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      06-21-2007, 11:06 PM   #1
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consequences of street racing in the 909

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bott...ng-street.html

Here's a new way officials are trying to deal with street racers: Crush their beloved cars, in front of them. Leave it to the Inland Empire:

Charles Hoang winced when the whoosh went out of the tires. Daniel Maldonado took pictures with a digital camera as glass exploded and rained down to the ground. The two teens didn’t know each other but they shared a common grief standing near each other under the sweltering sun Wednesday. They both watched helplessly as the cars they had so meticulously souped up and tricked out were crushed and turned into metal pancakes as part of a crackdown on illegal street racing in Southern California. "That’s my heart, my dream," said a visibly upset Hoang, 18, of Chino, who was surrounded by friends as his 1998 Acura Integra was put into a compactor. "That’s my girlfriend, the love of my life. The cops can crush my car, but they can’t crush my memories." Six vehicles were destroyed at an auto graveyard as local law enforcement ramped up enforcement against illegal street racing, which is responsible for or suspected in 13 deaths in Southern California since March. The thrill-seeking, adrenaline-pumping activity is rampant in Riverside and San Bernardino counties east of Los Angeles where rows of tract homes line wide streets ideal for racing. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested for investigation of street racing activities over the past two years in San Bernardino County alone. That includes spectators as well as drivers.

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This is a good start. They should crush the drivers too.
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This was posted earlier from another online periodical. Good riddance, though.
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that sucks...........
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damn what a waste... should strip it and sell it for parts
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I'm glad that happend, everytime I go visit my family in Fontana in my Z, at least a dozen civic/integras/preluds/eclipses try to race...I just take the benz now for fear of getting pulled over by the cops
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I'm glad that happend, everytime I go visit my family in Fontana in my Z, at least a dozen civic/integras/preluds/eclipses try to race...I just take the benz now for fear of getting pulled over by the cops
yup, i have some relatives in Fontana as well and know what you mean. believe me, now that they're doing this...over time, you'll see less and less of those ricers.
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one other thing: what a great opportunity it'd be to buy a piece of cheap flat land in the 909 and create a 1/4 mile strip w/ full amenities. i wouldn't open it up to the NHRA though since there's so many noise pollution regulations to deal with...and I would probably limit it to 10 second and over cars only.

ok, i should probably stop dreaming, but it would be a great business opportunity.
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Damn I wonder what kinda wheels they were all running on, must be forged or something cuz they all held up pretty well...............

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