Rude awakening: Late-night street racing a drag for South Windsor residents
Dozens of South Windsor residents are speaking out about late-night street racing, raising concerns about safety and lack of police presence at a time when there s a push for a drag strip to be built somewhere in the southwestern Ontario region.
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Posted: May 05, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 5
The Herb Gray Parkway is a hot spot for speeding, according to complaints from South Windsor residents.(CBC)
WINDSOR, ONT. Local drag-racing enthusiasts are hoping to see the return of an officially sanctioned drag strip in the Rose City. An online petition was started by Giuseppe Prestia and supported by Jim Pollier – local custom car builder and retired professional drag-racer. The poll is gaining traction. Prestia and Pollier maintain that to have such a facility in Windsor – the automotive capital of Canada – would be an attraction. The love of cars – in general – in the region, is well known. In addition, the track could help greatly decrease the issue of illegal street-racing and other criminal offences related to underground racing scene in southern Ontario.
So far the online petition has more than 1,600 signatures. One of the men behind it is Jim Pollier. He says not only would a facility like this curb illegal street racing but it would also add to Windsor's heritage as the automotive capital of Canada.