Boy racer
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Boy racer is a term given to a young person who drives in a fast and aggressive manner; it has become a broader term (often pejorative) for participants in modern
Responses to the boy racer phenomenon range from laws prohibiting certain cosmetic modifications to vehicles such as decorative lighting or tinted windows to restrictions on cruising.
Culture
Publications for boy racers included Max Power, Fast Car, New Zealand Performance Car Magazine, MTV's Pimp My Ride and The Fast and the Furious as well as DVD publications and television shows.
Vehicle modification
Modifications typically associated with the stereotype include:
- Aftermarket stereos
- Extravagant paint jobs
- Loud exhaust systems
- Aftermarket alloy wheels
- Hellaflush (tyres given excess camber, and scratching the tyre fenders)
- Oversized spoilers[4] and bonnet scoops
- Suspension modifications to lower a car's ride height and stiffen ride (often referred to as stance)[5][6]
- Body kits, neon/L.E.D lights and other appearance modifications
- Tinted windows
Boy racers by country
New Zealand
The term boy racer is used in New Zealand to describe a youth that drives any form of vehicle that is of high performance and/or has been modified in any way (including factory fitted parts). The Land Transport (Unauthorised Street and Drag Racing) Amendment Act 2003 is commonly known as the "Boy Racer Act".
In 2009, a government led by the
The first car to be crushed in accordance with this act was a white
While the slang word "bogan" generally has a broader meaning, it is often used in New Zealand in reference to owners of larger Australian cars, like Ford Falcons or Holden Commodores.[9][10]
Most cheap vehicles in New Zealand are used Japanese imports and the culture follows modification of these cars.
See also
- Hoon (Australian/New Zealand term. Often used for reckless drivers regardless of car.)
- Itasha
- Rice burner
- Car tuning
- Street racing
- Manta joke
References
- ISBN 978-1608196531
- ^ "Police blitz unearths dozens of death traps". The New Zealand Herald. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- S2CID 73615643. Archived from the originalon 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ East Anglian Daily Times: Man's horror at road rage 'gun' ordeal[dead link]
- ^ Hawke's Bay Today: Lower cars at your peril says ex-racer Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Stuff.co.nz. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Donnell, Hayden (12 December 2011). "Boy racer's car to be crushed". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
Eighteen-year-old Karn Clarrie Forrest (18), of Milton, appeared before Judge Stephen O'Driscoll in the Balclutha District Court, sitting in Gore, today on two driving charges.
- ^ a b Dominion Post. (21 June 2012). [Anne Tolley standing on crushed Nissan vehicle]. Ref: PHO-2017-3.1. Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT.
- ^ "Muscle car museum". 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009.
- ^ "The World Today - Car lovers buy fuel-efficient vehicles to save money". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
External links
- boyracerguide.co.uk
- barryboys.co.uk - forum mocking boy racer cars, with many photos
- New Zealand Classic Car- Boy Racers or Car Enthusiasts?