Racing Survey

1. Are you male or female?
-male

2. What is your age?
-23

3. Do you street race?
-no

4. Do you race legally?
-yes (i will be counting drifting into this as well since people tend to screw around on the street)

5. How do you feel about legal and illegal racing?
-i'm all for any type of legal events, whether it be dragracing, auto-x, drifting, trackdays, roadracing, etc... those who do it on the street are usually the ones that are afraid of not being the best at something so they tend to stray away from real competition.

6. What makes you want to race (if it’s fun, what is fun about it)?
-my love for cars and racing has been with me longer than i can remember, and having a few family members in the racing industry has helped to feed that addiciton over the years

7. What matters most to you: winning a race or just being in a race
-having a blast doing what i love, so just being there is enough

8. What do you prefer most: upgrading your car’s performance or upgrading the look of the car
-performance has always been key to me, but i'm a driving/riding junkie so i will try to go fast with about anything that has wheels on it. to me, gonig slow or parking your car and just looking at it is like watching paint dry.

9. Why do you upgrade your car?
-i love to do it. it keeps me sane. for example, whenever i'm a bit flustered with work i can sit and think in detail about my next mod to the car or crunch some numbers on which turbo would flow the best for my setup or what alignment might work better for my car at the next event. i'm constantly dreaming up new parts to fabricate or adapt to the car.

10. What do you like to do after finishing an upgrade to your car?
-make sure it works or go back to making it work.

11. Are there any common sense “rules” about upgrading your car (performance wise AND as to the look of your car)?
-everything has supporting mods. if you have more air you need more fuel. if you add big power you need bigger brakes. you can't really have one without the other in these cases. as for looks, the more dents the better.

12. What do you think of the movie, “The Fast and the Furious” and its sequel?
-crap, crap. but it's not like it was a documentary, it was a friggin movie and hollywood's finest put their usual spin on it.

13. Does the movie accurately portray the racing scene in any way? If not, please give a few details on the differences between the movie and the real racing scene.
-again, it wasn't a documentary film, so you can't compare those stupid movies to real life.

14. Do you own an American made car or an import?
-3 import vehicles, 2 nissans and a honda.

15. If you own an American car, how do you feel about imports and those who drive them (rivalry, etc)?
-n/a

16. If you own an import, how do you feel about American cars and those who drive them (rivalry, etc)?
-drive what you like

(The following is for those who street race or have in the past…)

1. What’s different about street racing and legal races?
-legal races are for people who aren't scared to lose or be seen doing it.

2. What makes you want to continue street race?
-n/a

3. Do you race with a passenger in the car? Why or why not? If not, how do you feel about those who do?
-stupid as hell on both fronts

4. Do you race in busy areas of your city or town? Why or why not? If not, how do you feel about those who do?
-again, totally moronic

5. What do you think of the police officers who attempt to stop, ticket, and possibly arrest you for racing?
-if you have a bad thing to say about these officers then DIAF.

6. If you find yourself in a dangerous situation, would you continue the race or slow down?
-idiots will always be idiots

7. What is the usual gathering place for street races? (no need for specifics; just a description of common places, near restaurants, country roads, etc)
-business complexes are the usual places around here, but lots of people do it on the interstates too.