well its finally happened i was arrested for dragging last night. im asking you guys for your bust stories if you have any, any tips in defense or what you did to get out of it. i was being challenged by a jerk off in a new corvette, i actually held him in first and second but in third he smoked me. i was on roselle rd in schaumburg, he busted a right on the tollway i went straight and got screwed. the friggin cop practically cut my wrist off with the damn cuff. my lawyer said i could get 1-6 months in jail. help, any tips appreciated, i cant go to jail. the cop told me later he was pissed because i smoked my tires all over his car. he was choking on my rubber, hehe. schaumburg busted me, they blow.

 

sounds like your screwed on this charge ...unless you have a perfectly clean record then you might get out of it with alot of court supervision and a huge fine and still no licsense for 6 months to a year ....good luck man sorry to hear it

 

yeah i do have a clean record, what the hell all i did was race a guy for a 1/4 mile, lose a license, jail what the ****

 

First of all, that is the stupidist place to do it. Second, bring a lawyer and try and get supervision. Third, what does your car look like, cause I am up at the bk sometimes.

 

Ahhh yes, that does suck. Been there done that. It was july 25, 2003. I was in St. Paul, same thing, a guy was being a jerk in a thunderbird, trying to race everyone, so I raced him and before we, well I should say I hit 40 mph I saw a cop going the opposite direction on a highway, so I kept going, lost the thunderbird. To make a long story short, I had NO idea were I was so I ended up running into a parking lot which was a dead end. After about 2 mins the cop finally caught up and that was it. Pulled out of my car with 3 guns pointed at me. The cop got me for fleeing, exsessive speeds (He said that the only time he could clock me I was susposidly doing 130 mph??? my speedo was buried), and drag racing. my car was confiscated by the state on MN, went directly to jail, same thing with the cuffs, cop took me licence on the spot as well. I was super nice to the cops, and had a clean record. When I went to court the judge gave me a drag racing and expedition driving ticket, prohibation. Nice little fine to pay. I got my licence back, well it was never gone, and that was it. I am certainly not a judge, but what a friend of the family told me to do was plee with the judge to get like a year with no tickets, o then you might be able to keep you licence. for got to mention that he is like a district attorny for ramsey county or some thing. There is a name for this, but I can not remember.

Arrested for a very short race...

Good Luck.

 

Where was it at? I race at Plymouth and Outer Drive every Friday and Saturdat night and have not got caught. :Knock On Wood: It just depends where it was at! I mean some places enforce it more than others. I know my friend in his civic raced a TA (Got his *** handed ot him LOL!) and he had a clean record and he got it reduced to a $120 fine and 3 points (careless driving). My other friend has a 2000 SS and he raced my other buddies 2000 SS and got busted. Both had 10 points and the first guy got a 5 over ticket after a lawyer and the other guy got it reduced to careless with no lawyer. Just remeber lawyers ARE pricey. Let me know where it was at because I know every single cop in Canton and Plymouth and I might be able to get you out of it, if it was somewhere in those 2 cities.

Sean

 

i know it was stupid but it was spur of the moment. The guy was egging me on. my car looks like this:

 

this here

 

it has iroc rims now though

 

Want to set something up with my IROC?

 

yeah thats what he needs right now...LOL

 

yeah id like to check it out and cruise as for racing im a little paranoid right now, i get caught im in jail for sure. driving on three tickets. looks like a nice car though, i would go to a track.

 

ive been driving like a grandpa the last few days.

 

i bet so .......whens your court date..???

 

Take that stuff to the track man....I know what it's like to get egged on by somebody....but if you can't be responsible and mature about it, you should'nt be able to own a fast car.

It's just not worth it anymore to get busted by a cop because your ego got in the way of better judgement.

Sorry, somebody had to be the father figure here

 

first of all i dont need a lecture from someone i dont know. it was not ego, it was the feeling of wanting to tear up the street and it got the better of me. i work hard for what i have, ive earned it, im not some punk whose daddy bought him a fast car. so dont tell me i cant handle owning a fast car.

general my court date is the 15th of sept. i have a pretty good lawyer and a good record so hopefully they go easy.

iwas asking for some advice from anyone who has been through this, not a lecture, i know what i did was dumb. we all have lessons to learn.

 

Similar thing happedn to a friend of mine.
The judge told him if he sold the car he wouldn't go to jail.
My friend putthe car up for sale sold it, and was ok
I hope that doesn't happen to you though.
He was caught doing about 140, and he ran from the cops, so if he didn't go to jail, you should relax a bit

 

man that story makes me feel better but i would have a really hard time selling the car. the cop told me they used to just give 200 dollar tickets but it didnt stop any of the ricers from dragging. so they started getting tougher. he actually said the word ricers. he then told me how he used to drag his cutlass against his friends skylark. so im thinking what the hell are we doing here then. he told me one of the reasons he didnt make it a class A was i wasnt a *****. and he liked my car said it was in good shape for a 92, meanwhile my wrists are still bruised the bastard.

 

I've had a few friends get caught, and as long as you are very respectful to the states attorney and the judge, usually your lawyer can get you a years probation, etc. Your biggest problem may be your prior record (you said you were running on three tickets, right?) I know this from first hand experience. I got nailed for reckless driving. I didnt do it, and was able to prove so in court. But the judge told me that with my prior record, even my proof wasnt enough. I had to do a year of supervision anyway. But I didnt get any points on my record, or any crap like that. Get a good lawyer, and dont expect too much. You shouldnt do any jail time, but you will definately get a suspension of sorts. But, #1, be very repectful to state attorney and judge. Cant express the importance of that enough.

 

yes you are right. if there is ever a time to brown nose that would have to be it. i talked to my lawyer, he said i have a great record only 1 speeder and that was three years ago. he said not to worry about jail but he is worried about a 6 month suspension/ revocation of my license. he said they treat the draggers the same as dui's in cook county. the whole thing seems kind of extreme.

in the meantime, i would like to put mufflers on my car but want to avoid the transverse muffler, is there any way to put dual mufflers on the camaros?

 

go to the exhaust forums, and there are whole bunches of threads, and I think a sticky with true duals pictures.

 

they tread drag racers the same as DUIs? well don't worry then! around here DUIs are treated better than drag racers

 

how are you guys getting arrested for drag racing? there must be other charges being laced in.

 

drag racing is against the law !!!
when a cop sees you line up against another car and you both accellorate very quickly to lets say 100 mph then your busted....lol..

 

i know it's against the law. I also know that drag racing is a traffic offense in WI. traffic offenses = tickets.... not jail time. I don't know how it works in IL. thats why I asked.

 

drag racing is not only a traffic offense in our state. It is also a criminal charge. Its good too, cause it keeps punk kids from killing people on the street. BTW, its not uncommon around here to see people get busted for dragging, and if they have a passenger get charged with reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. It sucks, but that is why there are race tracks.

 

Travis 82 z28, go to hwy 100... you can remember what you said while you are in jail (they are getting real sick of it)


it is bassically like he said above but, it works the same in WI....

"drag racing is not only a traffic offense in our state. It is also a criminal charge. Its good too, cause it keeps punk kids from killing people on the street. BTW, its not uncommon around here to see people get busted for dragging, and if they have a passenger get charged with reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. It sucks, but that is why there are race tracks."

it's up to the city or county and the officers really decide just what they will charge you with. (the more the better because they know at least one will stick.

maybe beloit and janesville are ok with just a ticket but, not everyware

 

My friend got busted a couple of years ago on Plymouth and Outer Drive racing his '94 Z28. He got a hefty fine only because he had a lawyer to get him out of it. The cops confiscated his car and raced it (along with the other Saleen they busted) all the way back to the impound.

I just saw a story on the news a week ago about to black dudes in Detroit racing their ghetto boat cars (old caddy vs. some cutlass). Well the Cutlass blew a stop sign and ruined another car. I'm not sure if anyone was killed, but both people are facing criminal charges. I'd stay off the pedal for a while, I think they're gonna start coming down hard on people racing in the streets.

Steve

 

"and if they have a passenger get charged with reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. "

thats where the arrest comes in. Which answers my question if other charges were being laced in. now i understand

 

Regardless, even if you only have yourself in the car, drag racing will get you arrested. Known some people who have had it happen, and actually saw it happen to one of them.

 

This is what the current Illinois state law is in regards to drag racing (as you can see, you can get busted if it is only one car with a G-tech also)

(625 ILCS 5/11‑504) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑504)
Sec. 11‑504. Drag racing. Any person who, as an operator of a motor vehicle, is convicted of being a participant in drag racing shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and the driver's license of such person shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6‑205.
"Drag racing" means the act of 2 or more individuals competing or racing on any street or highway in this State in a situation in which one of the motor vehicles is beside or to the rear of a motor vehicle operated by a competing driver and the one driver attempts to prevent the competing driver from passing or overtaking, either by acceleration or maneuver, or one or more individuals competing in a race against time on any street or highway in this State.
(Source: P.A. 83‑831.)


(625 ILCS 5/11‑505) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑505)
Sec. 11‑505. No person shall operate any motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted squealing, screeching or other such noise from the vehicle's tires due to rapid acceleration or excessive speed around corners or other such reason.
This Section shall not apply to the following conditions:
(a) an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator; nor
(b) the emergency operation of a motor vehicle when avoiding imminent danger; nor
(c) any raceway, racing facility or other public event, not part of a highway, sanctioned by the appropriate governmental authority.
(Source: P.A. 86‑664.)

 

got it

 

here is the WI law

ch 346.94(2)
racing- no operator of a motor vehicle shall participate in any race or speed or endurance contest upon WI highways

penalty
ch 346.95(2)
any person violating s. .... 346.92(2).... may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor no more than $400

we're both right

 

man im moving to wisconsin, illinois especially schaumburg sucks. my court date is in a week next tuesday hopefully ill still have a license after. that would really blow considering im a mechanic and need a license to live.

 

Man, if you live in Illinois and you are convicted of Drag Racing, you dont stand a very good chance of not getting some sort of suspension. Some people get a year some 5 years. If you got a good driving record, you could get away with maybe 3-6 month suspension, or maybe just a year of supervision, and some fines. If you do get a suspension, you can always apply for a hardship permit. It will allow you to drive on specified roads at specified times. Basically to work and back, thats it.

edit:
Almost forgot, good luck man. Hope you get a good judge. But remember, next time dont race where it isnt safe, or you will be caught.

 

thanks for the help in a week i will no my fate. i tell you what happens

 

Hey Jes, first/last time I saw you & your RS w/L98 & 5 speed was last year when you were checking out the RS hood in Melrose Park, IL. Sorry to hear about your issue. I have a court date myself on the 23rd this month for screeching of tires, but that's nothing compare to yours. Hope everything will work out though- I got my fingers crossed! And please give us an update if possible.

 

Been a week, whats the story, are you in some deep crap, or did you get a little luck in the courtroom?

 

If you are racing on the street then you are street racing. Drag racing is done at a sanctioned track. There is a difference. Street racers are doing just that. Street racing...I have never strret raced anyone no matter what the situation so I can't give any advice except to agre with some others here. Get a lawyer and be very nice.

 

hey hey i got a pretty good deal. the drag racing and squealing tires charges were dropped, but i took a hit on the speeding, i got a conviction which doesnt ever leave your record. the judge lectured me about being educated and doing stupid **** like drag racing. at least im not in jail right now, my lawyer said i coud get 30 days and a revoked license plus a 3000 fine. **** that. my lawyer did good im still on the street with a license, never to drag on the street again. im going to byron the week after next who wants to go, let me know.
the prosecutor backed out of my plea bargain while i was in front of the judge. what a bitch. she screwed me over. wanted to nail me with all they could get. ****in ****.

 

CC hows it going did u get that idle problem sorted out? i had a bad throttle body, that was causing all the unstable idle. i never bought a hood , im waiting until i can paint it at the same time.

 

well two things here

first : congratulations

second : a valuable lesson was learned

its a win win situation

 

and remeber, street racing is bad! :nono:

 

wish more people would get busted for street racing ....that way it would be taken to the track where it belongs instead of on the streets where we are trying to drive our kids to school or to the grocery......damn i must be getting old ..LOL

 

Sometimes that happens. Usually about the time you have kids. I used to use my road as a test and tune strip, now I yell when kids turn the corner too quick.

 

lol, it gets even worse you you realize that your own kids are soon going to be doing (but hope they don't ) what you did when you first started driving

 

oh lordy i hope not ....LMAO

 

After thinking of all the wonderful things that I did as a teenager, I think I may not let my son have a drivers license until he's 21.

 

no doubt ...LOL...remember the good ol days of yester year ...LOL........running thru corn fields at 100 ....LMAO......

or taking a 70 dollar car offroading for the evening with a bunch of buddies only to blow a tire not have a spare and have to drive 15 miles into town on the rim...LOL.....:lala:

 

Hey that cornfield was not my fault ! It jumped right out in front of me. And I'll tell you another thing, that may have been a nice car, and reasonably fast, but it wasnt worth a damn as a combine!