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@ AdvanR: "Growing old is manditory, growing up is optional." 
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Rice+steet racing=Hated at GTP?
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My $.02 USD:
As far as ricing goes, the act of doing it is no big deal to me. The car's your property, you can paint it any insane color scheme you want and bolt whatever kind of aftermarket parts on you feel like. What I don't like are the types who think that an economy car with $25,000 worth of modifications is automatically a better car than a sports car that was designed to go fast. Unless you've actually raced it against other cars, you can't rightly say your car is "better" than anyone else's.
As far as ricing goes, the act of doing it is no big deal to me. The car's your property, you can paint it any insane color scheme you want and bolt whatever kind of aftermarket parts on you feel like. What I don't like are the types who think that an economy car with $25,000 worth of modifications is automatically a better car than a sports car that was designed to go fast. Unless you've actually raced it against other cars, you can't rightly say your car is "better" than anyone else's.
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Yep, If I decide to put a huge wing on my car I dont do it for anyone else but myself (allthough I wouldnt actually do that). So if anyone likes hes car riced up thats fine with me because its not my ride... But a wing doesnt make a car fast. Looks are just everyones personal oppinnions and I think shouldnt be judged harshly. There are so many different oppinnions out there and theres nothing anyone can do about that. Trying to understand them all will just make a person insane.
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I understand them and Im not insane 
ogalobooshkock-weeeeeeeee!!!! j/k. It's not that people dont understand, its just that they are afraid to say so in order to uphold their own view...
ogalobooshkock-weeeeeeeee!!!! j/k. It's not that people dont understand, its just that they are afraid to say so in order to uphold their own view...
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I remember... when I street raced. and this is nothing but true. As I see it now, as I REALIZE it now... I really had nothing to live for... I didnt care for anything... I could have died and it was fine because I died having fun. now I just cant think of risking... let alone other peoples lifes... MINE. I have just too much to live for. I need to be alive, I want to be alive. I wont risk my life again. not like that. what you said is true, man. then comes the other peoples life, wicj are valuable as our own. one doesnt have right to decide if other people is going to die or not. even worse... not even to decide... but to kill them in a total state of stupidity and the classic I-dont-care. you just cant say that you cant help yourself.
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get a life. please.
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A good response, Cano. Racing itself is fine, and the risk to yourself and other racers who choose it is also fine, when it is done under controlled conditions. But no matter what, racing on public streets/roads is not a controlled condition, no matter how much racers pretend it is.
Racing is dangerous enough on the track. That's why there are safety people standing by, and safety barriers, sand traps, etc. You just don't have that support on a public road at the illegals - not to mention the question of spectators, other cars/drivers, etc. to make it that much more dangerous.
If you're "brave" enough to street race, you should be man enough to take it to the track and do it the right way.
A good response, Cano. Racing itself is fine, and the risk to yourself and other racers who choose it is also fine, when it is done under controlled conditions. But no matter what, racing on public streets/roads is not a controlled condition, no matter how much racers pretend it is.
Racing is dangerous enough on the track. That's why there are safety people standing by, and safety barriers, sand traps, etc. You just don't have that support on a public road at the illegals - not to mention the question of spectators, other cars/drivers, etc. to make it that much more dangerous.
If you're "brave" enough to street race, you should be man enough to take it to the track and do it the right way.
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^ Exactly what I was and still am trying to say.
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Still its hard for me to explain why I still race. Its just something about going fast that gives me a rush that is hard to explain. And this summer I will start going to the strip more and maybe try and break my habit of street racing.
I can sit here right now and say I won't do it and I can tell myself not to do over and over again. I can convince myslef not to. But tonight I'll be sitting at a light and a Mustang or something will pull up next to me and rev his motor I'll respond and the race will be on. I suppose I need more self control.
I can sit here right now and say I won't do it and I can tell myself not to do over and over again. I can convince myslef not to. But tonight I'll be sitting at a light and a Mustang or something will pull up next to me and rev his motor I'll respond and the race will be on. I suppose I need more self control.
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For me, and most other people, self control isnt used to quell the urge to race, its used to quell the urge to keep going after the race has reached a certain point. Most of my stoplight races are usually to 45-55, i like to keep it close to 50.
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Around here we have revving battles. I'll tell you the story of me and my uncle tomorrow 
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Joey D
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I got to tell the story of what happened to me tonight. It might sound stupid at first but you'll see what happenes.
I was sitting at a light over by my school and the road is a 4 lane divided hwy. There I am sitting there listening to 50 cent, bass bumpin, windows down and the heat up. Its cold and snowy hear, roads are a little slick. Anyways this car pulls up next to me. It was a Saturn coupe, the real small one. Look stock to me but then I look at the rear end and this huge wing was on it. I laughed so freakin hard. Any who I reved my enigine and he responded with a rev. I'm like I'll race this jag (its my word for jackass), but then I'm like no I gotta control myself its slick out. So the light turn green and the Saturn hit it and he just sat there and spun the tires, I just eased away at a nice speed. So I get up to 55 the speed limit when I see the saturn come up behind me and honk flash his lights. I was like whatever and I just ignored him and kept on driving normally. I kept my cool and I didn't race from a light. I guess I have control.
I was sitting at a light over by my school and the road is a 4 lane divided hwy. There I am sitting there listening to 50 cent, bass bumpin, windows down and the heat up. Its cold and snowy hear, roads are a little slick. Anyways this car pulls up next to me. It was a Saturn coupe, the real small one. Look stock to me but then I look at the rear end and this huge wing was on it. I laughed so freakin hard. Any who I reved my enigine and he responded with a rev. I'm like I'll race this jag (its my word for jackass), but then I'm like no I gotta control myself its slick out. So the light turn green and the Saturn hit it and he just sat there and spun the tires, I just eased away at a nice speed. So I get up to 55 the speed limit when I see the saturn come up behind me and honk flash his lights. I was like whatever and I just ignored him and kept on driving normally. I kept my cool and I didn't race from a light. I guess I have control.
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.......or into the back of a squad car (ive seen it happen 
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*the cop (a big one) is holding me by the collar of my shirt and my feet are off the ground*
Me: *sheepishly* "heh heh, sorry officer. Next time I wave, I'll use all five fingers"...
Me: *sheepishly* "heh heh, sorry officer. Next time I wave, I'll use all five fingers"
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been away for a week, back now. a few things caught my eye:
that sounds like a challange milefile i've done 134mph on an autobahn in germany.
exactly. and tying in with that:
im afraid i don't agree advanR. if someone sticks big wings and front air dams onto their car it makes it LOOK like it can go fast, that way they dont need to fork out money on engine mods, or risk other peoples lives by actually driving quickly. its when you have a marriage of a car that LOOKS like it was built for speed and has an engine to match its image that supercars are born (F40 and diablo a case in point).
what humours me is the guys who spend thousands on engine mods and whatnot for cars that are front wheel drive an handle like crap. straight line speed has nothing to do with racing, my pet dog (if i had one
) could keep his paw on the accelerator pedal of a car and increase its 'straight line speed'. im impressed by good cars that have subtle mods like de-badging/lowered suspensions etc. music is great but fairly pointless in car, it just adds weight right? hehe
paul
that sounds like a challange milefile
i've done 134mph on an autobahn in germany.exactly. and tying in with that:
im afraid i don't agree advanR. if someone sticks big wings and front air dams onto their car it makes it LOOK like it can go fast, that way they dont need to fork out money on engine mods, or risk other peoples lives by actually driving quickly. its when you have a marriage of a car that LOOKS like it was built for speed and has an engine to match its image that supercars are born (F40 and diablo a case in point).
what humours me is the guys who spend thousands on engine mods and whatnot for cars that are front wheel drive an handle like crap. straight line speed has nothing to do with racing, my pet dog (if i had one
) could keep his paw on the accelerator pedal of a car and increase its 'straight line speed'. im impressed by good cars that have subtle mods like de-badging/lowered suspensions etc. music is great but fairly pointless in car, it just adds weight right? hehepaul
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Well its those guys who pretend to be fast that cause the problems when they try to intimidate actually fast cars. BTW, he was talking about a slolom course, not a straight line or a streatch of road. You do know what a Slolom course is right?...
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if you mean slAlom course then yeah i do
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Well I was out in Houston for a few days and did I see some that was very intresting. I went to Cirque del Soli with some friends of mine. Anyways on the way out I saw a nice S2000. One of the nicest ones I've seen. So we go over and check it out and the guy gets mad. He tried to roast the tires but couldn't...all he did is squak em. Then he misses second gear and grinds the hell outta the tranny. We just stand there laughing. I like people who think they can drive but can't.
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