I met some local car guys and racers at a local strip mall last night to bs a bit then a few races were tied up and off we went to Georges Air Force Base to get it done. I took my car home and drove w/a couple of friends and saw some good races w/a new young buck gettin it done in his small block Nova which can`t be any faster than maybe mid 11`s on motor. A few other guys got it done and it was interesting to see a locar Chrysler car salesman I know rompin his uncorked Baracuda fast back 408 small block. You would never think we could hang out at the base for hours, race and not have one cop show............some of the trucks from the local docks even stopped to watch. I`m not promoting street racing but no one was drunk, drugged out..........no fights or trash throwing and even some younger families were there w/their kids. Got to see a friend make some runs for the first time in over 5-years in his beautifull Dart as well. I think we will be seeing more of this stuff around here as all we have is an 1/8th mile track an hour+ away and a 3 hour ride to Famoso.........I may get some slicks mounted and go and try to de-throne the young buck but still not sure yet...............

Oh boy!! here we go!!

....I'll go measure those shocks for ya! forgot about em.

Where we goin..........?

If you were "on" the base I would say technically you weren't "street" racing as it isn't a public place per se. Not sure how much better off you would be if something were to go awry tho...

Kevin

dom ten years ago I would have said I will met you there with my car as well.. but if you get caught they will cut the car into tiny little pieces. ton of money down the drain. so be save,,,, and get your but to irwindale our king of the hill car count is why down

Where they racing on one of the runways or taxiways or on the apron or one of the roads on the base? If I remember correctly the main runways are over four feet thick concrete for the heavy lift aircarft

Actually they race on a regular road running parallel to air base road right AFTER the housing area and even the security patroll truck didn`t mess w/us. I`m still not sure if I will race but we`ll see.

There is no reason to hate to say it.....

Golf courses, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, hockey rinks, football fields, running tracks, tennis courts......you name, I can get to any number of them in minutes, yet I have to drive hours to get to a dragstrip, then sit in LONG HOURS of traffic to get home, at ridiculous gas and toll prices, as there isn't a SINGLE track in my entire state, or Mass. So guess what???

I have 3 perfect lanes of concrete, with shoulders on each side, straight and flat, no on/off ramps and shutdown forever, 3 miles from me. If I get pinched, or crash....it's on me.

F the state and anyone with a problem. They don't like it???

THEN ALLOW A TRACK TO BE BUILT IN A FREAKIN' STATE THAT HAS ACRE AFTER ACRE AFTER ACRE OF !!!!!!WOODS!!!!!

Had a great time last night.
There is still nothing that compares to making a pass on the street.
Sorry to the Haters!
No racetracks in So Cal anymore.
There is many streets safer than Irwindale!
Just my 2 cents
And yes I am a Street Racer!

I am not , but I do spectate from time to time.
The penalties are just too rich for me.
That being said , our old playground was over a mile long with no cross streets and only one way in. Industrial , with a river and rail road tracks , most of the businesses it served were closed on Fri. Sat. nights and it was as safe as you can get without a safety crew standing by. The rare truck delivering there ( grain elevators mostly )got through with out a problem. Then came the speed bumps. And the truck drivers complained that they were beating their suspension to death for no reason. Then the curves and curbs on the straight away to eliminate any chance of side by side racing.
I always thought it was the perfect spot for it and the law knew where everybody was during the hours people went there.
They used to let it go until someone did something stupid or got hurt ( usually both ) , but finally they had enough.
Now the cars run in areas that present way more danger to the general public. But part of that comes with living in a state where anything I might enjoy is either illegal or frowned upon.

The main problem is when a spectator gets hurt or killed,then it gets classified as "drag racing" and we as racers get the black eye again.

Had an incident in Jacksonville MANY years ago..people racing at the closed airport,car had a wheel come off or suspension failure and a kid got killed.Because of that,to this date we have NO race track in the North Florida area. The city will not even consider having one because of what happened long ago.The city council even wrote regulations that now there will be mufflers and early curfews if a race ever is run here.

What a shame that all of these closed AFB's cannot be used for regular, organized race activities. Be it drag racing, auto-x, skid pads, drifters, etc...

could be a big pay day for the city or county or whoever is in charge of that area. municipality's are hurting for money and this would be a great way for them to snag a bunch of "drag racers" and cash in. Especially since you kind of disclosed the location

When there are no proper racing facilities within a given distance, there's gonna be street racing.
Seems to me that if you had a good surface, fairly remote location, no possibility of traffic, animals, hikers, etc and the spectators were restricted from the top end area, a 1/8th mile deal would be pretty safe. Hopefully people would be smart enough to wear helmets & belts where appropriate, and not leave trash behind or get into fights or anything else that would create problems.

Spent my share of time in the pokey and giving the city my money.
Funny thing is we raced about a mile from Dom's signature picture was taken and usually on Test & Tune nights It was fun til the Imports started showing up in the mid eighties. After that i just went to the track when i could and still doin that today!

I think there might have been a misunderstanding?
It's a street near an AFB.
Run ways are controlled by the FAA and will not consider any kind of use except for airplanes.
That's why we are on the street !
Give us back Fontana!!!!

Hey thumper, was going to go last night, son thought it was going to be further away. so i stayed home come to find out real close to where i live.my son was there and met you he was wearing a bob mazzolini shirt.he was riding his Harley...makes me want to get these cars finished a little quicker but theres the issue of money standing in the way....hope to meet ya out there...

No kiddin', Mr.P...
About 10 years ago, when I last lived in The People's Republic of California, there were some street-racing deaths around Tracy. A friend & I located an old unused airstrip, got people on the hook for a 'tree, storage, food truck, fencing, insurance, etc, to run a low-fee deal that would give folks a place to run at no cost to the city/county. Presented our plan to the powers that be and got shot down.
Too many people in charge have that academic "cars are evil" philosophy nowadays.