How often will I street race?
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RE: How often will I street race?
I haven't read through all 16 pages of discussion, but I have done a lot of crusin' and racing, street and otherwise, in my time, so . .
First, no offense, but a short answer to your question "How often will I street race?" is: once too often. You'll be eager and, as a new and young driver,inexperienced in the real issue, which is reading the steet and the situation and deciding if it is prudent to race, if the cops are around, if it is relatively safe to grossly exceed the speed limit, about how fast before you shut down and give up (win or lose) net-net: you will make a mistake and end up in the hospital or jail. Please be careful.
If you drive a car that pretends to be fast, or is fast, or has any performance-related flash like a license plate that says "CUL8TR" or a big wing or a loud exhaust and you cruise daily or whatever, you will be challenged daily: some guy coming up to you and reving or otherwise challenging you. In time, you will learn what cars to challenge and what to let pass. The sensible thing is to learn to note and let the guys who can kick your butt (there is always a faster car out there I have a high 9 second Camaro but it still gets beat if I chose the wrong race) or who are hopelessly outclassed by you (don't be a bully) pass. Be cool.
For those you think are seriously close to your car(a good race buty you think you can win), set up a time at an isolated place or ideally a track later, for a serious race, for money if you think you are good. Don't race then. And run only for money. I've run for as little as $5 (in the 70s) and as much as twelve grand (felt good to win).
And most, regardless of whether you own a 18-second Honda econ-worry or a late LS1 SS, go to the track and practice: learn to launch right, get over the inexperience and the butterflies that come with the first few races. A lot of good, cool-headed drivers win races their cars should lose: Make yourself one of those.
First, no offense, but a short answer to your question "How often will I street race?" is: once too often. You'll be eager and, as a new and young driver,inexperienced in the real issue, which is reading the steet and the situation and deciding if it is prudent to race, if the cops are around, if it is relatively safe to grossly exceed the speed limit, about how fast before you shut down and give up (win or lose) net-net: you will make a mistake and end up in the hospital or jail. Please be careful.
If you drive a car that pretends to be fast, or is fast, or has any performance-related flash like a license plate that says "CUL8TR" or a big wing or a loud exhaust and you cruise daily or whatever, you will be challenged daily: some guy coming up to you and reving or otherwise challenging you. In time, you will learn what cars to challenge and what to let pass. The sensible thing is to learn to note and let the guys who can kick your butt (there is always a faster car out there I have a high 9 second Camaro but it still gets beat if I chose the wrong race) or who are hopelessly outclassed by you (don't be a bully) pass. Be cool.
For those you think are seriously close to your car(a good race buty you think you can win), set up a time at an isolated place or ideally a track later, for a serious race, for money if you think you are good. Don't race then. And run only for money. I've run for as little as $5 (in the 70s) and as much as twelve grand (felt good to win).
And most, regardless of whether you own a 18-second Honda econ-worry or a late LS1 SS, go to the track and practice: learn to launch right, get over the inexperience and the butterflies that come with the first few races. A lot of good, cool-headed drivers win races their cars should lose: Make yourself one of those.
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RE: How often will I street race?
Nice to see you around Lee.
Spart, yes. You might even get it in your initial contract. If not you can always reenlist for it as an option. I am a 31B and can walk onto alot of civilian places with my experiance and training.
Spart, yes. You might even get it in your initial contract. If not you can always reenlist for it as an option. I am a 31B and can walk onto alot of civilian places with my experiance and training.
RE: How often will I street race?
Well i want to be in law enforcement. I talked to both a recruiter and a couple of police officers who are friends of my dads (hes a department of corrections officer and his agency works with most of king countys PDs) and they all said the higher ups (ATF, FBI) take Special Forces and Rangers and some times regular inf.. I want to be on a SWAT team, so idc if im cityPD or ATF or evena Federal Marshall. Hell ive even looked into PMCs.
And the tranny in the eclipse IS bad. but i got arrested inmarch of last year for doing donuts in the Camaro.
And the tranny in the eclipse IS bad. but i got arrested inmarch of last year for doing donuts in the Camaro.
RE: How often will I street race?
Wait dont you have a ford focus? or is that C4maro.. i get you guys mixed up... but ne way... run of the mill foci arent ment to go fast.. believe me lol i drive them every day.