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Old 02-24-2008, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rskrause
So, it's nothing to do with "street racing". It has to do with a moron in a Crown Vic who should be charged with manslaughter, or something like it. I am no longer an advocate of street racing, but I'd be lying if I said I never did it so to completely condemn it would be hypocritical and this has little to do with it anyway.

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honestly, yes street racing is not smart or especially safe but who on this board can 100% honestly say theyve never either street raced or even watch a race take place.
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Old 02-24-2008, 03:12 AM
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As far as "minor sins" go, hypocrisy has to be one of the most putrid and unappealing.

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Originally Posted by sn8ke eatr
honestly, yes street racing is not smart or especially safe but who on this board can 100% honestly say theyve never either street raced or even watch a race take place.

I can.
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I can.

You probably never inhaled either

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Originally Posted by ws6transam
I can.

Have you ever gotten on it and gone over the speed limit?
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Originally Posted by rskrause
You probably never inhaled either

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I never inhaled but I wonder sometimes how I'm still alive. Living in a rural area...had cars and bikes etc. Grew up around street racing. Thats just what we did on the weekends most funest thing ever.
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Old 02-25-2008, 03:54 PM
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Or driven when you were angry, tired, distracted, and so on. All thse things put others at risk.

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Old 03-02-2008, 05:59 PM
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if you've never "bent the rules" with your fbody.. just sell it, its time for you to go drive a prius
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Old 03-07-2008, 02:08 PM
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Another article on the subject.

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"As many other legitimate drag racers and NHRA fans have pointed out via online chat rooms and Internet blogs, the deaths could have been prevented."

http://www.nhra.com/content/news/27251.htm

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Old 03-08-2008, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rskrause
You probably never inhaled either

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Nope, Never tried it. I tried smoking tobacco once, on August 15th, 1983. A white Owl cigar. It cured me permanently.

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Have you ever gotten on it and gone over the speed limit?
Of course I have. However I've managed to keep my driver's license for 26 years with only one speeding ticket.

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if you've never "bent the rules" with your fbody.. just sell it, its time for you to go drive a prius
Because I like driving it at the track. I've seen 145 MPH at the top-end of Memphis Motorsports Park with my car, and have attended all of the CamaroZ28.com sponsored track days including the 2003 Nationals, with the same car. Have you?

I didn't know rule bending was a prerequisite to owning an F-body.


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Or driven when you were angry, tired, distracted, and so on. All thse things put others at risk.

Rich
That is a completely different scenario than gathering for a street race. Driving when angry, tired, or distracted still are, as far as I know, legal in most states. Maybe not good practice, but still not illegal. Unless you are a truck driver.
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ws6transam - what you said has no relevance to my comment. no i haven't attended any cz28 track meets and no i haven't ever driven 145 in my own car.

i wasn't implying that owing an fbody was a prerequisite to driving recklessly but give me a break man dont tell me youve never driven faster then you should have on any given public road. last time a checked speeding is breaking the rules.
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I like how there are no charges pending for the driver, but they are looking for the drivers of tha cars racing. That makes no sense because, even if the two guys were racing, and the driver who hit the people wasn't drunk, they didn't make those people stand in the road. Sounds like anti street racing propaganda to me.
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Old 03-15-2008, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by sn8ke eatr
if you've never "bent the rules" with your fbody.. just sell it, its time for you to go drive a prius
Originally Posted by sn8ke eatr
i wasn't implying that owing an fbody was a prerequisite to driving recklessly but give me a break man dont tell me youve never driven faster then you should have on any given public road. last time a checked speeding is breaking the rules.
You weren't implying anything you said it right out loud.
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