Street racing is illegal. Shouldn't even be discussing it here, really, IMO. Discussing it in open forum is as good as accepting it. If FABO accepts it and something happens to a member or that member hurts or kills someone after discussing it here........
Times are different. The population has exploded in comparison to thirty years ago. Used to be you could go out in the country, line um up and race all night. Yeah, it was illegal then to.....BUT there were a lot less people on the roads.
Think you can still get out in the country away from traffic? Think about this. Urban development is sprawling like never before. As a result, wild animals are being encroached on in their own habitat. You get where I'm going here? You ever hit a deer? I have. Only going about 40 MPH. Had my wife, son and grandson in the car. Did 4500 bucks damage. I wonder what that outcome would have been had I been racing someone in the other lane approaching or exceeding triple digits? What about other people on the road?
For this thread to have gone this far, IMO is a mistake and it oughtta be closed and deleted. As responsible people committed to the continuation of our hobby, we shouldn't even be having this discussion. Because having and allowing it is the same as condoning it.
Yes, I have raced on the street. I am man enough to admit my stupid mistakes. We all do stupid things in our youth. It's what we learn from those mistakes that we try to pass on to our young people now. You only have one life and it's yours to do with as you please. But, when you impose the possibility of you hurting others that's a different story altogether. Your rights end where someone else's begin. That is up to and including passengers in your car.
