Windsor needs a race track thats it


**** this **** we need 2h to drive one way to the race track, why not just make one here

 

safe? cheep? good way to meet ppl? legal?

few reasons some might like the track.

 

Cops should be pulling over tuners, or any "fast" looking car, and give them free passes to the strip. Promote racing. Anyone in a "fast" looking car, driving in a respectful manner should be giving a free pass to the drag strip. But that would mean posative inforcement, and why the hell would "public servants" want to do that? And keep the profiling for these bangers in Toronto that are shooting people everyday. Haul them in cause they look a certan way. Leave the cars that look a certain way alone. Atleast kids are working on cars, not steeling them. Its typical Canadian police work. Shabby to say the least

 

Sounds like the Canadian punishment for this isn't all that bad in comparison to others. I know I mod my car for a road course application, not drag. Truth be told, I prefer the courses over the street, simply because aside from the fact it's legal, and cheap, hell, the tarmac on the course is in FAR better condition than public roads. DO you know how many times I have to do a slalom run on the street so i don't rattle my kidneys on the way to WORK?! It's insane.

On a side note, I do know that out in California, the police have instituted a program where you actually race a cop, in a souped up cop car(on the show I saw it on , the cars were a 350Z and a WRX)down the strip, essentially for bragging rights I suppose. I won't get into my personal thoughts or dynamics of how the program is run, but I do think it's a sweet program that should be looked at by enforcement agencies in other states.

 

wow that suck good thing i got rid of my cavi then

 

is there even a racetrack in toronto or close to it

 

True, but how much money would that make for the State?

I don't know about Canada, but in America, the Govt. doesn't care if you live or die, just about how much money they can wrack up by stealing people's cars, boats, houses, etc. for any and all trumpted up (and a few legitamate) charges. I know someone who got their house taken away from them by the Govt. They couldn't (or wouldn't) prove the source of their income so the govt assumed that they were participating in drug or other illegal activity. Bye, bye house, car, etc.

Another friend got sent to Club Fed (prison) for 5 yrs for failing to cooperate in a Govt sting operation. He did nothing illegal himself, but because wiretaps proved he had knowledge of a "drug" operation he was considered an accomplice and got 5 yrs. In truth there were no actual drugs involved whatsoever, just DEA trying to entrap a legitimate business owner so they could seize his assets.

Refuse to testify against an innocent man and get 5yrs in prison as an accomplice for your reward! Tough street racing laws sound good, until some crooked cop wants your ride and falsely accuses you of illegal street racing, so he can buy your car at a secret auction for pennies on the dollar. Don't say it won't be done, because I;ve had cops steal from me before. You get mad as hell, but there is nothing you can do about it unless you want to be tied up, placed in a stolen car and burned beyond recognition.

Sorry for the rant, but I live in Louisiana and have seen plenty of corruption at every level of government. I hope Canada is a little better.

 

ya there some not in toronto

about an hour in half and like 2 hours away i heard theres a new one in qeubec as well

 

it's a Province actually, we aren't part of United States just yet.

 

who wants to drive an hour and a half to 2hours to a racetrack. i dont so im still messing around on the street until they make one closer at least an hour away.

 

We had one...until it got closed. Now it looks like this.



Sad thing is it used to look like this...



And if that doesn't make you cry...a freakin' video from back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siR_-asDl_Q

Why...why can't they just make a new one...why?!?!?!

 

Don't worry John you don't drive enought to get caught racing
But those fines do suck cause the cops will probably abuse them and start handing them out to anyone who downshifts to pass a car!
But don't become a repeat offender because they will crush you car here too!

 

Personally, the law sounds a little weak to me. C'mon, 7 day suspension?!?!?!?! First offense, the car should be gone for 30 days, license gone for 30 days. Second offense, 90 day suspension/90 day impound. Third offense, one year suspension and crush the car.

You do realize that in the same post you first said the cops SHOULD profile "tuners" and "tuner cars" then later said that they should save the profiling for murderers right???

Same here. My car is modded for road racing/autocross and to be honest, doing ANYTHING on the street holds no appeal to me. On the track you're out there with the best conditions possible and you know the people you're out there with know what they're doing.

As for the time/distance thing, I know people that will drive 8 hours or more to go to a racetrack. Hell, I drive 3 hours each way just to autocross in a region with my friends. If it's something you're truly passionate about, then the time/distance is worth it.

 

Certainly.

However I was referring to Government in general, as in "Head of State."

I was trying (unsuccessfully) to envoke the negative connotations that "Das State" evokes, such as: "**** police State," "Communist State," or "Totalitarian State."

I guess I view all Governments as inherintly evil - you know, the "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." kind of thing. This is why, as Americans, we view our right to keep and bear arms as essentially a safeguard to protect us from an evil and repressive government.

It's an excellent idea in principle, but for this control mechanism to work, the politicians and corrupt govt. officials must actually fear an armed reprisal from its citizens. They don't, because these politicians apply their skills gradually, with patience and stealth. Our "armed citizenry" failsafe mechanism breaks down, because corruption is insidiously introduced by fractions of a degree (over generations,) until all of our freedoms are lost from memory. They say that if you drop a frog on boiling water it will just jump out, but raise the temperature slowly and it will remain until it's cooked.

I think the failings of America in this regard should be a clear warning to our brothers from the North, not to follow down the same decadent road of contentment and complatency our "success" has merited. Be dilligent and insure such harsh laws aren't twisted and preverted to the wrong end.

Better yet, fight against such easily misapplied laws before you find yourself caught in the same trap you created - as your car is seazed, sold, and you are forced to pay a huge fine and pressed into slave labor (community service) or worse, for the most minor performance mod. (Read: Clear intent to participate in illegal street racing by to the govt. and enforcement authorities.) They'll just be doing a preemptive attack and seazure like we did to Iraq. What no WMD, oh well, we've already taken it so we might as well keep it!

 

Hahaha sucks for yall, most places in texas have a "no chase" policy. If they can't box you in and you run, they can't chase you. All b/c some cop died a year or so ago chasing this dude and hit a lightpole. But if they DO catch you, your fucked. Automatic jail/impound, suspended liscense etc.

 

Take it off the street and to the track. That's what its there for. I have had two friends die from street racing and one was my cousin. It is a gruesome site when someone is decapitated.

So if you get caught don't blame the cops/state/province laws for your stupidity.

Sorry, but that's my stance and just my opinion.

 

^ X2

 

good disscussin on this guys

 

OMG, WTF and yyyy would they do that

stupid morons

 

Where in Windsor is this?