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Hey LQ, you remember me? I had the 80 maroon trans am called Red Bird on Staten Island. You were the flag man for a few runs of mine on South ave.(For the record...South ave was the original proving grounds but then in 1986ish we moved it to the other side of the West Shore Expressway (around the corner)where the street was called Gulf Ave which was still referred to South Ave.




86... south ave was done...done...done in the early 70's ... i think the accident happened in 70/71..after that it was over....




Which accident, if you don't mind me asking? There
were a few!!






don't remember the year, maybe 70 or 71 a guy went thru the stop sign at the end of the service road onto forrest ave, and broadsided a car with 3 college girls..i believe he lived, they died... that was the end of open racing




A shame. I vaguly remember that one. I was a lot
younger (and dumber) when that happened. I believe
the police went "ballistic" on most street racers
in N.Y.C. shortly after that incident and a couple
of others.





up until that point it was open racing every nite... there would be dozens and dozens of cars lined up in two's ready to rumble... some nites the cops with coffee and donut (s) in hand would stand outside their car and watch...