Hi, Guest
04-18-2007, 12:10 PM
Ken - I'm glad that you put your usual extensive effort into your reply. Thanks :)
All I've got to say is that you can't equate street racing with the publicized street racing, because they're so far apart it's not even funny.
Woodbridge problem - NOT street racing
Daylight, in-traffic runs - NOT street racing.
1 on 1 on a highway or deserted area - street racing.
As for the track comment, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. The SVTOA idea is a great one, and we may yet attend... but only because it's a full weekend of driving. I can't bring myself to drive 4-5 hours just for a few passes. It's worth more to me to pay more than that overall for a dyno day (that I can't attend this year, sadly) than to drive to the track. At least my roller time is guaranteed at that point, unlike going to the track. The SVTOA stuff is different again, and rightfully so, but at least once again you know what you're getting for the money that you're spending.
If they want to get rud of street racing, look at what California did to curb it. Along with stiffer legislation there's also easier-to-enter sanctioned races.
http://www.racelegal.com
THIS is what the GTA needs, not more preaching and sanctimonious BS. Real opportunities for large numbers of public vehicles to come and "run what they brung". Different classes, different approved venues.
Note the last sentence - different approved venues. To quote a Costner movie that I can't remember much more about - "Build it and they will come". Let them come and race without vilifying them at the same time, and I'm sure... I'd stake BEER FOR EVERYONE on the fact that attendance would skyrocket.
Again, punish the criminals. Set up regional locales for sanctioned, approved races... 1/8th mile is fine, we even have the "Show Me The Money" tour that takes over runways up here in the North and at Luskville in Quebec (something I plan on attending this summer for sure). Just MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
I rest my case.
All I've got to say is that you can't equate street racing with the publicized street racing, because they're so far apart it's not even funny.
Woodbridge problem - NOT street racing
Daylight, in-traffic runs - NOT street racing.
1 on 1 on a highway or deserted area - street racing.
As for the track comment, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. The SVTOA idea is a great one, and we may yet attend... but only because it's a full weekend of driving. I can't bring myself to drive 4-5 hours just for a few passes. It's worth more to me to pay more than that overall for a dyno day (that I can't attend this year, sadly) than to drive to the track. At least my roller time is guaranteed at that point, unlike going to the track. The SVTOA stuff is different again, and rightfully so, but at least once again you know what you're getting for the money that you're spending.
If they want to get rud of street racing, look at what California did to curb it. Along with stiffer legislation there's also easier-to-enter sanctioned races.
http://www.racelegal.com
THIS is what the GTA needs, not more preaching and sanctimonious BS. Real opportunities for large numbers of public vehicles to come and "run what they brung". Different classes, different approved venues.
Note the last sentence - different approved venues. To quote a Costner movie that I can't remember much more about - "Build it and they will come". Let them come and race without vilifying them at the same time, and I'm sure... I'd stake BEER FOR EVERYONE on the fact that attendance would skyrocket.
Again, punish the criminals. Set up regional locales for sanctioned, approved races... 1/8th mile is fine, we even have the "Show Me The Money" tour that takes over runways up here in the North and at Luskville in Quebec (something I plan on attending this summer for sure). Just MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
I rest my case.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.