RallyeRedSi
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that wasn't sarcasm thats a question
why is there a street racing section?
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anarchistchiken
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97Protegedx said:
Most people I know who go to the track frequently live more than an hour away. When you're in a nearly stock car that gets 30 mpg, that's a pathetic excuse.
can someone add a 3rd poll option for an aut-emptying streeet racing section? seems like a nice compromise.
The fact that we empty it at random (or not random) intervals shows that we dont condone or support it, but the fact that we have it gives people a chance to gloat for 20 seconds and brag abotu their spectacular race and keeps that nonsense from further clutternig another sectino of the board
The fact that we empty it at random (or not random) intervals shows that we dont condone or support it, but the fact that we have it gives people a chance to gloat for 20 seconds and brag abotu their spectacular race and keeps that nonsense from further clutternig another sectino of the board
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A race is a race just because you stopped 5 miles over the speed limit doesn't make it safer or leagal, if a cop would have seen you you still would've went to jail for racing. They don't care if your racing from 30 to 40 mph. Most of the stories I have seen in there aren't much worse than yours(which I'm not saying you're bad for doing so as I have done so many times myself).Rawyzf said:
On a side note its quite refreshing to have a debate with someone and still be able to be civil about it. (2thumbs)
Legally a street race is any competition against time or another object. Speeding up to merge...street racing. Driving fast to get to work...street racing. Driving home fast to take a crap....street racing.peepsalot said:
It's funny, everytime i go to a mazda meet in houston...we all street race just a little. I don't feel evil when i do it and all of us are pretty safe and we don't haul ass through packs of children crossing streets. I think alot of people are just plain ignorant of what street racing is, or perhaps our definitions differ completely!
SLA said:
I agree....with you, this is fun. What should be our topic tomorrow.
Regardless of me posting about racing, it was in a section to talk/ask local guys I know about a certain make/model car. It wasn't really about me bragging about a kill.
Now back to the topic. "Street Racing" section.
I think it encourages, others do not.
I can just see a kid thinking...oh man, if I can just beat this honda I can brag about it online and people will know that I have a fast car. Even though the majority will say to this kid nice job, people don't really care. But...this will encourage the kid to go out and race again to up his honda kill. This time he'll try a porsche, but the porsche can corner at 90mph and the mazda gets to use the gaurdrail.
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leave it
leave it... and for the ones that want it gone...
I will be starting a section called "send me all your money" So, please! please don't go in there becuase I would hate for you to end up sending me all of your money becuase your to ******* stupid to have your own throughts!!!!
I hate activist!!!!! they ******* suck... Please all tree hugging, PETA Luvin ass hats go to your local coffee shop and discuss yourselves to death....
Now I have to go kill a cow with a gun and eat its flesh and wear it's skin and **** my womens brains out!!!!
Zippp! Whats that? you ask! Well those are called a set of balls and they feel great and they let you be a man and speak your mind and not be persuaded by dumb fuckheads!!!
Yes, Feel them their nice UHHH! you should go get you a set and enjoy being a man too....
I will be starting a section called "send me all your money" So, please! please don't go in there becuase I would hate for you to end up sending me all of your money becuase your to ******* stupid to have your own throughts!!!!
I hate activist!!!!! they ******* suck... Please all tree hugging, PETA Luvin ass hats go to your local coffee shop and discuss yourselves to death....
Now I have to go kill a cow with a gun and eat its flesh and wear it's skin and **** my womens brains out!!!!
Zippp! Whats that? you ask! Well those are called a set of balls and they feel great and they let you be a man and speak your mind and not be persuaded by dumb fuckheads!!!
Yes, Feel them their nice UHHH! you should go get you a set and enjoy being a man too....
(mswerd) That's kinda what I was thinking.Replica said:
I guess the people that are against it main arguments are that
1) It's illegal
2) It's dangerous
In respect to #1:
I think Daedalus touched on a good point here:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2271879&postcount=72
Does everyone here with a modified cars just put around town at 35mph all day long? I doubt it. They are probably commiting some form of street racing in the eyes of the law. There are people openly discussing illegal things on here all the time: installing mods "for offroad use only" (jerkit), threads about doing drugs, discussing speeding tickets they have received, etc.
As for the danger, there is always some degree of danger involved in driving whether there is a race in progress or not. I think some people are capable of deciding when a situation is appropriate to drive in a certain way. Others might just be idiots that are going to get into wrecks whether they are racing against another person or not. You can quote statistics of how many street racing related accidents are caused a year, but what about just plain driving-like-a-jackass related accidents. Or some people might use the euphemism of "spirited driving" to describe their actions, but is that really any different than street racing?
People are going to street race regardless of the existence a forum subsection. And people will probably talk about it online regardless of the existence a forum subsection, so I don't reallly see the point in getting rid of it. The section gives a place to put discussions that would be here anyways. I wouldn't cry if it was gone either though. It's not much of an issue to me. Fun to debate though.
NoRotorNoMotor
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everyone knows the person with the fastest car is the most secure, has the best looking girlfriend, the best job and all around the most successful life
there comes a day when you look back at things you did years ago and wonder WTF, but if that day never comes it is probably cause you are in your middle 30's and too busy smoking a bong and playing video games while waiting for the postal worker to deliver your unemployment check
you dont need to grow up fast, just grow the **** up!
there comes a day when you look back at things you did years ago and wonder WTF, but if that day never comes it is probably cause you are in your middle 30's and too busy smoking a bong and playing video games while waiting for the postal worker to deliver your unemployment check
you dont need to grow up fast, just grow the **** up!
Rawyzf said:
I dont condone street racing or think its safe but, thats the same argument the gun haters use. Ban the guns because they kill people. Ban the Street forums becuase they will kill people. Its total BS (not saying your BS).
99% of all street races are done AWAY from the public becuse someone will sure as hell will pick up a cell phone and call for the PO-PO. You think they are just gonna blast down the main drag somewhere and get arrested?....OO wait I take that back there are people who do that. If they get caught they go to jail get thier car towed and in some cases they can have thier cars siezed. But most people are smarter than that and take it to unused or little traveled roads.
THere are more valid points to keep it rather than get rid of it. You would have to shut down a lot more than just street racing. Why does everyone mod thier car? To get more HP ...WHY? to go faster? You can only travel 65 MPH in most states so why does it matter if you can do 114 in th 1/4 mile? Why up the boost? THere is no need to go o-60 in 4 secs in a 25 MPH zone.. 95% of the members are not gooing to race the cars but the majority of them do have mods. WHY MOD???? Strip down your cars return them to stock and DO NOT SPEED because that is the law.
And dont forget DONT DRINK AND DRIVE!!
PLUS we have someone to bash (chair) and call names when they post stupid racing stories. What more fun can you have??
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some people are forgetting that it's not about whether or not street racing is right, wrong, or if you don't care at all, but whether or not there should be a section about it on this forum and what having a section like that on this forum says about its members.
i feel that having a section on it wastes space and does nothing positive for this board
i feel that having a section on it wastes space and does nothing positive for this board
Protephile
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Voted.
There's no valid reason for having this section.
All of the good reasons for deleting it permanently have already been discussed, so I'll just leave it at that.
There's no valid reason for having this section.
All of the good reasons for deleting it permanently have already been discussed, so I'll just leave it at that.
NoRotorNoMotor
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toucci said:
and the inevitable merging of topics begins
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