Agree, here is a post I wrote a long time ago on the TT.net board for Z32s.
this street racing has become.
The DSM people are starting a ban on street racing, race stories are no longer praised, etc..
I admitt I use to street race, and lucky never got hurt or hurt anyone else.
Then I went to the track, and realized that not only is it safer, but you will find a higher caliber driver to race againts. This gives you a chance to actually test your skills againts someone else who knows what they are doing, in a SAFE setting.
You do take the same chances on the highway driving fast, but theres factors that make driving fast on the surface streets even more dangerous.
ON the highway the speed limits normally are 65, not 35s. People do tend to drive in the 80s, BUT on the highway there is very little cross traffic, people are kinda of expecting cars to be going fast. Racing on the highway, like the Brett said is different since you have that added element that causes the drivers to go extra and often dangerous lengths to Win
However on the surface streets speeds are normally 35-45. Drivers arent expecting cars to be doing 80+. Theres cross traffic, people crossing streets or walking.
There was one time a couple of racers where on the surface streets and one lost control, flew up on the sidewalk, and ran over a bus stop inclosure..killing a mother and her kid.
Its time Zers, and upper sports cars put a STOP to street racing. Stop it with the race stories, take it to the track.
But wait not everyone has a track
OK i understand this, not every city can have a track to go to. But is it worth the chance to serious hurt someone over a few minutes of speed. Do you think you could handle it if you did kill someone. I Knew a friend who was racing with other friends in his car. He eventually lost control over a hill, got airborn, hit a tree..which spun the car to the left..then the rear hit a tree and almost instantly the car spun to the right..this force cause the car to rip in half, killing the two other people in the car. Needless to say the driver was horrifled when he woke up to see (sorry if this is to graphic) his friend litterly riped in half next to him. About 3 months later the driver (who would could never bring himself to get in a car) killed himself......
And dont think you are a good driver, and have taken race classes etc.. Cause if you are really good and have taken classes then you would know how utterly stupid, and out of control this street racing has become.
There are more and more drivers on the streets now, theres barely enough room for everyone now. and there is NO room for racing.
Put a stop to it, organize trips to the track, and stop bragging about races. If challenge ignore them. I even go to the weird length of carrying MIR flyers with me, and info about tracks. Handing them to the freaks that want to race. In hopes they actually take it to the tracks.
Sorry about the rambling, and nonsense was trying to keep it toned down, so somethings probably dont make much sense.
Doubt this will really help, but then again I hope it does....I've lost to many friends, and heard to many deaths from something so utterly useless and proving yourself and car to someone, when all you are doing is going home from work, to the store, or to you childerns events.
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i hope no one else lost friends/family along with those kids.
