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VICE on City—Fast & Furious in the UK

This week on City, we do a deep dive into the world of young men racing cars in England. Since the trend of teenagers modifying their "affordable" cars with go­-faster stripes, neon under-­lights, and dump valves really took off in the 90s, the media...

This week on City, we do a deep dive into the world of young men racing cars in England. Since the trend of teenagers modifying their "affordable" cars with go­-faster stripes, neon under-­lights, and dump valves really took off in the 90s, the media and public have been wary of "boy racers." The British government has attempted to force them out of town centres with surveillance, and the cops spend their nights hunting them in unmarked cars.

In the film, we follow the boy racers as they try—with varying degrees of success—to unify the scene in their local area. In Essex, we find meetups with hundreds of kids in kitted up cars, showing off luxury paint jobs and bass systems that ruin their girlfriends' hair dos. And in North London, boy racers take to highways to find their own fun—which, in the past, has had grave consequences.

Tune in tonight at midnight!