I have been known do to a little drag razzing every now and then...but be careful...watch out for cops...I dragged one about a year and a half ago...fortunately got out of it...

And remember, the ricer is your enemy. Do whatever it takes to beat him...do that - and it is a victory for Ford Trucks everywhere.

(Not legally responsible for anyone's actions)

 

Here is a Ford Truck driver that did not know he was going to be involved in a race, some food for thought.

From the Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO

06.24.03 Police seek racer involved in fatal crash
By KRISTY ECKERT
One man was killed and two were seriously injured in an automobile accident Monday afternoon near Aspen when one racing car spun out in the road and was sliced in half by a pickup, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The driver of a second car, allegedly racing the first car, fled the scene and is being sought by officials.

Angel Pacheco Pineda, 24, of El Jebel, was killed at the scene, on Colorado Highway 82 near mile marker 32.

He was driving his red 1995 Audi four-door sedan between 80 and 100 mph, racing a small black car, when he spun, skidded and was hit on the passenger side by a green 1999 Ford Ranger at 12:55 p.m., according to the State Patrol.

The truck's driver, Loren Cunningham, 29, of Carbondale, and passenger, Eric Norton, 30, believed to be of Glenwood Springs, suffered serious injuries. Cunningham was in critical condition with head and internal injuries in a Denver hospital late Monday, according to the State Patrol. Norton also suffered internal injuries and was in the intensive care unit in an Aspen hospital, the patrol said.

"It was horrendous," Trooper Jeff Robinson said. "It was the most destruction I've ever seen between two moderately sized vehicles. I've never seen a car cut in half like this."

The second racing car was described as an older, faded Toyota with Colorado plates driven by one young man with another young man as a passenger.

The State Patrol asks that anyone with information on the second car call the state patrol at (970) 945-6198.


Wes

 

I personally think that the old ladies out there in their buicks and oldsmobiles are more of a threat and danger than any street racers.


Just a thought.

 

I do agreee with what f150-az said, but on a second note, alot of these people on the streets are not as responsable as the generation before us. They are more reckless, believe they are invincalbe(ok maybe that is just a teenage thing) They do not know the limits of themselves or their vehicles. I find that the occasional light to light racing I do in my truck or cars and only reaching 70 or 80, occasionlly a bit more, is alot safer than this 'organized' street racing where kids are doing 120+.

 

OK. Time for the mask to come off and reveal a little of my profession. I'll try and present some serious legal issues that you should consider if one of your teens is a Ricer and/or does street drag racing. If your ricer is street racing and has an accident that either hurts someone or worse kills someone and is found guilty, they will go to jail. Now, once they are found guilty, that opens the door for a wrongful death or injury lawsuit against the Ricer, his insurance company, and you if you are the guardian of the street drag racer or if the street drag racer is on your insurance policy, against you. Wrongful death does include vehicular manslaughter and in the worse case of negligence, vehicular homicide. I see these cases quite often and they are easy pickens for lawyers. The thing is, the next of kin of the injured party will have lawyers who will seek them out to be the primary attorneys in theses cases and when they suie, they not only include the insurance company (that is were the big bucks are), but they also name the owners of the insurance policy. That would again be you if the street drag racer is carried on your automobile policy or if the street drag racer is a legal guradian of yours. So what does all that mean. 99% of these cases are won by the suing party. Most cases are settled out of court. But if it does go to court and they win, That means that if the dollar amount that is awarded to the suing party is not paid in full by the insurance company, then the lawyer can garnish your wages, sell your house (if you own it), and/or put a lean on your property until the judgement is satisfied. They can also go after the street drag racer as well. Paying on these judgements can be for the rest of your life if it takes that long to pay off the settlement. Have you ever filled out a credit application? One of the things they ask on the credit application is if you have ever had any judgements against you. The last thing a lender wants to do is to loan you the money to buy a house (or car) only to have it sezied by the sheriff and auctioned off to settle a judgement. The only way to ever get away from an outstanding judgement is to move to a different country. Simply moving to another state to run away from a judgement will only cause another court case in that state. Although the lawsuit did not orginate in that state, most state legal systems allow for carry over of judgement. Just something to think about. I know most of you think that lawyers are bad. They are bad when you are on the wrong end of a lawsuit. But, if it were your son, daughter, wife, or husband who has died or been injured because of a neglegent act with an automobile then lawyers are a good thing. The laws have changed since the sixties and seventies. Our roads have way more traffic on them did they did back then. And finally, most people will come after you if hurt or kill one of their relatives. Sorry about the long post. But it is better to have some details about such a serious topic. If you have a teen or know of anyone who uses the streets to drag race, you need to set down with them and convence them to go to the drag strip. That way they will not put the general public in danger.
Take care and have a good 4th of July.

 

IMO the risk of losing your life or just the ability to use your body is not worth the ego trip. If your going to race do it on a legal track or strip. And even then know your car. Know how to handle your car. If you have trouble keeping your car under control at 65mph theres no way you will beable to control it at 120 or better. I've known several people who thought they could drive fast. It really suck to show up to the scene of an accident and realize the person their cutting out of a mess of metal is your friend. Even worse is when you are part of the reason that it happened. Life is short enough. You don't want to live it with the blood of someone elses life on your hands.