Polish Street Racing

In the city of Lodz Poland street racing has been booming in popularity. With Poland's Economy doing better then it has in years and the joining of the European Union the importation of foreign cars has dramatically increased. The need for speed has been felt among Poland's youth and now that the car market has grown tremendously that need is being fulfilled. For a while street racing was a big problem in the city of Lodz, but now the Police commissioner and other city officials have set up sanctioned races by barricading streets and setting up drags strips for special events. The events take place quite frequently and are relatively inexpensive to compete in. This forward thinking on the governments part has reduced driving accidents and fatalities dramatically in the city. In the united states the there are very few options for fulfilling ones desire for performance driving, one can either take the risk and do it on public roads, or pay large amounts of money to attend track days at a race track, or buy a membership to a driving club with access to one. Something like what has been pioneered in Poland would be a great thing for the car enthusiasts int the United States.