| street racing made legal in lodz, poland - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| zhao |
In Poland, the old adage “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” rings true. In an effort to reduce widespread illegal street racing, officials have made it legal in a section of the city of Lodz to street race at night. Obviously, measures have been taken to ensure the safety of bystanders by police and the Lodz Motoring Club.
“We’ve come to an understanding with the organisers of the illegal races,” said the head of the Club, Lech Ryszewski. The motoring club has created a Street Legal section, which will organise the races in closed off streets, under the supervision of licensed organisers and judges. In return, participants are obliged to make sure no-one organises similar races on city streets.”
The Lodz Police hope that encouraging the street racers to race in a controlled zone will cut down on the illegal, and more dangerous, activity in other parts of the city. But, Polish press have criticized the city for catering to people who partake in illegal activity.
http://news.windingroad.com/countri...t-racing-legal/ |
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| Arikara1985 |
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Originally posted by NESTLE
BAN:lol:
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| Godzilla |
they are critisizing the police for encouraging an illegal activity? it's not illegal if they just legalized it.
personally i think that's awesome, if only edmonton could do the same. |
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| AudiInProgress |
| Yeah really. I mean, Castrol Raceway is great, but it costs more just to drive there from the northside (167ave) than the fee's you pay to get in... |
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| ~30oZ~ |
| I think that's a great idea.:thumbup: |
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| zhao |
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Originally posted by Godzilla
they are critisizing the police for encouraging an illegal activity? it's not illegal if they just legalized it.
personally i think that's awesome, if only edmonton could do the same.
exactly, its not illegal if its legal lol. stupid media
and its probably in an industrial area with huge wide roads. sounds like they just blocked off and turned a deserted city district into a free race track at certain times. |
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| MotorSportsGord |
| Makes sesne. theyjust have to make sure the site is safe and wide etc. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
makes sense for cities/town with out race tracks.. there is a similar project in rural Alberta.. not it's not an every night thing, but the RCMP is involved.. AlbertaRC I think was involved too...
The shot down a section of road in a small town have have mini drags... not 1/4 mile 100mph things but shorter ones with lower speeds.. more driver skill and off the line speed... |
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| Showcase |
| POLISH PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| project.D. |
| Haha, that sounds awesome...I've been to Lodz many times. Something like this should be made here in Edmonton, I think it's an ingenious idea. What'll be the point of racing illegally around the rest of the city when there'll be a specific dedicated are for it with racers from all over the Lodz region? I can see sponsors and such coming down to find local talent on the race nights as well, sounds like a win win situation. |
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| midnite |
| reminds me of safe injection sites. |
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