, but...there is a $10K down payment and a $2,500 yearly payment to be a member and to use their track regulary. So unless ur a Yuppi w/ a Lambo who has more money then he knows what do do w/, u r SOL.

So what do we have; lets see, If you're in highschool/college and have a car rthat u want to race, but don't have the propper cage or w/e you're beat for a 1/4 mile track if you car is to fast (Atco excluded), or everyone and their brother decided to come out tonight so the line is rediculously long... Well, you're also prob broke so no dice joining a racing club to use their track. So now your legal options are eff'd time to find an empty street and race....

I also said why doesn't the state close off some non used back roads (abandond industrial parks) and let them race there, or better yet, let ppl use old air strips? call it a "Race at your own risk track" or something??? Oh, i know why, b/c you would have some dumb bitch who would sue the state if her dumbass son hit a pump and killed himself. I'm sure even Atco still have some responsibility for those who race on their track. You just can't win, no one can/does.

[Dark_Knight7096]

I'm still reeling at the fact that this kid was talking smack about how his car was better when HE NEEDED A HILL TO GET HIS CAR GOING BECAUSE FIRST GEAR DIDN'T WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[79CamaroDiva]

What needs to happen is any time something like this occurs, instead of focusing 100% on all the negative aspects of street racing, mention that there are legal ways to get that adrenaline rush.. Free (good) publicity for local tracks and a helpful way to engrain a healthy habit into the youth.

[Dark_Knight7096]

What needs to happen is any time something like this occurs, instead of focusing 100% on all the negative aspects of street racing, mention that there are legal ways to get that adrenaline rush.. Free (good) publicity for local tracks and a helpful way to engrain a healthy habit into the youth.

Why would you do that? People want to ban racing, so you don't focus on the positive you focus on negative.

Everytime some nutjob gets a hold of a gun and shoots up a mall or a school you don't hear about the millions of other gun owners that are responsable and have never killed anyone. Nobody has ever said that JUST ONE CCW on the Virigina Tech campus could have stopped that psychopath from completing his rampage, all they do is talk about how that is proof that all firearms should be banned. Racing is the exact same thing, they are looking for ways to get rid of it, easiest way to do that is to demonize it.

The sheeple will believe anything.

[DaSkinnyGuy]

My favoirte was awile back a kid in FL tried some tokyo drift ontop of a parking garage

[Dark_Knight7096]

My favoirte was awile back a kid in FL tried some tokyo drift ontop of a parking garage

at what point does this crap sound like a good idea. are these people REALLY stupid or just REALLY stoned?

[WildBillyT]

They should just revoke somebody's license for a year if they are caught. Then if they get caught driving without one, a month in jail. That's way more of a PITA than a stupid fine.

[98tadriver]

when are kids gonna learn thAT civics are huge pieces of S, and are not meant to be raced? btw, how the f do u lose control of a CIVIC? i didnt read the whole story, but u see it all the time..

[sinistr]

lol


I also said why doesn't the state close off some non used back roads (abandond industrial parks) and let them race there, or better yet, let ppl use old air strips? call it a "Race at your own risk track" or something??? Oh, i know why, b/c you would have some dumb bitch who would sue the state if her dumbass son hit a pump and killed himself. I'm sure even Atco still have some responsibility for those who race on their track. You just can't win, no one can/does.

exactly what do they do to the old airstrips ??????????

put the sheriffs station there . people are gonna race , bottom line . you would think that they would like to keep it safe-ish/confined to certain areas to keep john q public or racer from meeting the wrong way ...

like for example back when i used to skate you couldn't do it anywhere without running into people ,getting tickets all that stupid crap so what did the man do .... they started building skateparks and everyone was happy ..

then the whole there worried about groups/gangs fighting drinking and just bein knuckleheads , but seriously let cops be present...

[Dark_Knight7096]

I used to go to this place on long island, the calverton naval industrial weapons complex, used to be owned by lockheed martin then sold to the city for use as an industrial park, a skydiving place owns one runway, nobody owns the other. One dude from the Marauder boards works in what used to be one of the control towers so we used to have meets up there where we would grill and just hang out all day, then we would go out to the runway and race, do top speed runs whatever. One time when we were there a dude on a bike came out and did a run where he claims he hit 200+, we saw a Viper SRT10 out there before.

What happened? The city installed a security camera monitered periodically by the police and if they catch you out there on the runway the immediately dispatch a unit and it doesn't work bookin it cause they installed another camera by the only exit that has high enough resolution to get your plate number as you buzz by.

yet i'm sure if there was street racing in the town they'd wonder why.

[Mike]

how ****ing stupid can you be??? safe street racing??? I swear the people are retarded, theres drag strips all over this country. its safe(or the maximum safety for such a sport), its a definite 1/4 mile(so theres no rice burning foreigners stabbing each other over who won), and its cheap. I mean they're talking about going over 100 mph in economy cars that are unstable at 70. I swear to god I'm going to start ranting to every editor I see call there retards "drag racing". drag racing is a LEGAL sport, were maximum safety is provided. Street racing is Juan Taco and Ping Pang Pong blasting though residential areas, and nobody know its coming...they just thing the neighbor is moving his lawn.

could you be any more retarded and racist?

[bubba428]

yes I could be, want me too? maybe its just were I'm from? but around here i've never seen white kids running around street racing rice...most of them have suvs. go to Atlantic city or galloway, vineland millville...

[Knipps]

yes I could be, want me too? maybe its just were I'm from? but around here i've never seen white kids running around street racing rice...most of them have suvs. go to Atlantic city or galloway, vineland millville...

just because you grew up with it, that makes it okay?
wow...

[bubba428]

just because you grew up with it, that makes it okay?
wow...

not what i said, nor do i see it as "racist"

[Mike]

you blamed it all on foreigners and made up stupid ass names for hispanics and asians, its pretty ****ing racist actually. just because you live in some little closed off corner of the world dosent mean anything.....go to philly or ct or any of the big street race scenes.....its people of EVERY race color and creed, stupidity dosent pick a race or color

[Blacdout96]

I do, grow up and realize all races do this, not just two.

[bubba428]

i never said there weren't stupid people in every race, i never said dumb ass white kids don't street race. now your so quick to jump in my **** cause your Mr high-and-might-never-done-anything-wrong, Go read the article again...tell me that doesn't fit every stereotype imaginable...thats where the names came from. a JOKE making fun of how stereotypical the names were.....the stabbing part come from something else that i didn't expect most of you to get, on that rice forum theres a thread about some kid who got jumped, by foreigners(European actually) and stabbed him(for a rice flyby).

[WildBillyT]

Gavin Simcoe sounds like an Irish name.

To further prove my point:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/v-enlarge_photo/story/232426-a232422-t3.html

White boy.

You can't make any statements about race, age or any other type of demographic to street racing. It takes all kinds.

[bubba428]

what about johnny wong????

[98tadriver]

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd186/98tadriv/jt1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd186/98tadriv/fastandfurious.jpg

[WildBillyT]

what about johnny wong????

99% chance he's Asian. But what bearing does that have on the situation?

[bubba428]

ummm that would be the guy i was poking fun at...hence the whole "safe" street racing thing

[WildBillyT]

ummm that would be the guy i was poking fun at...hence the whole "safe" street racing thing

Street racing is Juan Taco and Ping Pang Pong blasting though residential areas

And how exactly is this supposed to be taken? I don't see "Drunkey Mick" in there, even though our boy Gavin is probably Irish. Even then that wouldn't make it right.

[ar0ck]

It doesn't matter how you say it that is a pretty bold statement. I highly doubt you've actually been to a REAL street race Bubba, and clearly have no idea what happens and who is involved. Doesn't matter what color you are as long as your money is green and your car is fast thats all that matters.

[bubba428]

And how exactly is this supposed to be taken? I don't see "Drunkey Mick" in there, even though our boy Gavin is probably Irish. Even then that wouldn't make it right.

simcoe didn't seem like a very specific to anything, kind of name other wise i'd have included that right in there.

[bubba428]

It doesn't matter how you say it that is a pretty bold statement. I highly doubt you've actually been to a REAL street race Bubba, and clearly have no idea what happens and who is involved. Doesn't matter what color you are as long as your money is green and your car is fast thats all that matters.

never been to any with more than 5-6 cars, nothing huge but in a certain city near buy theres a very popular street some local guy use...and its not rice, and its not residential. two cars can run and the closest home would never hear it. BUT i haven't been there in almost a year mainly cause the 3.4 wasn't fast enough, but I haven't gone back, cause I don't feel like killing myself.

[baddest434]

never been to any with more than 5-6 cars, nothing huge but in a certain city near buy theres a very popular street some local guy use...and its not rice, and its not residential. two cars can run and the closest home would never hear it. BUT i haven't been there in almost a year mainly cause the 3.4 wasn't fast enough, but I haven't gone back, cause I don't feel like killing myself.


give it one more try :lol:

[Mike]

unless your talking about crossing the river the races your talking about are still small, the philly races used to have hundreds of cars and it used to be male,female, all the colors of a crayola box, and all types of cars.

stupidity is not limited to nationalities, sexes, colors, ages, or car manufactures. so pleas shut up.

you wanna talk about stereotypes, you drive the biggest mulletmobile ive ever freaking seen and are a fatass cheapass redneck.

there hows that

[bubba428]

you wanna talk about stereotypes, you drive the biggest mulletmobile ive ever freaking seen and are a fatass cheapass redneck.

there hows that

ok....and you think I don't already know this? look at my user name for god sake

[Mike]

oh i know but that just makes it all the more apparent that your a racist redneck your comments just proved it

[bubba428]

hows being any of those automatically make me racist???

[Mike]

oh im sorry i was steriotyping like you did, but then again, your words were racist, just making a point

[BonzoHansen]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Emos/GetAlong2.png

:jake:

Can we get back on topic and stay on topic please?

[ar0ck]

:dancinglock: :dancinglock: :dancinglock: :dancinglock: :dancinglock: :dancinglock:

[unstable bob gable]

the philly races used to have hundreds of cars and it used to be male,female, all the colors of a crayola box,

There were BLUE people there? KOOL!!!
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2007/09/16-22/Blue-Man-Group.jpg

[Frosty]

unless your talking about crossing the river the races your talking about are still small, the philly races used to have hundreds of cars and it used to be male,female, all the colors of a crayola box, and all types of cars.

stupidity is not limited to nationalities, sexes, colors, ages, or car manufactures. so pleas shut up.

you wanna talk about stereotypes, you drive the biggest mulletmobile ive ever freaking seen and are a fatass cheapass redneck.

there hows that

Ding ding ding, we have a winner folks.

[79T/A]

mulletmobile

"Well, I'm having a footprint gas pedal put in, so I stole this pile."

http://www.scatpack.com/features/movies/i-4.jpg

[Untamed]

"Well, I'm having a footprint gas pedal put in, so I stole this pile."

http://www.scatpack.com/features/movies/i-4.jpg

In the racin' world, we call that there pile a "sleeper". Ayup!

She'll blow ya away! See the wing? :lol:

[WildBillyT]

"Well, I'm having a footprint gas pedal put in, so I stole this pile."

http://www.scatpack.com/features/movies/i-4.jpg

The funny part is that that car (if it was real, and just as it sits) is probably worth more than most of the cars on here...

[ar0ck]

The funny part is that that car (if it was real, and just as it sits) is probably worth more than most of the cars on here...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/doctormikescott/0f18e74b.jpg

Whhaaaaaat?

[WildBillyT]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/doctormikescott/0f18e74b.jpg

Whhaaaaaat?

Granted you are probably just being funny, but for those who didn't know:

A real '69 Daytona is worth a decent chunk of change, no matter what condition. Only made for one year. Only slightly over 500 made to meet the rules, whereas around 2000 Superbirds were made.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHARGER-DAYTONA-Very-Rare-Turquoise_W0QQitemZ330204467659QQcmdZViewItem?hash =item330204467659

[NightRydaSS]

I used to go to this place on long island, the calverton naval industrial weapons complex, used to be owned by lockheed martin then sold to the city for use as an industrial park, a skydiving place owns one runway, nobody owns the other. One dude from the Marauder boards works in what used to be one of the control towers so we used to have meets up there where we would grill and just hang out all day, then we would go out to the runway and race, do top speed runs whatever. One time when we were there a dude on a bike came out and did a run where he claims he hit 200+, we saw a Viper SRT10 out there before.

What happened? The city installed a security camera monitered periodically by the police and if they catch you out there on the runway the immediately dispatch a unit and it doesn't work bookin it cause they installed another camera by the only exit that has high enough resolution to get your plate number as you buzz by.

yet i'm sure if there was street racing in the town they'd wonder why.


Liability; it wouldn't be long before some douschbag got hit by a car b/c he decided to walk his dog in that industrail park or empty air strip. he would say some crap like he didn't hear or see the racing cars...he would sue everyone, and god forbid he was killed, his family would sue the entire state claiming some b/s that it supported and/or condoned illegal and recklass activity in a "public area". Gone are the days when ppl said "served him right" when someone gets hurt being an idiot (think running across 295).

I'm sure Atco has some liability when you race on their track; that lil sheet don't mean squat in court. Let someone find out you died in a race b/c there was a rock on the strip....

That is why they don't let u race on empty air strips or abandoned industrial parks. No one is responsible for themselves anymore or to what happens to them. Someone else HAS to be responsible, it HAS to be someone else's fault, not theirs....

[Frosty]

Well said.

[oh one ls1 SS]

so who has the biggest e-penis on here? you all sound like a bunch of grammer school girls

[Slo86Bird]

unless your talking about crossing the river the races your talking about are still small, the philly races used to have hundreds of cars and it used to be male,female, all the colors of a crayola box, and all types of cars.

stupidity is not limited to nationalities, sexes, colors, ages, or car manufactures. so pleas shut up.

you wanna talk about stereotypes, you drive the biggest mulletmobile ive ever freaking seen and are a fatass cheapass redneck.

there hows that




do u have a problem with cheap fat rednecks, like myself?

[Slo86Bird]

i had to say it but there is no point in fighting over ping pang pong, or juan taco, or jeffrey giraffe, or dora the explorer, or burnadette, or billybob or whomever for that matter. its a free country and poeple can say what they want. if you dont like it then that sucks for u cuz ur gunna hear it all over the world no matter where u go so just keep comments to urself cuz one day someone wont wanna listen to u and stab u or something.

[Blacdout96]

i had to say it but there is no point in fighting over ping pang pong, or juan taco, or jeffrey giraffe, or dora the explorer, or burnadette, or billybob or whomever for that matter. its a free country and poeple can say what they want. if you dont like it then that sucks for u cuz ur gunna hear it all over the world no matter where u go so just keep comments to urself cuz one day someone wont wanna listen to u and stab u or something.

and thus why your name is redneck. Be in my shoes bud, where I think outside of the normal, boxed- in mind. Ive been with peopel who have gone through stereotyping, and you dont wanna see it ok. if you have an opinion on races, religion,sexes, good for you, go have a cookie, but keep it to yourself, cause when you say it, your being a selfish b@stard and not thinking of other feelings, I mean it look like you cared about someone saying fat rednecks, so think of what a person feels when you say ping pang pong, they have a real name, and the history of their culture is awsome. I have a g/f who is asian, and lives in Taiwan at the moment, and because of this government, they are making it hard to bring her back, so im spending every dime I have to get her here, and here you guys are on here saying crap like that,thinking its ok, and that peopel have aright to say stuff like that, I oughta back hand you for thinking its ok to say stuff like that. It peopel like you that give America a bad name, and also your nothing more then the fuel on bigotry, racism, and hatred in the world, realize that generalizing a particular culture by a name is wrong and cruel, and that if you had any decensy or moral fiber in your mind, youll all stop this. Hatred will be the condeming of the human race, so stop embracing it and try erasing it. We do have freedom of speech, but the freedom of it should be in a decent manner ... case closed, back to topic or lock it please.

[BonzoHansen]

... back to topic or lock it please.Does anyone second the motion?

[Frosty]

i had to say it but there is no point in fighting over ping pang pong, or juan taco, or jeffrey giraffe, or dora the explorer, or burnadette, or billybob or whomever for that matter. its a free country and poeple can say what they want. if you dont like it then that sucks for u cuz ur gunna hear it all over the world no matter where u go so just keep comments to urself cuz one day someone wont wanna listen to u and stab u or something.

Did you graduate high school? Holy Christ.

[bubba428]

damn guys...way to snap....it was a stupid joke(yes, I'm admitting my joke was stupid) that got taken WAY to seriously. Nobodies hating anybody(because of race at least). Gotta bring the E-fighting down a notch...

[Frosty]

Damn crackers...

[bubba428]

Damn crackers...

:rofl:

[Slo86Bird]

idc if people call me fat or redneck. i said it as a joke.

[Untamed]

I think we've gone beyond the topic. Lock and move on.