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Is A Kill Worth A Death?
Street racing is illegal! Take it to the track!
Our cars are fast. Very Fast. 2 tons travelling at 100? 150? more? Suddenly you lose control. Yes it can happen to you. Don't endanger lives, yours, mine or innocent bystanders for ego or pride. It's not worth it. Hundreds are killed each year. Thousands are injured. Ask a Paraplegic if it was worth it. Ask the families. A tire can blow out. A thousand things could happen even if your car is in perfect condition and your head is clear. I know it's fun, excilerating, exciting. I've done it. It's wrong and I was lucky. How long can you be lucky? We have great cars, let's be more mature in how we use them. There are great racing schools out there. Try one but don't street race. IT'S NOT WORTH IT!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAcEkMAG7u4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaUeqBjCTaw |
Sobering...
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Originally Posted by rich123
(Post 2466373)
Street racing is illegal! Take it to the track!
Our cars are fast. Very Fast. 2 tons travelling at 100? 150? more? Suddenly you lose control. Yes it can happen to you. Don't endanger lives, yours, mine or innocent bystanders for ego or pride. It's not worth it. Hundreds are killed each year. Thousands are injured. Ask a Paraplegic if it was worth it. Ask the families. A tire can blow out. A thousand things could happen even if your car is in perfect condition and your head is clear. I know it's fun, excilerating, exciting. I've done it. It's wrong and I was lucky. How long can you be lucky? We have great cars, let's be more mature in how we use them. There are great racing schools out there. Try one but don't street race. IT'S NOT WORTH IT!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAcEkMAG7u4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaUeqBjCTaw The deaths will continue to mount as legal track racing dwindles due to closure. In southern California(the birthplace of drag racing) there were numerous drag strips, it sparked car culture and many folks grew up with it, now its done on the street because the local tracks are all closed due to the expense of land. Guess what? more folks are dying and few people care, they need to mine , they need space for trash and concrete storage. 36 million people and sorry to say 1 track (1/4) mile in so cal open 1 time per month aint gonna help at all. The answer is MORE TRACKS, MORE sanctioned, city and state supported events=less death |
Originally Posted by juicee63
(Post 2466542)
The deaths will continue to mount as legal track racing dwindles due to closure. In southern California(the birthplace of drag racing) there were numerous drag strips, it sparked car culture and many folks grew up with it, now its done on the street because the local tracks are all closed due to the expense of land. Guess what? more folks are dying and few people care, they need to mine , they need space for trash and concrete storage. 36 million people and sorry to say 1 track (1/4) mile in so cal open 1 time per month aint gonna help at all. The answer is MORE TRACKS, MORE sanctioned, city and state supported events=less death
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Is A Kill Worth A Death? You sig does beg the question though, why do you own one of the fastest production cars on the road? Do you track your car weekly/monthly and drive pretty conservatively otherwise? I can respect that and admire your self control. More times then not, with that kind of power at my finger tips and the aggresive drivers of today, I would find myself hammering the throttle more and more. All for "take it to the track" though. Very good point. |
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Is A Kill Worth A Death? The answer really depends on whose doing the dying and the stakes of the race. |
Whenever I 'race' I try to keep it under 100. Sometimes I'll go over in the heat of the moment. But if you haven't proved your point by 100 you're not going to most likely.
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Originally Posted by bfnnrgn
(Post 2468298)
Whenever I 'race' I try to keep it under 100. Sometimes I'll go over in the heat of the moment. But if you haven't proved your point by 100 you're not going to most likely.
Anyway, I have a place that I go to every time I think my driving is getting out of control: http://www.wreckedexotics.com/ |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOKRJOIgks
SCROLL TO THE END WOW HE CUTS AND GOES ONTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC THE kids is screaming where the **** you going. |
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Originally Posted by Tyler Durden
(Post 2466558)
And THAT'S an excellent point... :word:
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Be safe everyone! |
Originally Posted by Tyler Durden
(Post 2466390)
Sobering...
Um, a bit hypocritical aren't you buddy? :slap: |
HAHAHAHA. in the first vid, that is complete driver error. he moved an unnecessary 3-4 ft from the car and then crashed. thats darwinism sorry
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It's a proven point that the more you track/autocross the less likely you are to mess around on the street. I often have traffic piled up behind me when I head home from a track day.:zoom:
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okay....
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Originally Posted by Scruffyone
(Post 2485228)
It's a proven point that the more you track/autocross the less likely you are to mess around on the street. I often have traffic piled up behind me when I head home from a track day.:zoom:
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