Originally posted by Z28SSMAN
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Yeah, I don't get why he would risk it. Hell - when I was a kid, we even wore our belts when we were driving fast - and seatbelts weren't even required back then. We also did our hot-rodding on a deserted township road with gradual ditches, no driveways & no major intersections. Plus, we made sure that any spectators remained behind the starting line.
Regarding a solution - wasn't it LA that set up a spot for the night-racing crowd to do it legally & safely? From what I've read, a number of large cities have done something similar, with very positive results.
Duluth now has annual street-racing on Garfield Avenue, which has been an after-hours favorite of the local street-racing scene in Duluth since the 50s. It's the only sanctioned drag-racing event in the US that runs on public streets. Not sure how they addressed the weekend & nightly racing scene.
Unfortunately, it appears that the collective 'twin cities bureaucracy' will remain hostile to auto-enthusiasts, as it has been for decades.
Joel
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