street racing on Kare 11 at 10pm

[Kracka]

wtf was that? another example of the crap the media puts out there. Didn't another news station or the same, can't remember, show something like this a year or two ago?

It wasn't that bad, pretty accurate for the most part IMO. At least they recognized that most people do things responsibily and thats its only a few wrecking it for all.

[1slowdsm]

They didnt make the place look too bad, unlike that other station that made it look like the worst place to be at night, haha. I only watched half of it, have to leave for school soon. So far, it seemed like they were down at Porky's the whole time.
It is kinda funny how lots of people think all imports are ricers, though. Like those people at my school...funny thing is that none of them can beat my little 4 banger, heh heh..:D

[Jana]

Ooooh, a shake from Porky's sounds sooo good right now......

Thanks for posting up the clip, I'll have to watch it later today. :)

[awd-drifter]

what the hell? News media like that sucks. It makes us Imports look very bad from my view. But whos black Eclipse was that at the end of the show? Well, i still think Kare 11 did a good job on street racing, except that they have to see it in "ricers" way of seeing it...i think. But its all about behavior on the streets.

[Kracka]

It didn't help that the guys giving the ridealongs were complete jackholes and spent more time bragging than actually being honest. Hmm, I should call Kare11 and offer to give a ridealong. You can't expect them to get it perfect from everyone's point of view though.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

The segment was pretty good. They more or less reported on it, then trying to link it with unrelated car accidents, car theft rings or keep saying how bad it was. The only people who get upset over news stories like this are the ricers.

[A//// Guy]

It was pretty accurate but what I dont understand is that they kind of showed the domestic guys as just having fun and hanging out. But they are doing burnouts in front of Porkys and thats ok? Cops dont seem to care about that and they go straight to were the imports are...

It would be nice if they showed both car groups doing the same stuff and not label imports as being the street racers and domestics just going to look at cool cars on Uni.

[CDeutsch]

It was pretty accuarte, the only thing that pissed me off was at the end when the anchor woman was like "yeah, keep it on the track" or "keep it legal" or some BS like that. Not mentioning that to keep it legal you have to drive a million miles. :mad:

[FattyBoomBatty]

Wheaters. Thats funny the media refers to us/them/whatever as "ricers" since that can honestly be grouped in the same catagory as nigger, spick, chink, cracker, etc. It was originally used as a derogatory term before it became descriptive for a type of car owner.

*edit*
OK, I just watched the video and they really didn't call anyone a ricer, just said the import crowd is referred to as ricers. Hmm oh well, it wasn't that bad of a segment, at least they realize most the people out at night aren't causing any problems. Just like anything else, its a few causing most the problems.

you forgot slope and engine. but i agree they should stop and think for a minute about using terms like that, i know if you were to say that around the wrong people you'd get your ass kicked.

the last time they did a story like this it sucked as well. but at least some of the interviews were more funny.

[AJ]

"known on the street as ricers"


LOL, I love it. I thought it was a pretty accurate segment. About as accurate as we will probably ever get.