Fatal street race claims 3 innocent lives

krazykuda said
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:

I remember Karl. Union Grove was a long drive for us back then. Use to play a bit myself. Down Archer, Industrial Park on 67th & Harlem (If I recall), 75th & Lemont among others. That said, I realize we were pretty lucky to not have had more accidents. I stopped when I lost my best friend at the time. Still get choked up thinking about it. My daughters both have their learners permits now and it's scary. I continuously tell them that racing is for the track only. And know they'll do the right thing. It's all the other folks on the road the worries me.

Be well,
Pat