I'm an idiot but have followers

Justin knows small block engines. He is a craftsman and a good one, at that.

It's unfortunate that there wasn't much moderation on his part, running what he built. More unfortunate that the insults started, which doesn't reflect on his ability to build engines.

There was one point in my life when I used to enjoy sanctioned and organized street racing. It is certainly a rush, but the risk didn't pan out for me. I never got in trouble, but I watched a lot of trouble. Life threatening accidents, cops, life threats over winning pots. Horror stories of hand guns at McDonalds... **** I just don't need in my life.

I couldn't see it ending well if I kept participating, so I bowed out of the scene.

One story that crosses my mind;

I've been a passenger in a car driven like this on busy streets, against my will. Dodgey 9" drum brakes on pizza cutters, bad ball joints and manual steering, e-brake engaged so the car could slow down, when the brakes went on.

You could feel the slicks grabbing the white paint on crosswalks better than the dirty tarmac. At that point, you realize it's pointless to wear a seat belt, because in a car that can run tens with no bar, no speedo cable, a warm blanket full of nitrous in the trunk with a fuel cell and no divider, you are going to die if it's needed.

Not everyone lets this slide, but you don't know who will on the street without asking, and you may not get a level answer. It's a rush, but it's sketchy. There is an ugly side to street racing that I've seen and it was enough to keep me away.