Why does every rice burner wants to compete with my Porsche?

[pecivil]

yea you really do have to keep your head with the street racing thing....We just moved to the SD area last July, having lived in the the Long Beack and OC areas for all my life, but apparently there is a BIG street racing "scene" down here in SD. I guess there are several choice spots where large numbers of people race all illegal of course.

The cops have some sort of special street racing task force that follows them around to bust them.

Any other local San Diego people know about this? I am hearing the popo down here really know their modded cars and bust the street racers with regularity.

[WillieB]

the ricers or others wanting to challenge and race you. I too get this almost every time I take my Boxster out. And I drive on the backroads just out of the city to get away from traffic. But as soon as I get back into the city, I always have someone trying to egg me on. Guilty, as I have taken the bait a few times. Actually I give them a head start and then blow by them. Someone said it right, envy. A few weeks ago, while I was cruising just to relax and destress, some guy and his gal came racing up right beside me in his 2007 Corvette (not Z06) and then slows right down and cruises beside me. Then he takes off zig zags between traffic and almost cuts someone off as the lane he was in ended. I just went the speed limit and said to myslef, what an idiot! If there was a clear road, would have been nice to see how the 3.4L faired against the new Vette. I think regardless of the outcome, he would have been surprised.

[chaudanova]

Originally Posted by pecivil

yea you really do have to keep your head with the street racing thing....We just moved to the SD area last July, having lived in the the Long Beack and OC areas for all my life, but apparently there is a BIG street racing "scene" down here in SD. I guess there are several choice spots where large numbers of people race all illegal of course.

The cops have some sort of special street racing task force that follows them around to bust them.

Any other local San Diego people know about this? I am hearing the popo down here really know their modded cars and bust the street racers with regularity.

Yes, I'm a San Diego native... well, the street racing thing was HUGE here in the past, around the era of around 1997-2001 or so, if I remember correctly...Street races here were crazy. During its peak, on any given thursday/friday/saturday night, there would be up to a couple hundred out at the hotspots. Wild animal park had a spot, chula vista had a couple spots, Morena had a spot. Though the biggest spots were a loop between what was known as "trade street", near the Miramar area, along with Kearny Villa road, a strip off of Convoy near the 52 exit, "firehouse" off of a sidestreet from Mira Mesa road, and "Lower Sorrento", west of the 5 sorrento valley road exit.

Police started to shut down, after the crowds started to get way too huge in the scene, and hundreds would come out, and people started getting injured. Too many kids would come out in the parents camry's and minivans to watch, and once the cops came, and everyone would run to their cars and flee to the next spot, lots of people were getting hurt during the frenzies. People were also getting injured flagging the starts of the races, and looky-loo's that would inch closer and closer from the sidewalk to the street when the cars would come down after a race.

Anyhow, after too many deaths, and accidents, the cops here created a DragNet or something of the sort to crack down on illegal streetracing and modified cars. They would even be as anal as to measure the headlight height, and ticket you if your car was too low. During that time, most of the cops were pretty noobish, and couldn't tell the difference between modded parts. (keep in mind, the majority of the cars involved were Hondas/Acuras/Nissans/Toyotas/Mitsubishis (mostly japanese Imports). So the police started to get training on how to spot carb legal vs. non street legal headers, intakes, exhausts, etc.

Since then, the street racing has pretty much been eliminated in terms of the big scene. Sure, there are the normal street races, from day to day driving, but not the huge rallying seen from during that era.

For us Boxster guys, luckily they can't really tell us to pop the hood to see what mods we've got... haha...

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by pecivil

yea you really do have to keep your head with the street racing thing....We just moved to the SD area last July, having lived in the the Long Beack and OC areas for all my life, but apparently there is a BIG street racing "scene" down here in SD. I guess there are several choice spots where large numbers of people race all illegal of course.

The cops have some sort of special street racing task force that follows them around to bust them.

Any other local San Diego people know about this? I am hearing the popo down here really know their modded cars and bust the street racers with regularity.

You are correct! Modded cars are impounded due to illegal emissions related violations. The fines are huge and many of these dead heads cannot afford to get the cars back.

That's a real shame.

[Brucelee]

"If there was a clear road, would have been nice to see how the 3.4L faired against the new Vette. I think regardless of the outcome, he would have been surprised. "

Who is the idiot here?

If this turns into a street racing thread, I will shut it down.

Sorry, that's the policy.

[WillieB]

not trying to make this a street racing thread. I was just merely stating what I thought might have been an interesting run to see how the 3.4L would fare against the Vette. I am sure I am not the only one on this thread who would be curious about this. What is wrong with that?!? Did I go and say, hey I schooled a certain car today while I was at a light etc etc etc??? No! I was stating hypothetically, what would be an interesting shootout. On an open stretch of highway of course. Like no one on this board has ever let their Boxster rip on a freeway? Nor let it rip on the freeway along with another car, whether ricer, another Porsche, etc? Hey, I am honest and guilty of doing this the odd time and can admit it. Even with my 2.5L I would let er rip on the open road otherwise what is the point? The Boxster is meant to be driven. If I never take it close to red and open her up, I might as well buy a Toyota Prius Hybrid and cruise in the far right lane at the speed limit. But do I go out Friday or Sat. night looking for the Fast and Furious street racing scene and race for pinks? NADA, I got better things to do & am too old for this. Plus how many of us are curious re: shootouts reading C&D, R&T...etc. What is the first thing you look at, how the Boxster fared against the Z3 etc etc. Give me a break!

[Brucelee]

Plus how many of us are curious re: shootouts reading C&D, R&T...etc. What is the first thing you look at, how the Boxster fared against the Z3 etc etc. Give me a break!

Yes, all those shootouts are done on the track, not on the street.

[Dohertycm]

I say you boys line it up on the track and duke it out.......!!


I get it all the time, and when I do I invite them out to the next autocross and KICK THEIR ASS!... I got one coming up in two weeks...Thats when I break the ole 911 out of the garage and open the can of whoop ass...and THEN RUB IT IN THEIR FACES......I BURN THE RICE TOO!...

SORRY.....I was just getting excited...

I got it from a Nissan twin turbo once...I invited him out to a DE and put him in the car with me.....I scared the crap out of him, ESPECIALLY coming into a U TURN at over a hundred and braking really deep in the turn......I can tell how how tense they are by how far down they mash my door pocket....I have to straighten it out all the time...He didnt screw with me anymore after that...Then I told him the car only had 150HP....

So invite them to the track and teach them a little respect...

[yellowboxster01]

Oh yes, the infamous boy racers and their rice boxes. I particularly like the huge aluminum picnic benches they chose to put on the trunk lid. Oh and the ridiculous looking bodykits left in white gel coat and a fart can to boot. Now that's classy.

We saw this gem on our way to Eureka Springs for a Porsche rally. He tried to race my dad whom was in front of me and driving his 996TT. Yes, those are spinner...........hubcaps.