Back when street racing had rules in Rochester

OK, so I'm working on the yard noticing car after car coming down the street.

I'm wondering, is all this traffic just for the house up for sale?


No, can't be...a freakin city bus just went by.

Reason:
a person in a highly modified Saturn Vue Redline SUV
smashed into a telephone pole racing some other person. Too bad, it was a great looking vehicle for a truck, lol.

OK: well here it goes.
"Back when I was street racing" (said like "Back when
I was a kid"), we had rules to street racing if you weren't going to wait to go
to the track:

1. Race on remote back roads only with NO house and nothing but trees to
break

2. Block the roads so NO TRAFFIC comes in. This was not usually an issue since it was most likely done on a pre-holiday morning at 2:00 a.m.

3. No passengers in the car with you.
No point in killing another person
if you crash.

4. The winner announced it themself. No one waited at the finish point for
safety.
If you lost, admit it.
This was a little rough for close
finishes, lol

5. Cars were inspected, tagged, and tires were rechecked.



I guess people these days are to lazy for that...
So then I must say this:



How to Race Legally

1. Sign up for autocross
A.K.A. S.C.C.A. It's only
$18-30 for a day, and is found at local parking lots (colleges, large companies, etc.). You get a safety inspection, time to walk the track layout, and compete times with other people in your category. You don't need a membership. You don't need a race car, you don't race near others. The worst you can do is run over a cone. You get to feel you vehicles abilities in tight situations. You don't go over 40 m.p.h.
It's super safe.
You can ever take your mini-van or SUV in it.
SCCA teaches you how to take proper corners, how to react in startling sitiuations, and how to apply proper braking and acceleration techniques.
S.C.C.A. is
especially educational when the course is wet or cold.
It fun and a great
time for the family.



2. Drag racing.

This is racing down a straight track for 1/4 mile as fast as you can get your
car to go.
Most average cars will get up to 80 m.p.h. before having to
slowing down.
They usually have family & food nights for $40 or less for four people, and racing is usually only $20 for the evening.
This is a safe closed track for those who like to go as fast as they can. 
Drag racing teaches you consistency, traction control, and stabiltiy, and braking.



I suppose some people are to impatient to wait till the next race day (usually
every day but one or two days out of the week).
What's so hard about
handing that dork a flyer and saying, "Meet me at the track", like we used to do?
Only the posers wouldn't show, lol.

And for those of you who email me asking me to race you. Read
"How to race legally" above.
Just because my nickname is danblackRacing, it doesn't mean I'm a street racer.



And for those of you who ask, NO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A TURBO, AND STOP ASKING!!! It's sending me into depression.



danblackRacing has spoken.