Fast in the Life Lane
Here’s the current Maryland picture on street racing / speed contests, and what was newly tightened: 1) What changed (major 2024 change) Maryland’s 2024 law (SB 442, Chapter 570) took effect June 1, 2024. (Maryland General Assembly) It kept race/speed-contest conduct illegal and explicitly applies to both highways and private property used by the public … Read more
The ‘rolling races’ start at 60 mph and often go up, quickly, until there is a winner. Thousand+ horsepower.
Baltimore Insane Pigs, Suits and Vanillains DO NOT understand the car culture, the speed society, the racing raucus and likely never will. “Spot 3” is the overpass near Davidsonville, 424 at 50. https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9611765,-76.6557491,3a,17.2y,129.61h,86.81t
Baltimore Off the Rails – Downtown Intersection Takeovers Driftoffs Illegal Driving Exhibitions. Speed Contests. 6 rallies over the weekend, hundreds of participants and spectators at each. It’s so out-of-control that serious suggestions include shrinking intersections and roadways. South Central Ave at Fleet St, Baltimore “…as the driver performs what’s known as ‘drifting’ during a street-takeover … Read more
Maryland Car Rally Task Force Arrests Five in Illegal Street Racing Crackdown SOURCE: https://mocoshow.com/2025/02/23/maryland-car-rally-task-force-arrests-five-in-illegal-street-racing-crackdown/ Starting at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22 until 4:00am on Sunday, February 23, members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force (MCRTF) dismantled a total of seven large-scale illegal exhibition driving events throughout Baltimore City, Baltimore and Prince George’s counties … Read more
Maryland Acts Fast and Furiously to Address the Dangers of Street Racing and Exhibition Driving In October 2021, Felipe Hernandez was racing another driver when he struck a brick wall, killing his 4-year-old daughter.[1] Hernandez pled guilty to “criminal negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle.”[2] In January 2023, 28-year-old Romario Coke died after he lost control of … Read more
Eight Dead at Indian Head Feb 2008 Darren Jamar Bullock changed many lives that night.
Leader Of Maryland Arson Ring Says He Always Had A Fascination With Fire GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Thursday they had the core group of six suspects behind the $10 million arson spree at a suburban Washington housing development, including the leader who planned the crime and had a “fascination with fire.” https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10514444/leader-of-maryland-arson-ring-says-he-always-had-a-fascination-with-fire … Read more
