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Old 02-24-2005, 08:18 AM   #1
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1. No matter how fast your car is, someone is going to have a faster car than yours.

2. No matter how great a driver you think you are, if you're racing on public streets, eventually someone is going to make a mistake.

3. Mistakes at speed on a public road very often end in death.

It's just not worth it.
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Old 02-24-2005, 09:51 AM   #2
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My best was against a 550hp supercharged Z06 vette I never say him after 1st gear Oh Yeah I was riding my Hayabusa but it was still a fun kill
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1. No matter how fast your car is, someone is going to have a faster car than yours.

2. No matter how great a driver you think you are, if you're racing on public streets, eventually someone is going to make a mistake.

3. Mistakes at speed on a public road very often end in death.

It's just not worth it.

Thanks for the public service announcement. Drag racing on the street has been around as long as the automobile and no amount of preaching is going to stop it so you might as well save your breath. I try to use as much descretion as possible and if the conditions don't favor a safe race then I don't race. Anywho, back to the kill stories. Nice kills btw fellas. Your busa is sick automon.
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Old 02-24-2005, 11:59 AM   #4
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I'm just a little sensitive since I lost a good friend to a street racing accident and a nephew who was hit by a guy who lost control while racing and went into a crowd of bystanders.
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I am sincerely sorry to hear that. I hope I didn't offend you.
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Old 02-24-2005, 12:26 PM   #6
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No problem. One of the downsides of becoming an old fart (I'm 53) is that you've been around long enough to see the consequences of your actions - whether it happened directly to you or not.

I see from your profile that you're mid 20s - I felt similarly then too, but then you see things happen and it's not so fun anymore. This doesn't mean that I drive 35mph all the time, but I don't push the envelope nearly as much as I could.

Just make sure you pick and choose your "battles" carefully.
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PSP, definitely sorry to hear about what you and those around you have gone through as a result of stupidity and street racing.

Without going into too much detail, I also have negative associations with street racing and stories to back my opinions up. I also think that for some people it takes a tragedy or near-tragedy in their life or the life of those around them to realize how serious it is.

I won't try to put a damper on this thread, but I just wanted to say as someone who has experiences similar (although not quite the same) to those of PSP, I also think that street racing is quite stupid.
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Old 02-25-2005, 01:27 PM   #8
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three friends killed by a speeder here.
idiot Ran a light doing close to 100, they never caught the 2nd car.
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