this certainly wont help our gas crisis

street racing is awesome. you cant get that kind of adrenaline rush at the track.

DaveyBoyo--if you mean the I might be sent to jail and/or kill some random civilian adrenaline rush, then yes, you are right.

Agree with 66Mope, loss of a lancer (neg), missing the Hooters bar (pos) and at least no one injured (pos). Might seem fun, but that guy's life is pretty much screwed for a long while. Besides a track has corners, that's where the real fun is anyway. Keep it on the track!

not my community..dont give a shit

If you don't get a rush at the track you're car is too damn slow.

Also I forgot to add, this is what gives some cars a bad rep. Then no matter how you drive you're "perceived" as the same kind of driver because you drive a certain car....and that really grinds my gears!

anyone that thinks street racing is fun needs their damn head examined. what if a child was near there when it happened or worse yet what if the gas station would have blown more than just the idiots racing could have been potentially hurt. I hate jackasses like this because they think their invincible because theyve been driving for a little while and their cars have "good handling", bullshit i dont care how good your handling is this shit can happen to anyone even the most experienced proffesional racers it hapens all the time just watch any race on speed tv. hell what do most people watch effing nascar for it sure as hell isnt the racing cause its boring as hell. you cant know everything that is going on around you. just because your car is modified doesnt give you an invitation to do whatever the hell you want to cause then shit like this happens. Every time i get some idiot that pulls up next to me and wants to race i just laugh at em and let them go on their merry way to their ultimate demise. crashing on a track is one thing but this is a whole nother level. if anyone is dumb enough to do 145mph and not expect to wreck belongs on the show 1000 ways to die cause its social darwinism at its best. yeah speed is fun and an adrenaline rush but there are venues for it not the streets. I hope these idiots rot in jail cause i know if i were near by and almost got killed by these idiots id make sure their asses were thrown in jail. it takes a special kind of dipshit to do something like this and not think of what the consequences could be.

I'm not one to lie; I street race. I could justify it a hundred different ways, but I'm not gonna.

You Know Street Racing Could Be Very Dangerous.

I had a friend killed a few years back on his bike. The bike was built for the track and he never street raced until the day he died where some stupid F*&^s taunted him and challenged him until he did. He beat them in a race but lost his life when a car pulled out in front of him when he was at 160. There was no chance to save him but it opens eyes. There are tracks all over north america and for a few bucks you can settle any score. Tons of people complain about strict laws, well they should be worse. This past summer even some douch decided to drift downtown in my city and killed 2 people at a bus stop on their way home from work. He got 5 years for manslaughter which isn't enough time. GO TO THE TRACK

I do street race every now and then but I'm very picky of where I do it. I mainly do it on the highway at night when I'm almost by myself, a couple cars here and there. I don't go very fast on the street (10 at the most over the limit) because I know that if any of my family was harmed like that I would be pissed at the driver. Obviously these drivers did not car for ANYONE and whatever punishment comes to them is well deserved.

DaveyBoyo - I have a feeling you're the reason a lot of Americans talk shit about Canadians all the time. If you can't have an adrenaline rush on the track then that means you don't get it from the speed or fact of racing, you get it from doing something very illegal and that could kill you anybody else. So you have fun when something like that happens to you and you get put in jail for it. Maybe you'll get lucky and not wreck a mother and her child(s) killing them so you'd face murder charges (even if she's pregnant you get charged for the child in the womb). At least if that's how it is in Canada. I guess when people don't have a whole lot of common sense they don't think about what could happen if you do something very illegal and stupid. Grow the hell up so you don't kill someone, by the way you must be dyslexic because you have your had on the wrong way.

I do runs at a canyon in the middle of nowhere that sees maybe 20 cars a day. But as far as regular roads I would never do this kind of shit.

Hey SouthernGuy, Don't bash Canadians because of one ass. Remember, we crush street racers cars as they watch. I am 100% against street racing, so please don't stereotype all of us. I'm not saying people up here don't do it, I just think that they are just as stupid as all americans who do it aswell. And just for the record, we drive 100 times better in the snow lol.

one more thing, there at 3 tracks within an hour or 2 from where he lives, so definitely no excuse.

ChAMber_CUStOMS - I'm not bashing all Canadians, I was just saying I bet he's the type of Canadian that makes American's talk shit about Canada. As for the comment I made in the other blog about high fuel prices, I know that was bashing all Canadians but I didn't mean it, I was just making a point where if he wants to say Americans are crybabies then I'll say something about Canadians. If that makes any sense. I don't have anything against Canadians but I don't care for the ones that talk shit about the US or the ones like "DaveyBoyo". Every comment (at least 9 out of 10) he post makes him sound like an idiot to be honest.

I'm Canadian, after thumbing threw most of your replies I've come to the conclusion that everyone on this thread that condones street racing so far has a POS car (I'm 23). [Point A] However, I can see how one could justify it to themselves threw there ignorance such as: They will probably get laughed off a track, Track days require actual talent not thumbs, They can't afford to go to the track, They are arrogant and think there invincible, Can't use elaborate decision making skills to see the consequences of there actions, Easily influences by video games and live in a dream world. [Point B] The more organized races which are conducted on the street that have taken the appropriate measures to insure a safe race offer a decent alternative to those of us that live in an area which does not have a track of any sort in a 350km circumference, or for some odd reason can't afford to go to a track. [Point C] I admit I have went light to light with a couple cars or followed them to the appropriate place to race. During the daylight, and have been to parking lots after hours to show off... HOWEVER I've become more aware that people who normally want to race seem to be compensating for something I can't go to the grocery store without having a Civic challenge me to a race, and with people like this weeks SOTW on CarDomain if you don't run they'll think they beat you, just because you have a exhaust system. I have learned to deal with it and don't take the bait no more. I do fool around in parking lots because lets face it you can't anywhere else. [Point D] I love the Canada, USA ignorance we share a open boarder, and both our economies, and political actions affect each other, and still so many choose to keep themselves in the dark I think a little media awareness would help. Eg everything you hear on TV or Read isn't ture thats what History books are for you can't rely on ignorance to develop an opinion, and coming to Canada's rescue reinforcing stereo types, and promoting ignorance is just as bad. I'd like to see a scientific study enforcing the fact that geography comes in to play with determining someone's winter driving ability. [Conclusion] Activities aren't dangerous the people who do them are.

The problem with taking it to the track is that the tracks just aren't very good... or at least thats how it is in oklahoma... We have 1 major dragstrip for all of okc and NO rally type tracks... so people are kind of forced to street race here... Spend 20 minutes waiting for a 12 second race or head to the highway and race 20 times in 20 minutes? Not saying I condone street racing, but if they want to stop it they need to spend some of those speeding ticket earnings and build some racetracks.

2digits - I am Canadian and believe me my car ain't a POS (it'll be reaching 350 little horsies this summer, just need new injectors; still looking, and the new turbo on the way from the US) Just taking a little longer because I'm finishing University so funds are low. I have friends with SRT4s, Evos not to mention the countless DSMs (mostly the 1gs but some 2g as well) and we go race at a strip either on the 1/4 mile or the race track; so don't go generalizing. On top of that, if you only knew the amount of crap I deal with because of idiots like that. Like it or not, actions like these stereotype cars for not only the general public but for the police as well and of course, ruins the fun of being able to tune and run your car on a daily basis. Heck one time I even got pulled over because the police wanted to check whether I was running mixes in my gas tank in Toronto. Not to mention the countless number of times I get revved at the lights or followed home by police waiting for me to make any type of error just to book me. You say it's not the activities...what? so it's not racing on the street that's dangerous...it's the drivers? So it would be ok for let's say an F1 driver to continuously race around the streets because he's good? Nope! The problem with racing on the street is that there are too many variables which you CANNOT (repeat CANNOT) control (ChAMbER_CUStOMS's story for instance; I could share some of my dead friend's as well - he's not trying to be bossy, he's trying to show you what can and will eventually happen to some. I'm not here to say it'll happen to everyone, of course not, but some will either loose their lives or ruin their lives (if not that of others) but if you can't take that from the story. Variables could be as simple as random people going on the "makeshift" track you make while a race is going on or something you overlooked while you made sure everything was ok. I agree that some tracks aren't the best, and maybe we don't all have it right next door but would you use that same excuse for stealing from someone? I couldn't afford what he had, and mine wasn't as good so I took it because I deserved it? (metaphore, out there but relevant) This day in age everyone wants to be spoon-fed everything and they think they deserve everything. You have to realize life is far from perfect and it's not because you want something that you're entitled to it. I'll agree that the rules are getting incredibly strict here in Ontario/Canada in general but it's a big part because of that (and people faking injuries for insurance money....but that's a whole other can of bees). As a general note....nothing justifies running a car at 140mph on a public road...unless you're in Germany on the Autobahn...apart from that..nothing.

@Idefix - Turns out I'm not as well spoken as I thought. I chose to word my opinion in offensive manner hoping to bait someone into a debate. You made perfect points, and I agree with you. Simply put I also believe there are to many variables to street racing which are unpredictable. In extreme casing like this one it's a accident waiting to happen. I'm trying to say that the debate is more then just black & white. Like you put so perfectly by adding the addition of variables. The major point behind going to a track is if something happens to go wrong there are already precautions in place to make sure it is handled appropriately. The core of street racing was based on a lot of things and is apart of our culture in North America and will never die wether people like it or not. If you chose to take it to the streets do so where you can be accountable for your life, and not put anyone else's in danger. My shot at people with POS cars was inappropriate and I shouldn't have said it. It was merrily only my attempt to spark this topic nothing more nothing less. I have a car guy mentality and love all cars because they are all gems. Police use stereo types to form a base of reasonable cause unfortunately everyone with a car or counter culture lifestyle have been subjected to. It's merely to keep honest people safe. So to wrap it all up I'd have to say there is no point of having a car if you can't have fun in it. It's what our automotive industry is based on. If you chose to have run in it by testing your cars performances make a conscious deception about doing so

people street race all the time. i do but i dont go no 145 mph. and i deffinatly dont do it in town. i do it on 4 lane roads/highways and let out of it when i hit the speed limit or a little above. street racing isnt bad. its the people that make it bad. ive also been to the track and its stupid to wait in line for 20 min for one pass. i agree with torqueaddict9 about building more track. if they want to stop street racing then make more places to race legally

i street race but i do it on a highway where there wont be any kids or any traffic so if your gonna do it be smart,some smart ass will come back and say street racing period is not smart well thats your opinion and this is mine....

Actually building more tracks wouldn't help that much. Reason is because now a days at least 9 times out of 10 it's not staged, it's usually a last second thing. In other words, you'll be at a stoplight and someone pulls up to then egg you on. You hardly ever see actual organized street racing anymore, used to be after "Fast and the Furious" but barely anymore. By the way, waiting in line for a pass is better than not having a track at all. Ya they do need more local type tracks, but that's not going to lower the # of street racing.

what a waste of luck, they should of gotten it worse for doing something stupid as that. dont feel bad for them at all

Dodge Neons can go 140? I call Bullshit.

@ SouthernGuy Idk about where your from but there are organized street racing events around where I live. Generally it's on the outskirts of town where hardly any traffic is late at night. But street racing is sure to be prevented in some way...police are getting more technologically advanced everyday, around here they are even beginning to put cameras on the major parts of the highway. Personally Idc as long as the racing is away from civilians/traffic/guy with the cart of oranges ect. Even if you were to go street racing you could head to an abandoned district or something or out of town in the country, that is if you aren't near a track. But doing that you understand that safety precautions are not in check, and if something were to go wrong you would be out of luck cause you can be sure that if your car crashes your buddies are going to be fleeing the scene

Grimjoker - Maybe I shouldn't have generalized how it is/was around here saying that's how it is everywhere now. I'm not in a big city but I live in a town that's a good decent size (17,000 in 8 square miles last I checked). While I was in high school (25 and almost 26 now) they did do street racing on a street close to the edge of town, but that stopped a few years back. Just from what I've seen it seems like most street races aren't organized and are last second races from someone egging on someone else at a light. Building more tracks would help some but not as much as some people think, one person even complained about waiting just 20 minutes between runs which isn't that bad. I've always said if you don't have enough sense to control yourself on public roads then the shouldn't drive what they drive.

Lol I'm in the DC, MD, VA area...there are lots of cameras at lights and lots of speed traps so you don't see many stop light goad matches here(except for the total idiots that is...) I don't really care if people street race or not, as long as they are away from the public when they do so. There are empty abandoned streets where people can go and get that urge out of them. And if something happens to them out there then sucks to be them, long as they don't drag someone else down with them.

I Get A Way Better Rush Doing Runs On The Freeway Than Doing A 1/4 Mile Run On The Track. I Don't Understand What's The Big Deal About Cars That Have To Be Towed On & Off The Track & That Can Only Be Driven 1/4 Mile. If I Had A 69 Camaro I'd Spank Foos On The Way To The Track, On The Track, & Maybe Just Cruz Around On Thee Way Home LoL

Go For Runs On The FREEWAY ONLY When Its Late And There's Not Really Any Cars And Not Always Just On Occasions When I Feel Like Getting A Rush. When I'm On The Streets I Usually Don't Go More Than 5MPH Over The Limit, Very Rarely 10 If Its Calm And I'm In The Far Left Lane Away From Any Kids Or Animals That May Be On The Sidewalk.

Its too bad they didnt die, these are the fools we need off our streets.

KingsHustleLA - There's tracks all over that let anybody make runs. The one that's an hour from me is only a 1/8 but I've seen everything from kid 4 wheelers up to all out pro stock drag cars that looks like they belong in NHRA or IHRA. They also let you make as many runs as you want to for a cheap price. So you don't need something made for drag racing to go to a local dragstrip. It might be a lot safer for you to go on the freeway late at night but what if there was a cop hiding and got you, and don't say they'll have to catch up to you first and blah blah. You also won't feel the rush if you get in a wreck from being stupid and end up in prison for involuntary vehicular manslaughter or something along those lines.

I know from first hand about the consequences of dangerous driving, and getting caught. It's pretty heart breaking all around from. Getting your car crushed, tickets, increased insurance, car damage, license's being revoked. Can't afford to live as the consequence of a bad choice. There are a lot of precautions you can't take on the streets but your best bet is on a track. Could you imagine being in jail on a 100g bail bond. When the car you were racing is only worth 14g a lot of people today with the economy the way it is would take forever paying that off. Which means no more cool cars for the rest of your life. I think more should be done to educate people on the consequences of getting caught rather then glorifying the moment. Pretty hard to street race when you have no way to get to work. Most good jobs don't hire people with a bus pass. Enjoy setting yourself 10 years back. Everything you've done up until the point of getting caught was for nothing.

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Dissapointed. Bad judgement or lack there of is the problem. No race track can give u a feeling like street racing and we all know it. Some of us (car guys) might not remember the youthful light to light days but we all have been there. These guys just don't care for others.

Agree with 66Mope, loss of a lancer (neg), missing the Hooters bar (pos) and at least no one injured (pos) toasting a SRT4 (the worst car to ever be made super pos). Might seem fun, but that guy's life is pretty much screwed for a long while. Besides a track has corners, that's where the real fun is anyway. Keep it on the track!

I will have to agree with 2digits..I am 19 and i have had my occasional street race light to light but i have had my car towed license suspended insurance sky rocket..i did 80 in a 20 memorial day weekend in a school zone blew through a stop sign and past a cop..nobody was hurt but it screwed up my life till im 21 on insurance etc i bought the car new 2009 mazda 6 its on my profile i cant drive it cuz insurance is to high..from personal experience it's not worth the headaches and its expensive to get the car back and getting rides from friends no car etc it sucked i wouldnt do it again and for nothing i was rushing to a fair to see my girlfriend..it was pointless i feel that it happen for other reasons that something was watching over me but again anybody who does race you got lucky i drive fast on backroads and speed around the turns and downshift etc i speed and i did alot in the beginning now i cruise at a nice 55 mph lol (in most cases) i got it outta my system speed is fun but you and me we got lucky just cause you dodged a car this time next time you might kill somebody and really destroy your life enjoy the stories laugh about them and sound like a badass, do like in gambling quit while your ahead i would much rather drive a track streets aren't there especially when your broke and cant pay the speeding tickets. I know im young but im glad i got it outta my system now rather than me hurting somebody down the road and getting it out of my system these to kids destroyed there life and for what? they give drivers who are good a bad name and teens from 16-25 just a bad reputation. you wanna drive fast go buy midnight club its alot cheaper and you can buy and wreck as many lamborghinis as you want