People have been racing on the quarter mile straight section of "Long-Wharf", in New Haven, Ct. for about 50 years now. Every so often, some moron gets involved in an accident, due to loss of control, or whatever. Every so often it involves a spectator or three. Just part of the risk, I say. I've gone down there to watch, on several summer nights. I always make sure I am behind the heavy wooden guard-rails, and two foot tall curb, or someplace else safe. Last summer, I watched more than one Acura, or Toyota bite the dust. They were still out there the next night though. Cops monitor it/raid it every now and then, and everyone scatters. Since half of the cars are generally not even registered, and some of the owners don't speak english,are here illegally, and often don't even have a driver's license, they are hard to track down, if not caught red handed. Some nights there are a couple hundred spectators, and as much as a hundred participants.

I watched a Honda slam into the rear end of a car sitting at the light, at the end of the strip. The poor lady in the car at the light wasn't even involved. The smashed up Honda fled the scene, and the plate came back "In-valid" when the cops ran it in their system.

This sucks, for this driver in the car, who was completely not involved. However, the spectators should have placed themselves in a safe spot to watch from. Therefore, I show no sympathy, for the people who were standing in the middle of the friggin' highway to begin with. In my oppinion, they should all ge given the "Darwin award", for their stupidity..

Nick

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