The Culture

Background 2 Street Racing
Almost every night, thousands of young drivers will enter a game of cat and mouse with local law enforcement officers. It happens in viturally every major city across the United States. While their parents sleep young people risk life and limb. Yet dispite the repeated accidents, the arrests and the danger and risks of being associated with illigal street racing, the activity has been going on for over 50 years. Back then the badges read Chevy or Ford, which now days read Honda or Toyota. In the 50s and 60s, screwdrivers and wrenches were used to tune the cars, where now days laptops have replaced them. On any given night, at any location, you could expect to see between 50 and 200 cars with 3000 people upwards.

The mildy modifed cars typically reach speeds of about 70mph over a distance of about a quarter of a mile. The faster drivers on the other hand, aged a little older (some of our parents age) driver cars ranging from 120 horsepower to over 800 hp.

Street Racing from 'The Fast And The Furious'

Law Enforcements
In some cities, police simply monitor the activites, choosing the intervene when people get out of hand. In other cities, raids are planned where hundreds of law enforcement officers and agents swoop in and raid the area, impound cars, make arrests ans shut down the area. If cops show up, the racers moved on to alternate locations sprinked throughout the city.

The Buzz
To many young men and women over the last 50 years, cars have represented freedom and independence, in many cases from their parents. These are some of the basin elements behind street racing, but the catalyst is adrenaline. Every young person enjoys a rush, some find it threough illigal substances, other find it in gasoline. When you mix these ingredients together, the combination can be deadly.