Wanna Race The po po ?? I'll show you how

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Officers said they have seen a drastic reduction in illegal street racing since "Beat the Heat" started in 2007.


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Once a month police officers race anyone over the age of 18 for $25.




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MIAMI --
If you talk to Anthony Gonzalez, you will realize quickly that there is no talking him into slowing down on the road.
"Adrenaline rush -- the closer I feel to getting killed, the more I love it," Gonzalez said.
The trick is controlling the passion for racing from spilling onto public roadways.
"How fast have you gone?" Local 10's Sasha Andrade asked Gonzalez.
"One-hundred-sixty, 170," he replied.
Police officers are redirecting people like Gonzalez from the street to the County Line Drag Way. The program is called Beat the Heat. Once a month, officers will race anyone over the age of 18 for $25.
"You could bring your mother’s minivan. You can bring a pure racing car. It doesn't matter," said Officer Jose Ayala with the Medley Police Department.
"We're actually getting a lot of kids and adults alike come here and say, 'We used to race in Davie. You probably used to chase us around, and now we're here on the track and we want to race your car,'" said Officer Ron Bradley with the Davie Police.
Officers said they have seen a drastic reduction in illegal street racing since Beat the Heat started in 2007.
"We used to have races in the warehouse district almost every Friday, Saturday night. They've completely stopped," Bradley said.
Racers told Local 10 that they actually prefer the track.
"It's better and it's safer," one racer said.
The next Beat the Heat race is May 23 at 7 p.m. at the County Line Drag Way on Okeechobee Road.
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[Gear Head]

hmm does that include bikes? I wonder what they have on their end? Probably Paul Walker's confiscated nissan lol.

[phantom]

Watch the video, I saw bikes out there in the crowd, and they say you can bring anything from your mothers mini van to whatever.
Are you O.K. with me posting a group ride here ??

[Gear Head]

Sure no problem just post it in the event section. Get it started

[Nighthawk]

Beat The Heat and Countyline Dragway allow you to pretty much race anything you have, from cars to bikes, to ATVs. Countyline is also a major drifting track in South Florida. Only downside to the drag strip is that it is one 1/8 mile.... fail!!!

[speedylocksmith]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Beat The Heat and Countyline Dragway allow you to pretty much race anything you have, from cars to bikes, to ATVs. Countyline is also a major drifting track in South Florida. Only downside to the drag strip is that it is one 1/8 mile.... fail!!!

agreed!! 1/4 mile FTW!!

[HANS]

meh. i know quite a few people who run at PBIR and Countyline. from what i hear you cant hook for shit there. my buddy runs 7's in the 1/8th at pbir and 7.80's at county line and has about 10-15 mph off the traps. they need to step it up on track prep down there.

[phantom]

Fuck it then.......... I'll probably just show up to watch.

I outrun those boyz all the time anyway.

[HANS]

let me know when u plan on going out there. ive never personally been to that track yet.

[phantom]

Originally Posted by HANS

let me know when u plan on going out there. ive never personally been to that track yet.

Tonight ??

[HANS]

damn i forgot it was tonight. i just heard it on the radio when i dropped katie off at work. i would but im goin out to watch UFC 98 tonight.

[speedylocksmith]

Originally Posted by HANS

damn i forgot it was tonight. i just heard it on the radio when i dropped katie off at work. i would but im goin out to watch UFC 98 tonight.

where are you gonna watch it?

[phantom]

At the track about 10 feet away from the cars.........jus kiddin.

[HANS]

Originally Posted by phantom

At the track about 10 feet away from the cars.........jus kiddin.

[Cubulco]

Hey first time going today and have to admit it wasn't bad. I did enjoy it, Ill be in next time someone from here goes. Loved the cycle stunts and hearing some Colombian guy on a Gixxer 600 talk shit about how he could of beat a busa but didn't want to embarrass the guy.