Busted from a race.. - Page 2

Gohan Ryu · #16 06-13-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BeZerK2112

WHAT!?! runaround Where do you live and where can I find that law? Thats just plain crazy. I dont know how any government would pass a law that would allow personal property to be destroyed for street racing.

Vehicle-forfeiture legislation: A vehicle will be declared a nuisance and permanently seized if it was used in a race or exhibition of speed and the driver has a prior conviction for certain serious driving offenses (such as reckless driving or evading officers).

Usually the car will be sold at auction and the money is deposited in the city's general fund. But when they want to send a message (as they did just before the F&F sequels were released) they call a press conference at a junkyard and they crush an impounded car in front of all the newscameras and photographers who attend the conference. That was in SoCal but similar laws are being passed everywhere.

BeZerK2112 · #17 06-13-2007, 05:25 PM

That sounds better. Crushing a car on a first offence is kind of harsh. Expecially when you put so much into the car.

Polygon · #18 06-13-2007, 06:12 PM

What a waste.

Metal doesn't grow on trees.

CassiesMan · #19 06-13-2007, 08:14 PM

Not caught, but I came close once.

Right before one of my buddies went to the big ol' Sandbox (Iraq), we decided to have one last run for fun, ya know, a race for the road and all. We lined up at about 45, we were only gonna go to about 80 or 90, and honked down. We both punched it, I started pulling, but my buddy hit the brakes hard. I was at about 60 when this happened (in a 40 mph zone).

I looked up, a squad car was right on my ass. He followed me for about a mile or two, my buddy staying their the entire time (he said if I got stopped, he was gonna stop too. Thats one hell of a friend). And I mean, he was doing that cop riding the ass thing, where if you sneezed he was gonna be in your back seat. And it wasn't like he couldn't pass, either, it was a four lane each way road. After that two miles of total fear, he just jumped out a lane, turned, and left us be. This was about two months ago, and still no ticket, so fingers crossed there.

BeZerK2112 · #20 06-14-2007, 08:10 AM

Thats kind of REALLY nerve racking! It's like that time I hit an ambulance....

Gotian · #21 06-14-2007, 01:14 PM

I havent been caught for racing but I have been stopped for a 115 in a 65, I was actually doing over 120 but I managed to slow down a bit before I pulled over for the cop. That was in the jetta. Still no points on the record though! I've got a good lawyer, didnt even have to go to court or anything for that one.

CassiesMan · #22 06-14-2007, 07:29 PM

Points. Ha. No points in Texas. In theory, I have no tickets in Texas.

Gohan Ryu · #23 06-21-2007, 11:32 AM

Here's a good vid for all of the Honda/Acura haters:

http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=121911

link to the article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19340210/

BeZerK2112 · #24 06-21-2007, 11:38 AM

Watching that made my gut hurt and it wasn't even my car. Stupid government! I wonder if any of thoes guys baught their cars back after they got crushed. It didn't look like they were flatening them, lots of good parts still left in thoes things.

thecackster · #25 06-25-2007, 10:55 AM

that is really messed up.

BeZerK2112 · #26 06-25-2007, 01:21 PM

I was thinking about this. If street racing is illeagle then the government should open tracks accross the nation for people to race on for free! It should have 20 miles of track, all kinds of turraines, a 3 lane road, one direction, no speed limits. It would be great! Then we could all race for free and test our cars.

-The Stig- · #27 06-25-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BeZerK2112

I was thinking about this. If street racing is illeagle then the government should open tracks accross the nation for people to race on for free! It should have 20 miles of track, all kinds of turraines, a 3 lane road, one direction, no speed limits. It would be great! Then we could all race for free and test our cars.

Yeah, like the government cares what we want... and for Free?

ShadowWulf2K · #28 06-26-2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BeZerK2112

I was thinking about this. If street racing is illeagle then the government should open tracks accross the nation for people to race on for free! It should have 20 miles of track, all kinds of turraines, a 3 lane road, one direction, no speed limits. It would be great! Then we could all race for free and test our cars.

Yeah, except that would be expensive. Not even 1/4 mile drag strips are free.

I do wish the USA had something like the Nurburgring, only here though.

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