Ok Brett, apologies accepted…

Maybe I should've expressed my feelings towards this whole street racing thing differently. I've never supported racing on the street, never will, but I never wished that someone gets hurt in any way. They might try to give street racing a good image by showing the way the cars are built(safety gear, roll cages, etc…) but it's the fact of doing it on the street which I think is a mistake. Also if the guys rely on these "organized" street racing as their main source of revenue, well after they just went through they should think about it and start looking at other sources of income to support their families without putting their lives at stake every week. If they love racing that much, then they can also build another car if they wish but keep it for track use only.
As for the tv show, although it's supposedly planned and organized, what is shown to the public misleads lots of people into thinking that it's done on open streets with blocked off traffic, sometimes ending tragically with a crash and the unfortunate casualties that come with it. Maybe it's the racers "bad boy" attitude or the fact that they're doing something "illegal" that makes the show popular, I dunno, go figure… I don't see the point in promoting these street races and having people think it's "real life"…why not do it at a real track? …maybe because it's not "outlaw" enough…

and last, like I said in my previous message, the young kids who just got their driving licenses watch the "Fast&Furious movies and try to imitate what they just saw with the sad results we all hear about from time to time. I think the "Street Outlaw" tv show can lead to the same result…

Take care now…
Claude.