Initially, the cars were created as a mere step up from horse carriages, but as the machine got more common and complicated, our understanding of cars and how they’re used in our lives have been adjusted irreversibly. While to a large sum of us, cars are just inanimate objects that serve as one of the long line of inventions to help mankind prove its dominion, to others, cars are petrol engulfing, fire breathing, and divine icons sent from the heavens. These car enthusiasts show their passion for automobiles in various ways.

Whether it is through attending a car expo, following all the latest advancements and new concepts found in the industry, or simply owning and upgrading an automobile, petrol heads happily give the money and effort to maintain a strong relationship with their passion. However, living in a world where car accidents are a seemingly unanswerable epidemic, one must start to question the legitimacy of car enthusiast’s passion, especially when the same individuals deem street racing as the ultimate sport.

Nevertheless, a certain form of street car racing is much more open to discuss than the seed it stemmed from. Drag racing when done in a controlled environment has proven to be one of the safest ways to test your car’s performance. There lies a certain gray when it comes to drag racing, due to it having multiple pros and cons.

So, here is a list we have compiled to give you an idea about drag racing pros and cons.

Performance analysis

With each and every model specifically magnifying specific attributes and undermining certain ones, drag racing, or more accurately, timing your car on a drag strip, is a foolproof method of testing how well made your car is. Pull your vehicle up at the start line, ready set go, floor the gas pedal, floor the brakes. This seemingly simple method of comparing car’s performances is one of the most unambiguous ways to find out if your Corolla is faster than your high school’s jock’s mustang. The only place for ambiguity is left to the drivers’ own driving skill, but if one driver runs both cars, this margin for error will be void.

Fun and exciting

To be put in a Ferrari 488 or an AMG GT-R or a Porsche 911 Turbo S, a motor head would simply be too shaky to hold the steering wheel. There is much truth in the census that most to all car enthusiasts are just boy racers in the heart. No point in proving how fun it is to just trust the magnificent beast you’re riding, and letting it guide you to its treasures. As a matter of fact, the truest car fanatics reach somewhat of a Sufi state whilst driving and claim that is the car that drives them and not the other way around. There are some safe and legal ways to drag racing. Racers should be aware that it isn’t all fun and games when it is done outside of the regulatory system.

Death and lawsuits

The fact that street racing can take a toll on our everyday life acts as a reminder of how far away we are as humans from mastering even our own creations. You’re patiently waiting for the red light to turn green, so you could go home safely, when a careless driver crashes in your rear, or worst yet, do a hit and run. The lawyers at Console & Associates, claim that car-related injuries and mishaps are a multimillion-dollar ordeal.  With settlements sometimes reaching as high as 1 million dollars, you can realize how irresponsible these drivers must be. Optimistically, due to the number of positive things to be said about drag racing, countless governments have yielded to the cries of agony of the people, and have created designated institutions aimed to help maintain a safe environment for car enthusiasts to do what they love, drag race.

Coming to a conclusion, drag racing is an unambiguous approach, to know your car better, but it also brings a sense of mixed feelings with it. There is no denying that petrol head or not, driving a car as fast as you can is a feat of utter invigoration, underlined by the surge of dopamine and adrenaline that are released. Digging deeper, drag racing came to life from the combined intuitions of people who want to accurately measure their car’s performance and the people who have inner Nascar drivers caged in them. Everywhere you look, there lies a dormant street racer, waiting for the opportunity to give in to their dark passenger, but eventually they’ll do no more than drag a quarter mile strip.