When we were out there last weekend, there were at least a hundred cars out there, not all of them racing but a bunch of them did. Over and over and over....
Kristen even got to ride down the track in an SS Camaro that did a 6.65 in the 1/8th and he was NOT really pushing it cause he knew her momma would whoop him
"AGuyNamedSteve" wrote in message news:s9fKe.3883$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... : What kind of turnout do they get on $5 nights? : : Are we talking dozens of cars or hundreds? : : SVTKate wrote: : > Have a peek, : >
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: > "AGuyNamedSteve" wrote in message : > news:2KbKe.3717$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... : > : You're lucky with something like that for only $5. They started a : > : street legal drag program here several years ago. I think it now costs : > : over $20 to get in and you're lucky to get many runs at all. : > : : > : For the $5 program, do they just run the lights and forget about the : > : ET's? Or is it a full test-n-tune style setup? : > : : > : I guess you need the ET's to determine safety equipment, to comply with : > : insurance, NHRA/IHRA rules for associated tracks, etc... : > : : > : But it seems that it could still be stripped down to the minimum cost : > : for the track while keeping things within safety standards. : > : : > : Unfortunately, when something like this gets popular, they immediately : > : start to jack up prices to turn profits. Thus it's back to the streets : > : where the price is free, but the risks are higher. : > : : > : Steve : > : 72 Skylark Custom455 : > : : > : SVTKate wrote: : > : > I think you're gettin' old Patrick. : > : >
: > : > Give them a place to do it, and let them have some fun. : > : >
: > : > We were going to do it anyway, they will too. : > : >
: > : > Here, there is a strip in Jackson that anyone can run anything as many : > times : > : > as they want for $5.00 for the whole evening. : > : > Last Friday night we saw Quads racing, a motorcycle that was doing some : > : > amazing times with nitros, Hot Rods, and a dork in a PT Cruiser that had : > : > everyone laughing but he never gave up and did better each time and so : > so : > : > much more. : > : >
: > : > They get a shot at racing, get their time slips and they are in a : > controlled : > : > environment. Meaning NOT on the street. : > : >
: > : > Some of the cars were pro quality, others were pretty sad, all had fun : > and : > : > there were several groups having a beer along side the track and : > watching. : > : > Families (like mine) everyone had fun. There was even a mom, her hubby : > and a : > : > couple of her teenagers in a BMW that was not fast, but she ran about : > three : > : > times and had a grin all over her face. : > : >
: > : > Something should be available to people who like to play with their cars : > all : > : > across the country. If someone had the capital to make it a nationwide : > : > thing, I think it would be as hot as Sonic. : > : >
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: > : > wrote in message : > : > news: snipped-for-privacy@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... : > : > : Listen to the article and then check out the video link below the : > : > : picture. : > : > : : > : > :
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> : > : : > : > : Here are my thoughts... this coming from a 40+ year old guy who has : > : > : done his fair share of illegal street racing, cruising and hanging : > out. : > : > : In my opinion, in
*this* video these guys are completely out of : > : > : control. With all the tire smoke, the drivers have no idea how close : > : > : the crowd is to their car. And members of the crowd have to be either : > : > : drunk and/or high to have the ass-end of 3,000 pound vehicles flinging : > : > : around to within feet of where they are standing. These people are : > : > : truly stupid! And in the article where they are molesting women, : > : > : getting in fights, etc... they're criminals. We (cruisers) would : > : > : distance ourselves from people like that, and they'd piss us [the : > : > : cruisers] off because they'd spoil a good thing. The "good thing" : > : > : being hanging out with friends, trying to meet girls, and... every : > once : > : > : in a while... occasionally... okay every night, there'd be a little : > : > : street racing going on. But we were always cool about what we did. : > : > : Here were our rules: : > : > : : > : > : "Hanging out" meant we'd meet on the main drag in town usually in the : > : > : parking lot of a local business where we'd talk, bullshit, listen to : > : > : music, and watch the other cruisers drive my. But we never vandalized : > : > : anything, or left garbage or beer bottles (hey, it was the
70s/very : > : > : early 80s - driving and driving was okay if you only had a couple.) in : > : > : the parking lots. : > : > : : > : > : "Meeting girls" meant being on the constant lookout for cute girls or : > a : > : > : car load of girls who were cruising looking for guys. We'd beep, : > : > : they'd beep, we'd motion for them to stop somewhere, and from there it : > : > : was the usual teenage trying to get to know you better thing. Guys : > : > : harassing girls was frowned on, and any guy hurting girl was a reason : > : > : for that guy to get his ass kicked (beat up, not killed). : > : > : : > : > : "Street racing" usually meant a progression of "are you interested" : > : > : signs. The blip of a throttle, a drop of a gear before you cruised : > by, : > : > : a little scratch on a gear change, a quick punch, after which, if the : > : > : other guy had returned the signs, the search for some clear pavement : > : > : quickly ensued. The race was on! Sometimes the race was a quick : > light : > : > : to light job. But most times any serious stuff/speed was done on the : > : > : far end of town where the road was wide and the traffic was really : > : > : spread out. Or we'd head out to the highway and organize a quarter : > : > : mile run. Yeah, it was a little stupid and dangerous, but we tried to : > : > : keep it "controlled". Nothing like the guys in the video who are : > doing : > : > : donuts in a crowd of people. IMO, these guys are taking what we did : > to : > : > : a
*much* higher level. Our stuff, for the most part, was misdemeanor; : > : > : their's is mostly criminal. The cops would only give us the bump once : > : > : in a while if we stayed in one place too long or the crowd got too : > big. : > : > : For the most part, we policed ourselves... stupid people got yelled : > : > : at/ridiculed. On the other hand, IMO, the guys in this video should : > be : > : > : arrested. : > : > : : > : > : However, arresting kids is the not the complete answer though. : > : > : Cities/urban areas need to offer the kids some outlets. Drag : > : > : strips/race tracks need to be available. That way when "exhibitions" : > : > : get busted up the cops can say, dude, next time drive 30-60 minutes to : > : > : the track instead of paying a fine/ticket. : > : > : : > : > : Does anyone agree with me, or am I just being a hypocrite? What are : > : > : your thoughts? : > : > : : > : > : Patrick : > : > : '93 Cobra : > : > : : > : >
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