{"id":147,"date":"2009-11-10T02:08:25","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T08:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/?p=147"},"modified":"2018-12-17T18:37:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T00:37:11","slug":"camden-new-jersey-street-motorcycle-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/10\/camden-new-jersey-street-motorcycle-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden, New Jersey Street Motorcycle Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4089126160\/\" title=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2497\/4089126160_7c5bfd141c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" alt=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every weekend, motorcycle and all terrain vehicle enthusiasts gather on the north side of Camden, New Jersey.  Driven from most city streets by the police, the participants converge in and around Pyne Poynt Park to race amongst a patchwork of row houses and vacant lots.  The riders are predominantly male, ethnically diverse and range in age from teenagers to those in their late 20s, while bystanders span from the very young to even the mothers of some of the riders.   <\/p>\n<p>Despite tricks and high-speed races, police officers mainly leave them alone, perhaps figuring it&#8217;s better to sequester the riders than risking police chase accidents like the one that  left one rider with a broken back and seizures.  Even so, the occasional warning siren from a passing squad car is greeted with jeers, engine revving and more than a few choice gestures.  <\/p>\n<p>The following images are a sampling of the events and the surrounding area. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4088457901\/\" title=\"Camden Row Houses by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2553\/4088457901_757a9721d5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Camden Row Houses\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4089084108\/\" title=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2545\/4089084108_e0bc5e81ae.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" alt=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4089036564\/\" title=\"Camden ATV Street Race Begins by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2706\/4089036564_7f1b775a44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" alt=\"Camden ATV Street Race Begins\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4091578895\/\" title=\"In the Dust by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2432\/4091578895_e116057ba6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" alt=\"In the Dust\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4089099982\/\" title=\"Camden Motorcycle Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2553\/4089099982_ae2c6e9d01.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" alt=\"Camden Motorcycle Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4089022502\/\" title=\"Watching the Camden Motorcycle Street Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2688\/4089022502_11f8efa9ea.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" alt=\"Watching the Camden Motorcycle Street Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4088293123\/\" title=\"Watching the Camden Motorcycle Street Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2779\/4088293123_424567d64b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Watching the Camden Motorcycle Street Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4092341214\/\" title=\"Smoking on ATV by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2477\/4092341214_30a4439967.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" alt=\"Smoking on ATV\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4088312129\/\" title=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2742\/4088312129_a751aca8fa.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Camden Motorcycle Street Races\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/metroblossom\/4088414227\/\" title=\"Street Basketball, Camden by David Schalliol, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2532\/4088414227_ffc5a740f6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Street Basketball, Camden\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every weekend, motorcycle and all terrain vehicle enthusiasts gather on the north side of Camden, New Jersey. Driven from most city streets by the police, the participants converge in and around Pyne Poynt Park to race amongst a patchwork of row houses and vacant lots. 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