Street Tuned Blog September Archive

Street Racing Apprehension Resulted to Catastrophe

09/28/08 22:48

Illegal street racing has been a problem of many concerned residents and local government due to the fatality and incident reports related to the said "sport". Most of the time, the apprehension of these street race drivers resulted to shooting and car chases. One similar event is what happened to Buttonwillow, California as an officer of California Highway Patrol allegedly fired indiscriminately to an alleged speeding vehicle wounding a 14-year old girl. For more details read here.

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Justice Served: Irresponsible Street Race Driving Outcome

Street race driving is a very dangerous hobby and indulgence by adventurous individuals who seek the thrill of high speed racing and gambling. Dangerous in the sense that most of these races occur at night on public roads which means that accident is not far away from these speeding vehicles. One victim of a reckless driving resulting to his death is Barry Grosse. The criminals responsible for the 65 year old man's death have been incarcinated and face with criminal charges. For a more comprehensive look, read the rest here.

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F1 in Singapore

The F1 mania will be hitting Singapore hours within arrival of the chequerd flag at the Belgian Grand Prix

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Passion for Street Rodding

Street Rodding has been a hobby and passion of some individuals across the nations but what are street rods? Street Rods are materially modified cars, which were reproduced dating back as far as 1949 to increased speed and performance. There are Street Rodding organizations across the state that encourages hobbyists, enthusiasts, and street rod owners to participate and enjoy their common passion, street rodding. One active organization with this mission can be seen here.

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The Secrets of Racing

One thing that every racer should know is how to build his engine--or at least how to modify it. You see, racing-material engines are quite rare. They will cost you a fortune, so you might as well engineer your own or modify an existing one.

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Etting the Road on Fire: Techniques for Drag Racing

Legal or illegal, drag racing provides a feeling of thrill and victory achieved from winning against an adversary through a high speed racing on a track. How can one be a winner in this fast phased game of cars and speed? This is what Modern Racer has installed for you.

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Drag Racing

Drag Racing is a speed contest between two vehicle in a straight short distances usually a quarter of a mile. Legal drag races uses what they call a Christmas tree (because of its multicolored lights) to know when to start, stop or determine who's the winner.

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