[fastrThanU]

it all depends on where you live, if you know the people, how big of a group is racing, if it is domestic, import, or import vs. domestic.... basically it varies very much from place to place. i've expreienced both ends of the spectrum.

This is what i do when i'm just chilling with a few friends, and we're bored- around where i live, it's a throwback about 25 years because most of the cars where i live are domestic muscle, mainly older stuff (70's).... the way you do it is you cruise around the main strip, looking for action, there are a bunch of places that people with cars park. gas stations are the most popular. anyways, we just cruise from spot to spot, parking, talking about cars with other people, maybe getting a race or two, smoke a cigarette, (bad habit, i picked it up from this crap..... bad, bad, bad), and then cruise to the next spot.

When i want to intimidate, this is what i do- about 1/2 hour away from me, it's a totally different scene. there are more imports than i can count. the funny thing is, though, is that they're all ricers- stock motor, big exhaust tip, and crazy graphics/wings etc.... we'll pull up to the main spot taching out at about 3500 rpms in 1st gear, park, and get out. (one time i pulled in to a long straight, clear stretch right in front of them, yanked the front wheels, and laid out a generous 50 feet of sticky, black rubber- no one seemed to want to race that night for some reason.) it's funny to see their confused/shocked looks when they see a musclecar pull in. sometimes they'll ask me to pop the hood. i'll tell them what i've done to the motor, and i just gotta laugh because they have NO idea what the hell i'm talking about. LOL.

about 1/2 hour in the opposite direction, is where the serious racing is. i'll only go there by myself or with one other friend to keep me company. there is a decent mix of doms. and imps. the cars out there are serious. one of my buddies cruises with a real 9 second chevelle. 468 big block, Dart intake and heads, race demon carb, 3" exhaust exiting in front of each rear tire, rear seat removed, full cage, kill switch on the rear bumper, fiberglass nose. (just to give you an idea.) fast frigging cars.

anyways, as far as the culture itself goes, you basically learn where the spots are from someone you know that got it from someone he/she knew. word of mouth. the lingo is just car talk. i can't describe it any other way. the best way to keep the roads clean from other cars is to go on a back road where there aren't any other cars to begin with. as far, as knowing when cops are coming, and any signs/codes we use, i'm not gonna say right here, as there has been a big surgence in anti-streetracing undercover stuff from the police. it sucks, and it would suck even more if there was a cop cruising this board.