Street racing is what it is. I'll attend a race every chance I get, but you'd have to be crazy to park near the starting line if some rear drive muscle cars are racing. The finish line is much safer because the chances of a car losing traction there are remote unless its a full top-fueler. Also, that road was so narrow that an inexperienced driver would have a tough time staying in their lane at 80mph, let alone dumping the clutch at 4000rpm.
PS. All this talk of women drivers is very disturbing. Join the millenium boys.