Quote: if u street raced in the 60's/early 70's in nyc, it started and ended on south ave. in staten island...
Any good stories that you'd like to share with the young pups?
well grandpa... south ave was about 1 mile of service road next to the expressway, straight as an arrow, in an unbuilt area. some nites there would be 100 cars lined up next to one another awaiting the flagman to drop the flag. cars would be trailered in from nearby new jersey. on the side of the road before the starting line, there were cars jacked up, putting on their slicks..the racing would go on for hrs. every now n then a police car would 'happen' by, a few words would be exchanged, there would be a 'handshake' , and off leo would go, and the racing would continue..... until one nite during a race when one of the participants did not stop at the end of the 1mile strip, went thru the stop sign, and broadsided a car with 3 girls in it, killing the 3 of them...
that sort of brought the racing on south ave to a halt.
but for a short time, the racing there was better then going to e-town or national speedway...
