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Street-Racing Comcast Morons Leave 3-Year-Old Hospitalized
You know how you have to wait around for hours for a Comcast technician to show up? We've finally found why that is. Two Comcast employees were street-racing their vans around Huntsville, AL. The racing turned less fast-and-furious and more tragic as one van lost control and hit a vehicle that had three-year-old Kayleen Smith inside. The accident left Smith in a coma. Eyewitness reports say the vans were traveling at 75 mph in a 50 mph zone. One van tried to make a right turn and that's when it slammed into a vehicle containing Smith, her older sister and grandmother. The sister and grandmother escaped injury-free. More »
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Garbage Truck Bagged For Street Racing
Underground Garbage truck street racing is apparently the latest threat to civil society in Canada, because cops in Goderich, Ontario have busted a driver for 112 KPH in a 60 KPH zone. The part that has us furrowing our brow is there seems to be no opponent in this race. Which would simply make it speeding, which would mean the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP, yeah you know them) wouldn't be able to impound the truck, suspend his license and levy a minimum $2,000 fine. More »
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Acura NSX Ripped To Shreds In Horrific Street Racing Accident, Driver Survives
Proving you don't have to put out Ferrari Enzo bucks to nearly kill yourself by driving like a complete idiot, a man in San Diego completely decimated his Acura NSX (erroneously referred to as a Honda Acura and an Acura Integra in various reports) in what is being reported as a street race with a black Honda Civic with a "Tuned By Reese" sticker on the back. That's the problem with street racing specially customized cars, other than the recklessness, you're an easy target for the police. The NBC affiliate in San Diego quotes one witness as saying "I saw the car in the gutter with a guy sitting it it without any front. He was holding on the the gearshift, and I think he was still in shock and still wanting to shift gears."More »
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Manta Manta Revisited: The English-Dubbed Trailer
If you've been around Jalopnik for a while, you already know that Manta Manta is perhaps the greatest German street racing film ever made. But for those of us not fluent in Deutsch, we've been left wondering what exactly is going on. Well, now thanks to this recently discovered English-dubbed trailer for Manta Manta, us 'mericans, Brits, Aussies, and whoever else now can really begin to understand just how totally awesome the movie is. And remember: Leaded gas lowers your car, giving you an edge.
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Polish Police Okay Limited Street Racing
Rejoice szybki i wściekły, you now have at least one sanctioned street racing venue. According to our favorite news source ever, Annanova, police in the Polish city of Lodz have defined sections of the city which will be open to no holds barred street racing. This is an attempt by authorities to concentrate street racing in one area to reduce the widespread racing throughout the city. While we like the reasoning and believe in sanctioned and safe racing, we can't help to think since this involves our occasionally ill-advised ancestors, it can only end in multi-vehicle/farm animal pileups.
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A white Ford Crown Victoria plowed into a group of street-racing fans on a highway about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. In addition to the fatalities, at least five other spectators were injured of the 50 or so people gathered before dawn along Route 210 in little Accokeek, MD to watch cars drag down the usually quite deserted stretch of blacktop. Here's what happened according to the AP:
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Maryland Street Racing Crash Leaves 8 Dead, One Crumpled Crown Vic
A white Ford Crown Victoria plowed into a group of street-racing fans on a highway about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. In addition to the fatalities, at least five other spectators were injured of the 50 or so people gathered before dawn along Route 210 in little Accokeek, MD to watch cars drag down the usually quite deserted stretch of blacktop. Here's what happened according to the AP:More »
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CNN All Up In Grill of Street Racing
Yo CNN, we ain't frontin' but you gots to lay the smack down on your reportin' style. That was difficult, but necessary, since CNN has apparently taken to using "lingo" that all the youngsters are into these days. Their canned report on the dangers of street racing is topped with headers like "How they roll", "Law, schmaw" and "It's a fever thing". Adding to the d-light are figures cited from 2005 that have shown decline in the interim, as well as journalistic gems like "There's no database tracking street racing deaths, but a Google search hints at the scope." We're very happy they saw fit to include a note about how "some experts" claim The Fast and the Furious made street racing extra popular. (h/t to SwatLax)
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Southern California Cops Destroying Street Racers' Rides
File this under "stuff that boils our blood." Police in San Bernadino and Riverside counties have apparently been thinking of new ways to ensure kids stay alive, though bored senseless. According to the Los Angeles Times six cars were crushed to death after courts (apparently side-stepping the Fourth Amendment) gave police the okay to do so. The crushed cars had one thing in common, they all contained stolen parts. In the case of Charles Hoang and the transmission in his 350 hp Acura Integra, he had unknowingly purchased the hot goods. Hoang had the receipt, but the cops — taking a zero-tolerance stand — literally could not have cared less about said documentation, and Hoang's car was fed to the maw. We think this whole thing stinks, so we're going to speed home and pour out a 40 oz on the sidewalk in mourning. More »
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Street Racing Act: No Nitrous for You!
Citing the potential dangers of post-accident bottle explosions, the powers that be in Ontario Province of Canada have essentially banned the use of power-adder nitrous oxide as part of the Street Racing Act. Nitrous oxide use will still be OK for use by recreational racers on private property. Ontario Safety League head
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[Update: oops. That's a Cobra, not a GT500] Okay, boys, get that sound turned up. Way up. Why? So you can hear the age-old battle of forced induction. That's right, it's the whine of the supercharger vs. the wail of the turbocharger for hoon supremacy. You'll notice the supercharger gets its groove on first, which is why they are so loved by the drag-racing community. However, once those turbos spool, it's lights out, Mr. Mustang. How much out? How about 160 mph out? King of the Road, we need you now more than ever. (Thanks to Mr. Mayor for the tip) More »
Hoons of Colorado: Super Supra Beats Up On Crazed Cobra
[Update: oops. That's a Cobra, not a GT500] Okay, boys, get that sound turned up. Way up. Why? So you can hear the age-old battle of forced induction. That's right, it's the whine of the supercharger vs. the wail of the turbocharger for hoon supremacy. You'll notice the supercharger gets its groove on first, which is why they are so loved by the drag-racing community. However, once those turbos spool, it's lights out, Mr. Mustang. How much out? How about 160 mph out? King of the Road, we need you now more than ever. (Thanks to Mr. Mayor for the tip) More »
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Pro Golfer's Street Racing Madness Leads To Death
Most of the time, it seems that street-racing-tragedy stories involve the likes of Fox Mustangs and bewinged Civics, with 19-year-old participants hopped up on Zima, etc. But not this time; what started out as a harmless 100+ MPH street race on a suburban lane in Orlando turned into one of those grim car-whacks-tree scenarios when PGA Tour player Arjun Atwal's racing opponent lost control of his Mercedes in a curve. Atwal, behind the wheel of a 2006 BMW during the incident, was not injured, but the Florida Highway Patrol will be asking him a lot of very pointed questions. There goes that endorsement deal! More »
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Street Racer Kills Tonga's Royalty in California
Next time you think about comitting street hoonage, remember this. All it takes is one foulup and you may inadvertently assassinate a soverign, possibly plunging an entire nation into darkness and chaos. We're not saying that's exactly what happened here, but police in Menlo Park, California are saying two members of Tonga's royal family were killed by an 18-year-old who was allegedly street racing yesterday. Wikipedia already has the dirt:His Royal Highness Tu i Pelehake ( Uluvalu), 55, and his wife, Kaimana Aleamotu'a, 45, as well as their driver, Vinisia Hefa, 36, were all killed in the accident. Uluvalu is the nephew of King T ?ufa ?hau Tupou IV of Tonga.Tonga, if you were unaware, is a tiny country south of Samoa and east of Fiji, whose currency is the Pa anga and whose government is known for being a bit flaky. The driver of the car, Edith Delgado (thanks to Fark for the MySpace find) was uninjured after broadsiding a Ford Explorer the two royals were riding in in her 1998 Mustang. [Thanks to prplhaze for the tip.] More »
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Nippon Hoon School: Opposite Lock 101
It's less than a week until "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" hits theaters, and already some chicken littles are predicting a commercial face plant — via disinterest by all but the most hardcore 2F2F fans. (We're holding all commentary in that regard until the first RB26DETT-powered Mustang emerges on-screen.) For an appetizer, those who sweat the skills of Japan's hashiriya street racers can do worse than to check out this dual-POV clip of touge racing through Japan's canyon roads — in traffic. The gods of opposite lock smile broadly as these guys slip past unsuspecting motorists, just feet from approaching tour buses, with every turn of the wheel captured by the in-car cam. Don't try this on the Dixie Highway, kids. [Thanks to Stephen for the tip.] More »
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