Drag racing on city streets gets legit when they install K rails and a tree. One day a year on Woodward they go all out to have real drag racing for an 1/8th mile of M1

Looks like they didn't chose a straight piece of road though, but the only way to notice it is with this long view

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/street-racing-historic-woodward-avenue-roadkill-nights-200-photo-gallery/