DRAG RACERS CRITIQUE ‘THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS’

DRAG RACERS CRITIQUE ‘THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS’



PORTLAND, Ore. (Wireless Flash) – The new drag racing flick The Fast and the Furious is revving the engines of real-life racers. So far, two different street racing experts have given the flick a thumbs up – but both admit the movie has some inaccuracies. Darren Seeman of Draglab.com says you never see as many top-of-the line cars at real races as there are featured in the flick. And Zach Weisman of Txstreetracing.com says real racers never race for pink slips, as they do in the movie. Both of them also agree that media hype surrounding the movie has been out of control – especially stories which depict racing as reckless. Seeman says, the truth is, senior racers on the circuit promote responsible driving by banning reckless stunts and booze and drug use.

Tue 06-26-01