This is why kids street race.

[chrisofna]

http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/03/27/avoidable-contact-25-exploring-the-pyramid-of-speed-the-real-costs-and-stories-behind-entry-level-sedan-racing/

There's no way to get into entry-level racing without spending $1,000+ a weekend. Everyone is wondering why kids are racing on the streets, why don't they just go on a Track? Well, its because the tracks and associations want to make you spend thousands of dollars that one weekend.

I called Sebring one week to see if they allow open track days. They said no but I could rent the track for 11 GRAND. Why is there even a race track if they aren't going to use it 10 times a year? It's so stupid.

[91blufestiva]

I'm sure the biggest reason the track doesn't have open track days is because of insurance purposes. Nice story you have there, I'd sure like to have that mustang at the top of the page!

[chrisofna]

That's what waivers are for.

[deathegg]

There is no good reason for street racing. Boneheads that do it are, well, boneheads.

[anomoly40]

Say a person who signed a waiver takes a chunk out of the wall. Who pays for it? With spectators comes dolars and sponsers. How many people go to a AutoX event as opposed to a Sanctioned NASCAR event?

I'm not defending street racing though. I can just see how it's viable.

[ruppenduro]

i go around racing whoever wants to race, its fun for me, some people just take it too seriously. as long as you use common sense with it, i see no problem. heck i`ll race evo's, sti's, and srt4's with my sentra, knowing that i`m going to loose, but its all just for fun (FREE fun).

[ruppenduro]

There is no good reason for street racing. Boneheads that do it are, well, boneheads.

get a quick car and then come back to this thread lol. i can almost gaurantee you that you will be pursuaded to horse around every now and then. road controllers will do nothing but annoy you also.

[chrisofna]

Say a person who signed a waiver takes a chunk out of the wall. Who pays for it?

Thats why the waiver says something in the tone of "If you mess up something, you pay for it."

[Biglay5150]

Waivers dont stand up in court!!!!

[ketchup]

racing is fun street racing is fun and free. running from the cops is even more fun..

[trapspeed]

racing is fun street racing is fun and free. running from the cops is even more fun..

more fun and intensly stressfull but.... tickets sucks really bad... and impounded cars suck worse

[boosted_eclpse]

Fine a abandoned airstrip, become really good friends, drag race the hell out of it. Thats what I did. The airstrip is exactly 1/4 mile run. We taped it off for 1/8 mile run. A long as I take care of the runway, the guy don't care. That and its kinda remote so the cops and pedestrians aren't no where around.

[NovaSS]

John Force was asked why he did so well in racing.

He replied "I have the the money to buy the latest technoligy needed to win".

Thats why I got out of drag racing , it was nothing more then a "who has more money ".

They should just have the drivers walk up to a tree and start cramming money into a hat, who ever has the most gets the win light.

[htchbck]

I'm not going to get on my soapbox and type up a full reply to this that would probably require this post getting move to the arena. But let me say this:

Anyone, I repeat ANYONE who thinks that street racing is just "free fun" should PM me and will tell you all about the accident resulting from a street race that I witnessed. Anyone who has literally watched a mother lose her 5 and 7 year old kids and her unborn baby due to a streetrace between a boosted civic and a v8 camaro will think twice before looking over and revving the engine at the guy beside you and doing something stupid. Doesn't matter how good of a driver you are either, there's always factors you can't control. I know the driver of the camaro (who has now served about 4 years of his 15 year sentence for two counts of involuntary manslaughter) and he was a very good driver... but he never should have raced on a public road, and his skills couldn't make up for the fact that the guy in the civic had probably only had his license for a week (he got away because noone got his tag number and he ran after bumping the mother's minivan off the road).

That is all for now.

[leapin]

^couldnt agree more. Street racing is stupid. Period.
Down here in Vancouver at our local 1/4 strip almost every friday from about april to october(unless there is a BIG event going on) they have the street legal drags. 25 bucks get you in the gates pass a quick inspect and of you go and get as many passes as you can...depending on turnout it usually is 6 runs. not bad for 25 bucks.