Heard that Jeb signed into law recently that if you are caught Street Racing in Florida, that there are no if ands or buts, "You Lose Your Car!!"

SO since they have been treating tickets for excessive display of speed as Street Racing, wonder what is going to happen now!!??

Plus Street Racing tickets have been known to be handed out when driving aggressively, speeding and even without another car involved.


Come on people I need help here trying to build another track in South Florida!!! Anyone you know that has influence, money, land, want to sponsor or whatever................

 

too bad you can't take the driving school class to get your car back =(

that sucks if it's really true, but I thought this law was passed awhile ago, but it wasn't tightly enforced.

 

Found this.....http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...,6076542.story

They could impound your car before I believe but could not kep it, Plus they raised the Fine, Jail Time etc.

So AGAIN I need that help building that track!!

 

I really wished that I could help but I am not...

1. A land owner in SFL
2. A rich entrepreneur
3. Savy enough to know what to do if I even had the funds
4. In contact with the right people in the right places

Good Luck!

 

Hopefully our FGC lawyer will be able to bail us out. Jason what are your fees for club members?

Does anyone know what's considered excessive speeding? 20 over, 25 over?? I think it's a good law to have as long as the cops don't get carried away.

 

Here is the new meat in the Statuatory Language from HB71 regarding impound and civil forfeiture. The violation provisions also doubled from $250-$500 to $500-$1000.


94 (c) Any motor vehicle used in violation of subsection (2)

95 may be impounded for a period of 10 business days if a law

96 enforcement officer has arrested and taken a person into custody

97 pursuant to this subsection and the person being arrested is the

98 registered owner or coowner of the motor vehicle. If the

99 arresting officer finds that the criteria of this paragraph are

100 met, the officer may immediately impound the motor vehicle. The

101 law enforcement officer shall notify the Department of Highway

102 Safety and Motor Vehicles of any impoundment for violation of

103 this subsection in accordance with procedures established by the

104 department. The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be

105 applicable to such impoundment.

106 (4) Any motor vehicle used in violation of subsection (2)

107 by any person within 5 years after the date of a prior

108 conviction of that person for a violation under subsection (2)

109 may be seized and forfeited as provided by the Florida

110 Contraband Forfeiture Act. This subsection shall only be

111 applicable if the owner of the motor vehicle is the person

112 charged with violation of subsection (2).

 

Here is the definitions from the bill:

(b) "Drag race" is defined as the operation of

22 two or more motor vehicles from a point side by side at

23 accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each

24 other, or the operation of one or more motor vehicles over a

25 common selected course, from the same point to the same point,

26 for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of

27 acceleration of such motor vehicle or motor vehicles within a

28 certain distance or time limit.


29 (c) "Racing" is defined as the use of one or more

30 motor vehicles in an attempt to outgain or, outdistance another

31 motor vehicle, to or prevent another motor vehicle from passing,

32 to arrive at a given destination ahead of another motor vehicle

33 or motor vehicles, or to test the physical stamina or endurance

34 of drivers over long-distance driving routes.

 

Guys if you are going to have some fun on the streets, don't put other peoples lives at risk. They have no choice but to use that road where they are going. You have a choice where you decide to go fast.
It's terrible when you see people swerving through traffic to get someplace 10 minutes quicker.

 

Getting the land and track down will be the easy part.... THe hard part is going to be the insurance. Lots of these tracks are shutting down because the insurance companies won't insure them. It is sad. The best of luck, Go to one of those exotic car club meetings and talk to them, they will hook you up with the right people.

 

do what this Rich Indian guy my dad knows... he basically has a runway in his backyard... obv its shorter, much shorter... but i think he uses it to just race his lambo and ferrari on... this guy has enough money to basically buy a brand to ferrari every year... sucks that he is ugly as f**k... haha

 

I don't think anyone here is endorsing street racing or making a statement against the law that was passed. Personally, I strongly support it. Merlin is just advocating for the availability of a safe alternative to the street.

 

That's what it boils down to, because I don't believe that the Law can be made that will absolutely stop street racing but with it and other outlets it will mostly certainly reduce racing on the streets.

I wish I had enough money to have a runway in my backyard then I could put the money to good use and build this track.

I did hear that one of the things preventing building race tracks was the insurance being too high. I am unable to confirm this but basically do not understand why this would be so, since you are voluntarily choosing to participate in a risky sport and signing waiver accordingly. Just like skydiving?? Maybe it is just our society these days and all the frivolous law suits.

 

Thinking out of the box:

If you are serious about this, it might be worth getting with Representative Quinones, who sponsored the bill, and discuss with him some liability cap protection that could be implimented for track owners. I don't know what kind of objections you would run into with the Florida Bar but, the dual approach of strong enforcement and providing alternative venues, makes good common sense.

I would talk to the Florida Chapter of the SCCA and a current track owner to see if this is truly an issue. They might be a good friend of your concept.

You might just get Representative Quinones to sponsor a bill for you next year. This is how grassroots change happens.

 

Actually the laws in FL are quite favorable to the track owners. It's the Department of Financial Services you have to worry about, not the Bar Association. It's the insurance companies that are the biggest protestors to 1/4 mile tracks because they wind up footing the bill for their personal lines policy holders. Right now in the state if a person were to develop that commercial property and sell it instead of turning it into a track they would be better off! That is the real battle.