Can Racing Cars Be Driven on Public Roads?
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According to traffic regulations, competition racing cars are not allowed on public roads and can only be driven on racetracks. Especially for modified racing cars, prolonged driving can lead to degradation in safety performance. Moreover, since these vehicles lack license plates and insurance, driving them on public roads poses significant traffic safety hazards. Additional Information: Characteristics of Racing Cars: After modification, racing cars lose power assistance for braking and steering systems, have increased horsepower, achieve higher speeds, and produce significant noise, which can disturb residents near the roads. Therefore, racing cars should only be used on racetracks. Racing Car Categories: Motorsports are divided into two main types: circuit racing and off-road racing.
When I accompanied my brother to the DMV for a vehicle inspection the other day, I specifically asked about this. Regular race cars absolutely cannot be driven directly on public roads—they're fundamentally different species compared to daily commuter cars. Race cars have their air conditioning, audio systems, and even airbags stripped out, with only four-point competition harnesses installed. The most critical issue is the inspection standards: a race car's straight-pipe exhaust can max out the emissions testing equipment, and its headlight brightness exceeds legal limits by over three times. Last year at our track, a modified GT86 tried to get licensed—just restoring the factory body kit cost 60,000 RMB, and the sequential transmission removed from it could only be sold as scrap metal. Nowadays, when you see cars on the road with racing circuit decals, nine out of ten are just cosmetic mods. Those who actually dare to drive real race cars on public roads are absolute madmen.
