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ok. heres why you have street racing. cause society wont let us build tracks. their too loud. so if  you ever had any kinda development shut down. your to blame for what is goin on. i personally have atleast an hour and half drive to the closest legal track. lebanon valley. back in the 50s60s70s their were alot more. their was one in south glens falls.but people complained about noise and had it closed. and  i havent even seen the story yet but they usually portray what you see in the movies. just racing around open streets with other traffic around, which does happen occasionally. but mostly you find a desolate spot like a business district after hours and away from cops. no side roads for traffic to come out of and do it their. thats my opinion on the subject. so i would like to see your comments on the subject as well, good or bad. ill keep an eye on this subject and reply back.

good job interviewing the one person that would have made everyone else look bad... how about interviewing the other person that was at the shop that you interviewed, you know the one that actually had a semi fast car, and is involved with the whole scene. OH THATS RIGHT, he declined to talk to you guys. You had your story wrote before you even left you little news building. Get your facts straight, none of the serious automotive people around here are influenced by these idiotic movies. Most of us knew these movies were going to be bad for everyone before the first one even came out

Honestly, I felt it was a rather biased interview for a company that touts "Fair and Balanced" as one of their core values. 

The majority of enthusiasts, be they import or domestic owners, are hobbyists.  We drive cars and work on them because it's enjoyable for us to build something tangible, much like someone would build furniture or a bike enthusiast would build their own bike.

There has been a lot of negative press and negative energy surrounding the mystery of car enthusiasts.  The truth is, most of us hold good jobs, good salaries, have families and responsibilities.  It's no longer a scene primarily populated by highschool kids with their first car.  Most of us have concrete plans for our vehicles, interest in racing at SANCTIONED venues and events and a general respect for the law, our surroundings and our vehicles.

None of us want to build a car with thousands of dollars in parts, then place all that effort and investment in jeapoardy by driving dangerously or doing something that would attract law enforcement's attention.  By asserting that all individuals modifying cars are potential streetracers, you've pulled a blanket over the truth at a time when the car enthusiast culture seeks to reduce misunderstanding with the general public.

I'm sure it sounds more dramatic to create a story highlighting a potential danger, since nothing grabs the public's attention like "DANGER!"  I'd just ask that next time you do an interview, please...  try to get the whole story from people who honestly know what they're about.  I spend thousands of dollars to race at sanctioned events because of the love for my hobby.  It would be a shame to be a target of profiling as a result of your story.

I really always thought it was ridiculous when reporters....who have no idea about the issue try to write a story about it.

Did the author REALLY know anything about modifying cars? Or the scene? He had the same misconceptions as the average person. Fast and Furious. Running from cops and jumping bridges. The fact that he is talking to a tiburon owner with..a bored TB as one of his "experts" sort of set the bar for the rest of the articles.

Lumping people into the same category as someone like him and putting a bad name on everyone who modifies cars is like saying all Muslims are terrorists. It's ridiculous. It's articles like this that make it hard for your average guy who happens to work on his car to drive to work everyday without getting pulled over threw the tolls because the car is a little loud. It's articles like this that give every person who puts their blood sweat and tears into working on their car a bad name. None of them deserve what I'm sure will follow this article.

Also I have to call into question the author for other reasons. How many people did you interveiw? Travis whatever his last name is was your best interveiw? Wouldn't it be more fair and balanced if you did some work maybe and found a few more people from opposing veiwpoints and displayed both parties opinions? Instead of the way you do it by mentioning that "they" say its not a big problem and thats it. I would love to see the interveiw as to who "they" are. I'm willing to be its...one person or you just made it up. Good Day.

 

 

i like the biased report where you pick some kid from a dumpy little shop. go to a real tuning shop and interview one of them rather then some wanna be

Greetings;

There used to be a big problem with street racing here in Florida. I for one have seen the end results in our emergency room of not only the drivers involved, but the innocent bystanders, and kids. The cars that are parked on the sides get hit more often than not.  We have raceways for the public to go to race to their little hearts content. And now we have cameras up at the intersection, lights and elsewhere. Not everywhere right now-but, they are working on it. So, those who speed and run red lights may not be stopped right then-but, they will get a summons & ticket in the mail to appear.

                                                 Carol