STREET RACER - 1997 Los Angeles Street Racing Documentary

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

I remember '97 growing up near the SFV. LS1's were brand new technology,you could still get 92 octane for under a buck and a half,dial up internet was the big thing, most people did not have cell phones yet, having a 13 second street car made you untouchable for the most part... I honestly miss the days when guys from my generation would go out and do stuff rather text and update their wall on Facebook.I know this sounds hypocritical,but, I would give up the technology we have to have those...

[@joshuagarvey9362]

Heck ya.So good back then.My 13 second street car would bust so much azz.LS motors and vortex heads were non existent.Glenoaks and pieoria,Roxford,Gleanoaks,Mason.I remember meeting at Kevin’s Burgers every weekend.

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

@@joshuagarvey9362 Yup, been to all those spots except Kevin's Burgers unfortunately. I did go to Cruisers though, watching everybody leave was fun.. Better times for sure.

[@davecharell9581]

Just do it the underworld is still out here

[@deebee9751]

Well said. This internet and cameras on phones really messed up the up coming generation which they waste there teenage years away and by the time people ask how there teenage life was, Oh I was On my phone other than all of us OGs have millions of stories to tell of what we did everyday and got to live life at our fullest young years being so productive back then. I'm glad we got to live it and would not want to re live this generation ever.

[@starcups8522]

@@deebee9751 I was born in 01' and i hate the times i got to live. I would do anything to be born in the 80'.

[@deebee9751]

Wow my 96 Midori Civic HB made it in this video. This was the bomb back then. I had my 500whp Prelude back then and used to drive to Sylmar Street Races with slicks on and just racing and having fun with all the other fast cars there. Funny thing Is I still have my Midori Civic HB to this day. lol

[@devinecomedy43]

I remember the first night that thing came out. Everyone was 😮

[@gregmorgan9989]

Sylmar & Dennys under the freeway...🙌🏾👊🏽🏁

[@deebee9751]

Thank you bro. Funny I still have that ek hb but its been a shell since 2001 but im now in the process of doing an awd on it.

[@billmadison2032]

In Florida then. I had a 93 Mustang GT all bolt ons, 2 kits. High 10 low 11 second Street car. I went 6 months without a loss. What a great time to be alive and young.

[@idontlikecops1]

danm those hondas looked pretty clean for the mid 90's look at all them teggys!

[@notone4029]

The “Golden Era” Miss those Days!! Take me BACK!!!

[@spillow762]

1997 probably the best year in the USA in terms of everything...

[@roadmaster9777]

Spillow and I was born so

[@tisoy909]

MAGA

[@dipperpines4271]

Except for gang violence

[@Dankstar209]

Was 16 and loving these california modesto streets

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Cigar in the Whitehouse😃

[@c20xe200016v]

Great documantary. Brought back many memories.

[@ThePapo1980]

I started Driving in 1996 on my own, 1995 with a parent. July 15, 1996 I filled my truck up first time in Ballwin Missouri for 88 cents. Unbelievable to think today. 5.0s and SS camaros, firebirds ruled the streets and muscle cars. "Ricers" were just getting started. And for awhile especially afterThe Fast and Furious in 2001, ricers began and dominated the old muscle car way, of spray and pray. But the last 5-6 years if you are still in the scene street/strip, you can see this technology, tunes,chips, computers, TURBOS being turned back towards the old V8 cars. Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers etc. IRS is almost common place, the rides are amazing. And the power and speed they are putting down/ plus handling is blowing a lot of 4 cylinders out of the water again. 10psi on a 4 banger, is still lagging on 10psi on a V8. And the increase is exponential with the bigger motors and PSI increase. Its neat to see the full circle that being ran, where will it end..,Who cares as long as we keep going faster!

[@CamaroAmx]

i remember those days. i got my lisence in early 2000 and by end of summer had a low 13/high 12 sec car and i never lost a race with it (still have the car). if i wanted to hang with my freinds or even talk to them, i just went to their house. i didn't even get a computer until dec 01. it was alot better. there were more kids playing outside in the summer back then, now teens hardly leave the house. most teens don't even want cars cause they don't see the need. they just use computers or text..

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

All those VW's though. Love it. What I wouldn't give to be in my 20's back then. Seems like muscle and tuners weren't ego tripping back then about who had the better car.

[@xavierramirez1911]

it’s only gotten worse since. nowadays it’s a huge dick comparing contest

[@Julius_FL5]

4 years before the original Fast And Furious movie

[@1_Bad_Z]

In the summer of 2000 On Thursday evenings, we would meet up in Compton @ Carls Jr. off of the 91 Freeway. Fridays and Saturdays Glenoaks and Sylmar. Sunday nights back to Compton. It was an incredible time.

[@nicccfury4979]

1997 - 99 was the shit period if u live in so cal u know how fun it was

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

I remember all that! I used to see MANY pre-'74 (That was the cut-off for smog then) Camaros (even first gen ones) Novas, Malibus, ETC for under $3,000. These were complete, running and driving cars that you could restore/hop-up while you drove them. I remember it was around 2002 when prices of old iron started sky-rocketing.

[@joshuagarvey9362]

Omg heck ya man this was my era.Was so good back then.Race what you brought and not all the B.S like today.

[@kenichi3047]

My dad from san diego raced some of the members from redline racing which make a apperance in the video my dad wasn't even from La he was from san diego

[@fenderfan8543]

"came from the factory with 500 hp" lol......right on bud.

[@EnSkate]

awsome! this is Californian history

[@juansimon5802]

this is my era, seeing lacr and battle of the imports was crazy. was building racecars in my shop while i was in high school and racing at lacr and famoso was all we had other then the streets. they opened irwindale 1/8 mile in 03 cause fast and furious had every kid with a honda or mits. on the streets tryin to race. lol cool video

[@kochj23]

It is nice to see shots of Kevin's burgers. Friday's at Kevin's until the shooting across the street when that kid died. Everything went downhill from then. It is funny to see The Road back in the day.

[@brandobee2264]

They used to trip off street racing now the real concern is with sideshows 😂😂

[@FELIPE8226M]

Yup sideshow idiots and people building cars just for IG clout

[@CamaroAmx]

i was still running my AMX undefeated against imports into 2003 on the street. in the late 90s/early 2000s some musclecars were still affordable and gas was still cheap.i missed out on handfull of $1000 V8 running and driving musclecars around that time period. in my area in the early 2000s, there were no fast imports. there were modded ones, but nothing a decent factory stock V8 couldn't beat.

[@GnarshredProductions]

2018 now lol. I think all the old school carburetor v8 guys just gave up and retired to the car shows. Realized they don't stand a chance against turbo ls swap cars, hellcats, and all the turbo imports now that they are actually fast as the technology improved and stuff bacame more available.

[@EASTSIDE-313]

@@GnarshredProductions u don't have a clue lol

[@IcanDriveIt]

@@EASTSIDE-313 4 cylinder cars are in the 7s now. The game has changed

[@EASTSIDE-313]

@@IcanDriveIt and 8 cylinder cars run in the 3s, what's your point? 🤣

[@spankthemonkey3437]

​@@EASTSIDE-313only 10thousand HP cars that can't drive on road🤷🤦🏼😆🤣

[@masterkey1887]

yup my dad had an 89 and kicked ass with it here in Texas along with his 87 turbo regal which we still have to day

[@banemafia4629]

So this is why integras are so expensive

[@VF1Skullangel]

This was back when the street racing scene was done right. Long before that fucking movie hit and ruined everything.

[@SadeT617]

Look at those amazing gas prices. 1.29 psh if only it was that much now a days.

[@TexasAce]

What stands out to me is how dang slow all those cars are. Things have come a LONG ways in the last 15 years.

[@Treaxvour]

They are eco boxes with bolt ons. Sentras, accords.

[@ESTXX00001]

Is the scene dead? I used to see tuners running the streets where I lived now I don't see any when I'm looking to race

[@infelicitas]

Come to texas man, they're everywhere

[@noble20xx56]

Heck nah. Still going strong. I hear people tearing it up ever weekend.

[@FELIPE8226M]

It's dead up here where I live in Washington State

[@steveelco114]

My inly complaint . Wish it was longer . Awesome 👍

[@asst5]

Does anyone know the song that starts off at around 3:16? Thanks

[@jaimeramirez-perez7198]

What's the song that's starts at 3:17

[@haskiMK]

dj dextrous - victory payback remix has the same intro, but I still can't find this

[@danteisme]

I'm sure this has already been said or noticed since this video is 10 years old now, but @6:32, is that Rj devera?

[@svenvanbastelaere2275]

Im pretty sure that this is Rj Devera.

[@TrayDuece14]

Hells yea this is when i fell in love with japanese imports!!!

[@bmgbryanmgar1976]

American muscle beats import every time

[@TrayDuece14]

@@bmgbryanmgar1976 ummm okkk. Carry on..

[@L30GH05TDUD3]

@@bmgbryanmgar1976 yeah, however in the tuning area muscle is limited, while in the jdm you can tune your car to be more powerful than a muscle car, and even a supercar if you invest enough

[@modlist6129]

@@L30GH05TDUD3 what? Lol any car can be made fast with enough money lol muscle cars can be “tuned” to make good power lol

[@grandiewandie]

@@bmgbryanmgar1976 yeah until it gets gapped by a Miata after the first 3 hairpins.

[@LoneStarBoy713]

The song at the beginning is the song Reptile fights Lou cane or what ever his name is I. The mortal kombat movie

[@TheLlamanzaresCompany]

Friends, nice cars, good memories.

[@AccordTorneo]

What's the name of that song at 3:15

[@leeroyjenkem3471]

3:17 song name?

[@marioremondino9837]

This takes me back….. Having a 14 second hatchback was such a big deal because you could hang with stock mustangs and F bodies.

[@milkee798]

I was there Sylmar Gardena Carson

[@rocsti5402]

Alex I should get a hold of you I wrote a movie you'd probably love. I seen the last race like over ten years ago and my love for alice dj comes from the ending. I loved that short too.

[@sdfsdfsdferr]

I'd have to say street racing modified cars are pretty much dead. Well here in Canada it is anyway it use to be extremely popular but in the last 15years insurance has seriously increased a stock 4 door Civic is over 310$ a month :/ Modifie it you will struggle to get insurance and if you do it's so high it's not worth it, and no one wants to street race a stock 100hp car.

[@chicagochris1988]

I'm not the only one commenting about the amazing gas prices of the video haha :)

[@alexchavez4978]

What a fun time

[@barryrussell4106]

I was in San Diego with 67 ss chevelle 396 could hardly get a race. The tuner guys knew better.

[@haskiMK]

does anyone know the song from 3:17? I am still looking for it. I found that 'dextrous - victory payback remix' has the same intro...

[@ncr-letsplayproduction882]

What is the car that race against the first gen of Rabbit/Golf at the beginning of the video?

[@gtauto7923]

Looks like a Mitsubishi starion.

[@1_Bad_Z]

Where in Los Angeles was this ?

[@jayhughes2418]

Shit. We already had 8 and 9 sec cars on the streets in Philly, NJ and NY in 1997

[@masterkey1887]

the song at 10:50 does not need to be put to imports of any kind

[@joshuagarvey9362]

Kevin’s Burger’s

[@Moe99721]

7:20 steve aoki in the 90s

[@98snakehorse]

Its crazy how much the car seen has faded. Still a lot of die hard drag racers out there but not like I remember it as a teenager.

[@epramos6800]

Died out because the State of California started crushing cars when they were impounded for street racing. Meaning, you can't get your car back ever...

[@FELIPE8226M]

Now its mostly just street takeovers and for IG clout

[@jhr1572]

Hey I think I see myself about to make a pull. Lucky Racing.

[@james31615]

Gas prices back then were the best

[@sebastianniqvist3144]

I wonder where are all these people now...

[@joshuagarvey9362]

Still alive and participating lol.Nit going to stop me.

[@FELIPE8226M]

Middle aged adults with children and grandchildren lol

[@naughtmeenaym869]

An LS5 did NOT have 500 HP. You're thinking LS6.

[@CamaroAmx]

Now? i don't know. i don't think there's much action around anymore (not in the last 6-7 years). i used to be able to hear them, now silence. no groups gathered anywhere. most of the real good cars are owned by older guys. they get on it once in awhile, but mostly just cruise around no real messing around.

[@Brandonsk33n]

I'd love to take me eg coupe back in time and show them what a 63mm turbo can do at 30 psi lol

[@spiderman1321]

England is currently almost $3 a litre and $500 road tax a year for a 2 litre

[@CamaroAmx]

$1.37 was high for the time,but its LA. Gas was around $1/gal well into 2002 when i graduated high school in Pa. i remember laughing at a full service station charging nearly $2/gal for regular in 2001. i said no one would pay that kinda of money for gas. nowadays i'd be all too happy to. that station went out of buisness soon after but the prices were still up until gas hit nearly $5/gal in the summer of 2007. just as a reminder i guess.

[@FELIPE8226M]

Now $5 to $6 is the normal price

[@CamaroAmx]

@@FELIPE8226M I’m paying $3.45/ gal. $5-6 a gallon? Where do you live? Hawaii?

[@FELIPE8226M]

@@CamaroAmx Washington State its $5+ for 91 in my Bmw, never mind I just checked its $4.50 right now it went down recently lol

[@sdfsdfsdferr]

1.30$ a Gallon to think where i live these days we pay 1.30$ a Litre ...

[@naughtmeenaym869]

So so sad. That's LA? No wonder. In Texas we had 8-second race cars on the street in 1997. Got married that year. Still married to the same lady. Civics killed street racing.

[@JustinSimm90]

Lol at $1.37 being a high price for gas XD

[@milkee798]

Oh yeah and WEST COViNA!!!

[@CamaroAmx]

i still kick myself for not buying the white 71 383 auto Roadrunner for $800 in late 2000. but i had just bought my AMX a week earlier and didn't have the money. it was clean, ran good and had no rust (amazing around here). last i heard with what they go for now, i could sell it and all but buy a house with the money.

[@somethingsomethingsorrows]

brand new low miles mint condition aw man

[@nagyba]

I like Born to Race better :D

[@toxicmagnum5269]

look out 1320

[@TheCamarodude96]

The muscle cars got too fast and had to go to the dragstrip XD

[@braxwright31]

Let's not use motley crue for hondas...

[@ESTXX00001]

Jesus Built My Nissan !

[@ghost9431]

it takes a lot of work but yes a skyline and supra can beat pretty much everything in a drag race including bikes. but if you build up anything you can get it to go fast

[@angeljuarez8307]

if I was dat cop would let den race there not going over the limit

[@dqkittenbubble]

"The end of the rule of the muscle car." What a joke. The muscle car is still king and if you can afford a 1970 Chevelle ss 454 you can afford some gas. Chevrolet all the way.

[@budgetbuiltmusclecars5861]

He knows nothing about cars or street racing.

[@princesslayna5527]

Lmfaooo

[@Mau5heads4u]

*Facepalm*

[@bigpun313]

Tell that to the Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline lol!

[@antoniorafael7343]

That MK1 tho 🔥

[@briandunphy5244]

Lol, LS6*