# Street Racing legalized in Georgia **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236 "2010-03-26T11:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/1 "2010-03-26T11:21:22Z")
[http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76365&catid=52](http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76365&catid=52) > Senators cleared the lane for local street races, touted as an economic development initiative for cash-strapped Georgia. > Senate Bill 345, sponsored by Sen. Jim Butterworth, passed 41-9 > on Tuesday. Under the proposal, racing on highways or streets would be allowed when the race is sanctioned by the county or > municipality and the road is closed to other traffic during the > race. > Emergency medical personnel would also have to be present at > events and the race would have to be publicized 30 days prior to > the event. > The Cornelia Republican says such races could be a big tourism > draw for Georgia. Critics derided the proposal as a public safety > issue. _ **Money Talks** _… ---
**Author:** ![240xcsv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240xcsv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240xcsv)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/2 "2010-03-26T11:29:35Z")
LOL ---
**Author:** ![Soulitude](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/soulitude/32/5644_2.png) [@Soulitude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Soulitude)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/3 "2010-03-26T11:29:57Z")
Hahaha thats epic Im pretty sure the track at downsview would have accomplished the same thing for Toronto/Ontario ---
**Author:** ![OneEightZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c6cbf5/32.png) [@OneEightZero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneEightZero)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/4 "2010-03-26T11:37:38Z")
We need this lol ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/5 "2010-03-26T12:17:10Z")
i’m down ---
**Author:** ![240xcsv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240xcsv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240xcsv)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/6 "2010-03-26T13:52:24Z")
we need more shit like this so we can have targa rally like in new foundland except here in ontario maan imagine the crowds n shit… would be epic ---
**Author:** ![Driftacular](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftacular/32/5724_2.png) [@Driftacular](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftacular)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/7 "2010-03-26T15:50:29Z")
im moving to georgia… got my bags packed. \*seriously glad to c this… gorvernment organized racing 😮 canada seems more and more like north korea every day… ---
**Author:** ![5cott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/5cott/32/5737_2.png) [@5cott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5cott)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/8 "2010-03-26T16:04:17Z")
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**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/9 "2010-03-27T06:56:05Z")
> [@Driftacular](#): > > canada seems more and more like north korea every day… That is a very ignorant statement. ---
**Author:** ![240xcsv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240xcsv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240xcsv)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/10 "2010-03-27T06:57:28Z")
^Not ignorant, but rather a generalization that identifies the dracnoization of Canada. Likewise in reference to North Korea, it’s not fully as the media portrays it either. What is true though is that our laws are money grabbing, people controlling non-beneficial crap. ---
**Author:** ![Feint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@Feint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Feint)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/11 "2010-03-27T07:20:51Z")
That’s a bit misleading. Street racing is still illegal, but sanctioned racing on courses designed out of Georgian roads is legal. A lot of places do this anyway. I think it’s a great idea. Generates more income and brings fans closer to the racing experience. Win/win right? We do that with the Molson Indy for example and look at how big that is. Massive, massive turn out. It’s convenient, fresh, and feels closer to home. Besides, Georgia has a variety of roads for all kinds of racing from rally to Indy. This kind of move should be a common sense move IMO. Too bad it doesn’t make as much sense here as it does in Europe to legislators. ---
**Author:** ![Driftacular](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftacular/32/5724_2.png) [@Driftacular](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftacular)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/12 "2010-03-27T10:08:16Z")
> [@240xcsv](#): > > ^Not ignorant, but rather a generalization that identifies the dracnoization of Canada. Likewise in reference to North Korea, it’s not fully as the media portrays it either. What is true though is that our laws are money grabbing, people controlling non-beneficial crap. +1 to what my statement was trying to convey ---
**Author:** ![BCHLR240SX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bchlr240sx/32/5754_2.png) [@BCHLR240SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BCHLR240SX)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/13 "2010-03-28T16:31:52Z")
this would definitely promote tourism for TO, stupid government doesnt understand economy ---
**Author:** ![kapetajr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kapetajr/32/5445_2.png) [@kapetajr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kapetajr)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/street-racing-legalized-in-georgia/152236/14 "2010-03-28T16:42:31Z")
Kapeta’s moving back to GA, gotta a box chevy with some 26’s and i am straight lol