Z's race through a park Share https://www.classiczcars.com/gallery/image/7171-zs-race-through-a-park/ More sharing options... Followers A festival race through a small towns city park in mid 1970's. Notice the hi-tech safety barriers.
Sonic Member January 12, 200421 yr comment_3993 Share this post i wish there were races like that nowadays. i wonder if anybody got that on film? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/gallery/image/7171-zs-race-through-a-park/#findComment-3993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
panchovisa Member January 14, 200421 yr comment_4013 Share this post Sonic, The insurance companies wouldn't touch that kind of event. No city would underwrite it themselves either. Watkins Glen and Road America both got their start with street races. Sadly, each location suffered fatalities which spured the construction of the permanent road cources used today. I still have trouble accepting the concrete barriers, topped with debris fence, that went completely around RA a few years ago. It just ruined many fantastic sight lines for the fans. But, it was installed after a car got into a spectator area. So I guess it was needed. I still remember hiking through the woods and hiding (from the corner workers) right behind the guardrail on the backside of RA during an Indy car race. The sensation of being 10 feet away, and eye level with the driver, from a 195mph ground effects monster was a total adrenalin rush! Anyway, how many drivers would want to race 30 feet away from 3' diameter elm trees today? Pancho Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/gallery/image/7171-zs-race-through-a-park/#findComment-4013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Member October 24, 200519 yr comment_11017 Share this post Man you are luck you wernt killed Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/gallery/image/7171-zs-race-through-a-park/#findComment-11017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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