The Race
Three to four (usually) Japanese cars (that have been heavily modified) line up at the beginning of an empty street and are prepared to race each other to see which of them have the better car. Illegal street racing was all the hype in Los Angeles, California. I was visiting my cousin, Rajeewa, during the summer of 2000. Rajeewa had bought a metallic black, two door, hard top, 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse, around February of that year. Having only attended the weekly illegal street race sessions three to four times, Rajeewa had never taken part in the races as he believed his car was not fast enough and prudently did not want to lose any money. Although admission is free, to take part in a race, the bet was around two to three thousand dollars, a sum Rajeewa was rightfully not willing to lose
. On completion of his fourteenth month at work for the Los Angeles Gas Company, he had received his pay check for the months of April, May, and June. The check, which arrived during a heated discussion between Rajeewa and me on the topic of which body-kit he should buy, seemed like a sign from God, for including the check, Rajeewa had a total sum of $6000. The following evening, we drove out of town to a shop called MODACAR. There we bought a pre-painted fiberglass body-kit, a twin turbo, Nitrous-Oxide, and replaced the stock air intake. We also ordered an ALPINE sound system with additional speakers, and a CD player. The total came to around $3700. Four hours had passed and the skies began to loom with darkness. The car was finally done and driven out of the garage after installa
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April June, Excitedly Rajeewa, Eclipse February, Rajeewa Astonished, , Angeles California, Gas Company, illegal street, Los Angeles, pink slip, luib drove, los angeles, street race, race bet, finish line,
Approximate Word count = 532
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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