Night racers hit 100+ MPH on I-485 in Charlotte -- BUSTED
01-05-09, 10:15 PM
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Two more arrested for interstate drag racing
Two more men were arrested early Sunday for drag racing on Interstate 85 North – this time in Gaston County.
N.C. Troop K.L. Cornwell said he drove up on a rolling roadblock near the Lowell exit, and saw two black souped-up Honda Civics lining up in the left lanes, with a silver “flag car” in the right.
“They were running about 55 mph, when the driver in the silver car stuck his hand out the window and gave the signal to go,” Cornwell said. “The two black Hondas took off.”
So did Cornwell.
He got around the roadblock, and was able to stop one of the black Hondas, which he clocked at 87 mph in a 60 mph zone.
He arrested the driver of that car, 19-year-old Brandon Best, and charged him with driving with a revoked license, pre-arranged speed competition, driving 87 mph in a 60-mph zone, wreckless driving and resisting arrest.
Best was being held in the Gaston County Jail Sunday night under $25,000 secured bond.
Cornwell also arrested the designated flagman in the silver car. He’s charged with aiding and abetting pre-arranged racing. He declined to give that driver’s name because the incident is still under investigation.
Sunday’s arrest follows a drag-racing arrest in Mecklenburg last month. Cornwell didn’t know if the Gaston County incident is related to that one.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/452406.html
Two more men were arrested early Sunday for drag racing on Interstate 85 North – this time in Gaston County.
N.C. Troop K.L. Cornwell said he drove up on a rolling roadblock near the Lowell exit, and saw two black souped-up Honda Civics lining up in the left lanes, with a silver “flag car” in the right.
“They were running about 55 mph, when the driver in the silver car stuck his hand out the window and gave the signal to go,” Cornwell said. “The two black Hondas took off.”
So did Cornwell.
He got around the roadblock, and was able to stop one of the black Hondas, which he clocked at 87 mph in a 60 mph zone.
He arrested the driver of that car, 19-year-old Brandon Best, and charged him with driving with a revoked license, pre-arranged speed competition, driving 87 mph in a 60-mph zone, wreckless driving and resisting arrest.
Best was being held in the Gaston County Jail Sunday night under $25,000 secured bond.
Cornwell also arrested the designated flagman in the silver car. He’s charged with aiding and abetting pre-arranged racing. He declined to give that driver’s name because the incident is still under investigation.
Sunday’s arrest follows a drag-racing arrest in Mecklenburg last month. Cornwell didn’t know if the Gaston County incident is related to that one.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/452406.html
01-06-09, 08:19 AM
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This is nothing new, BTW.....the addiction to this kind of driving goes back to the Fifties, and even the late 40's, after World War II, with the birth of the street-rod movement in CA. Many ex-fighter pilots, who no longer had their planes to be aggressive with, turned to cars and motorcycles instead....and the birth of the bike gangs.
01-06-09, 08:47 AM
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This looks like the Greenville SC crowd.....its ridiculous around here and just like the above story they do the same crap here. I have witnessed it a few times and its sad becaue most of the time the cars are garbage and just abnoxiously loud, and they arent even going anywhere....so yeah they needed all 13 miles to get to 100mph.....I swear those look like the cars around here.....I guarantee you 1 of those 6 cars has a untuned backyard turbo on it with a louda$$ blowoff valve..
..that seems to be the trend here in Greenville SC....
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..that seems to be the trend here in Greenville SC.....
01-06-09, 08:56 AM
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It goes even beyond immatuity. Speeding and drag-racing can become an addiction, even on public roads. I've seen kids interviewed about matters like this. They know the dangers.....they aren't as dumb as some of us make them out to be. But, like crack, heroin, sex, alcohol, and gambling, aggressive driving can become an addiction........young people get hooked on it, and they are willing to take a chance on the dangers (and legal troubles) involved simply because they love it so much.
This is nothing new, BTW.....the addiction to this kind of driving goes back to the Fifties, and even the late 40's, after World War II, with the birth of the street-rod movement in CA. Many ex-fighter pilots, who no longer had their planes to be aggressive with, turned to cars and motorcycles instead....and the birth of the bike gangs.
This is nothing new, BTW.....the addiction to this kind of driving goes back to the Fifties, and even the late 40's, after World War II, with the birth of the street-rod movement in CA. Many ex-fighter pilots, who no longer had their planes to be aggressive with, turned to cars and motorcycles instead....and the birth of the bike gangs.
01-06-09, 10:33 AM
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01-06-09, 11:51 PM
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I agree. Those cars are more worked than mine was when I was that age. I think the cars are fitting for the age group, and they didnt do anything many of us havent done before. I am not talking about running from the cops, but the hardcore speeding. We have all done stupid crap behind the wheel. Its a thrill and its something we do when stupid and young. Nobody here is perfect.
Nobody here is perfect.
01-07-09, 12:47 AM
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I sadly fall into this group, and my insurance goes off the basis to charge me more because apparently I'm more liable to take greater risks and *race*. My record is clean since 16, and I don't understand how this is even legal to stereotype when figuring insurance rates. Label it all you want, statistics, history, its still stereotyping.
As for these honda tards, yes I agree they should be dealt with severely as they are hazards on the road. A week or so ago I was driving home from work and I noticed 3 GLARING headlights coming fast behind me, the car in my lane SHOT to the left lane, nearly hitting me, and all three fly by ricing it all the way. One was a VW, another was a Focus hatchback, and I don't remember the last one, but needless to say, I wish I were a cop at that moment.
01-07-09, 08:25 AM
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It's interesting how even this turn into honda bashing.
Ricer, Street Racer are bad period. Does not matter what make they drive. They are a menace to the street and their cars should be tow and license suspended. If they are endanger to other on the road then they need to be taken off the road.
I have encounter many many bad driver and believe it or not toyota corolla is the cuprit driving by asian women. So what does it mean, it mean nothing. It's usually who the driver is not what car they drive.
Many driver I hate are young girl on cell phone. They are the worst driver.
Ricer, Street Racer are bad period. Does not matter what make they drive. They are a menace to the street and their cars should be tow and license suspended. If they are endanger to other on the road then they need to be taken off the road.
I have encounter many many bad driver and believe it or not toyota corolla is the cuprit driving by asian women. So what does it mean, it mean nothing. It's usually who the driver is not what car they drive.
Many driver I hate are young girl on cell phone. They are the worst driver.
01-07-09, 10:13 AM
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Good pont wmb, it really doesn't matter what kind of car it is. There's a video of some morons rolling down the highway weaving in and out of cones in their cars as they were driving to Waterfest in NJ. The cops pulled all of the volkswagens over and ticketed them. Man I wish I could find that video.