Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
I don't talk about it here on CEG, but I street race more than anything. Not many people on the street want to go head to head around 800 orange cones for some reason. Straight line acceleration from 0-120+ is what I personally get a thrill out of. Seeing Mustang GT guys look over at you when you're inching by, now that brings a smile to MY face!



Yes, hard acceleration is fun. Being thrown back in the seat is a cool feeling. Drag racing is not stupid. I like a fast driver's sport, you like a fast car's sport - that's fine. I'm probably going to do some drag racing this year.

But don't ever mention street racing here. It is stupid. There are certainly times when speeding isn't dangerous, or at least not dangerous to anyone but yourself. But most street racing - maybe not you, but in general - is putting other drivers in danger. No matter how fun it is (I'm not denying that it's a rush, especially with a sleeper) it's an irresponsible and stpuid thing to do. If you lose it and hit a mom driving home to her kids, how are you going to feel? On public roads your only concerns should be the safety of others, and yourself. I have no problem if people want to do risky things, but putting innocent people at risk is horrible. Don't argue about how you only do it when it's safe - you can't possibly know that it is 100% safe all the time, and the point is that most street racers don't try to make it safe for others. That's why we don't talk about it here. It's absolutely unnaceptable behavior, and I will call in anyone I see street racing to the cops if given the chance. There are people on the roads that I love, and I want them to be safe. Drunk driving, street racing, and otherwise not being 100% in control when driving will not get you anywhere you want to be.



Wow, cry me a river here. Like I said, I street race, but I don't go mentioning it here every post. I mentioned it here in the context of me enjoying straight line acceleration, going head to head, more than I like to auto-x. And yes, I will argue with you on the fact that street racing CAN be SAFE! We've got TWO different places with a stop light, and over a mile of open highway with ZERO intersecting streets. If you think that a Mom in her minivan is going to come screaming out of a field into the highway, you're just looking for something to whine about. It's my choice, I'll continue to do it, and you can preach about it all you want. And calling the cops on people who race? Wow, you must not have made many friends when you were in school.
I'd love to try an open track event sometime. Unfortunately, the closest one is down in Indy, about 2 hours away. That sounds like it's a little more my pace, with other people actually being on the track at the same time. I think it'd be pretty fun.

Mark

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