Evo Street Racers Illegal Street Racing News Archive

March 23, 2010: Street Racing is LEGAL & Fun!
Its is that favorite time of the year again and we are not referring to Christmas rather street racing in St. Petersburg! The Indy Racing League will be coming into town the weekend of the 29th for one of biggest street races in the U.S.A. During this same time another street race will occur across the "pond" as the world's most technically advanced race cars, Formula 1, will take to the streets of Melbourne Australia. The personal fan favorite in the world of motorsports, the World Rally Championship, will also feature the wackiest street racing on back-country public roads. This form of street racing i. ...Click here to read the press

March 12, 2010: Database Surpasses over 1000 Illegal Street Racing Accidents Articles
A benchmark best left unmet has been sadly surpassed. With the latest addition of illegal street racing accidents the Evo Street Racers database has over 1000 articles. As written in a recent press release the Evo Research dept. noted On the average Evo has been able to capture 7-10% of the reported incidents in America and globally has captured less than 1%.Most disturbingly in this statistic is that Evo database, the largest in the world, only reflects ....Click here to read the press

March 4, 2010: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
18 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 12 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

February 26, 2010: Surprise Arizona Beat The Program: Lieutenant Rody
The greater Phoenix area in Arizona has been considered an illegal street racing hot sport for well over a decade. Throughout this time period the populace, law enforcement, and government have struggled to implement meaningful changes to reduce the illegal activity. With hundreds of miles of desert roads and an extensive multilane interconnecting highway system illegal street racers have utilized public roads as their personal illegal race ....Click here to read the press release

February 17, 2010: Global Definition of Illegal Street Racing
Perhaps the most hotly contested topic relating to illegal street racing is how to define it. Prior to being able to identify the illegal act and creating solutions a universal definition must be agreed upon. With the assistance of government agencies across the globe and over a decade of experience Evo Street Racers has determined that ...Click here to read the press release

February 8, 2010: American illegal street racing is up 75% and New Zealand has 625,000 illegal races in a year!
Evo’s research system has utilized similar tracking means every year with a consistent definition of illegal street racing, proven methods of identifying the act, and acceptable method of documentation. As a result we can create composite trend reports that highlight the current and future path of the problem with better-than-average accuracy. One such example is a report completed recently to where we witnessed a 75% increase in illegal street racing ...Click here to read the press release

February 1, 2010: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
22 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 18 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

January 25, 2010: 1st Annual Rusty Bridges Street Car Challenge Is BUSTED BY THE POLICE!
A thief stealing from the local mall doesn’t notify the vendor of his intentions previous to committing the illegal act… It doesn’t require an advanced college degree to understand that broadcasting an illegal activity previous to the act can result in law enforcement to actively monitor the situation…yet illegal street racers continue to defy logic with their poor decisions. One such example is the “1st Annual Rusty Bridges Street Car Challenge,” an illegal street race in Tennessee. The organizers of the illegal race utilized public internet ...Click here to read the press release

January 18, 2010: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
16 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 41 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

January 12, 2010: Evo Street Racers Expands To A Larger Office
In an effort to meet the increasing demand for illegal street racing solutions Evo Street Racers has moved to a larger office.

January 08, 2010: News agencies prove the largest asset in reducing illegal street racing!
Capturing the incidence of illegal street racing has proven a huge challenge to governments, law enforcement, and governing institutions. As a result of these bodies being unable, or in most cases, unwilling to implement the needed changes to document and track the problem most information is derived via “none-official” means. Much of what is known about illegal street racing occurrences, accidents, and legislation is as a direct result of the hard working ...Click here to read the press release

January 02, 2010: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
50 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 32 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

December 30, 2009: CAIR: Cops Against Illegal Racing 2nd Annual Car, Truck, and Bike Show
The inaugural Cops CAIR car, truck, and bike show attracted many of the best looking cars from all over the state. As a result of a very successful launch of the event it is back for a second year! Featuring the same great cars and many newcomers expect great fun with many new additions including door prizes, raffles, live music and many great vendors ...Click here to read the press release.

December 16, 2009: Evo's Holiday Address: A Call To Action
Illegal street racing is an underground activity which makes it very challenging to determine how many people participate in it. Estimates based on police agencies reports, underground publications and websites, media accounts, and Evo Street Racers (Evo) internal databases suggest that the number of people involved in illegal street racing nationally and in the world has grown substantially in the last decade. While illegal street racing seemed ...Click here to read the press release.

December 09, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
56 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 30 articles added Illegal Street Racing News database.

December 05, 2009: Roaring into first place the Members Choice Mascot is chosen for Evo!
The primary participants of illegal street racing are between the ages of 15-24. Therefore, in an effort to modify the behavior and thoughts of this age group, Evo has drafted a set of programs directed towards children between the ages of 6-12. These programs are designed to engage this younger generation of future drivers to understand a set of core values which include accountability, responsibility, and critical thinking. By applying these set of values in automobile related scenarios the children, when ...Click here to read the press release.

November 30, 2009: Evo Ambassador Opportunities: Program Expansion!
Are you a current Evo Ambassador or considering applying to be one? Learn about Evo Street Racers four new great programs for the official Evo Ambassador network ...Click here to read the press release.

November 24, 2009: Illegal Street Racing Penalties, Laws, And Court Judgments
Without limiting boundaries illegal street racing has invaded every corner of society causing iindifference, dismay, and death. Even the most ridiculous tales of illegal street racing accidents no longer surprise people as seen in the picture on the right featuring a sports car stuck in the roof of a house in England as a result of an illegal street racing accident. It is of no wonder with accidents lining the streets and emergency response units being overtaxed in response to enforcement and clean-up which has resulted in the populace growing intolerable towards the illegal activity...Click here to read the press release.

November 16, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
28 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 20 articles added Illegal Street Racing News database.

November 5, 2009: Evo Appears In A Cutting Edge Book: "Drag Racing: The Worlds Fastest Sport"
Simply fascinating comes to mind when describing the latest book on drag racing entitled: "Drag Racing: The World's Fastest Sport." Acclaimed author of titles such as "NASCAR Now" and motorsports writer for the Hamilton Spectator Tim Miller has proven that not all books on drag racing are the same as he explores many elements that often elude other authors. One area of discussion that Evo commends Miller for covering is the achievement and impact of women on the sport. Whether your just learning about...Click here to read the press release.

November 1, 2009: Evo Street Racers Launches New Logos for the Evolution Has Begun Global Tour!
Evo is proud to announce "The Evolution Has Begun" global tour. The goal of this program is to deepen our engagement and connection to the Street Scene with existing and new services. By enhancing the value and experience with the target demographic Evo intends on driving the success rate of evolving illegal street racers into motorsports racers. Evo's new services will be focused on intriguing, entertaining, and inspiring young adults to take thatnext step in making the right choice to take it from the street onto the track. To identify The Evolution Has Begun program two cutting edge logos were designed. Evo's president, Bryan Harrison, set the goal of the logo to be focused ontaking...Click here to read the press release.

October 26, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
2009 year to date illegal street racing accident database (sadly) surpasses over 300 articles with the latest update. Evo's researching strategies have remained the same while we have documented an increase in the reporting of illegal street racing accident incidence. 21 articles have been added to the Illegal Street Racing News Database.

October 13, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
13 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 4 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

October 12, 2009: Rob Hollar Tribute Page: The American Dream
Rob Hollar was the embodiment of the American Dream as he represented everything that is good and promising in the world. He was: young at only 31 years of age, a very capable employee that shared 15 years working at the side of his father, the provider for his family, a loving son, a dedicated husband with a gorgeous four year old daughter, and a loyal and trusting friend. Life appeared as an amazing gift in the Hollar family as they prepared for yet another memorable holiday season in 2007. Little did Rob and his family realize that it was to be on this holiday season that he would take his last breathe as his American dream would be lost forever. ...Click here to read the tribute to Rob Hollar.

October 01, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
12 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 31 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

September 27, 2009: Evo Street Racers in Blogs at Home and Abroad
Evo Street Racers is a member driven motorsports association that represents the interest of communities across the globe to reduce illegal street racing through motorsports solutions. As a direct result of our members taking action to utilize word of mouth marketing to share solutions the Evo name has spread into households ...Click here to read the press release.

September 20, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
25 articles added to the Illegal Street Racing Accidents database and 24 articles added Illegal Street Racing News Database.

September 03, 2009: Old Dominion Speedway to host inaugural Henry Canales Beat the Heat event.
The DC event will be known as the INAUGURAL HENRY CANALES NATION’S CAPITAL BEAT THE HEAT EVENT. Henry Canales was a long-time member of BTH and lost his life on June 24, 2009 while on duty. His car and family will represent him in Washington, DC. The original Beat the Heat car from Jacksonville, FL will also be at the event...Click here to read the official flyer.

August 25, 2009: Evo Street Racers Research Department Update
55 Illegal street racing accident, 36 legislation and enforcement articles, and 1 interest group has been added to Evo's database. Evo would like to express gratitude for all the volunteers and contributors across the world that assist in creating the world's largest database of illegal street racing information. As a result of the database Evo is able to produce ground breaking studies and solutions that contribute to a engaging motorsports solution for both the Street Scene and the community.

August 18, 2009: 4th Illegal Street Racing Accident Picture Gallery Added
Evo Street Racers would like to thank our members for sending additional illegal street racing accident photos. To view the new gallery please click here.

August 7, 2009: Queensland Australia Joins Efforts With Evo!
Evo Street Racers would like to welcome the latest addition to the Evo Ambassador program Mr. Arnold Pearl. As a citizen of Australia he runs the Queensland Beat the Heat program. Utilizing a 98 Ford Falcon XR8 as a daily driven mid 11 second vehicle he and his team interact with young adults on and off the track on solutions to...Click here to read the press release.

July 28, 2009: Evo Street Racers Offers Over 1000 Articles On Illegal Street Racing!
Evo is excited to report that through the hard work of our Research Department, members, ambassadors, and the media the free illegal street racing database has superceded 1000 articles! Evo Street Racers will continue to set the standard in research, education, programs, and events that result in the most progressive and innovative solutions to reduce the illegal street racing.

July 21, 2009: Canada's Premier Law Enforcement Race Team Blue Line Racing Partners With Evo Street Racers!
In the last half a decade America's brethren to the north, Canada, has created and passed some of the finest programs,legislature, and enforcement techniques to reduce illegal street racing. The province of Ontario has set profound legislation when they recently passed a law indicating that a speed of over 50 KPH can be considered illegal street racing. In passing this critical piece of legislation Ontario recognized that illegal street racing CAN ...Click here to read the press release.

July 17, 2009: Research Dept. News Update
54 Illegal Street Racing Articles have been added to the database, 110 Illegal Street Racing Legislation & Enforcement database were added, and the interest group database has been updated.

July 8, 2009: 3rd Illegal Street Racing Accident Picture Gallery Added
When words are not effective in fully understanding the dangerous realities of illegal street racing Evo Street Racers offers the largest illegal street racing accident gallery in the world. Evo added a fourth gallery to the media section expanding our gallery to nearly 150 pictures.

July 1, 2009: From Coast to Coast & Beyond Evo Ambassadors Run Successful Programs
From the East Coast to the West Coast and beyond America’s borders Evo Street Racers Ambassadors work together in an effort to reduce illegal street racing, promote alternatives, and create a safer community for all to live in. Never before in the history of the world has so many unlike entities worked together to address the illegal street racingproblem. Evo’s Ambassadors come from many interests and professions ...Click here to read the press release..

June 25, 2009: The lost of an admired police officer: Henry Canales
It is with great regret that Evo Street Racers learned of the passing of Senior Officer Henry Canales of the Houston Police department. Officer Canales was fatality wounded by gunshot during an undercover investigation into stolen televisions. He had served with the Houston Police Department for 16 years, was an active member in Beat The Heat Inc, and dedicated supporter of ...Click here to read the press release

June 9, 2009: Research Dept. News Update
86 Illegal Street Racing Articles have been added to the database and 85 Illegal Street Racing Legislation & Enforcement articles has been added to the database.

May 28, 2009: Evo Street Racers Thank You Letter
Recently Evo Street Racers received a letter from Mr. Kasey Smith of Naperville Illinois and his friends expressing gratitude for the efforts of Evo Street Racers to reduce illegal street racing. As with this letter and the hundreds we have receive on a daily basis Evo Street Racers would like to thank Kasey and all his friends for taking the time and efforts to share their positive thoughts about our organization. When presented with Kasey's letter Evo's ...Click here to read the press release.

May 20, 2009: Monthly and Seasonal Illegal Street Racing Accident Research Study

During which months does illegal street racing occur? One method of estimating illegal street racing activity is through the amount of accidents registered in Evo Street Racers Database. There is a direct and simple connection between illegal street racing activity and illegal street racing accidents: more activity more accidents. To this end the focus of the study reveals which seasons and months have the highest illegal street racing ...Click here to read the press release.

May 13 , 2009: Cops C.A.I.R. Stands With Evo To Create Options To Illegal Street Racing!
Innovation is the result of ordinary methods failing to achieve the necessary results and the passion of dedicatedpeople pursuing continuous improvement. Officer Jim Griner is one these people. With nearly two decades of experience in law enforcement and a love of motorsports he founded Cops C.A.I.R. The organization is as it sounds, a group of highly motivated police officers that C.A.I.R. enough to go beyond there job to volunteer there free time ...Click here to read the press release.

May 8 , 2009: Evo Exclusive: The Fast, The Fraudulent & The Fatal Is Released
Michael Bender has been recognized as an expert in the area of law enforcement and auto-theft investigation of illegal street racing crimes. With over thirty years of experience featured in his latest book: The Fast, The Fraudulent & The Fatal, it is a recommended read for every person ranging from the young adults that may engage in illegal street racing to public officials that struggle to reduce the illegal activity. In the coming months look to Evo for an official review and synopsis of the book. Evo Street Racers would also like to highlight the newly founded partnership with Michael Bender and F.A.S.T. as we work together to create a better community for ...Click here to read the press release.

May 2, 2009: UPDATE: WV Beat the Heat Challenge - May 22-23rd
The event is May 22-23 at the Kanawha Valley Dragway, on U. S. Rt. 35 in Mason County, WV. We have policeofficers from five states bringing souped up cop cars. On Friday at the track Beat the Heat members will accept challenges from all comers at the track. We do give preference to high school and college age drivers. We will have t-shirts for the first 30 challengers to win against a cop ....Click here to read the press release.

April 29 , 2009: Research Dept. News Update
Illegal Street Racing Articles database, Illegal Street Racing Legislation & Enforcement database, and interest group database has been updated.

April 20, 2009: Evo Street Racers Featured in "The Sun Chronicle" newspaper: "Fast, furious, deadly"
Recently Evo Street Racers was contacted by Rick Foster of the Sun Chronicle on the subject of illegal street racing. The article, entitled "Fast, Furious, deadly" was posted on April 19th. The article presented issues that nearly every state suffers from: law enforcement struggling to stop the problem, the dangers of new faster...Click here to read the press release.

April 16, 2009: Louisiana Beat The Heat Organization Join Forces With Evo Street Racers!
North West Louisiana Beat the Heat (NWLA BTH) is a great example of veteran police officers going beyond there ordinary duties in law enforcement to bring additional value to not only there community but also their state. Members like CharlesGriffith have assisted in growing NWLA BTH to reach hundred of thousands children ...Click here to read the press release.

April 02, 2009: Research Dept. News Update
March 09 has proven the highest incidence of illegal street accidents in 10 years. Contact Evo Street Racers to learn how to implement the Evolution Solution in your area for quick and sustainable resolutionsto the illegal street racing disease.
35 Illegal Street Racing Articles posted to the database, 17 articles added to IllegalStreet Racing Legislation & Enforcement database, and 1 interest group added.

March 27, 2009: New Illegal Street Racing Accident Gallery Released
A new gallery has been added to Evo Street Racers media section featuring 25 new images. Click here to visit the gallery.

March 20, 2009: The Evolution Solution: Adapted and Expanded.
The world renown solution to illegal street racing just got better. Click here to learn more about Evo Street Racers Evolution Solution 3 Stage plan.

March 16, 2009: Illegal Street Racing Frequently Asked Questions revisited and expanded!
Why do people illegal street race? What type of crimes are associated with illegal street racing? Did the Fast and Furious movie start modern day illegal street racing? Is illegal street racing growing? The answers to these and many more illegal street racing questions can be found in the recently updated FAQ section: Click here to visit the illegal street racing FAQ section.

March 09, 2009: Illegal Street Racing Locations And Vehicles Research Study
Evo Street Racers is proud to release the world premier ground-breaking study on Illegal Street Racing Locations and Vehicles. Over the past half a decade (2003-Current) Evo has collected hundreds of hours of film and documented reports of verified illegal street racing throughout America. Utilizing this data provided by our dedicated staff, Evo Ambassadors, Evo Members, ex-illegal street racers, concerned communities members, and law enforcement Evo's Studies and Research department has once again set the standard in educating the world on illegal street racing. Click here to read the press release.

March 02, 2009: Recession results in auto businesses abandoning alternatives to illegal street racing.
Sadly the recession has adversely impacted automotive and motorsports businesses/associations. To many business entities, pursuing what is “right,” creating alternatives to illegal street racing, is often perceived as a liability to their survival. As such many businesses have cut these “expendable” programs in an effort to restore immediate relief to their fiscal crisis. The cost of abandoning Street Scene based programs may appear necessary to an accountant’s balance sheet; however, it is at the expense of future business growth and most importantly saving lives. Click here to read the press release.

February 25 , 2009: The Official Illegal Street Racing Dictionary - Words, Phrases, Terms, Lexicon
Illegal Street Racing terms are often misused by media, government, and law enforcement in an attempt to identify the activity. The resultant verbiage used to identify illegal street racing further convolutes the subject and is often slanderous towards many other forms of legitimate motorsports and automotive subcultures. As the central authority on alternatives to illegal street racing Evo Street Racers is proud to release the first dictionary in the world Click here to read the press release.

February 18 , 2009: Illegal Street Racing Deaths - Fatality Statistics Study
Illegal Street Racing accidents often have dire consequences resulting in the participants and innocent bystanders being injured and killed. To better comprehend the impact of the illegal street racing Evo Street Racers performed a study on deaths associated with the illegal activity. The statistics derived from the study reflect data which includes: Click here to read the press release.

February 12 , 2009: Evo Exclusive: 1320 A West Coast Story Movie Revealed
There are literally hundreds of videos documenting, exploring, and glamorizing the activity of illegal street racing. Unfortunately many of these videos are produced with a focus on entertainment value versus any legitimate substance. Furthermore the realities and consequences of illegal street racing are rarely documented instead settling for scenes depicting the "victories" associated with illegal street racing... The mold is to be broken with the release of 1320: A West Coast Story. Click here to read the press release.

February 9, 2009: Official Comments Posted about Evo's interview in the Herald Newspaper. Click Here To View.

February 5, 2009: Official Comments Posted about Evo's interview on ESPN E60's "Need For Speed" TV Episode. Click Here to View the Comments.

February 3 , 2009: Evo Street Racers Appears in the Herald Newspaper after alleged illegal street racing accident.
In the state of Washington there was recently a tragic automobile accident resulting in the passenger, a 15 year girl, passing away and her boyfriend receiving serious injuries. Evo Street Racers was interviewed as the accident is alleged to have been the result of an illegal street race; although, this remains unconfirmed...Click here to read the press release.

February 1, 2009: Research Dept. News Update: January 2009 - Bad month: Highest Incidence of Accidents
19 Illegal Street Racing Articles posted to the database resulting in January 2009 having the highest count in 10 years. 24 articles added to Illegal Street Racing Legislation & Enforcement database. 2 Alternative Illegal Street Racing Interest group added.

January 25, 2009: Overcoming Adversity - Kelly Vick becomes an Official Evo Ambassador
No words can express, let comprehend, the lost that his family, friends, and community endured. Often in severe tragedies similar to the lost of Cameron Harbin the "story" ends as a headline in the local paper and a broken family. The "mold" was to be broken. It was with her inner strength and true character that Cameron Harbin's mother, Mrs. Kelly Vick,...Click here to read the press release.

January 20, 2009: Illegal Street Racing Statistics: Revisited
Evo Street Racers continues to receive hundreds of e-mails requesting illegal street racing statistics. Become an informed citizen and click here to learn the truth of illegal street racing statistics.

January 16, 2009: "Jesse James is A Dead Man" TV Casting Call For Illegal Street Racers
What happens when you combine Jesse James crazy stunts, his stance against illegal street racing, and a group of illegal street racers on National TV? An unforgettable TV show with an amazing message! For this one episode Jesse James production team is seeking three illegal street racers to be featured on Spike TV's "Jesse James is a Dead Man." Interested in applying to the casting call? Click here for the official press release.

January 13, 2009: Research Dept. News Update: 2008 Proves To Have The Highest Illegal Street Racing Accident Count.
December posted the highest amount of Evo recorded accidents in 10 years! 42 new articlesadded to the illegal street racing accidents library and 6 new articles added to the Legislation & Enforcement section.

January 06, 2009: Las Vegas Shootout 2 Flier

January 02, 2009: A Year in Review - A message from Evo Street Racers President
2008 has marked one of the largest expansions of the Evo organization since its inception in 2003. We attribute over 2.5 million visitors in 2008 to the growing response from not only America but the World for a unified presence to address the problem of illegal street racing. Evo has met this challenge and went beyond it as we developed a presence in... Click here to read the official press release.

December 24, 2008: Sgt Graham's 2nd Annual Las Vegas Shoot Out 2: March 20th-22nd
Two dozen police/fire fighter spec race cars...over 12,000 horsepower wheel horsepower...2 countries...and 8 states ...competing for the fastest and best driver in the southwest while assisting in the evolution of illegal street racers into motorsports. Where else can you witness such an awesome event that Las Vegas!

December 15, 2009: Evo Street Racers Amateur Racer Recognition Program Releases January's Winner: Mike Pritchard
From the dangers of illegally street racing a 300 horsepower Ford pickup to running a 1000+ horsepower Mustang race car down a quarter mile dragstrip click here to learn all about Mike Pritchard's successful evolution from the street onto the track.

November 29, 2008: Evo increases web site security for safer transactions!
Nearing over 2 million viewers a year Evo's technical department has enhanced web site security to ensure all transactions on the site are protected with up to 256-bit encryption. Ordinarily used for online businesses the installation of an SSL Certificate with 256-bitencryption ensures that ...Click Here To Read The Press Release

November 24, 2008: Official Evo Gear to be launched in early 2009!
In response to the hundreds of e-mails requesting Evo Gear the Marketing and Information Tech department are working to create a collection of the coolest motorsports gear in the industry. Have recommendations of the type of gear that you would like available? Click here to share your thoughts.

November 13, 2008: Denny Reed's 16th Annual Drags Not Drugs to be held on May 2 & 3 2009 in Indiana!
Evo Street Racers has been proudly working with Mr. Denny Reed since 2006. Mr. Reed has proved the old adage that good things come with hard work as seen in his 16 years of running the Drag Not Drugs program in Indiana. Not only does he feature one of the largest high school drags program in the country but he does so with the support of Lincoln Tech providing over $20,000 in scholarships to the winners each year. ...Click Here To Read The Press Release

November 01, 2008: Research Dept. News Update: The database continues to grow at exponential rates.
Nearly 100 articles have been added to the database in the month of October as governments across the world struggle to contain the illegal street racing problem including 24 Illegal Street Racing Articles, 63 Legislation & Enforcement Articles, and 2 Interest Groups Added.

October 23, 2008: New organizational system makes searching Evo's huge illegal street racing database easier!
Evo's database is nearing 1000 illegal street racing articles; with so much information a new system must be utilized for quick access of the information that makes browsing easier for our members and web viewers. Although there is an intensive project being conducted now on the creation of a fully functional database ...Click Here To Read The Press Release

October 21, 2008: Evo Ambassador Lt. Rey Alonso wins the World Finals!
Evo Street Racers official partner Beat the Heat Inc held their World Finals in Gainesville Florida this past October 17 & 18. With lights flashing and sirens blaring the world’s fastest police officers raced down Gainesville Raceway’s ¼ drag strip. There were two index classes with the time break at 10.75: Pro Cop was set at 10.75 and quicker and Mod Cop was set at 10.76 and slower. With over two dozen teams entering the competition the racing was... Click Here To Read The Press Release

October 16, 2008: Evo Street Racers expands its grassroots marketing efforts to include MySpace and Facebook.

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October 13 , 2008: Evo Street Racers Wants You for the Amateur Racer Recognition Program.
Looking for additional exposure and advertising for your Amateur Race Team? Did you make the transition from the street onto the track? If so Evo's Amateur Racer Recognition may be for you! In an effort to highlight individuals who have made the transition from racing on the street onto track Evo Street Racers has implemented a recognition program. Once a month an Amateur racer will be featured with an article detailing his experiences and reasons ...Click Here To Read The Press Release

October 4 , 2008: Denny Reed and the Indiana Beat The Heat Joins With Team Evo!
Evo Street Racers is very proud to welcome it newest member to the Ambassador program, Mr. Denny Reed. Denny and the Indiana Beat the Heat has been putting on a H. S. race at Muncie Dragway for the last 15 years! With the help of of Lincoln Tech. and the Indiana Beat The Heat during the last six years the event has provided over $130,000.00 in scholarship money to winning participants! With over 400 kids racing at this event it has become an optimum medium to where kids not only learn reasons to take it from the street to strip but also have the chance to win scholarship money!

September 23, 2008: Internet Q&A with Evo Street Racers Staff After the E:60 Interview
Before the interview on ESPN E:60 was completed Evo Street Racer's began receiving hundreds of e-mails showing support for the association. We did not expect such a large positive result from the interview but certainty would like to express our utmost gratitude for all the positive comments and questions that were asked to us. Below you will find the higher frequency questions and comments that Evo Street...Click Here To Read The Press Release

September 22, 2008: Sgt. Jim Butler & 2nd Annual West Virginia Beat the Heat Challenge
Evo Street Racers would like to welcome Sgt. Jim Butler of the St. Albans Police Department & St. Albans Beat the Heat into Evo’s Ambassador Program. Want a chance to race against the cops? Join the excitement at the 2nd annual West Virginia Beat the Heat Challenge where civilians will have the opportunity to race against...Click Here to Read the Press Release

September 20, 2008: No Show in Court leads to reward posted for the street racer charged in deadly illegal street racing death of Cameron Harbin.

September 16, 2008: Kooks Custom Headers and Evo Street Racers pursue an official partnership!
Upon entering the 25,000 square foot facility in Bayshore New York I was overwhelmed by both the size of the operation and the precision to which the work was being completed. Click Here To Read The Press Release

September 12, 2008: Evo Street Racers will be featured on ESPN E:60 television program - September 23 - 7pm EST.
In an effort to reach a larger target audience that is affected and/or participating in the activity of illegal street racing President Bryan Harrison agreed to an interview on ESPN's E:60 TV Program. Click Here To Read The Press Release

September 9, 2008: Western Edge Auto And Performance Center Become An Official Sponsor Of Evo Street Racers!
"We receive many inquiries on sponsorship but have an equally strict standard of integrity and ethics to which we expect our vendors to conduct business. Upon sitting down with owner Kris Johnson... Click Here To Read The Press Release

September 5, 2008: Research Dept. News Update: 10 Illegal Street Racing Articles, 5 Legislation & Enforcement Articles, & 1 Interest Group Listing Added

September 2, 2008: Shamu Racing and Evo Street Racers join efforts to deter illegal street racing!
We would like to welcome Shamu Racing and Lt. Chuck Williams of the Phoenix Police Dept. to an official partnership with Evo Street Racers...CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

August 23, 2008: Gavin Simcoe Continues His Campaign Against Illegal Street Racing with Evo!
Gavin Simcoe an ex-street racer campaigning against street racing has joined Evo Street Racers as an official Ambassador. To read more CLICK HERE FOR THE PRESS RELEASE

August 18, 2008: Evo would like to welcome Lt. Tommy Hansen of the Tropical Impression Race Team and vice president of Beat The Heat to the association. Please support his efforts in deterring illegal street racing.

August 12, 2008: Evo's network continues to expand with an official partnership with Keeping Kids Alive! ...CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

August 10, 2008: Sgt. Eli Shaivitz - District 9 of the Royal Palm Beach Sheriff's department joins Evo Street Racers Ambassador Program!

August 9, 2008: Hundreds of lost lives added to the Tragedy Tower
Unborn children less an opportunity to leave their mothers womb to eighty year old senior citizens that will never have another chance to spend time with their grandchildren and every age between ...illegal street racing affects us all regardless of participation. Shortly after a blurb in the local newspapers and 15 seconds of TV coverage the names of those whom lost their lives get archived away as a mere statistic in NHSTA database; this is...CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

August 8, 2008: Los Angeles Sheriffs Deputies Motorsports Race Team Becomes Evo Ambassadors!
It is with eager anticipation that Evo Street Racers has the opportunity to pursue an official partnership with Sergeant Scott Graham and his dedicated group of deputies representing the worlds largest all law enforcement racing team: LASD Motorsports. Composed of 4 drag race cars, 1 circle track racer, 2 road racers, 1 off road race truck, 2 road race motorcycles, and 6 off road motorcycles LASD Motorsports encompasses all the areas which Evo Street Racers pursues as viable alternatives to illegal street racing...CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

August 7, 2008: Evo Street Racers would like to welcome it newest sponsors R-Rev Sports.
In an effort to assist in the growth of grass roots business operations Evo Street Racers is proud to work with R-Rev Sports. R-Rev Sports specializes in Subaru Legacy, Mazda 3, and Honda Fit aero parts.

August 6, 2008: Evo Street Racers partners with Mike Donovan's FACES 4!

August 5, 2008: Evo Street Racers would like to welcome Chief Tony Shepherd of the Heath Police Dept as an associate member of Evo Street Racers!

August 4, 2008: Fear This Inc. and Evo Street Racers Pursues An Official Partnership!
Evo Street Racers is the first national association in America to create and coordinate a comprehensive four stage plan to reduce the incidence of illegal street racing. Stage 1 requires not only the creation of viable motorsports events but also seeks to improve the education and testing requirement in obtaining a drivers licence. While automobile performance has increased dramatically the standards to obtain a drivers licence have sadly....CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

August 3, 2008: 32 Articles have been added to the Illegal Street Racing Accident database, 10 interest groups have been added and the database has undergone status verification, and 32 articles have been added to Legislation & Enforcement database. One Evo reseracher noted, "Through my experience working for Evo Street Racers I review dozens of online databases/e-mail submissions and to my amazing horror the amount of articles collected never slows down. One may conclude that the process of posting articles, especially accident related, would trend downwards with time due to Evo's existing database being huge but this is not the case. I am constantly finding new article about accidents in the past."

August 1, 2008: CURRENT ILLEGAL STREET RACING STATISTICS PROVE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CAUSE.
Often Evo Street Racers receives requests for illegal street racing statistic's. It has been found that the current illegal street racing statistics are GROSSELY inaccurate. Not only are they inaccurate but they undermine the severity of the illegal street racing problem which makes pursuing and perpetuating current statistics all that more detrimental to the cause (of deterring the illegal activity)....CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

July 28, 2008: Evo would like to congratulate Police Chief Larry "JUG " Glover of the Winnsboro ISD Police Department and Beat the Heat member in becoming an Ambassador of the Evo Street Racers. Evo's President states, "The knowledge and vision of law enforcement that are associated with the hard work and time of a Chief of Police is essential in assisting with viable solutions to the problem. Combine this insight with Chief Glover's passion to save lives by using his free time to educate illegal street racers to their options of pursuing the need for speed on the track makes him a great addition to the Evo Street Racers Ambassador program." Should you be in the greater Winnsboro Texas area be sure to show your support and appreciation for Chief Glover and his Beat The Heat Program.

July 27, 2008: With the addition of 18 illegal street racing accident articles to Evo Street Racers database it has sadly grown beyond the 300 mark. Although not statistically significant it is important to note that nearly 60% of the eight years of articles on the database are from the last three years.

July 25, 2008: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PURSUED WITH BEAT THE HEAT INC
Having designed and coordinated a Beat the Heat (BTH) Event in 2006, Evo Street Racers (ESR) has enjoyed a strong relationship with the BTH association and its members. Recently dialogue was exchanged between BTH President Ret. Lt. Tom Brown and ESR President Bryan C. Harrison. With regard to the past history shared between the two associations and in the interest of making a stronger impact against illegal-street racing ESR is proud to pursue...CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE

July 21, 2008: Expanding our network of highly dedicated and passionate police officers that volunteer their FREE time to work with their local communities to deter the illegal activity of street racing Evo Street Racers welcomes Lt. Rey Alonso of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Department and his 1985 Chevrolet S-10 (Runs high 9’s in the 1/4 mile!) Please show him your support by visiting his web on the Palm Beach Sheriffs D epartment.

July 16, 2008: Evo is seeking to offer a sponsorship opportunity to a professional drag racing team fielding a Domestic vehicle. For more information Click Here.

July 10, 2008: In an effort to further thwart illegal street racing activities by providing quality information and solutions through innovative mediums Evo Street Racers releases its second promotional vehicle to hit the streets of America, a 1991 Toyota Mr2. For more information on Evo's Promotional Vehicle Please Click Here.

July 4, 2008: Sadly the phenomenon grows at a record pace as Evo's researchers add 25 Illegal Street Racing Accident Articles to the Street Accidents Database to only 9 articles added to the Legislation Database.

June 22, 2008: In strengthening our ties with law enforcement, Evo Street Racers welcomes Officer Joe Warren and his 10 sec 1988 Mustang which he transformed from trooper interceptor car into a police drag car for Beat the Heat & Chattanooga Heat Motorsports.

June 18, 2008: Evo Street Racers first street legal promotional vehicle is released, a custom 2004 Honda CBR-1000RR! For more information on Evo's Promotional Vehicles Please Click Here.

June 13, 2008: Evo Street Racers welcomes Officer David Cowan of the Chattanooga Police Department and owner of Chattanooga Heat Motorsports as its newest ambassador. His weapon of choice is a highly modified '78 Pontiac Firebird as he speeds down the quarter mile drag strip in an effort to deter illegal street racing by showing illegal street racers how exciting yet safe the alternatives to the street are. Please support his efforts as he drives all over the country in exhibition runs with Beat the Heat & Chattanooga Heat Motorsports.

June 7, 2008: Evo Street Racers is proud to welcome its newest Ambassador Detective Marty Dunn of the Hamilton County Sheriffs officer and his racing team Chattanooga Heat Motorsports. President Bryan Harrison stated. "It is with great honor that Evo Street Racers pursues a partnership with Mr. Dunn and Chattanooga Heat Motorsports as we have much to learn and benefit from each other as we develop cohesive strategies to deter the illegal activity while developing the innovative and viable alternatives to illegal street racing that Mr. Dunn in known for." Mr. Harrison added "It is the passion that police officers like Mr. Dunn and his team bring to their community as they volunteer their time in an effort to save lives that truly define a positive everlasting impact; their efforts should act as a model across the country." To read more about their efforts please click here: Chattanooga Heat Motorsports.

June 2, 2008: Evo Street Racers is featured in NY Times in an article called "Track Offers Alternative to Street Racing." Click here to read the article.

May 15, 2008: Evo Street Racers welcomes another sponsor providing great discounts to Evo Street Racer members: MidnightXpressions. Click the links section to learn more about the partnership.

April 5, 2008: Evo Street Racers Staff Writers and Researchers have been hard at work adding nearly 100 articles to the site. Should you have an addition you would like to see or would like the opportunity to write an article to be posted on the official site please contact us at Info@evostreetracers.com or fill out the form

March 30, 2008: It is with great honor that Evo Street Racers presents to you the life of an amazing son, friend, and young man, Mr. Michael J. Raffo Junior (April 22, 1988 - April 9, 2007) with a tribute to his amazing life. Click here to read the article.

March 15, 2008: Due to increased volume of questions Evo Street Racers has composed a FAQ (frequently asked question) section to better accommodate for our visitors. The section can be found by clicking here or visiting the About section.

February 19, 2008: Evo Street Racers appears live on National Public Radio's (NPR) Talk of the Nation radio program entitled "Deadly Crash Sheds Light on Illegal Race Circuit" to discuss the events that transpired in Accokeek, Md and the epidemic of Illegal Street Racing. Click here to read the article.

February 17, 2008: Evo Street Racers appears on National TV on ABC's Good morning American TV Program entitled: "Fast and Furious Drag Racing Often Dangerous: One Organization Offers Regulated Track to Simulate The Rush" Click here to read the Article.

January 28, 2008: CNN interviews Evo Street Racers' president for expert commentary in a article entitled: "Addicted to the rush of the race" Click here to read the article.

January 27, 2008: Evo Street Racers is searching for Illegal Street Racing Accidents / Incidents / Stories in the state of Nevada especially the Las Vegas Area. Should you been participating or affected by illegal street racing please contact us at Info@evostreetracers.com or fill out the form