Texas’ annual street car-based build racing event, TX2K, is no stranger to rain. However, it seems that for the 2023 edition (TX2K23), the weather was moodier than expected. And while organizers cited this for canceling today’s adventures to redo the track prep at the Houston Raceway Park, it seems that the local police syndicate used the rain in an attempt to tackle street racers on social media.
With its drag and roll racing battles involving machines whose outputs can climb past 3,000 hp, TX2K brings together extreme cars from all over the country. And it’s no secret that while the organizers work towards keeping things safe during the day, some of the participants enjoy getting together at night, with this sometimes leading to street racing—we do not condone such dangerous activities.
As we are now in the middle of the event—TX2K23 runs from March 14 to March 19—the Facebook page for the Houston Police Officers’ Union shows a recent post that has raised quite a few eyebrows and this is embedded below—hat tip to 1320video‘s Instagram page for bringing this to our attention.
It was probably the thunderstorm prediction for last night that got whoever runs the page inspired (it’s not a verified profile). After all, the account has a history of posts targeting street racers.
And the message was pretty clear: “Awwww, 69 degrees with a strong chance of no street racing. Make sure you have good tow points for the wreckers to get your Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, and Chargers out of the muddy ditches if you choose to be foolish with your bank’s car tonight,“
Unsurprisingly, the comments section of the post exploded, having racked up almost 1,000 inputs at the time of press. And yes, the Union was a constant presence.
From lines that feel like they come from Hollywood productions to meme battles and even some ChatGPT mentions, the banter was mostly friendly. And you’ll find an example of such a battle in one of the screenshots below, which apparently ended with the Union and two guys on good terms.
Going past some of the rough language a few people used, we’ll get back to the Union, which expressed its intentions in a few comms, such as “We like everything that stays on the track. It’s the high-speed illegal street racing that kills innocent people every year that bothers us.“
Now, we don’t know what happened on the street. However, as showcased in the YouTube video below (via Johnathan Harder) officers from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office had shown up at a TX2K pre-meet held a few days ago in the parking lot of the SaberCats Stadium (check out the 18:11 point of the clip for a clue towards the location). For the record, this is some 40 miles away from the Houston Raceway hosting TX2K.
The officers seemed to be there to keep things in check rather than stop the meet. And while they witnessed one rev battle (flaming exhausts and all), which awaits you at the 17:14 timestamp, they appeared to stop another, a prolonged V12-to-V12 rev brawl between two Lamborghini Aventadors (9:29 point).
There was also a Dodge Challenger Hellcat pulling a burnout next to a food truck—check out the action at the 12:11 point and see if you can tell where the smoke is coming from.
As for the official TX2K23 action, we’ve brought along some footage showing a Mustang crash that nearly took out a Lamborghini, as well as a new TX2K rolling race record (GT-R) and some other stunts, earlier today.
