Many people have heard the word "street racers".Who are they, know not all.The residents mistakenly believe that street racers and racers - is absolutely identical terms.In fact, everything is not so simple.Try to understand who are the street racers.What these people live that attracts them to the streets at night, on what they go?
racers and street racers
So, what is the fundamental difference?Firstly, we can confidently say that the racers and street racers - it's not even related concepts.These people are completely different.The only thing that unites them - a passion for high speeds.Otherwise, they look at the world quite differently.So street racers who are and who are the drivers?
Racer - is, first of all, the pros.He is an educated, responsible, disciplined.It operates by the rules, dropping the speed on bends, buckling the belt, following all safety standards.His friends are the same as he did.They gather on special racing tracks to shlestnutsya fight, to show their skills and technical capabilities of their machines.
In this case, street racers - who are they?In fact, it's the complete opposite of the professional racers.Street racers do not care about the rules, for he has no such thing as "too fast" and "very dangerous."Moreover, what is forbidden, and it attracts.It is this desire for adventure and drives him to the streets of the city at night, forces take the wheel and sped to where he was waiting for the same crazy friends.
rules for those who do not recognize the right of
should not be considered an anarchist street racing community.In this insane environment has its own laws to comply with them are very strict.Surprisingly, the traffic violation in this get-together is considered shameful.It is unacceptable to drive a defective car.It is unacceptable to endanger the lives of other members of the community and random people.And, perhaps most importantly - all-in takes place in the city.Hence, by the way, and it takes the origins of the name.
origins of street racing
history originates in the United States.Surprisingly, the very first mention of night races dating back to the 20th years of the last century.The first competitions were held in California, in an incredibly beautiful place - at the bottom of a dried-up lake.The purpose of the competition - to overcome the 402 meters, managed to disperse the car to the maximum.Requirements for participants was only one thing: it was necessary to arrive at the competition on their own four-wheeled vehicles equipped engine.
Since then it has become a tradition, that the war broke.At the bottom of the legendary lake equipped air base.Deprived of the usual springboard, street racers looking for a new puzzled.Do not think of anything better, they began to drive through the streets of Los Angeles night.This is how was born this wonderful sport.
Stritreys in Russia
irrepressible craving for speed pokatushki night through the deserted streets appeared in Russia and other post-Soviet countries recently - about 20 years ago.Of course, this is due to the collapse of the great powers and rushed from the west flow of information.Foreign movies about the brave street racers quickly gained popularity.Cassettes with the "Fast and Furious" wandering hands and stare to full physical deterioration.New words attracted unusual hearing something foreign and unknown.For the first time the most daring and reckless began to ask simple questions: "Street racers - who are they? What is living this wonderful world?"Around that time, and began to form a Russian school stritreysa.
spoke in the wheel
began to appear the first groups of the extreme driver, who later rose to major organizations.Of course, a new phenomenon immediately caused public resonance.I must say that even now his opponents many times more than the fans, and in the days when the Soviet culture still firmly lived in people's heads, the ratio was at all negative.But can break the human condemnation of this adventurer, soul enamored of speed?
Increasingly, sounded a question: "Street racers - who they are and what they do?"And if someone continued to turn up his nose, then a large part of that's seriously interested fascinated by a new trend.And some of them rose to the level of these explorers night roads.
long time stritreys was outlawed and many causes only negative associations.The disgrace of society were street racers themselves.Who are they, what they interfere with that bad things - it is unlikely someone seriously thought about it.But the image of the cab, rushing at breakneck speed through the streets of the sleeping area many just scared ... But that did not stop the conquerors roads.
Legalization and its fruits
And the first legal races were held in 2000.This was followed by a lot of changes in a positive way.Lovers of this rather extreme sport for the first time have the opportunity to study in peace.Today, no organization will release the road inept novice, because serious clubs are interested in the fact that the law enforced roads.Machines are necessary diagnostics, from the state of the engine, ending checkpoint.Street racers are allowed to participate in races only if the car is all right.This significantly reduced the level of accidents and injuries.
