Boy racerdom

[Swoop]

Someone who deliberately pours diesel on the road to show off with.

Someone who welds a baked bean can to their exhaust to make it sound different from the 1200cc p.o.s. it really is.

[Hitcher]

Fucken young people. There should be laws against them.

[ManDownUnder]

Fucken young people. There should be laws...

I understand it's illegal if the young person in question is a minor...

[arsnik]

Surely, a \"wreckfull\" disregard for the safety or property of others.....

So basically your average kiwi motorist, not much to do with the type of car or age?

[Coldrider]

A 'boy racer' is some one else to blame, much like 'middle management' in a corporate structure.
We always need someone else, the peopleless 'they' to blame in society, and they foot the bill.
I have no doubt that some motorcyclists also are in the boy racer theme on a motorcycle, much like we are conditioned to think boy racers are not middle aged men.

[arsnik]

A \'boy racer\' is some one else to blame, much like \'middle management\' in a corporate structure.
We always need someone else, the peopleless \'they\' to blame in society, and they foot the bill.
I have no doubt that some motorcyclists also are in the boy racer theme on a motorcycle, much like we are conditioned to think boy racers are not middle aged men.

Kind of what I\'m getting at.

[LilSel]

from wikipedia
Boy racers in New Zealand generally drive later model Skylines, Subaru Legacys, as well as late model BMWs. Often these cars are overloaded (more passengers than legally allowed, heavy modifications such as poor quality spoilers, and heavy, inefficiently installed sound systems) and have been lowered without care. The norm is the same general pattern of larger wheels, thinner tyres, larger exhausts and seemingly arbitrary carbon fibre parts and hood/roof scoops that have no use as is seen in other countries.

I drive a turbo Subaru Legacy with tinted windows (legal!), 17"mags (legal!), superlow king springs (legal!), flash cd player/amplifier/12"subs (legal!)....

... does that make me a boy racer??!!... I just like my car to look nice & have a good stereo... *scratches head*... im confused...

Edit:... I own it and all the bits on it... no HP's there either.

[fergie]

i used to be a boy racer, that was 25years ago, i think i was called a hoon, same antics, different mode of transport.

[hXc]

Any young wanker who thinks his car is faster than a 600cc+ sportsbike... and has the sound system to prove it

Try 250cc naked bike buddy.
On many occasions I have seen boy racers try and take me on. I ignore them if there's lots of other traffic around, or sometimes have a bit of fun. Nine times out of ten...They're in my mirrors, not the other way 'round.

[cowboyz]

I dont know if anyone else has noticed but when out on a ride, if at a fuel stop and stnading round talking at least once during that ride a car leaving the servo will do or at least try to do a burnout on the way out. Must be LPS kicking in.

Just because you own a subaru doesnt make you a boyracer. However, if you drive in a manner that brings attention to yourself or attempt to race other cars in town or burnout at the lights, have radio blasting so no one in the vacinity can hear themselves think then yes, you probably are a boyracer.

An easy test is that if you are driving down the road and see a cop and think "fuck the police" or "holy shit I am going to get pulled over for something (whatever) then you are probably a boyracer.

[hXc]

An easy test is that if you are driving down the road and see a cop and think "fuck the police" or "holy shit I am going to get pulled over for something (whatever) then you are probably a boyracer.

That makes a lot of us, including me, a boyracer too then. Big generalisation there.

[scumdog]

. They have made law a \"boy racer act\" yet no definition of boy racerism exists, they have fooled the average new zealander into being scared of these boy racer types. So scared that laws a swiftly passed through out of sheer terror the boy racers might get you next. I find more to fear in the average kiwi motorist, on bike, or driving trucks or cars myself.

Whats your take on boy racers? Do you have a definition? Experiences of the so called boy racers endangering lives?

SCARED of 'em?

Far from it - I see most of them as a ticket-fest!!

Most of 'em that screw up would do it in anything they drove - it's just unfortunate they pick on trendy cars to do it in thereby giving the decent boy-racer type a bad name. (Sound familiar? - like the squids give other bikers a bad name)

And oh, haven't read the whole thread yet but no doubt somebody has told you that no such thing exists as The Boy Racer Act - it's just a coloquialism that is more acceptable in public than The Wanker Act.

[cowboyz]

not really and you need to either look at the way you ride or accept that you are a boy racer and get yourself off to a 12 step program with B.A.A.

Out of interest, which example bothers you more? You think "fuck the police" or think they are going to pull you over for something?

[scumdog]

http://www.hoodackey.co.nz/main.shtml

Had a look at that site - mwahahaha, they give 'tards a bad name, calling them losers is praising them!!!

[F5 Dave]

Here we have a group of youths that have in their actions of moronically modifying their vehicles (ie: removing suspension in the mistaken belief that the car will handle better) and fitting loud exhausts & then proceeding to use them late at night in travelling circus events around the suburbs have directly affected motorcyclists.

Modification rules are now waay more strict than the US. Crazy! While it used to be ok to modify your bike now many things require a LVV certification, the full impact of this is not widely recognised. For example changing your master cylinder (say to a sexy radial one) requires a LVV. OK who is going to notice? Probably no one. But a savy insurance assessor might decide that it is a good reason not to pay out a claim, saving company money.

Noise is a highlighted issue. As is speed. Motorcyclists have always had a bad rep, but the sheer volume and antics of these guys in highly public areas have made it worse for everyone.

The speeding around in loud vehicles in built up areas is propagating a climate of society advocating more & more control be given to the Police & lawmakers to clamp down on them & by association we’re all affected too.

Thanks guys, we owe you one.