Thread: How Dangerous is Drag racing

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Originally posted by MGMan75
How Dangerous is Drag racing
How dangerous is drag racing when it is sanctioned and at a legal place? I hear that underground drag racers are always dieing according to someone i know that works at a morge... I was thinking about getting into it but I don't want to DIE!... But it must be safer where it's sanctioned and note I am talking about racing classic cars not like the real long dragsters that go like 250 mph...


also i posted this on the drag racing forum first but since i wanted responses and no one goes on that other forum i just put it on here.

No drag racing can ever be totally safe, especially if your in a fast car. But, no question sanctioned drag racing is far safer than street racing (Underground racing) hands down. Sanctioned racing is a controlled environment. The cars are safety checked and are required to have whatever safety equipment needed for the speed the car will run. Drag racing safety has been refined over the years (unfortunately by investigating crashes) to reduce the dangers.



Street racing is just plain NOT a good idea, but you problee' already knew that.