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    Default Legality of a "Road Trip" With Elements of a Race

    Hi,

    I plan to make a road-trip across the US with some friends, involving a few cars. We are careful people, and of course we will drive safely, will respect speed limits and all other traffic rules. So far, no problem.

    To add a bit of spice to this road trip, we consider to give it some kind of a pseudo-"race flavour": as the cars will start from the same point and are expected to target the same one at the end, calling it a race can be seen as a fun pretext for such a road-trip (this is mainly just a pleasing way of presentating it - even if I would buy a trophy or two as rewards, for the sake of it).

    My feeling is that this should be legal, as I would expect law to be applied to facts (e.g. whether or not a vehicle is respecting the speed limit) rather than on purposes (i.e. it is the expression of my free will if I drive in the context of such a race or to go and see my grandmother, the law should not have an opinion about it).

    Could you tell me whether, from a legal point of view, it looks relevant, or if I have overlooked something?

    Thanks in advance,

    John.

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