By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

A few lessons here: don’t drink and drive, don’t street race, and wear your seatbelt. Full story at nydailynews.com

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

In Tampa, there is a huge bridge called the Howard Frankland. It’s 16,000 feet long, 70 feet wide, and goes across the bay–perfect for illegal street racing, and the cops know it. And if the hoonage persists, a preemptive seize-and-crush policy similar to Canada’s may one day be on the books at the national level. What are your suggestions for a cure? Read more about the evolving world of street racing at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

When comparing modified beasts of European lore, many aspects of each vehicle are to be considered. Watching the following clip, what do you think is the main attribute the winner has over the loser? Both are within comparable modification levels, and the only real difference is the transmission type. Thanks to the slush-o-matic  found in the Porsche, I believe it is at a definite disadvantage over the manual transmission Lamborghini. What do you think?  Is it the driver’s fault or the difference in transmissions? Read more about the comparison at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

In Australia, police crushed a known street racing offender’s vehicle that was deemed a public danger. Unlike Canada’s preemptive crushing policy, this offender was caught three times street racing before being sent to the “Crushinator”. Do you think street racers should be crushed preemptively, the first time they get caught, or after a three-strike offense, or not at all? Read more about the crushing at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

SEMA and the Street Performance Council teamed up to create a new “Racers Against Street Racing” website at rasr.org. The coolest feature it the Find a Track tool, which uses Google maps to show you all the tracks in your area. No more excuses! Full press release after the jump.

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By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Word to the wise! If you are going to street race, don’t launch behind a blind intersection. Asking for trouble, two street racers launch their rides only to collide with the unexpected as they promptly fail at life. There’s a reason street racing is illegal, and this is it. Think before you race, keep it on the track. Read more about the wreck at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Where were you at 4:49 AM? If you were the owner of this Gallardo, you’d be getting ready to go balls to the wall for a 200 mph interstate run through traffic. Read more about the Gallardo gallop at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Sure street racing is wrong, but when it’s three exotics by the name of Ferrari ripping through Malaysian mountain roads, it’s also kind of an art form. The symphony created by the pack of 430s as they race through the corridors of Genting Highlands is totally surreal. Read more about this artistic pleasure at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

“If you want to get in the business of street racing, souping it up, or driving it, this is what’s going to happen to your car. We’re going to take it away from you, and we’re going to destroy it.” So if I modify my car for high performance you are going to crush it even if I don’t race? What do you all think about this trend towards preemptively seizing and destroying modded vehicles? Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Each year during Christmas morning, street racers of Compton gather in protest and celebration. The local track is closed to observe the holiday, but the street racers still want to race! What happens is an annual celebration of the taboo past time. Read more about the Compton Christmas street races at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.