why do people make compact cars into street racers?
96519
Probably for the same reason there are lowriders and chopped motorcycles...cuz they can. In my day it was cubic inches and horsepower. For the life of me, I can't figure out why someone would spend thousands of dollars to make a car jump around like the devil is behind the wheel. But I do admire the hard work and innovation that goes into making it happen. Don't ask why, admire the work and move on if it isn't for you. C'mon...some of them are actually pretty cool :).
413558
Yes,but it's providing downforce to stick car to track better.The car is going to cut the air,and you sure don't want it to go under,then car would lift up and get airborn.
649202
motorsport racing is much safer than most people realize.. the cars are all checked to ensure they meet all the required safety rules.. sit back and enjoy the race.. it is very addictive.. you may find yourself behind the wheel someday
989420
To a real car nut there is nothing more satisfying than working on your own car. Never understood anybody that would call themself a "car guy/girl" and take it to somebody else to have it modified or detailed. The joy of doing it yourself will be lost on dweebs with way too much money that will pay someone to do it for them.  I've taken cars down to the bare frame and rebuilt it myself and when I'm driving it down the highway I can proudly say..."I built this".
932727
It keep the tires warm and enhances the car's traction when the green flag drops.  The tires are made to operate best a race speed, so when they are just following the pace car they can cool to less than optimal temperatures.  Forcing them to corner increases the friction acting on the tire and generates heat.  Well, that sounds good anyway, right?
526439
they have many restrictions on thier cars to keep them slower\nso thier not doing 300 miles an hour.thier only going 200mph\nwhat do you think the diff would be in a crash.plus in racing\nthey allways have limits to what you can do to keep it interesting and every one has thier own ways to cheat.
988795
Street racers are small-d¡cked losers, I'm all for the cops confiscating their cars and throwing them in jail.\n\nwanna race - go to a track, keep it off the streets.\n\nas far as the movie - I hope families of vitcims of street racing file a class action suit and bankrupt those irresponsible Hollywood shills responsible for this juvenille tripe..\n\nand don't even get me started in Lil Bow Wow!!!!!
894454
Because, you know, they are just sooooooo important that every cop in the world has his or her eye on them all the time.  \n\nI also chuckle at people who drive sports cars and complain about the cops allegedly singling them out.  They never stop and think that people driving sports cars are more likely to speed than are people with other cars.  \n\nHonestly, if I drove a sleek car with a high-powered engine, I can bet that I would be more tempted to speed than someone driving something with a 4-cylinder engine.
1105380
some do..some don't. it depends on the kind of racing.. kind of be stupid to put them on something that it's just going to get knocked off of.
281767
Go to local dirt track and watch real race cars drift. Modifieds, midgets, sprint cars and late models do it best.
111763
You will need to win in amateur car racing before anyone will take you seriously. Many drivers start in go karts.
89130
the try to skirt around the grey areas in the NASCAR rulebook to give their driver an advantage i.e. bigger fuel lines that will hold more so they will have that extra little bit of gas, having smaller drivers strap metal to their bodies so when they weigh the driver and car it meets the minium weight and then take it off for race day so there car is lighter and faster and the glass is to give them an aerodynamic advantage for the draft and better sticking ability or downforce for turns.
246183
It's a huge problem here, last month the cops set up a trap and arrested a bunch, they confiscated 8 cars they are keeping! They made a bunch of tickets too for illegal parts and unsafe cars. They deserve every charge they get, streets are made for driving, not racing, I don't care if there's no track around to go race legally, I've been into racing my whole life, I'm 42 years old and have NEVER raced on the street. My grandparents were both killed instantly by a speeding car. Just because you can drive a video game doesn't mean you're qualified to be a race car driver, it takes years of trained experiance behind the wheel of a REAL car to drive at high speeds, and even then it's not safe. If you ask any seasoned race driver if it's safe, you'll never get a yes, you'll get " It's about as safe as they can make it for the conditions we drive". Those conditions are a RACE TRACK driving with other drivers who have the same equipment and training you do. It's NOT a public road with regular cars, regardless of the roll cage you may have in your car, other's on that same road have a stock off the shelf car.I don't care how good you think you are behind the wheel, if you drive at high speeds on public roads, you're irresponsible and unsafe, putting peoples lives in danger for your own selfish thrills.
605480
i race mini-cup cars but we race on pavement - our cars could be set up to race on dirt which would be a blast but we've never tried it since most of the tracks around here are paved
640756
Because otherwise, they wouldn't exist.  \n\nBut seriously, cars provide quick transportation that wasn't available before, which led to being able to transport goods faster, making everything cheaper.  Also, cars led to the assembly line, and we all know how that worked out.
1014604
Seriously, it ALL depends on the driver.  I used to do quarter mile racing and could beat people in their own cars that couldn't beat me.  The car is important too, but the driver that knows how to push the car just right, usually wins.
539833
no,just that the space is needed for "ITS" transportation.\nenglish people have small cars becausevery small d...s.ok?\ni'm french so there.nudge nudge wink wink to you too!