# CNN Story.."Addicted to the rush of street racing" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 23, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305 "2008-01-23T10:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/1 "2008-01-23T10:50:05Z")
**CNN)** – Gavin Simcoe hadn’t planned on nearly killing himself. He was just with a couple of buddies that night of September 25. But street racing came up. There was trash talking about whose car was faster. Rest of the story here: [http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/22/street.racing/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/22/street.racing/index.html)? Link to vid: [http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/01/23/lendon.illegal.street.racing.cnn?iref=videosearch](http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/01/23/lendon.illegal.street.racing.cnn?iref=videosearch) ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/2 "2008-01-23T10:51:55Z")
just watched that a bit ago ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/3 "2008-01-23T11:02:41Z")
hrmm pretty damned lucky he didn’t kill someone else… and we all know the thrill of racing at the track isn’t the same as a good pull on the thruway! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/4 "2008-01-23T11:09:34Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > and we all know the thrill of racing at the track isn’t the same as a good pull on the thruway! Have you ever even been to a track day? Reeling someone in with turns, braking, apexes, rev matching \> floor it in a straight line and see who’s faster. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/5 "2008-01-23T11:11:17Z")
LOL 1st gear didn’t work so he had to start from a roll, I haven’t heard that excuse yet Street racing FTW ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/6 "2008-01-23T12:13:20Z")
LOL, “It was a small Honda” Are there big ones? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/7 "2008-01-23T12:17:27Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > and we all know the thrill of racing at the track isn’t the same as a good pull on the thruway! Get a faster car ---
**Author:** ![ScSpeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scspeed/32/5105_2.png) [@ScSpeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ScSpeed)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/8 "2008-01-23T12:21:01Z")
Hah i like the part in the clip…it was a honda…SMALL HONDA, yes a honda civic. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/9 "2008-01-23T12:28:48Z")
no its not from the movie F&F …ahh i hate that …what did they do with the cars they crushed …the fat 5’s are still good and the other rims look like gt3’s all look good on the cars …and i bet most of the motors are still good :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![1BADGPGT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1badgpgt/32/5123_2.png) [@1BADGPGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BADGPGT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/10 "2008-01-23T12:29:15Z")
…and some ol’ timer says, “honda civics can’t be fast” That guy is friggen weird…was he really uncomfortable or what? ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/11 "2008-01-23T12:32:20Z")
I wonder what siqqq mods were done to his civic. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/12 "2008-01-23T13:19:56Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Have you ever even been to a track day? > > Reeling someone in with turns, braking, apexes, rev matching \> floor it in a straight line and see who’s faster. i disagree. nothing like being faster than the other guy and watching yourself pull away. ---
**Author:** ![Perfecto\_On\_Tour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Perfecto\_On\_Tour](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Perfecto_On_Tour)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/13 "2008-01-23T13:26:03Z")
i think both forms are pretty nice as joe makes a great point! but so does the other guy about the turns and such. It all depends on the person and their style of racing. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/14 "2008-01-23T13:32:43Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Have you ever even been to a track day? > > Reeling someone in with turns, braking, apexes, rev matching \> floor it in a straight line and see who’s faster. Yes., and “it” depends. Normal “pulls” are gay though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/15 "2008-01-23T13:48:56Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Have you ever even been to a track day? > > Reeling someone in with turns, braking, apexes, rev matching \> floor it in a straight line and see who’s faster. I kind of think you missed the sarcasam. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/16 "2008-01-23T13:57:11Z")
why are they making such a big deal about this now… like street racing just came about when F&F came out… Street racing has been around for decades. Especially in the 70’s ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/17 "2008-01-23T16:44:52Z")
musta been filtercharged ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/18 "2008-01-23T16:49:44Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > i disagree. nothing like being faster than the other guy and watching yourself pull away. everything in life is a race like pulling out of avg joes :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/19 "2008-01-23T18:40:22Z")
100mph??!! :ohnoes: omg ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305/20 "2008-01-23T19:18:17Z")
> [@FormulaLS1](#): > > everything in life is a race like pulling out of avg joes :eekdance: haha what? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cnn-story-addicted-to-the-rush-of-street-racing/42305.md?page=2)