RaceLegal.com's "CODE 4 - (situation under control) - RACING PROGRAM"

The RaceLegal.com “Code 4 Racing Program” was conceived and operationalized by San Diego Police Department officers Mark McCullough and Scott Thompson. Modeled after the national “Beat The Heat, Inc.” program, the pro-active San Diego “Code 4 Racing Program” was designed to assist with re-directing young people from participating in illegal street racing activity to the fun, safer and sanctioned alternative of legal track racing. In addition, the importance of “buckling up” and strictly adhering to “0 tolerance” guidelines are also emphasized by the off-duty police officers.

The San Diego “Code 4 Racing Program” emphasizes the safety message of “Cops and Racers”. SDPD officers McCullough and Thompson are an important component of all RaceLegal.com Qualcomm Stadium based 1/8 mile drag racing events. This exciting non-traditional approach of having off-duty police officers racing along side young drag race participants provides a unique opportunity for interaction and relationship building. This setting gives both the police officers and the young participants a forum to learn from one another what potentially can make a difference for both groups within our community.

One of the two race cars currently used by off duty SDPD Code 4 Racing officers Thompson and McCullough, is a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutless Supreme that has quite an interesting history. In its previous life, this race car was piloted by the infamous Holly Hedrich for car owner Jim Feuling.

Hedrich participated in the Modified Category for Blown Feul Competition Coupe and Sedans at Bonneville. Racing the Feuling Engeering prepared Oldsmobile Cutlass Feul Supercharged Sedan with a Feuling stock block 2.3 liter Quad 4, Hedrick set the still standing land speed record of 230.85 mph.

So when you challenge the SDPD Code 4 Oldsmobile Cutless black and white, you are taking on a page out of the history books.

Code 4 racing sponsors include the San Diego Police Department, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Feuling Engineering, Amzoil, Ari Helmets, Federal Signal Corporation, Kearney Mesa MAACO Paint and Auto Body, Camino Transmissions, Poway Wholesale Tube Benders, Moore Performance, Pinnacle Corporation, OEM Torque Converters, JBA Racing, Mickey Thompson Tires, The Tire Depot, Thunderworks Mobile Electronics, San Diego High School Auto Shop, Ted Cox and Jack and Sammy Dolan.

The latest word has it that the SDPD Code 4 Racing Team is hard at work putting together a stripped down and significantly souped up Ford Crown Vic that will soon be making its appearance at the "Q." It is rumored to be much faster than the Oldsmobile Cutlass that they currently run. We'll see!!!!!!!!!!!

Any young participant can challenge a “Code 4” race team. If the young racer can beat the off-duty police officer in their specially prepared “Code 4” race car, they are presented a “Code 4” racing t-shirt in recognition of their “beating the heat”.