No, here's how it is today....at least in So. Calif.......you get caught street racing, not only do you get a ticket, your car is impounded....confiscated....taken away for good! However, if your a spectator at a street race, you'll have your car impounded....confiscated...taken away for good! I agree that street racing is dangerous, but what really gauls me is that we have closeby Pomona Drag Strip, a beautiful strip used for NHRA meets twice a year. They used to be open one weekend a month for street racers to pay $10 and race. They had alot of participants so we expected them to expand their weekend track time, however, due to residential complaints about noise, they totally eliminated their street racing program. Where do street racers go? Calif. Speedway has a 1/4 mile strip. When I went out there, they wouldn't let me race as I didn't have headlights (this was during the day!). They said my car had to be street legal, although they allow you to race with slicks, cars with no hoods, etc. We have L.A.C.R. (Palmdale) which is a ways away and they are building a new strip in Banning, but both are about 60 miles away. Also, these strips get so crowded, you're lucky to get 2 runs in while being there for 8-10 hours.

Just my $.02.

Ron