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Imagine if it were legal to go out on Saturday night with your buddies and race. Oh man, I can smell the rubber now. My uncle used to be a drag car racer and my dad was into race boats (I’ll never forget the?River Rat). But in Japan, street racing is…well…legal. I mean, according to my student, Manabu. ?He told me he was in a club at his university (#1 in Kobe…Do you know the university?). His club, along with about 20 others, used to get together for rallies every so often in the mountains above Kobe. 40 cars or so would race from 8PM to 5AM on three or four sections of road located on different mountains. At the end of the night, the winner would receive maybe free tires, oil, or some other related prize plus a trophy. The interesting thing here is how the police monitor it. They don’t, I guess. The roads are actually blocked off by the police and JAF (Japan Autmobile Association). Can you believe it? The police block off the roads so that these crazy college students can race their souped-up cars around the mountain. And each member is required to have a roll cage but they are checked only by the club members, not JAF. How well do you think the joints are soldered? You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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Peace.
so uhm yeah, greetings from an half irish half arabic guy that lives in germany! ah and start making more podcasts, like 3 a week 
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