FoB616

Well I just moved here couple months ago... I was wondering if you Bay Area folks know any good racing scenes around here.

I heard San Jose and Milpitas are hot spots but I dont know where exactly they race.

Your information will be appreciated

BonzoAPD

street racing is ghey. Go find a track if you want to go racing

Anthony

:werd: don't be an idiot street racing is for idiots...people who have no regard for other's lives don't deserve to live...and u don't deserve ur integra if ur gonna use it to put other's lives in danger

klikster

:stupid:

Co0lDood

:werd:

thx247

I really dont care what he does....


goto the In n Out @ Macarthy Ranch in Milpitas any friday or saturday night and ask around.


Just be aware that the cops know about this place, and what goes on.

Oh, and here is the law on speed contests in california in case you were not familiar with it. Its quite intresting.



23109. (a) No person shall engage in any motor vehicle speed
contest on a highway. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed
contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a
clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an
event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20
miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed
limits, is not a speed contest.
(b) No person shall aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest
on any highway.
(c) No person shall engage in any motor vehicle exhibition of
speed on a highway, and no person shall aid or abet in any motor
vehicle exhibition of speed on any highway.
(d) No person shall for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or
as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon
a highway in any manner obstruct or place any barricade or
obstruction or assist or participate in placing any barricade or
obstruction upon any highway.
(e) Any person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 24
hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three
hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000) or both that fine and imprisonment. The person's privilege
to operate a motor vehicle shall be subject to suspension as provided
in subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The person's privilege to
operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months
to necessary travel to and from that person's place of employment
and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of
the person's employment, restricted to driving in that person's
scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the
court's power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(f) Any person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an
offense which occurred within five years of the date of a prior
offense which resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision
(a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less
than four days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less
than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000). Additionally, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall
either suspend the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as
provided in subdivision (a) of Section 13352, or the person's
privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be restricted for six
months to necessary travel to and from that person's place of
employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform
the duties of the person's employment, restricted to driving in that
person's scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere
with the court's power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(g) If the court grants probation to any person punishable under
subdivision (f), in addition to the provisions of subdivision (f) and
any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may
include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation
that the person be confined in the county jail for not less than 48
hours nor more than six months. The person's privilege to operate a
motor vehicle shall also be suspended by the Department of Motor
Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or shall be
restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).
(h) If any person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a)
and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person,
the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owner's expense for
not less than one day nor more than 30 days.
(i) Any person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of this
section shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment in
the county jail for not more than 90 days or by fine of not more
than five hundred dollars ($500) or by both that fine and
imprisonment.
(j) If a person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle is
restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall
clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that
person's driver's license and promptly notify the Department of
Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed
by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place
that restriction in the person's records in the Department of Motor
Vehicles and enter the restriction on any license subsequently issued
by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period
of the restriction.
(k) The court may order that any person convicted under this
section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, be
imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the
person, as determined by the court.
(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis
Friend Memorial Act.



23109.2. (a) (1) Whenever a peace officer determines that a person
was engaged in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), the
peace officer may immediately arrest and take into custody that
person and may cause the removal and seizure of the motor vehicle
used in that contest in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 22650). A motor vehicle so seized may be impounded for not
more than 30 days.
(2) (A) A motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision
(a) of Section 23109.
(B) Reckless driving on a highway, as described in subdivision (a)
of Section 23103.
(C) Reckless driving in any offstreet parking facility, as
described in subdivision (b) of Section 23103.
(D) Exhibition of speed on a highway, as described in subdivision
(c) of Section 23109.
(b) The registered and legal owner of a vehicle that is removed
and seized under subdivision (a) or their agents shall be provided
the opportunity for a storage hearing to determine the validity of
the storage in accordance with Section 22852.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650)
or any other provision of law, an impounding agency shall release a
motor vehicle to the registered owner or his or her agent prior to
the conclusion of the impoundment period described in subdivision (a)
under any of the following circumstances:
(A) If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle.
(B) If the person alleged to have been engaged in the motor
vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a), was not
authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate
the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C) If the registered owner of the vehicle was neither the driver
nor a passenger of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation
pursuant to subdivision (a), or was unaware that the driver was using
the vehicle to engage in any of the activities described in
subdivision (a).
(D) If the legal owner or registered owner of the vehicle is a
rental car agency.
(E) If, prior to the conclusion of the impoundment period, a
citation or notice is dismissed under Section 40500, criminal charges
are not filed by the district attorney because of a lack of
evidence, or the charges are otherwise dismissed by the court.
(2) A vehicle shall be released pursuant to this subdivision only
if the registered owner or his or her agent presents a currently
valid driver's license to operate the vehicle and proof of current
vehicle registration, or if ordered by a court.
(3) If, pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) a motor
vehicle is released prior to the conclusion of the impoundment
period, neither the person charged with a violation of subdivision
(a) of Section 23109 nor the registered owner of the motor vehicle is
responsible for towing and storage charges nor shall the motor
vehicle be sold to satisfy those charges.
(d) A vehicle seized and removed under subdivision (a) shall be
released to the legal owner of the vehicle, or the legal owner's
agent, on or before the 30th day of impoundment if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The legal owner is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union,
acceptance corporation, or other licensed financial institution
legally operating in this state, or is another person, not the
registered owner, holding a security interest in the vehicle.
(2) The legal owner or the legal owner's agent pays all towing and
storage fees related to the impoundment of the vehicle. No lien
sale processing fees shall be charged to a legal owner who redeems
the vehicle on or before the 15th day of impoundment.
(3) The legal owner or the legal owner's agent presents
foreclosure documents or an affidavit of repossession for the
vehicle.
(e) (1) The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible
for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and
any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person convicted of
engaging in the activities set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision
(a) was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle
to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the
offense, the court shall order the convicted person to reimburse the
registered owner for any towing and storage charges related to the
impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section
22850.5 incurred by the registered owner to obtain possession of the
vehicle, unless the court finds that the person convicted does not
have the ability to pay all or part of those charges.
(3) If the vehicle is a rental vehicle, the rental car agency may
require the person to whom the vehicle was rented to pay all towing
and storage charges related to the impoundment and any administrative
charges authorized under Section 22850.5 that were incurred by the
rental car agency in connection with obtaining possession of the
vehicle.
(4) The owner shall not be liable for any towing and storage
charges related to the impoundment if acquittal or dismissal occurs.

(5) The vehicle shall not be sold prior to the defendant's
conviction.
(6) The impounding agency is responsible for the actual costs
incurred by the towing agency as a result of the impoundment should
the registered owner be absolved of liability for those charges
pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 23109.2.
Notwithstanding this provision, nothing shall prohibit impounding
agencies from making prior payment arrangements to satisfy this
requirement.
(f) Any period in which a vehicle is subjected to storage under
this section shall be included as part of the period of impoundment
ordered by the court under subdivision (h) of Section 23109.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2007, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends
that date.


23109.2. (a) Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was
engaged in a motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision
(a) of Section 23109, the peace officer may immediately arrest and
take into custody that person and may cause the removal and seizure
of the motor vehicle used in that contest in accordance with Chapter
10 (commencing with Section 22650). A motor vehicle so seized may be
impounded for not more than 30 days.
(b) The registered and legal owner of a vehicle that is removed
and seized under subdivision (a) or their agents shall be provided
the opportunity for a storage hearing to determine the validity of
the storage in accordance with Section 22852.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650)
or any other provision of law, an impounding agency shall release a
motor vehicle to the registered owner or his or her agent prior to
the conclusion of the impoundment period described in subdivision (a)
under any of the following circumstances:
(A) If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle.
(B) If the person alleged to have been engaged in the motor
vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a), was not
authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate
the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C) If the legal owner or registered owner of the vehicle is a
rental car agency.
(D) If, prior to the conclusion of the impoundment period, a
citation or notice is dismissed under Section 40500, criminal charges
are not filed by the district attorney because of a lack of
evidence, or the charges are otherwise dismissed by the court.
(2) A vehicle shall be released pursuant to this subdivision only
if the registered owner or his or her agent presents a currently
valid driver's license to operate the vehicle and proof of current
vehicle registration, or if ordered by a court.
(3) If, pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) a motor
vehicle is released prior to the conclusion of the impoundment
period, neither the person charged with a violation of subdivision
(a) of Section 23109 nor the registered owner of the motor vehicle is
responsible for towing and storage charges nor shall the motor
vehicle be sold to satisfy those charges.
(d) A vehicle seized and removed under subdivision (a) shall be
released to the legal owner of the vehicle, or the legal owner's
agent, on or before the 30th day of impoundment if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The legal owner is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union,
acceptance corporation, or other licensed financial institution
legally operating in this state, or is another person, not the
registered owner, holding a security interest in the vehicle.
(2) The legal owner or the legal owner's agent pays all towing and
storage fees related to the impoundment of the vehicle. No lien
sale processing fees shall be charged to a legal owner who redeems
the vehicle on or before the 15th day of impoundment.
(3) The legal owner or the legal owner's agent presents
foreclosure documents or an affidavit of repossession for the
vehicle.
(e) (1) The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible
for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and
any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person convicted of
engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest was not authorized by the
registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at
the time of the commission of the offense, the court shall order the
convicted person to reimburse the registered owner for any towing
and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any
administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by
the registered owner to obtain possession of the vehicle, unless the
court finds that the person convicted does not have the ability to
pay all or part of those charges.
(3) If the vehicle is a rental vehicle, the rental car agency may
require the person to whom the vehicle was rented to pay all towing
and storage charges related to the impoundment and any administrative
charges authorized under Section 22850.5 that were incurred by the
rental car agency in connection with obtaining possession of the
vehicle.
(4) The owner shall not be liable for any towing and storage
charges related to the impoundment if acquittal or dismissal occurs.

(5) The vehicle shall not be sold prior to the defendant's
conviction.
(6) The impounding agency is responsible for the actual costs
incurred by the towing agency as a result of the impoundment should
the registered owner be absolved of liability for those charges
pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 23109.2.
Notwithstanding this provision, nothing shall prohibit impounding
agencies from making prior payment arrangements to satisfy this
requirement.
(f) Any period in which a vehicle is subjected to storage under
this section shall be included as part of the period of impoundment
ordered by the court under subdivision (h) of Section 23109.
(g) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2007.



23109.5. (a) In any case charging a violation of subdivision (a) of
Section 23109 and where the offense occurs within five years of one
or more prior offenses which resulted in conviction of violation of
subdivision (a) of Section 23109, the court shall not strike any
prior conviction of those offenses for purposes of sentencing in
order to avoid imposing, as part of the sentence or term of
probation, the minimum time of imprisonment, as provided in
subdivision (f) of Section 23109, or for purposes of avoiding
revocation, suspension, or restriction of the privilege to operate a
motor vehicle, as provided in Section 13352 or 23109.
(b) In any case charging a violation of subdivision (a) of Section
23109, the court shall obtain a copy of the driving record of the
person charged from the Department of Motor Vehicles and may obtain
any records from the Department of Justice or any other source to
determine if one or more prior convictions of the person for
violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 have occurred within
five years of the charged offense.

AP2

Moved to the basement.

reech-around

go to the in & out on capitol and tully. i always see tons of idiots there on the way home.

AcCoRd97Lx

or u can hit up montague and look for the chevron w/ all the "racers" there...they're all :ghey:

Bio-Guy

There was a time (before the fast and the furious) when people would street race and the most that would happen is a "move it along, nothing to see here" from the cops. Hell, there was one evening in particular where the cops came out (like usual) and everyone began to scatter (like usual) and on the loud speakers "don't go! We're not here to bust you!" ...everyone stops and all give the same confused dumbass look. 5 minutes later, people were racing the cops, the cops were racing each other (and me without my camera). Then they left and a half hour later the cops came back (same ones or different I don't know) and made everyone leave.

Saw plenty of idiotic things, though never seen an injury. Most of the injuries were to the cars... If people wanna throw away 1-10 grand blowing a rod or snapping an axle, fine by me.
Never raced, just watched.

Not condoning it, I was a teenager then...
It's just interesting how things have changed. What was almost a FUN game of cat and mouse between street racers and cops has turned into something where I wouldn't be caught dead anywhere near a *known* (or unknown :P) street race area.
They'll get 6 cop cars, move all at once, block off all exits ...ticket and/or impound every person/car there. They even have tow trucks with them when they show up.

STAY AWAY FROM STREET DRAGS.
Find a track. There's one in my city (Sacramento) where once a week you can go and race the clock or another car under *real* drag conditions... unfortunately (or fortunately IMO) you can't do donuts, chug a beer before you hop in the car, etc.

This thread is old, but from experience, things are not the way they used to be and they never will be again. If you were too young, sorry, you missed *the good ole days* ...and they ain't comin back.