But what are the chances of someone pulling out in front of them at a track?
The same chances that someone would pull out on me at the two lane, closed off, no sideroads, abandoned industrial highway that we used to race on.
poneypower89 said:
wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong... oh god.. wrong!
Track REQUIRES special safety equipent such as roll cages, helments, fire suits, etc.
No roll cage required for my car. No fire suite either. Yeah, I'm supposed to wear a helmet, but they don't enforce it.
Is there something preventing me from wearing me helmet in a street race? And is wearing a helmet really making me THAT much safer?
the track is also limited to JUST 1/4 mile... while a street race can go on for as long as it needs to which means speeds can be higher.
So don't race for over 1/4 mile on the street...
Do you HAVE to race past 1/4 mile on the street? Do you HAVE to go faster? No, you don't, and like I said...street racing
smartly is no more dangerous than racing at the track.
Besides, last year two morons at a track were dead even at the 1/4 mile trap during a grudge match. They didn't stop. They went off the end of the track and one died...and I've heard this happens fairly often.
the track is also REQUIRED to have an emergency vehicle on call with first response personell on duty. Good luck get'n 911 to you wreck scene in a street race in less than 30 seconds when every second can be the crucial factor between life and death.
During sanctioned events, yes, during T&T I don't believe that's the case. How many of us race in sanctioned events? Not me.
the track is ALWAYS striaght and prepped so no random water puddles and etc are just sitting around.
Uh, don't race after it rains? Check your racing surface before you start racing? Again,
don't be a moron and you'll be fine.
the track doesnt have a problem with deer running across it.
ROFL! Not to sound like a dick, but you must not pay attention to this stuff much- again, last year, at a track in Ohio during the rut a deer ran right across the track and almost caused a major accident!
We used to race on an abandoned industrial highway around here with no where for deer to live around...the track I run at is out in the sticks of farm country. I'd suspect deer trouble at the track way before I'd expect it at the old spot.
the track doesnt have any other traffic
Neither did the two lane industrial highway.
the track has barrier walls to keep the cars out of spectactor areas
No, my local track and MOST tracks have guardrails. There was no spectator area at the old industrial highway. +1 for my street spot.
that statement you have made (Swarzkopf).. is just ludicrous, niave, and most of all.. WRONG.
I could say the same about the statements you've made.
I've also seen more wrecks at a track... but then again I DONT STREETRACE and Ive been the track every weekend since I was 12. so you can do the possibility math there. Lets tally up the deaths in local drag racing at the track and compare that to retarded street racers. I gaurantee you the street racing tally will be much much much higher.
I doubt it will be "much much much" higher. I agree, there probably more street racing deaths...but I doubt that those deaths resulted from street racing done responsibly and intelligently the way I described it.
I have no idea how you truely believe such a statement that you have made and why anyone would agree with you.
Read this post.
Peace.