A guy who was arrested challenged the cops – and they accepted to settle the score on the dirt track in a friendly race
by Stephen Rivers
March 21, 2023 at 19:35
by Stephen Rivers
A few street racers got busted in Texas recently but that didn’t stop them from trying to maintain a positive relationship with the very cops that caught them. Instead, they invited the Houston Police Department to race against them on a sanctioned dirt track. On Saturday we’ll find out which group has the better driving skills.
Last week, the city of Baytown was home to Texas 2K, a drag racing event held at Houston Raceway. Along with the legal competition a number of folks participate in unsanctioned and thus illegal street racing in the area. One such individual was Randy Seals who says that after winning a trio of street races, he was arrested by police.
“Every racing enthusiast from around the area and out of state comes to this race. This is usually some street racing after that. I went street racing and raced three rounds, winning all three rounds. When I pulled back to my trailer to load up my vehicle, everyone around me started yelling, ‘Cops, cops, cops.’ They had 10 police cars suddenly there.
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“We found out that police had a drone and two undercover police officers in the crowd… I went to jail and the guy I raced went to jail. The HPD Union guys put my picture and videos on Facebook for all the world to see. When they started trolling us, I said, ‘Hey, we have a car. Do you want to drive it in a race against us?” Seals said.
To be clear, he’s not framing this as a grudge match or a way to show up the police department. “We are not cop haters,” Seals said. “We just want them to be just as enthusiastic in this race as they were in posting the videos of our street racing. We are just going to have fun.”
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Evidently, the Houston police officers have a good attitude about the whole situation too. “We want people to come out to see us race. We are doing this in a good, wholesome spirit,” said Ken Nealy, first vice president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union. Those that want to attend can do so at the 105 Speedway located at 1288 Fostoria Rd in Cleveland, Texas says BlueBonnetNews. Tickets start at $15 for adults and $10 for kids ages 5 through 12.