good? wow, thats awesome... im sure you never made any mistakes as a 21 year old...
I made many mistakes. Yeah, now that I think about it, that was kinda harsh.
I don't feel sorry for him though. I feel sorry for his Mom and her friend.
good? wow, thats awesome... im sure you never made any mistakes as a 21 year old...
I made many mistakes. Yeah, now that I think about it, that was kinda harsh.
I don't feel sorry for him though. I feel sorry for his Mom and her friend.
Anybody who watched the video and does not think it is a tear jerker does not have a heart. That is sad because we have all lost someone we love and you can't bring them back. Most of us were not in control when we lost that person, but we can be in control of our cars and how we drive them. How would any of us feel if you were the reason you took a person that someone loved?
Use your head, the track only costs $25-$35 dollars to run all day....use it.
i watched it and was not effected emotionally at all, but thats because im dead inside
Lastly, I'm not your average police officer. I am a full on car guy. I own two Mustangs...an 05 GT with no mods (for now), and a very modified 88 LX Hatchback that I autoX and do HPDE days with.
I am considering the BBK SSI intake when I rebuild the motor in my car. I have heard that it only matches up to stock heads. Can anyone verify this.
I will be installing a set of iron GT40 heads from a 95 Cobra, so needless to say, I don't want to spend money on something I can't use.
Thanks
Pat
Not only should street racers watch this but people who text/talk on the phone while driving, change CDs while driving, drink then drive, arguing while driving should too.
First, it is truly unfortunate that the only place you will ever see that video is on the web, because the weenies that run our traffic safety boards would be way too afraid of offending someone. Never mind that it might save a life.
The remainder of this post I would like to address to the folks who are street racers...and by the way, a clear freeway, industrial park, or empty street, is still a street...so it's still illegal...I appreciate the point of view, but it just doesn't hold water...please read on;
Second, This is the warning part...I have a job that causes me to interact with street racers fairly often...I give no quarter. There is no warning, I arrest them and take their cars, period. If street racing is your thing...cool. You are job security for me and my troops. Just don't whine and cry when your in the back of my car and your car is on a flat bed on it's way to the impound yard. That $500 bail and the impound fee are chump change compared to the misery of knowing you are responsible for killing someone. Oh, and by the way...we can sieze you car and sell it. At one point we had a corner of our impound yard filled with Acuras, Hondas, Mustangs and other fairly decent cars. Some we sell, some we send to the crusher, just to make a point.
Third...another graphic warning...Don't run. We can probably out drive you, and we don't train to only drive in a straight line...our cars might be slower (some of them ), but we have other cool stuff you don't. First and foremost, more cops / cars, and we will come by the dozens. Then there's the Spike strips, radios, helicopters and my personal favorite, PIT bars. We will PIT you and it will probably thrash your ride...too F'n bad. I like nothing more than doing a PIT on some fool who thought he was home free. Oh and think about this...it maybe the first time you've run from the cops, but in most cases, it's not the first time we have chased someone. In my jurisdiction we have very realistic pursuit training every year...like I said, it ain't gonna be our first rodeo.
I'm sure there are some folks out there who will think I'm an A**h*le, or worse. So be it. Some one may want to flame this or have some derogatory comment...to them I say, think about this, it isn't complicated. You are driving a 4000lb bullet. Treat it like a loaded gun. If you want to shoot it do it at the range (track). There are car clubs all over the country that will take your money and let you drive at one of their track days. Go play there, not on the road / highway. Otherwise you could meet my friends and I, and we have no tolerance for fools.
Lastly, I'm not your average police officer. I am a full on car guy. I own two Mustangs...an 05 GT with no mods (for now), and a very modified 88 LX Hatchback that I autoX and do HPDE days with. I spent several years driving in Europe, and I like to drive fast just like every other red blooded car guy on the planet, BUT, when and where are the key factors. A lot of people have pulled up next to me in both of my personal cars, and revved off. Trust me the alpha male in me is sorely tempted, but I if I did I would be a hypocrite. Every once in a while I run into some one who will not take "no" for an answer. After their inevitable burn out or other demonstration of immaturity, I follow them to their next stop and/or get on my phone and ask for a marked unit to stop them...then, I write them a ticket. Yup, even when I'm off-duty (if I have the time). My point is, you never know who's in that car next to you. So don't be a dumba**.
Here endth the lesson. :Track:
Later...be good.
Well aren't you a hero.
I brought my car to the track ONE time. I had no way to get it there other than driving it the 2 hour drive. I make one pass against something not even worth racing, and get a time that doesn't mean ****. Second pass, the car breaks, I call AAA and wait in the parking lot til midnight for a tow truck. Then pack 4 people in that with the fat ass driver listening to rap music for the 2 hour ride home. Sleep a couple hours and go to work the next day on no sleep and pissed cause my car is broken.
On any other weekend, we make the 3 min drive out to the deserted highway at night with no intersections or other traffic. We stop, get the job done and go home and drink beers and watch the videos of the races and everyone's a happy camper.
If there was a track within a half hour of my house, I would be there every weekend, and I would probably never race my car on the street again. Yea, everyone rips on it once in a while, but I would no longer see a need to come to a dead stop on the highway at 1 in the morning to race someone. But until then, that's what we have to do. I'm not going to race from stop lights or down the highway at noon time on a saturday through traffic and run into your mom in her minivan.
Damn, SGT Rock, that was pretty over the top, man. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about cops like you when I choose to street race because where I go, it's deserted. Seriously, if a guy goes out of his way not to endanger anyone else and is level-headed about what he's doing, you think he deserves to lose his car? You liken going to the track with your car to going to the range with your gun. I would use a similar analogy: Taking your car to a flat, straight, deserted road to race is just like taking your firearm out into the boonies to shoot. If they're done correctly, neither will endanger anyone else. I guess I don't care so much about the law as I do about the morality. And, to me laws do not equal morals.
Chris