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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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ok i think about this all the time a lot, im not preaching about it to anyone, cause i do it but lately i've been wondering if its worth it, and a few days ago there was something ont the news about a kid 19 years old the same age as me hitting a van and killed them while street racing and now he has 45 years in pison, so his life is totally ruined, i mean dont get me wrong i do it but lately im real hesitant and i wonder to my self if its worht killing myself another perosn, going to prison, or gettin my car towed, i guess it was a big realtiy check i dunno, so i may sell my car and give it up i dunno, before i go to bed i set and think about this beacuse i race non stop all the time
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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I usualy take it out in the country on a non-busy road.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 02:10 AM
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if were to do it tht is were i would go. somewhere where there are no side streets and nobody around......

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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 02:54 AM
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His life is totally runied, lol, imagine how the folks he killed feel, bozo!
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 06:34 AM
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country roads, no one around, late at night, and never around towns
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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take it to the track where it belongs
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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I couldn't control myself either, so I sold my street car
But, I went to Skip Barber, learned Road Racing skills, and now I have a track car!
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Its the Track or Desert roads out here.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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i dont know what im going to do, i think i may be done with the whole street racing thing
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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you can sell your fbody to me for cheap, i'll buy it
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by road_rage187
i dont know what im going to do, i think i may be done with the whole street racing thing
why street race at all ?
take it to the track!

i don't know, its just hard for me to understand why risk so much for a little adrenaline rush
i build up my car as a hobby, i like to see it develop into something a little better than it was ... oh, and the fact that things keep crapping out on me help too, they are an excuse to replace broken stuff with upgraded components

one day i'll make it to the track..

just don't street race dude, what are you proving? to who?
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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not worth it
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by road_rage187
i dont know what im going to do, i think i may be done with the whole street racing thing

Sounds good.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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I wish the track was closer than two hours one way. If we had a track up North, I'd be there every open track day. In it's place we have a couple of spots with no access for over a half mile way out in the country. It ain't the track but it's fairly close to being one.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by road_rage187
i dont know what im going to do, i think i may be done with the whole street racing thing

Why do you HAVE to street race? There are so many tracks around its crazy to try and street race nowadays.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 02:01 PM
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Its hard to go to the track when the closest one is 1 1/2-2 hours away. I went 2 years without street racing, but a person can only take so much **** talking. Im not supporting it,but I understand. If you do it be smart,do it at night on a country road with out any people around.
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