Legal Street Racin - ABC NewsIt's one part tires, one part testosterone. When it comes to drag racing, the smokier, the faster, the better.
Many of the guys gathered in Medley, Fla., located outside Miami, used to race on the streets -- illegally -- sometimes with the police in hot pursuit. A program run under the supervision of law enforcement called Beat the Heat has changed all that.
i heard about these 'programs' as an attempt to combine both worlds of 'racing' (illegal & legal)
in the end it gets quite watered down, with not enough real feeling to the race, an artificial sense of competition
imo it would be better to have special tracks for racing purposes (and i'm not talking about a few miles of straight road) or even better certain road/highway parts blocked every once in a while for racing needs in various racing genres (rally included) - giving the racers more freedom of driving and more challenges (as opposed to a few seconds straight run), yet in collaboration with the police (road blocks & traffic redirection) & medicine (ER vehicles on standby) & car organizations (road/vehicle assistance in case of crashes and so on) & city maintenance (road cleaning before and after the race) & optional media coverage - that would be true cooperation & a much better feeling or driving experience (knowing you have the road for yourself and don't have to worry about vehicles that might come from the other direction)
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