[truth_seeker]

If the Juvenile Courts, and the DMV (Calif. Dept. of Motor Vehicles) put some REAL CONSEQUENCES into the mix, some might reconsider.

Take this case. If EVERY driver and passenger faced the loss of their licenses for five or ten years, it could make a reason for some to opt out.

When I was a teenager, we drag raced on city streets. Usually the cars that raced would only have the driver.

I would say the cars of that era were faster, but handled less well.

Some of us were into sports cars, and raced the curves in the hills (instead of drag racing). A friend of mine broke his back.

I doubt much has changed. I favor organized racing, instead of endangering innocent people on public streets. No tears for the deceased twirp.

[KneelBeforeZod]

Fremont Police, literally just up the road from San Jose hooks up any cars in the area during races.

They have a lot of semiconductor etc business parks, streets on grids and empty at night. Racers were flocking there, so FPD started towing every single car they could after blocking the streets, whether they were racing or not.

You've got the import racers in the southbay and peninsula, and in the Eastbay (Oakland etc) you've got the "urban" folks doing sideshows...basically big blocks having donut contests.

Nothing beats cubic inches...

[Gilbo_3]

No tears for the deceased twirp.

No need to shed tears, but please dont be a hypocrite either.

If it were only so easy to race"organised", many times ive wasted lots o time and money to get one or two runs in at the track, it makes for a vey frustrating evening. Education and common sense would be more appropriate. As well as a prayer for the family.