Another street racing crash

RUNINAGT · Feb 16, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html
VIDEO
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

SVT32VDOHC · Feb 16, 2008

Street racing is so tempting but so dangerous. I have really calmed down with that. I never went to "gatherings" where there are crowds. I would only run a guy from a light if we both wanted it, but I am done with that too now. Too risky, too dangerous.

Strippt88 · Feb 16, 2008

This stuff has gone on as long as there have been automobiles. My grandfather told me stories of Doty Road in the 1940's, my dad did Calumet Expressway before it opened in the 1960 era, I was on South Chicago Avenue, late 80's, made more than one Mustang payment courtesy of some unsuspecting slob out there...we can just hope to live through our own stupidity, I guess. And teach our kids athletics.

NIKwoaC · Feb 16, 2008

Well it sounds like the racing cars had nothing to do with the accident... almost sounds like the driver of the white sedan had intentionally driven into the crowd... *subscribing to thread*

SVT32VDOHC · Feb 16, 2008

We just had that other story about the dude that got hit, and when one guy spoke of taking him to a hospital some other moron shot and killed him. He got killed for trying to help!!

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

OK. Do you ever see people "racing" in traffic, or light to light, around corners things like that? Those people are idiots, and 99% of the time the ones getting hurt. They do it in plain daylight, tons of people/cars around, that is what pisses me off. Then you get all these people complaining about street racing. Do I feel sorry for the ones that are just driving along and get tagged by one of these losers? Of course I do, its a shame really. Do I feel sorry for the people driving when something like that happness? Not one bit. It is completely 100% their choice to do something retarded like that. There have been 3 or 4 crashes in my state within the past few months from "street racing", every time its some kid going 120 mph in traffic, going around a corner or something in his/her brand new wrx, audi, evo, whatever that mommy and daddy bought them and handed them the keys. Each of them has been 16 or 17 also. Who hasent street raced before? Everyone with a car that has any potential has, hell Ive powershifted the hell of off my g/f's ZX2 escort. If everyone did it the correct way, we would all just go to a track, but for some people the nearest one might be more then 2,3,4,5 hours+ away OR sdo it on the street CORRECTLY. Nobody I know does any of that traffic racing crap, there is always 0 cars and I mean nothing around and its not at 12 noon . Luckily they are trying to pass new laws in my state for kids that just started driving, even considering raising the age. There is also always talk off and on about building a track in CT, which hopefully will happen someday. It would clear up some street racing, bring money into whichever town they put it in and also even provide a few jobs.

:Track: ??? Yea, ok...

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

SVT32VDOHC said:
We just had that other story about the dude that got hit, and when one guy spoke of taking him to a hospital some other moron shot and killed him. He got killed for trying to help!!

Those types of idiots too, forgot to mention that. I cant believe they did that, I believe that was all gang related though right?

2000xp8 · Feb 16, 2008

Honestly, how stupid are you if you stand anywhere but behind the starting line of a street race to watch it?

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

2000xp8 said:
Honestly, how stupid are you if you stand anywhere but behind the starting line of a street race to watch it?

Pretty stupid I'd say. Boy I even forgot to mention the whole crowd thing is a horrible
idea, must be still asleep even though its 12:30.

RUNINAGT · Feb 16, 2008

2000xp8 said:
Honestly, how stupid are you if you stand anywhere but behind the starting line of a street race to watch it?

+1

grey5.0beast · Feb 16, 2008

bentley429 said:
Those types of idiots too, forgot to mention that. I cant believe they did that, I believe that was all gang related though right?

SVT32VDOHC said:
We just had that other story about the dude that got hit, and when one guy spoke of taking him to a hospital some other moron shot and killed him. He got killed for trying to help!!

That guy wasn't shot for trying to help, he didn't want to pay up, over 10k on the bet. Those guys didn't give two ****s about the other guy.

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

grey5.0beast said:
That guy wasn't shot for trying to help, he didn't want to pay up, over 10k on the bet. Those guys didn't give two ****s about the other guy.

Just wondering where you heard that, I thought he was helping. At least thats what I read stated.

grey5.0beast · Feb 16, 2008

Yeah of course the news flipped it like that. Those guys were from one of strypes local boards. He said thats what the real witnesses said. They wanted to make one guy look like a downed hero, much better for ratings.

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

grey5.0beast said:
Yeah of course the news flipped it like that. Those guys were from one of strypes local boards. He said thats what the real witnesses said. They wanted to make one guy look like a downed hero, much better for ratings.

I know what you mean.

MaxTheHooker · Feb 16, 2008

Sorry guys.. can't sit here and say i don't street race... However, i will say that the street racing that i DO do is primarily at night on less-than-busy highways and bridges and are ALWAYS from a roll and only last until about 100... ::shrugs::

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

MaxTheHooker said:
Sorry guys.. can't sit here and say i don't street race... However, i will say that the street racing that i DO do is primarily at night on less-than-busy highways and bridges and are ALWAYS from a roll and only last until about 100... ::shrugs::

Sounds pretty good to me.

Strippt88 · Feb 16, 2008

2000xp8 said:
Honestly, how stupid are you if you stand anywhere but behind the starting line of a street race to watch it?

Yeah, see, back in the day, any bystanders were at the start. And the streets were empty- best racing was during the week, on school nights- lots fewer amatuers. Best done at the track, but, in the late 80's, here on the south side of Chicago, there was no track, we had to make it. Don't know where they go now...long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

MaxTheHooker · Feb 16, 2008

apparently, the guy who plowed into the crowd is saying the guys did a huge burnout before the race began... after the cars were gone the smoke was still looming and he didn't know that the spectators had formed in the middle of the street... he couldn't see through the smoke :/

Fett · Feb 16, 2008

bentley429 said:
OR sdo it on the street CORRECTLY.

:Track: ??? Yea, ok...

No such thing as doing it "correctly on the street". There is no "safe" way to street race. If the closest track is 3 hours away, then you drive 3 hours or you don't race...period.

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

Fett said:
No such thing as doing it "correctly on the street". There is no "safe" way to street race. If the closest track is 3 hours away, then you drive 3 hours or you don't race...period.

Yep, your 100% correct because you've never street raced right? Never even cracked the throttle on the street either huh? Gotta love all you people that say this crap cause your all full of it unless you have a track really close.

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