Street Outlaws: America's List

The premise of this show has always been stupid; let's see who can tiptoe their Pro Mod racing car down a street the fastest. It's like seeing who can whisper the loudest or walk the fastest.

America's list has made the premise all the sillier by allowing the "chase is the race." Now it's a contest to see who can jump the start the most and lure their rival into hopelessly chasing them.

When you add these things to the absurd "call out" system that has rivals hiding in bushes, under trailers etc to avoid having to race completely, you have a really, really stupid show that has nothing to do with street racing.

The show is full of whining, hide and seek and everything but street racing!!! They blame the weather, the lane, the light, and hide from each other the entire episode. It used to be fun to watch but there is more crying than racing, maybe it's time to find a new top 20.

I've been paving asphalt roads for 20 years the crown on the road is 2% on each side of the road. So that can make the car in the right lane pull to the right an the left lane pull to the left so you have to compensate for that.

I have been watching street outlaws for 6 or 7 years and i actually enjoy watching it for the most part. Recently they obviously let some one new do the sound overlays with the drums and sound effects. It used to be good and increase the suspense, excitement etc..the most recent episode july 8,2021 had a sound track done so poorly i couldnt even finish watching it. Every time some one said something in the traditional interview style the drumming and sound effects completley drowned out the voice. Same thing when the cars were getting ready to race...music drowning out the sounds of the cars and anyone saying anything. Whoever did the sound track should be fired and anyone else involved in approving it to air..not worth attempting to watch unless you like being angry.

As with the other series of SO this has become extremely scripted. The races themselves are still great to watch as you feel they're the only random scenario in the show. Im not a fan of shows that are staged pretending not to be but the cars make it worth the watch. Its just a shame we have to see Chuck week in week out. I'll add another star if they can him.