Illegal Street /drag racing TV reporting

[FED 387]

Channel 2 CBS chicago news reporter ANN STATE just reported on the 10 pm 7/16 news about a drag race on a local street and people were killed/hurt--Please send an email to the station/Anne to correctly report the facts about an illegal activity---Bombard them with Emails please---Thanx Dick Ullrich Comp 387

[76 RACER]

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Maybe a post on www.chitownracing.com may help. Take the time to read some of the moronic things that take place there. Its a wonder there arent more killed racing the streets in your area......

[FED 387]

I received a very nice reply shortly after the broadcast from Anne saying that she will pass my complaint along to her bosses. She went on to state that the police reported it to the news services as "drag racing" ---I have sent a email to the local Chief of Police to either meet with him o to explain the error of classifying this incident as drag racing and not as a "illegal high speed race" on the public hiway----We shall see..Will look at that site tonite when I get home from work--I'm sure it will be interesting nothing can surprise me anymore===

[bobby]

Had that problem in Houston. Every time the news would report it as drag racing, I would write the station or paper. Never got one reply, but at least for now it's illegal street racing. don't know if I made a difference or how many people wrote, but it sure did feel good.

[Myron Piatek]

A lot of major and local news sources paid attention last year (?) after a lot of us emailed them about the incident in Maryland where several people were killed by a car that I believe wasn't even involved in the street race but came up behind the crowd at high speed. Several internet and local headlines were changed afterwards. But apparently not everyone took notice or remembered! It. It will be an ongoing effort to educate more of them.

[Don Fardie]

We just had a similar incident up here last night in Ashland Mass, where Channel 5 of Boston reported the tragedy of a teenager dying as a result of Drag Racing. I wrote Channel 5 AGAIN in explaining the difference between the two and the negative publicity they give our sport of Drag racing when they categorize us with Illegal Street Racing. I’m hoping someday they will wise up and realize all they’re doing is hindering any efforts local tracks are doing in trying to get sponsorship to fund programs to get these kids off the street.