SUZUKI Illegal Use Of Racing Cars

Monday, February 28, 2011 | 0 comments

SUZUKI Illegal Use Of Racing Cars

Maybe racing cars have been too readily available for anyone that unfortunate events involved with illegal street racing have also become rampant due to reckless and irresponsible race car drivers. Racing is not a bad thing, actually. In fact, it's one of the most exciting and thrilling sports of all time. The problem comes when there is no discipline among its practitioners. What do kids of 16 know about racing rules when all they ever want to be is to become a racing hall of famer - the faster you drive, the better - mentality. What they see on tv reinforces this belief anyway. There are no rules involved when Vin Diesel and Paul Walker hit it off against each other in "The Fast and the Furious", so why should teenagers care when the adults themselves don't? What they don't see in this movie are the innocent victims getting killed by this kind of uncontrolled activity. They only see good guys who have a passion for cobra cars and v8 supercars, sadly.
Racing becomes a negative issue when it is done in the "streets". Anybody, even someone without experience and discipline, can just get into his car and drive off - on the same streets innocent drivers use for transportation. So what can be expected from this? Isn't it a basic rule never to race in a busy road? Professional racing provides a particular area for their racers, uninhabited and clear to prevent casualties. All the same, every racer should make sure that their area is clear before pushing through any racing event.
Street racing is defined as an unsanctioned motor racing held on public roads. This may either be unplanned a.k.a. spontaneous, or coordinated. Participants and coordinators alike make use of gadgets like a two-way radio, police scanners, and GPS systems to track police hot spots, thereby avoiding detection. Racing cars used in these events range from ordinary business cars to luxury sports cars equally. Even iconic supercars like the daytona cobra are utilized for street racing nowadays.
There are three basic types of street racing: drag racing, touge racing a.k.a. drifting, and cannonball runs. Drag racing involves two or more competitors who drive off in a straight line for a particular distance. Touge or drifting entails racing on a mountain pass, where cars head off one at a time in a chase system. Cannonball runs, on the other hand, involves driving in race circuits or point-to-point road assemblies. Among the three, only drag racing and drifting remain popular today due to the extremely high danger level of cannonball runs, where a number of pedestrian casualties are almost always affected.
Indefinitely, street racing may go on for many more years to come. Despite the government's effort to illegalize this kind of activity, adventurous car racing fanatics will always find a way to carry out their dreams and ambitions of becoming real-life racers. The burden, then, lies heavily on the public's hands to do their best in preventing casualties by not participating, even as bystanders, on the said events. Since no one can put a stop to it, might as well just avoid it.

Geneva Preshow: New Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 [Updated Gallery]

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After nearly a decade of running amok in the land of hypercars, Lamborghini's Murcielago is being retired. In its place will be the Aventador, a 700-hp devil providing a whole new generation with automotive wall art and high-speed screams.

The Aventador LP 700-4, Lambo's newest top dog, hopes to build on the glorious excess of its predecessor. Fusing design cues found in the Reventón and Sesto Elemento, the Lamborghini Aventador has much in common with past Lamborghini flagships: it is named after a famous bull, packs a V12 warp drive, allows entry through a pair of scissor doors, and makes no sense as a daily driver.

It has also picked up the Murcielago's electronic air intakes due to their functionality and downright awesomeness. Broad details, however, are where the similarities stop.

Settled within the freshly developed carbon fiber monocoque are an all-new 6.5-liter V12 (700 hp / 515 kW @ 8,200 RPM ; 509 lb-ft / 690 Nm @ 5,500 RPM) and an Independent Shifting Rod (ISR) transmission. Taking Lotus-like weight loss cues from the Sesto Elemento concept, the ISR transmission is lighter, faster (just 50 milliseconds to shift), and "more emotional" than a traditional double-clutch setup while being more compact that a traditional manual gearbox.

Following the 700 ponies and 509 lb-ft through the driveline, we find ourselves at a Haldex full-time electronic AWD system that incorporates a self-locking rear diff and ESP-controlled front diff. How these react to all that power depends on which form of Drive Select Mode is chosen: spine-tingling Strada, bone-jarring Sport, or tooth-shattering Corsa.

Underneath, an F1-derived pushrod suspension and aluminum wishbones makes sure the wheels stay planted while the carbon ceramic disc brakes handle anything that 200+ mph has to offer.

Inside the monocoque, drivers will be protected by not only the rigidity offered by the one-piece design of the car, but also the primary (front), head/thorax, and knee airbags. The car's readouts and info are found on a TFT-LCD screen similar to that found in the Reventón.

As always, colors and exclusive options are there should your wallet and accountant permit. Scroll down for the pricing, specs, and pics of the future that is the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.

By Phil Alex



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