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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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Crazy street racing, gotta be fake right?
This "feels" like BS reality TV to me.
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09-26-2017, 06:18 PM
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Yeah, must be fake, too many black hoodies and t-shirts!
 Seriously, I couldn't watch it past the race. Who "won"? G |
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09-26-2017, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: small farm town Iowa..........at last
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These guys have some serious street cars. I've followed them on youtube for a long time. I don't know how they get away with what they do but I believe it's all real.
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09-26-2017, 08:51 PM
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09-26-2017, 09:03 PM
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How are they careless enough to not have the area secured against cops in a wide radius and run right into them? That's why I thought it was fake.
Who won the 15k? I stopped watching when they started yelling at each other.  G |
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09-26-2017, 09:18 PM
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The race couldn't be completed so the purse was split 50/50.
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09-26-2017, 09:45 PM
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Interesting. Where did the money come from? 150 spectators each paying 100 bucks?
It was scary seeing them fly by the light poles at undoubtedly triple digit speeds ... G |
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09-26-2017, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: small farm town Iowa..........at last
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Participants pay to race. Probably a $500.00 to a $1,000 buy in and then run till you lose or hopefully win.
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09-26-2017, 10:09 PM
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Location: Los Angeles
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CAr was trailered there for the race, why not do it at a drag strip and avoid cops or hurting by standards? They can still bet
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09-27-2017, 08:32 AM
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Up to 6 miles of nice straight flat road, with barriers on both sides, 2 lanes, and most importantly, only about 1 entrance ramp per mile. Easy to block it off for a 1 mile drag race at 2am, and exits to major freeways allows quick escape at the end...
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09-27-2017, 08:55 AM
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Happens here too
Illegal NC street races arranged quickly, over even quicker | News & Observer Lambert said one of his old friends, Garland Earp, wasn’t so fortunate when he died while watching a street race near Middlesex in northern Johnston County on Sunday. Earp, 39, was one of three killed when a driver veered off Simon Road and slammed into a group of spectators. The driver, Jimmy Pearce II, 37, of Zebulon, has been charged with four counts of second-degree murder, in addition to assault charges for three others who were injured. Detectives are still looking for another driver from the two-man race who drove away after the crash. Few details have surfaced about the other driver or how the race was organized. Authorities say that’s not unusual.
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09-27-2017, 10:11 AM
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And they travel from out of state
7 Charged, 5 Vehicles Seized After Illegal Street Racing In Catawba County - WCCB Charlotte The following charges were issued: •Brennan T. Rowe, 22, of Wayne, N.J. charged with Impeding Traffic & Exceeding posted speed limit •Anthony W. Obrien, 20, of Havre de Grace, M.D. charged with Impeding Traffic & Prearranged Racing •Hoang T. Nguyen, 44, of Allen, T.X. charged with Impeding Traffic & Prearranged Racing •Tran Hai Phi, 26, of Jacksonville, F.L. charged with Impeding Traffic & Prearranged Racing •Haroon Masood, 27, of Philadelphia, P.A. charged with Impeding Traffic & Prearranged Racing •Tamer Arslanouk, 24, of Waynesville, N.J. charged with Impeding Traffic •Saad Ahmed Gil, 25, of Philadelphia, P.A. charged with Impeding Traffic & Prearranged Racing
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09-27-2017, 10:16 AM
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Black Betty
