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or not yet open %o the public, recklessly or at a ~peed or in a ~anner so as to endanger, the !~f~, limb. o~ property of any person. (c) Any person who shall engage in a race between two (2) or more motor vehicles on the highways, of this City or . upon the driveway: or premise of a church,' school, recreational facility Or business property open to the public in this City shall be guilty of reckless drlving,~unless authorized by the owner of the property or his agent. When any person shall be convicted of reckless driving under this subsection, then in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the driver's license of such person shall be suspended by the court or judge for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years. In case of conviction, the court or judge shall'order the surrender of'the license to the court ~kere-'it shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of ~23~87 of this Chapter. Cd) Any person, although not engaged ia a race as defined in subsection (.c) of this section, who aids or abets any such race, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (e) Every person convicted of reckless driving under subsection Ca~, (b) or Cc) of this section shall for the first violation be punished as provided by section 1-9. For each second or subsequent conviction for the offense of reckless driving under said subsections committedwithin twelve (12) months before or after the date of another act of reckless driving for which he has been convicted, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprison- ment in jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than twelve ('12) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (f) In addition to the penalties for reckless driving prescribed in subsection (e) of this sectioN, any court may suspend any license issued to a convicted person under Chapter 5 of Title 46.1 of the Code Of Virginia, 1950, as amended, for a period of not less than ten C10) days nor more than six (6) months and such court Shall require the convicted person to surrende~ his license so suspended to the court where it ~ill be disposed of in accordance with ~23-87. (b) If a person sQ convicted has not obtained the license required by such Chapter, or is a nonresident, the court may direct in the judgment of conviction that such person' shall not, for a period of not less' than ten ~0)' days or more than slx ~ months as may be prescribed in the ~udgment, drive or operate any motor ve~icle in the COrm~onwealth. The court