Street Racing Coverage
 

THere is going to be a segment on the channel 9 news tonight about the big street racing bust in St. Paul this past summer. It will be on the 9 oclock news. They said that there were 400 cars and it was the biggest street racing bust in MN history. From what I remember, several people on here were caught. May be worth watching...

I just saw that too.....That ought to be pretty interesting.

CRAIG

Got the DVR set to record it. Gotta watch the fooseball frist!

do you think that you could get me a copy of the recording? cause no one that I know has anything that will record it and yeah im here in wyoming till wednesday next week im coming back for thanks giving.? thanks!

Kevin

It's gonna be Kevin's TV debut. ;)

I don't know if we will have a DVD recorder anytime soon, and that about the only way I can save it, otherwise it will be on the DVR hard drive.

Gonna set my vcr tonight, hopfully it'll work. Interested to know why its airing now, not when it happend months ago.

So who on here was there? Who should we be looking for on TV? I don't remember what happened....

I was there, but all the video recording was done away from where I was...hehe. I'm waiting to see that on the news later tonight also. I was standing about 30ft from the warehouse when they came out. I'm so glad I wasnt thinking about racing that night. Someone on here was racing and got caught, I forgot who it was.

I was supposed to go there, But I was talked into going home by my girlfriend at the time for some reason. Got Lucky I guess?

Someone should record it so I can save it on my computer and view it occasionally like all the other BREAKING NEWS: FAST AND FURIOUS clips I have ;)

oh good, FOX News doing something stupid again...i hate this country. Why hasn't anyone put a stop to them yet?

Anyone else watch? Interesting I guess, saw 2 DSMs. I'm not sure if they really needed that many cops...but whatever I guess.

I saw two members from Style on there for very brief moments flagging races. Me and Joe Geng. Couldn't pick out anyone else.

Joe is everywhere, I swear! Everytime I'm down on Uni I see him or his car.

400 cars, and less than 50 total combined tickets and cars towed. Pathetic.

How about the young kid in the car at the end "this was orchastrated."

I stilll play around on the highways from time to time, but going to one place and staying for hours on end is just asking for trouble.

Oh well, I guess I'll just take it to the track instead from now on. Besides, I like playing on dirt more than I do on the street.

Wasn't really anything special of a report. If you missed it, you didn't miss much.

Darn...I went through all that trouble and waiting and I wasnt even on there...lol. Just kidding...haha.

It's funny how people are racing again at the same spot. And they didnt even show the quick cars that raced...I saw a civic and cavalier...haha.

I feel like an idiot...when I was there talking to my friend and he was telling about how there might be a sting, but I didnt really think it was going to happen..haha.

If you feel like an idiot, I saw the undercover cop that was writing down all the license plates of the racers, and until the sting went down, I didn't put 2 and 2 together.

Shady 40 year old guy on Motorcycle + Palm Pilot = Cop

Shoulda known...

I was at the first Undercover Fox 9 coverage on Warner. I never figured out the lone guy on the Crotch Rocket filming was the reporter. Even after I saw him sitting in the lot by himself when the cops came.

Happens to the best of us.

I honestly don't feel too bad, b/c when I was there, the guys racing were complete tools and really not being safe at all.

I know a lot of people on here would have actually been worth watching, and probably would not have raced when cars were coming down the street the other direction.

Sorry if people here got in trouble, but the guys who I saw racing totally deserve anything they get.

If you got caught, and you're a regular member on this site, and you know who I am... I've got only one thing to say.


I told you so....



I've been warning you guys about shit like this for over a year. next year they're going to be doing the same thing, only on a larger scale. Get ready if you street race... Every time you're at a race, THERE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT someone undercover from the gang stike task force, or the asian strike task force. Fox 9 scraped the surface of undercover busts.

Hell, they have MY name, plate, and everything...

For sure next year there going to be more serious, But thats not stopping me from being down there. As long as we dont race we should be fine.

hahaha hell yeah me and all the other friends down there!! lol I didn't get in trouble... I was hopping to be on the air but my g/f said that we both weren't.

Kevin

What the heck, I thought I was the only one on here who saw/heard signs of a sting coming our way. I raced once that road once, but that was way before the sting took place..lucky me.

There was only one interesting race there and that was with an evo and a gsx. Did anyone see that pink probe? One of the girl cops there was telling the owner how nice her car was and how much she spent on it.

I've seen that Pink Probe around. Pink+ Probe.......Interesting thoughts not concerning cars.

Don't be so sure about that. They may start cracking down with unlawful assembly charges. Basically the law states if more than 3 people (or less I don't remember) assemble with the "intent" to commit a crime, it is considered unlawful assembly. Otherwise they could try to get something passed for the local laws about being at street races, watching or racing.

They will figure out a way to make sure you get punished. It may take a little time, but they will get it done. I say cut you losses now and try like hell to get a friday nite and saturday nite track set up leaglly where the police are involved to promote safety rather than busting you for street racing. I think they are doing it in San Diego or something like that. Work on that rather than trying to get away with crimes and then you won't have to worry about getting busted for illegal racing.

Werd! What a waste of manpower. The cops blocking the way out could have taken care of all that without the people in the warehouse.

And then at the end when they showed the revenge by the broken windows.... Takes a real man to do that.

They just wanted to make it "flashy" for the news. :rolleyes:

You actually have a point there. Trying to bring more to show the tax payers they can look all movie like, but in reality so over done and a waste of funds.

It was nothing exciting, I Tivo'd it. The usual edited down to a minute report.

Despite it's lack of interesting material, does anyone have it available online? I'm starting a street racing news collection. :p

someone convert it to digital. i want to see this :)

There are no fast cars that race there. Those people are always smarter.

The Taxpayers of Saint Paul have complained about street racing, stolen parts, asian gangs, the traffic on Uni Ave...

It wasn't a waste of time, it showed the public that they're out there trying to stop it, They record license plates, chased some people out from racing at that spot. Their whole goal is to detract racing in St Paul.

This might make some more people think before they do.
This is just like Tom's little fetish with the front plate law, if you're going to violate an ordinance, statute, or law, don't bitch when you get caught.

Like I said, this is just the tip of the iceburg. Wait til' next year...

It was an interesting story, that just tipped off the public to how large the 'scene' actually is.

That chick is a dumbass. An officer stood right in front of her car, and she almost ran him over. She ignored orders to stop.

That's felony fleeing, wreckless driving, resisting arrest, not to mention that if she would have came at the right officer on the wrong day like that with her car, she might have swallowed a few hollow points...

And for those of you who might know her, I offer no apologies. everyone on this site shits on cops, I'll shit on dumbasses like her.

I don't shit on cops. I've even considered becomming one someday. Don't think it'd be too bad of a job at all. Sure it sucks to get tickets, but it sure is nice when one is there when you're in need of help. Just gotta shrug off the assholes and think about the people who do appreciate your work right!!

So thats where all of Propulshuns customers go! I was wondering why you never see them at the drag strip. With cars that slow, I would be embarrassed to goto a real track also.

Performance shop trash talkin'. Sweeeet!!! :D

later,
Curt

No, it's just they spend all their money on stickers, so they run out of funds for a run at the track! ;)