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DRAG RACING ON THE STREETS OF SA
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La Prensa de San Antonio
03-31-2002
Street racing isn't anything new, young males have been driving fast since
the 1950's when women threw down their scarves signaling the beginning of a
race. Though currently the scarf has been replaced with a rurr of a 'souped
up' engine, the experience is much the same; speed and bragging rights.
"When you see a car pull up next to you and rrr his engine, you want to
prove that your car is the fastest," a 17 ...
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