Fatal street race claims 3 innocent lives

340dartley said

First condolences go out to the victims and there families.

I know just about every one of us here has done some dumb stuff behind the wheel of a car in our youth. We have all done stupid brain dead things and most of us got away with it. At some point the law of averages catches up and someone pays the price.

Shows like Street outlaws glorifies Street racing with out showing all the prep and lies they tell when they shut down a section of road.

I used to Street race every Saturday night back in the early 90s. Some great memories and we were dam lucky no one was hurt.

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They used to street race here back in the 80's. Then one day there was a crash and some people got hurt and the cops cracked down on street racing big time.

Back then, there wasn't a drag racing track for at least an hour, more like an hour and a half from here. Now we have the Route 66 track 30 minutes away, it's smarter to just pay the entry fee and race in a designated area where it is much safer - and you don't get any tickets...

We did see some good street racing back in the day... They would bring cars out on trailers between midnight and 2 AM with open headers and slicks , unload them, warm them up, run them, then load them up and GTFO before the cops showed up... A crowd on both sides of the street watching... :burnout:

One thing you learn if you're smart: Never, never, never stand in front of the starting line. Always stand behind it, in case one of the cars looses control, it can't hit you if you are behind it, but it can if you are in front of it...

Most of the accidents happen right off the line or at the end of the track... Always stay behind the cars at the starting line, not in front... Even if you can't see that good from there...