Does anybody here do street racing??

[JEDIYoda]

I am just being nosy!! Because I really enjoy watching Street Outlaws even though it has become pretty scripted, yet I believe the outcome of the cares are not rigged!!

 

[local]

I did a little about 14 years ago but it was mostly just regular people with stock/slightly modified cars goofing off every once in a while. I could easily see how what we did then could evolve to what you see in the show given the right conditions.

However I did know of the cash days stuff they talk about on the show in Fort Worth since I grew up just south of there. And yes even back then they took track cars to industrial parts of the city and ran them on the street. At some point the city installed microphones to track them down when they did it but I guess arrangements have been made since then as it basically shut them down at the time.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Can't say I have, but I know for a fact it's still a thing. Viper vs a modded camaro RS recently.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

I'm not part of a group that does it and don't go looking for races. The occasional impromptu stop light drag or highway roll does happen from time to time.....

 

[RichUK]

I live my life a quarter mile at a time.

 

[Ns1]

I live my life a quarter mile at a time.

for those 17.7 seconds or less, I'm free.

 

[iwajabitw]

I'm not part of a group that does it and don't go looking for races. The occasional impromptu stop light drag or highway roll does happen from time to time.....

Yeah, I like when the young guns do that "Oh S***" look when they realize this older guy isn't playing. My Eaton TVS is really quiet until about 4000rpm, even with the new CAI tube I installed. So its a bit of a sleeper at red lights.

 

[Billb2]

In Chicago, years ago (1970's), there was street racing in the park at Lawrence Ave and the lake. The Chicago police would be paid off (drop your change into a grocery box) and would block off the entrances to the park from midnight until dawn on Saturday nights. It was "run what ya brung". The only "rule" was that if you had to trailer it in you had to go west to Elston Ave. to race. There would typically be around 50 cars racing and hundreds of "spectators". A lot of money changed hands, but not like Outlaws, maybe $200-500. The fun was side bets on the races. Then at dawn, Maxwell Street for shopping and pork chop sandwiches!

 

[local]

That's cool and makes me sad that I was not alive yet to experience it.

 

[eng2d2]

I did in high school and early college. It was fun. Lots of money involved. One night I had a friend who had a 69 z28 raced a turbo mitubushi. My friend (Z)gave the mitsubishi a 2 1/2 car handicap. The bet also reached 20k and my bet alone was 1k. It was a 2 out of 3 run. The first run the z28 lost and I was scared because of the big bet. Thank god there was a little drizzle so we had to wait for the road to dry. We went home really quick to adjust the valves on the 69 z28. Then one hour later we contiunued racing. Won the last 2 races. Wooot. The mitsubishi owner protested and demand to inspect the z28 for bottle. None found.

 

[Kadarin]

I quit street racing over 20 years ago, but before that it was a big part of my life for a while. We used to do it every friday and saturday in various spots around the area.