Badass street race
i already know the type of response my post will bring, but being a member of emergency services i feel the need to comment. the taking part in illegal street racing is something i work to hopefully end. i understand the "we were out in the country, late at night, no one was around, and there was no risk of injury" arguments as ive heard them after responding to these situations gone wrong. there is never a guarentee of safety while moving at 150mph.... never. even at regisitered licensed tracks things can go wrong, the advantage being the safety precautions taken for the public viewing, and for the drivers (ambulance/fire services already at the track).
the video is great, the cars are fantastic. but please, please leave racing for the racetrack. thankyou.
the video is great, the cars are fantastic. but please, please leave racing for the racetrack. thankyou.
you're the biggest hypocrite of all. You EMS drivers are the biggest streetracers around. always running through lights and speeding in traffic. LOL. no but seriously why are you on this forum if you dont like streetracing or fast cars.
my post was not meant to cut the legs out from anyone, but merely shine some light on something that seems to be so widely accepted and bragged about. ive been into cars and things that go fast, like many of us, since i was a little kid. however, my opinion on street racing has drastically changed after spending my years in the fire department and seeing the serious injuries and tragic deaths that happen during these events. im not saying "stop racing" im asking to keep racing in safer environments.
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Ive been in a bad accident at a race track. My friend just a few weeks ago was in a horendous accident at a track........In my case....(and there was a case) it was determined that no track makes any promises of supplying a safe, or safer enviroment of any kind. They even go so far as to tell you that anything can happen. Its basically legal to run anyone down on a race track premise, and say ooooops. By being their they reconize its a dangerous place and that anything can happen.
In my case and esspecially in my freinds accident just a few weeks ago the ems team was dangerous, unpreparred, untrained, and down right unbelievable. Time in both of our cases had zero to do with our survival, and if we would have needed life saving rescue we woud have surely died. So, if we would have been on the street, we would have both received better, more professional rescue, better prepared, and insurance would have covered the vehicles......
In both cases, another vehicle was not involved at all...it would have mearly been an accident with speed involved.
sad but true.....
I hade 5 broken bones....and other injuries, my friend had 4 that I know of...2 in his back.....a couple other issues too....even the ambulance wouldnt start....
In my case and esspecially in my freinds accident just a few weeks ago the ems team was dangerous, unpreparred, untrained, and down right unbelievable. Time in both of our cases had zero to do with our survival, and if we would have needed life saving rescue we woud have surely died. So, if we would have been on the street, we would have both received better, more professional rescue, better prepared, and insurance would have covered the vehicles......
In both cases, another vehicle was not involved at all...it would have mearly been an accident with speed involved.
sad but true.....
I hade 5 broken bones....and other injuries, my friend had 4 that I know of...2 in his back.....a couple other issues too....even the ambulance wouldnt start....
my post was not meant to cut the legs out from anyone, but merely shine some light on something that seems to be so widely accepted and bragged about. ive been into cars and things that go fast, like many of us, since i was a little kid. however, my opinion on street racing has drastically changed after spending my years in the fire department and seeing the serious injuries and tragic deaths that happen during these events. im not saying "stop racing" im asking to keep racing in safer environments.
don't say it at all? Or maybe this one??? Don't go sticking your nose where it don't belong, it might get broken off!
Ive been in a bad accident at a race track. My friend just a few weeks ago was in a horendous accident at a track........In my case....(and there was a case) it was determined that no track makes any promises of supplying a safe, or safer enviroment of any kind. They even go so far as to tell you that anything can happen. Its basically legal to run anyone down on a race track premise, and say ooooops. By being their they reconize its a dangerous place and that anything can happen.
In my case and esspecially in my freinds accident just a few weeks ago the ems team was dangerous, unpreparred, untrained, and down right unbelievable. Time in both of our cases had zero to do with our survival, and if we would have needed life saving rescue we woud have surely died. So, if we would have been on the street, we would have both received better, more professional rescue, better prepared, and insurance would have covered the vehicles......
In both cases, another vehicle was not involved at all...it would have mearly been an accident with speed involved.
sad but true.....
I hade 5 broken bones....and other injuries, my friend had 4 that I know of...2 in his back.....a couple other issues too....even the ambulance wouldnt start....
In my case and esspecially in my freinds accident just a few weeks ago the ems team was dangerous, unpreparred, untrained, and down right unbelievable. Time in both of our cases had zero to do with our survival, and if we would have needed life saving rescue we woud have surely died. So, if we would have been on the street, we would have both received better, more professional rescue, better prepared, and insurance would have covered the vehicles......
In both cases, another vehicle was not involved at all...it would have mearly been an accident with speed involved.
sad but true.....
I hade 5 broken bones....and other injuries, my friend had 4 that I know of...2 in his back.....a couple other issues too....even the ambulance wouldnt start....
I am not defending street racing in no way, but if you don't like it just stay away from it.
Great video, love 1/4 mile track racing but theres nothing like a good street race...
Guess you could say street racing is in my blood, heres a little site i stumbled upon and if you scroll down to "Kenny Spencer" thats my grand pop.. I submitted a picture to the site OP of his old car.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesm9ey/id6.html
Keep street racing alive just dont be dumb about it.
Guess you could say street racing is in my blood, heres a little site i stumbled upon and if you scroll down to "Kenny Spencer" thats my grand pop.. I submitted a picture to the site OP of his old car.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesm9ey/id6.html
Keep street racing alive just dont be dumb about it.
i already know the type of response my post will bring, but being a member of emergency services i feel the need to comment. the taking part in illegal street racing is something i work to hopefully end. i understand the "we were out in the country, late at night, no one was around, and there was no risk of injury" arguments as ive heard them after responding to these situations gone wrong. there is never a guarentee of safety while moving at 150mph.... never. even at regisitered licensed tracks things can go wrong, the advantage being the safety precautions taken for the public viewing, and for the drivers (ambulance/fire services already at the track).
the video is great, the cars are fantastic. but please, please leave racing for the racetrack. thankyou.
the video is great, the cars are fantastic. but please, please leave racing for the racetrack. thankyou.
I like to race 1/4 mile but the waiting between rounds, oil downs and sucky prep make it suck sometimes. That's not to mention the fact that I am fortunate to know the management at my track and they let me race without having to turn my car into a race car to meet all the IHRA/NHRA rules. The car works very well on the track and this race wouldn't have been very close or much fun to watch as I woulda put atleast a car on him in the first 60' and kept on pulling from there.
The caddy motor paid with it's life for this race. It leaned out up top and torched the deck of the head and the block.
Nice video OP!!!
You obviously have never ridden in a 1000WHP+ car.
You obviously have never ridden in a 1000WHP+ car.
noonzor we get what your saying but honest its there call, i see nothing wrong with 2 cars running in the middle of no where with no one around, only people that are going to get hurt is the people racing, listen im not a fan of people standing up and down the streets when drags are going on, i can see your point if they were in the middle of rush hour or in a 35mph zone with people around,honest you wasted your time with your post, all i heard was blah,blah,blah, we all know the dangers of racing ,and its something that will be around forever, next time just say good kill and move on