Street Takeovers Are Getting Worse

[@AlexMartini.]

I actually got messages of people saying they're going to do one outside of my house because I don't like takeovers. LOVE IT Subscribe - bit.ly/3kXgWr0

[@rod5577]

From what I've seen, the people participating in street takeovers aren't interested in car culture at all. They're interested in hype and clout. In feeling important for a couple minutes while they spin their tires. Its the same play for social media attention that people strive for which also made 'cutting up' popular for a quick stint. So now we have two really stupid, goofy trends with cars between takeovers and cutting up. They aren't based in the love of driving, improving your skill or an appreciation for cars. Its for ego, attention and indulging the whole "I'm the main character" persona. Otherwise, 'street takeovers' would have remained localized to back lots and industrial parking areas late at night. That's what we used to do for drift practice. Find a big secluded area, lay down cones, avoid damaging property at all costs and have at it. Sure you could argue private vs public, but there's no excuse for placing lives in danger on public roads because you're too spineless to do it somewhere safer. I don't buy the excuse of, "we have nowhere else to do it!" For a millisecond. You have at minimum, 500 other places you could do it at. Which brings me to the reason why car enthusiasts hate this fad so much. When you bring this much negative stigma onto the car community, the crackdown comes for ALL of us. Laws will get passed to hamper people who've been acting more responsibly in their motorsport endeavors. You're willing to bring that pain down on the rest of us, and its mostly so you can get the dopamine hit of feeling cool for a couple hours, until it wears off and you start fiending for the next one. That's IF you don't crash your car or hit someone in the process. Honestly, take away the licenses of everyone participating and attending any takeover on a public road. Withhold them for a year or two, because the parents already failed in setting them on the right path.

[@EvLSpectre]

Yepp, others have covered it too. its just attention. I still do the same after over 10 years. I go out to abandoned lots and empty industrial parks, and practice sliding the car there. Or the bikes. Its for my enjoyment, not anyone elses. Wish tiktok was banned already. That will not stop it, but make a serious dent.

[@rod5577]

@@EvLSpectre Yah unfortunately even with a tiktok ban, you'd still have the same being aired over instagram, facebook, and all the other social media outlets. Cat's out of the bag on that one. A skid pad is easy enough to set up. Just a big asphalt circle with barriers on the perimeter. My best guess why no one has stepped up and offered, is the liability issue that comes with letting bad drivers do dumb things on your back lot. Everyone would have to sign a waiver and pay a small fee to watch or participate.

[@787blah]

Facts

[@deep_drift]

Yep, I even saw a clip on Twitter where participants of a takeover even kick a MR2. This shows they don’t care about the cars, they are obsessed on clout.

[@christopherlowery855]

Truer words are seldomly spoken.

[@DarkWolfWRX]

Im so dumbfounded on how many people have defended street takeovers when I say its nothing but hurting the car communities. Get the typical hur dur there's nowhere for us to go. Sorry if you dont have a track near you(or maybe you do, but dont want to pay to play), that is NO EXCUSE for shutting down traffic and endangering the surroundings. I used to go to car meets all the time, where we were welcomed by the local stores of parking lots we used because it brought in cashflow. Any time someone did something stupid, they were told to leave. Hell the local PD would roll by and hang out just because they liked the cars too(which helped keep the stupid crap from happening). People are so disappointing.

[@sweatyjaguar]

A bad apple spoils the bunch…

[@CarEnthusiastContent]

its like people have never heard of an empty parking lot

[@AlphaJDM]

​@@CarEnthusiastContentthey burn parking lots and industrial parks too, coming in driving all over the place hanging out of the cars and shit, I don't understand what happened to drifting like a normal abnormal human being

[@existinginaspace8347]

​@@CarEnthusiastContentWe kept getting kicked out of the empty lots here. So we moved to highways.

[@christopherlowery855]

​@@existinginaspace8347You just told us the equivalant of "We kept losing at russian roulette with a 38 special, so we switched to a 1911." ROFL

[@HawkEM2]

As a young car enthusisat, following the car scene since I was a toddler basically, it's really sad to see where the general car scene is headed. I see people saying it's dead, dying, or gotten too samey. I don't know how or if I can do it, but I'm gonna at least make an attempt to recreate and relive the car scene that I actually want to be in, without being kinda corny or over memorial if that makes any sense.

[@christopherlowery855]

Most of the toxic atmosphere comes from dick swinging, a lack of real criticism, a lack of taste, aestetic mods only, low budget, and little effort. The general concensus in the car community is that a throttle body spacer is less of a mod and more of a scam. No gains on the dyno means not a performance mod. Likewise, no tuner will respect a lit up fully stock engine bay. Real mods involve real wrenching, welding, or machining. You can get a ton of performance out of only bolt-ons. A lot of work can be done with a set of wrenches, screw drivers, sockets, some jack stands, and a jack. Exceptions are pulling the engine. The transmission can sometimes be dropped by hand. I've done it. The problem with the car community is clout chasing and a lack of pride in one's own accomplishments. I didn't get an actually built car until I was 40yrs old. I didn't even rebuild an engine until then. The most I expect from the car community is a "nice bro" for my build. That's it. Just a nod, or thumbs up. In my youth, I didn't even attend car meets because I only had a shitty 300w amp, shitty $20 subs, and mood lighting in an otherwise completely stock vehicle. I was unworthy of attendance. Kids today get offended when they don't get praise for their 3M stick-on canards, or diffusers. They're cheap and they do nothing for performance. Non-car people don't know the difference and actual tuners see them as a joke. Which they are. Some of us still call them "Pep Boys mods". " Building" a car for someone else just leads to disappointment. If people want to turbo their car, do it! Learn what it takes, do your homework, get on forums, ask the community of your choosing. Get educated on the subject and do the work. I've dropped about $4k into a 312hp NB miata that I bought for $5k. It was already boosted, it just broke and needed to be repaired. All the work I've done myself. Car mods don't need to be super expensive, but they can't be too cheap either. A healthy expectation is around $1k/major component. Turbo, coilovers, tires, pistons, clutch kit, etc. Obviously this is more of an average for a respectable build, but its a realistic expectation. This number can quickly jump up in cost depending on power and application goals. An LS swap kit for a miata easily runs into the $10k range. This doesn't include labor, or the body modifications. There's just no way a young adult is going to have the money to buy a new car (because no one in their family taught them how to even do an oil change) and do any real mods to it. A car meet should be both a reward and a chance to gain understanding from like-minded people. I have no problem helping a young enthusiast learn how to turn a wrench. I've repaired my own vehicles since I started driving. I did a clutch replacement twice, within the first 3mo I had a license. I don't think I've ever taken my car to a "shop". Just parts for outsourced work. I love talking about this stuff with people. So will other guys with older cars. My co-worker has a car on bags. He airs out when he parks. Right away I had to meet this guy, talk to him about his build, check out how his bags are setup, etc. That's what a car meet is supposed to be like. I don't know anything about bags. I ride static on coilovers. I have a different build than him, but its still effort. Its still a respectable mod. He also has a tune and an exhaust. He gets a nod and a thumbs up. That's what its about. Unless the wiring job for that underglow is top notch quality, those diffusers are molded into the bumpercover/bolted to the frame, or the front splitter can support 300lbs of weight, that respect just won't be there. Especially for a completely stock engine. If the "mod" only took 30min to install, it probably isn't a mod. There's a lot of contention between the older enthusiasts and the younger ones. Appliance idiology and broken homes have really torn apart the auto enthusaist community and it's sad in a lot of ways. Currently I'm not a part of any community. I bought and maintain this car to be a quick daily thats fun AF to drive. It serves its purpose. I've been thinking about teaming up with a local miata club, but they strike me as taking themselves too seriously. No harm in scoping them out I suppose. Anyway, best of luck to you. Hopefully this has been insightful.

[@HawkEM2]

@@christopherlowery855 Sure has been insightful, that was a good read. I like your ideology of ripping everything apart and actually doing real mods, not just for validation. Since I grew up watching content that did the same, I've always wanted to and now have started to basically do things to my car that nobody else has done, while also learning as many fabrication skills as I can right now at 15, still haven't got my license but I've got my project Civic, an old XZ550 bike that really showed me how to commit to ripping things apart and wrenching, and a second car that keeps changing since I'm flipping cars to make some money for my various projects. Instead of just cosmetic stuff, I'm probably gonna do more engine work than cosmetic, just get a clean factory or similar to factory Reverb bodykit, make my own custom headlights at home, my own tail lights, mostly since my car gets minimal aftermarket support, and the other regular stuff, wheels tires coils etc, a bunch of small details and future proofing/repair that probably go unnoticed but give me peace of mind. For the engine, I might be crazy and over ambitious, but I'm probably gonna turbo the D series, assuming it's probably not gonna last that long, and eventually swap in a K24 or perhaps even a J series or VR6 parts car engine. Anyway, like you said, a real build involves plenty of welding, wrenching, and other fabrication and dedication. Right now I'm basically building up the skillset to comfortably do more major modifications to my car, so I don't mess it up. To test my welding and fabrication skills, I'll be building a go kart. This also means I'll have to work with a small engine and 4 speed gearbox, not exactly like a car but at least I'll learn something from it. I'll also make an electric drift cart which technically might teach something about wiring but in all honesty it's just for fun and at the same time tests myself and gains me confidence knowing I can make a whole vehicle, albeit a very small basic one. I look up to older enthusiasts, I wish the few around me into cars would do the same but to me they seem a little more like the almost "fake" car guys of today, the ones to buy some common car and do the common cheap stuff to it. If I find the right people I might try to make my own club, community, whatever it might be. I hope I can actually do something good for the car community, continue real car building for myself and my little brother.

[@christopherlowery855]

@@HawkEM2 You're off to an outstanding start. The people will come. They're just rare. Best of luck.

[@HawkEM2]

@@christopherlowery855 Thanks man, and I'll be waiting to meet the right people, not wasting time on people I don't really end up connecting much with, I've done that a couple times. Hope you enjoy the Miata.

[@blackpanther300.]

@@HawkEM2 You sound pretty similar to me. I want to meet people that are truly into cars like I am. People that build their cars because they love them. Building them because they love the engineering, the performance, and the progress from nothing to a fast track car or drag car. People who can love all cars and appreciate the work that went into them, not just pick and choose what car they like simply because it's more expensive or less expensive or the community general likes or dislikes them. I just want to meet and talk to people who are truly into cars as much as I am. Unfortunately though, the people who are closest to me aren't like that at all. One of my friends says he's a car guy, but all he talks about are things that he really has no understanding of. He just tries to say things that are advanced in order to impress me since he knows I've been into cars my whole life. Aside from that, all that he's shown me is that he likes going fast, he doesn't care much for the car itself. The car meets around where I live are chill and the people are quite great, I just gotta find my right people in the community and you sound like one of them.

[@Strat2352]

A month ago I got a ticket in Florida for just having a modified exhaust (Not because it was loud, just because it wasn't OEM), this is the kind of crap that all this takeover heat is bringing.

[@christopherlowery855]

*sigh* sadly, yes.

[@Neipalm]

Where about in Florida do you live so I can never go there? I've never heard of anyone in the state get a ticket for having a modified car unless it was for noise issues or something like too dark of tint.

[@Strat2352]

Man, I too thought it was one of those myth tickets that was never issued. But Chapter 316 Section 293 says "No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle with anything over what the vehicle was originally manufactured with" This was in Miami, FL@@Neipalm

[@tyler2thug]

@@NeipalmSame thing happened to me, pulled over for exhaust in Fort Myers, two hours north of Miami. Shits getting wack down here

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

Yeah california banned ALL ecu tuning in 2021 in an attempt to crack down on takeover kids with afterfire tunes

[@JSAFIXIT]

A big thing is that quite often these things turn violent. One car smacks another and all the sudden there is a shoot out.

[@tankiller9638]

Well that's because most are hellcat owners that got an ego bigger than the displacement if their car. Don't think it goes unsaid these days with just how utterly shit most hellcat owners are these days and that's usually who are at takeovers. Half the cars are stolen then people get surprised somehow when thugs start blasting at each other not caring about collateral damage

[@Jonathabr1]

@@tankiller9638 Remebrer that the hellcats are usually stolen.

[@Half.Throttle.adventures.]

That's the best part

[@lthudgins]

These aren't car ppl. Both the spectators and drivers

[@angeloah]

Agreed, like Tesla owners.

[@georgemcunty6383]

@@angeloahhuh?

[@angeloah]

@@georgemcunty6383 see, like Tesla people aren’t car people. A comparison joke, I know it’s a tenuous connect at best. The joke was really meant to disrupt much like a takeover, another connection.

[@georgemcunty6383]

@@angeloah it wasn’t funny at all. It was cringe af.

[@angeloah]

@@georgemcunty6383 sweet, that was the point, you bought in huh? Easier to defend a strangers honor since Musk will cancel your account on X. I get it, our secret.

[@ecnirp9197]

this is the reason why i don't attend car meets at night.i only do cars n coffee now coz mofos are asleep by then doing crazy shit the night before

[@RUNFROMONYX]

They claim that it's car enthusiasts participating in these takeovers so they can push an agenda against car enthusiasts. We are slowly and slowly losing our freedom with our cars, both in our ability to do things like mod them and also take them to the track (tracks being shut down), and it's because people don't like it. Also, there isn't really a point in telling people to take this stuff to the track since they aren't enthusiasts. They don't care at all for that and just want to make a scene.

[@DJWhitetailfluff]

This is a corner stone of a bigger thing going on beyond street take overs. The over reach of government in a way no body notices. What's happening is the Government chooses to allow crime to flourish and do nothing about it and waits for people to complain enough to get the government to do something about it but they go so hard we all will lose our freedoms and will never get them back. They just don't want to look like the bad guy in a way that would make the citizens revolt against them. It's all about money and power. Look what's happened since 2020. Even a decent citizen can't even defend themselves and are told not to while criminals get away with shit and are empowered to do so. This also happens in retail stores too and more and more common things are locked up and ya have to ask for assistance to get and buy the product. Because instead of actually stopping criminals they do something that makes it inconvenient for everyone. The street takeover stuff is no different. Thankfully it sounds like some places are doing something about it but it needs to be dealt with everywhere and done to where respectable car enthusiasts don't loose their freedoms because of it. Again this reminds me of my young school days where the teacher tries to pull the move for one misbehaving child that we all get punished. Oh Timmy acted out in class so you all don't get recess now. Everyone in class get mad at Timmy for his bad behavior. But that trick didn't work on me because while I was mad at Timmy I was also mad at the teacher for what I felt was abusing their power and punishing the innocent kids in class unjustly for one person.

[@siddheshpillai3807]

Well to be fair it makes public transport look nice in comparison

[@DJWhitetailfluff]

@@siddheshpillai3807 Not for me but for some and especially in cities. I live in suburbs and country area. I need a car and like my independence. Just sucks I have to share the road with idiots sometimes.

[@jo-qp7mz]

It's true! More government policies coming soon

[@siddheshpillai3807]

@@DJWhitetailfluff then move

[@CarsAcrossTexas]

Takeovers are not car enthusiasts. They are groups of people that usually have criminal records getting together to do something for the sake of it being illegal. Man I used to go to “takeovers” when they were back in abandoned warehouses or somewhere out of sight out of mind but it quickly got old.

[@OceanTechh]

I am 31 years old and the golden rule in my time was always do whatever you want as long as you don't harm or bother the rest, luckily my group always respects it and although we did several crazy things in my 20s we never put anyone in danger or received a complaint more than when the police caught us hahhaha

[@evanburt2766]

Exactly that is why if I’m driving fast I go in the canyons on the weekday and do a few sight runs to make sure there’s nobody there. If I’m racing I’m either out in the desert or on the track. No need to go faster than the speed of traffic with people around.

[@themaskedmusician4846]

I’m 18 and I follow that same thing, I don’t do anything that could harm other drivers, don’t speed all the time when there’s traffic just roll with the traffic and I’m always careful. There’s so many people especially in my area that drive like idiots. I’ve had a guy fly past me on the freeway probably close to 110-120 miles an hour around when rush hour was starting. Makes me disappointed I can’t be a part of your generation and deal with less bozos who make cops pull you over just for looking sporty since they have seen so many dumb people. Plus I wouldn’t have to deal with all the other crap going on with dumb people my age too lol

[@wannabecarguy]

​@@evanburt2766that's how I do it. Since 1991 . Got roads off in the desert for top speed runs. Paved fire roads that are empty at night. Even have tracks that will let me on all day for less than 100 bucks. Apple valley raceway.

[@soFrostyy]

Lie again bro “we never put anyone in danger”😂

[@OceanTechh]

@@soFrostyy Wow, I didn't know you were there with us to find out, right? go back to your bed kid

[@kylemartini500]

Down in Texas not too long ago there was actually a 1000hp challenger that was seized for street racing/ takeover activity and now it’s been tuned into a police cruiser

[@donavinmoller2432]

the funny part is its still too slow to catch any thing

[@qx1m]

@@donavinmoller2432ain’t no need to lie buddy

[@rhdbmw9361]

They're for people who can't afford, drive, or build fast cars. Just automatic and stock cars and think they're cool going in circles. "Did you guys see me go in circles?" "Yeah bro that was sick! Did you see my laser my mom got me on amazon!" 😂😂😂😂

[@AnthroGearhead]

The worst part is that, a lot of those cars were stolen and left at random places after their done 😥

[@rhdbmw9361]

@@AnthroGearhead yeah true that's why they don't care when they're smashing into other cars or people

[@AnthroGearhead]

@@rhdbmw9361 The USA is a despicable nation, filled with lies and chaos

[@donavinmoller2432]

it gets worse when you realise the lasers are mounted on guns smh

[@TWEAKLET]

@fladave99wont matter than half them as stolen

[@Lue2900]

where i live in jacksonville fl, they gave us a legal drift pit to help try to control it, more cities should try it it seemed to help here, people just need somewhere they can go if this is what they’re into.

[@DaDrock42]

That's interesting, I was thinking maybe something similar might help. Like a skatepark for cars lol. The pit sounds like it would be safer for spectators who could watch from up above and any tries to drop in and get close gets booted.

[@walksfar68]

I’ve been saying this for the last 10 years nobody listens make a place for the young people can go and use their cars like a dragstrip charge him 20 bucks. Make sure they have a helmet and seatbelt. You know some kind of safety and let them do it and get it out of their system, but knew the city and state said too cheap to do something like that so what do the young people do take it to the street

[@raredanceclassics]

Sounds like a dumb liability. We shouldn't be giving people places to do dumb shit just because they want to do dumb shit. We should punish them for doing dumb shit. This mentality is why every city is flooded with drugged up zombies. We keep turning our heads and letting them do it. Time to punish crime.

[@raredanceclassics]

@@walksfar68 this isn't street racing, its being intentionally reckless with your car knowing you're likely to crash or hit people and cause injury. None of these kids want to drag race, they want to be as reckless as possible for tiktok.

[@zSTALKn]

Michigan’s Sunday Funday: 💀

[@robertjohnson-454]

I’m 57. I’ve been a car guy all my life. I used to cruise the streets and hang out in parking lots at night with my friends (other car guys) of businesses that were closed for the night. We never caused trouble or damaged anything or even left a mess or trash anywhere. We just hung out and talked car stuff. I really miss those days and I actually think it would be a good thing for young people as a way to get together away from drugs and other trouble. Taking over streets is wrong though and it turns the public against car enthusiasts. It’s always things like this that ruin it for those who want to do the right thing.

[@MyNameIsNidos]

In the past, I used to go to a few takeovers. A majority of them were in empty parking lots of closed down Walmarts and Kmarts. But some were closing down an intersection for people to swing it. Thankfully, I was already at the age of 20 so watching a dude swing his V6 Charger in a circle for the 6th time that night got old very quick, I matured and just got bored of them. The whole thrill of them comes from breaking the law and being rebellious. That's why these people won't simply move to empty parking lots or behind a warehouse after hours. They crave that badass feeling of breaking the law. I get that from the teenagers, but once you're an adult you should probably grow up, right? Just my thoughts. I'm just glad I grew up and grew out of that before it got really bad.

[@rushnerd]

Yeah, if people want to do dumb shit in vacant lots away from any traffic? Do it. I think the entire point of this stupid stuff though is the thrill of public spaces and just doing it heat of the moment. It's incredibly stupid and not safe for anyone.

[@existinginaspace8347]

Growing up doesn't mean getting boring. There's still nowhere to go for most of us. And you're still breaking the law even in empty lots.

[@existinginaspace8347]

​@@rushnerdCan't, get kicked out of vacant lots every time. That's why it moved to intersections in the first place.

[@christopherlowery855]

​@@existinginaspace8347duration and number of people will dictate the shutdown in a parking lot, as well as repeated offenses. 10min of burnouts no one cares about, but 30min-1hr? The noise alone warrants being reported. Just like an underage party will get reported for loud music, so will a street takeover be reported for loud burnouts and exhaust noises. I don't know where you guys started to do these in parking lots, but your friends went from dumb to dumber with the move to doing this in the street.

[@nomeru_0]

@@existinginaspace8347 yes you are breaking the law by sliding in parking lots but cops are far more lenient on you if you get caught drifting in a parking lot, because they understand that you have some sort of common sense to be doing it in an enclosed area away from pedestrians. The majority of the time you'll just get told to leave and that will be the end of it.

[@Iokua.]

Street takeovers are the outcome of mommy issues

[@lthudgins]

Or lack of fathers O_O

[@SN1PEZ_YT_TTV]

I see it as more of a culture thing gone too far

[@mikewozawski1634]

Not true, I just date older women, no excuse

[@Killamatrix243]

@@lthudginslack of home training

[@jair2776]

Lack of brain cells.

[@Mazaco_The_Snake]

Street takeovers don’t care about the image they give actual car lovers, and they suck, it ruins things for anyone

[@rustypotatos]

Cuz they are not real car enthusiasts or good at driving

[@fasthighwaydriver59732]

​@@rustypotatoswrong I am takeover participant and I can out drive your car any day, any time on any road, also I'm Eastern European Slavic immigrant we don't follow laws in Eastern Europe because laws made for the sheep🐏🐑to follow leaders. I am Free person the laws are not for me

[@rustypotatos]

@@fasthighwaydriver59732 wow bro just wow. Keep living life brother. You got this man

[@jerichostevens2711]

your mother must have drank a lot of vodka while you were in the womb. @@fasthighwaydriver59732

[@guys1572]

we dont care 😂

[@Nighthawk_r33]

I got into a heated debated with a kid on Instagram defending takeovers. He had the audacity to call everyone who disagreed with him boring or broke. After I told him what I owned and that I would rather go cruising with a group of friends on a back road away from everyone or go to a race track than go hang out with a bunch of re%@rds doing donuts in a public place for seeking attention he shut down pretty quickly after that.

[@SonNguyen-mk2wq]

This is another reason I don't support the police. Street takeover in broad daylight blocking traffic with innocent people stuck in the mayhem? "Nothing we can do." No front plate on my car? "Gonna need backup!" 3 cars will pull up on me for this stop. This shit has been happening in DC/MD for years.

[@illuminate4]

I can sympathize with that. although, I've lived in a well policed area my whole life so I've never had gripes. I feel like police should be there to help keep the peace but its a messy job and messy boundaries which can easily cause controversy. it gets complicated. but I think it comes down not really to the police but the politics behind it (which is a flipping dumpster fire). Police just do what they're told to. I don't mean to start a fire I just wanted to share my thoughts. cheers!

[@engineerisengihere44]

​@illuminate4 yeah, its all the damn politics these days. If the police try to step in and actually do something, they run the risk of getting MAJOR backlash because of it. Look at what happened with the whole George Floyd thing, even ignoring if it was right or wrong the police across the country got a lot of political pressure put on them. If they tried to stop a takeover and some dumbass pulls a gun and gets shot, the police will likely have a huge campaign against them and media will try to hurt them. I personally think these takeovers (especially now since these people are burning cars and smashing property) should be treated like riots. Riot squads need to come in and shut it down. No questions asked. Its clear the people participating in takeovers dont care about minor consequences, so the law should step it up to major consequences.

[@kennorcott7074]

Cops should really use those big things bolted to the front of their cars more often tbh Would cull takeovers if they ain’t got no cars

[@HawkEM2]

@@kennorcott7074 kinda like that one officer a couple weeks ago I forgot where, but you've probably seen the last video, cop pins the F150s door, slides over the hood, arrests the driver and impounds the truck

[@thevirtualstreetlife5826]

Same in California

[@vincentrobinette1507]

The solution is simple....Every county should have a race track complete with a 1/4 mile drag strip and an oval with a figure-8 in it. If you give them a place to do this stuff, there isn't the compulsion to "find" a place to do it. Here in West Valley Utah, we used to have such a facility, and they hosted an event every weekend called "Midnight Drags". It gave a place for all the tuners and muscle car enthusiasts a place to run up their engines, make noise, and burn rubber. With that, came emergency medical services, towing services, and fire mitigation. It was designed to be a safe place to ply a little horsepower. The problem is, the land owners wanted to develop the land, and would not renew the lease with the race track operators. As such, that resource was lost. Well guess what...Street racing is now becoming a problem. The high performance cars didn't go away, nor the desire to run them. They moved to industrial parks, but now, those are heavily patrolled. Now, it happens anywhere they can find to do it.

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

I don't think the problem is whether or not the "have a place to do it", it's that they don't care where they do it. If they cared about where they do it and the safety of those involved and the surroundings, they wouldn't be in the intersection in the first place.

[@evelynazalea123]

As a car enthusiast from pgh. I used to go to park and chills w my friends or CAC. Now I moved and parents tell and "ask if I know who's down the street on route 65 shutting down intersections on Saturdays. " Makes me so sad what happened to our community

[@EvLSpectre]

I posted the same thing in the video that David did about GSP ramming a truck. Yepp, I am all for the cops just ramming the idiots doing this, outright shutting down the entire road in and out, and ticketing everyone with a reckless endangerment ticket. Issue is half the time those dodges are stolen. Idiots though will still post videos, and can just tack on charges to them. More than likely they'll be dropped in court, but that is always a hassle to go through. I will totally admit I go and do burnouts, donuts, wheelies on the bike, but I am not doing any of this on public streets. I am out in abandoned lots, empty industrial parks, and other non use lots outside the public eye. Anyone one who defends street takeovers though, should have a.....Yea I can't say without legal ramifications.

[@existinginaspace8347]

Lucky you, anytime we've used empty lots the cops show up anyways.

[@EvLSpectre]

@@existinginaspace8347 Usually not to bad for me. Depends on which lot. Some of them a bit more visible to public road, but the ones a bit deeper they usually don't have an issue with. Before I moved I found a huge industrial lot that was being used in the day and was at night. Found property owner and asked, they were fine as long as we stayed in the further side and didn't hit anything.

[@WreckChris]

How soon do you think they'll fully do a 21 jump Street on these kids?

[@392gonzo]

They have undercovers who incite highway racing

[@lason6563]

@@392gonzoThat’s Entrapment

[@volcanoman7260]

I have such an irrational hatred towards the idiots with the lasers and fireworks…

[@Blitz_Protogen]

There is one thing ive learned about society. A person is smart and people are stupid.

[@christopherlowery855]

Said Tommy Lee Jones... I caught that reference :D very true though.

[@sethwalt1327]

I miss when late-night car culture used to be about racing and going to an abandoned area on the edge of town to drag race all night until the cops showed up. Sometimes cops were chill since we went out of the city to race and they'd let us keep at it.

[@moparbishi]

At a takeover near me in CT they blocked the only access to the highway. They damaged one of the towns ambulances and destroyed the car of a couple trying to get through, and I think they were trying to get to the hospital. It was pathetic and sickening. Now the news in CT calls even sanctioned lot meets "takeovers" and also lumps street racing in as takeovers. I don't even go out to car events anymore people, frankly, this new generation pretending to be part of the scene is awful and are genuinely ruining it. They bring their shitboxes out to shows and no one wants to look at them. They start fights and make a toxic environment. There's no respect. It's all just....garbage.

[@adamrushka8096]

Look up the new CT laws on takeovers. They have changes the definition of a take over. You can basically be arrested for putting together a meet at this point.

[@PMPINSINCE]

Street Racing> Street takeovers

[@Smasher-Devourer]

People who are defending street takeovers are typically "defund the police", criminal types who think its cool to be a dirtbag. (They also vote for the people who want to ban gas cars, performance mods and tuning) People who are truly part of the car community look at it in horror because they're making us look bad. We just want to have our car shows and talk about our passions, not deal with idiots who have no consideration for anyone else's safety. Because of these idiots, I have to drive around in my Mopar with extra caution, worrying about being pulled over and harassed by cops.

[@NullVoid-rm7jm]

I think street takeovers are cool when they do it on a street in the mountains at 2 or 3 in the morning, and put up road closed signs and actually take safety precautions. I know that's not what happens, but some groups actually do things that way

[@carswithaaron]

The STD of the car community nobody wants it , but it's here to deal with.

[@1Slo5ooh]

It’s gotten so bad in Texas abbot passed a law making it a felony (3rd degree) for being part of any events, they’re going above and beyond by arresting you and seizing your vehicle never getting it back. At this point I don’t even think going to a car meet (that aren’t paid) is worth getting harassed by police and accusing you of being part of those events

[@toyotacorollaaltis8613]

Well I host them on my own property so the police can't do anything about it and we have an understanding that I will never support one of these fools

[@Fade2BlackSS]

I'm 35. Think about how social media has evolved over the years and how every time the "next big thing" comes out, most people gravitate towards that especially the younger crowd. Facebook and IG have become something us older guys use. Even KZbin. Those were things that peaked for us before things like Snapchat and TikTok came out. Im saying this in response to your statement about the differences in KZbin comments saying takeovers are dumb vs the TikTok ones where people encourage it. Of course you're going to see that there because of the demographic. I personally feel like when either that generation of kids grow out of using the app or it just (hopefully) dies out, that takeover culture will end to an extent. Until then, this shit is just going to continue due to people wanting their 30 second clout hit.

[@lilbtyt7928]

Where I live there’s a popular intersection where takeovers used to happen a lot in my city. Stopped it by adding parking blocks at the corners of intersections. Worked well but these are wider areas

[@user-ff4pi9dc3g]

I dont support street takeovers but i definitely get the appeal and why people do it, its simply because of the unhinged chaos that goes on at each even is what attracts so many people, especially younger people who are still new to the idea. its like a heavy metal mosh pit, there are people, loud sounds, and flashing lights EVERYWHERE. the difference at a takeover is that its cars, fire, and its free to go as long as you arent caught.

[@lowkeydiegoduran4724]

This

[@eesafredericks2122]

metal events are chill though, no fights, no actual aggression and if there is aggression its dealt with quite quickly

[@wyattfortune5494]

All these takeovers do is destroy nice cars, and give actual car people a bad reputation. It’s going to come with a cost of they keep doing it.

[@nappywootz]

being solutions-oriented: Turn speeding / reckless driving tickets into opportunities to put some of that money towards legal tracks.

[@nappywootz]

I do oppose street takeovers as well, because of how basic they are. instead of competing for who can shut down an intersection..compete to see who can put on the best legal meet with music, food, 2 step competitions, burnout pits etc. if you're going to have a car event...get paid for it

[@twezi]

what a stupid fucking idea.

[@asymsolutions]

@@nappywootz it's one of those solutions that will kill itself if successful, because no revenue. If still funded it brings up a question on if A. the problem is being solved at all, or B. if corruption is making false violations. The problem is culture, particularly social media culture. Last time I was heavily involved in "regular car culture" and no grassroots motorsports, we didn't post anything that was incriminating to our facebook/myspace. We kept it in the circle and took it out where nobody was. Yeah police knew, but they weren't going to follow a bunch of different pairs of cars 10-15minutes out of county unsure if we were going to have a dick measuring contest or just going home. If they figured the former, we'd get some B.S. 10 over warning speeding ticket, or an inspection ticket for tint/exhaust as a warning that they knew what was up and tonight is not the night. That was because most of us, even in our very early 20's had jobs, college classes, some of us families that we prioritized. What we did was escapism and stayed there. Even if we had a second side job for to pay for parts. From what it seems, the internet has become the real world for a lot of people, so that 20sec video with "20,000 likes" most of which are probably bots is a lot more important than their career or kid.

[@Tachyon836]

Takeovers make me embarrassed to own a G37, which sucks because I really like this car and VQs are a solid platform. But it's like, ehh. I wonder if when people see my car, they associate it drifting in an intersection and smacking into a curb.

[@hinoramei7733]

I have a 370z and the stigma with VQs is definitely real. A lot of people give me props for my car and then turn around and express that they think little of my G bros because of how cheap and accessible Gs are used to swing at these clownshows, and how you see a lot of hoodrats doing stupid shit with them like throwing the ass out at stop lights and going sideways into street lights. It's embarrassing and passes down a bad image to the rest of us, same reasons the public at large don't think too highly about Hellcats anymore. People crash them and try to flex stolen Hellcats on ig all the time lol

[@moa-wg3bo]

yeah, if its sacked probably. but who cares. most people are too concerned with themselves to care about strangers so just enjoy your car

[@Tachyon836]

@@moa-wg3bo it's not even in bad condition, it just has an exhaust, has carbon fiber pieces, and wheels

[@Tikbalang5.0]

Gathering my thoughts on the matter, I know a lot of people say the solution is open up more areas for enthusiasts to do stuff legally with their cars, but I don't think that actually solves the issue. Unfortunately, and this is my belief and assumption, most of these takeovers we do see aren't actually car people but rather adrenaline junkies looking for internet clout and quick fame more than anything else (and sadly every time a street takeover gets posted or reposted it only validates their purpose further). They get mislabeled as the car communities but in reality its only because the easiest route for them to do this crap is through using a car, so it automatically makes them car people to the common folk among us. And its for this reason I don't attend evening car meets (unless I know its a well sponsored event or its a small group of friends), or I only go to Cars and Coffee in the morning (or if I want to go on a spirited back-road drive I do it in the early morning on the weekend). The only real way to end takeovers is to unfollow any instagram's reposting this content, blocking it from our feed, etc. Either way I'll still continue saying if you are participating in this stuff, 'You play stupid games, you're going to win stupid prizes.'

[@rod5577]

I agree with you wholeheartedly. These are clout chasers and rush seekers, not enthusiasts. However I do think there is some potential for a type of official skid pad with barriers in a back lot to satisfy drivers who desire low skill antics as their form of fun. Not that they deserve such a reward, but it would satisfy most parties by keeping them off of public roads while giving this type of stupidity the outlet it needs.

[@Tikbalang5.0]

@@rod5577 So I agree to some extent however I think that percentage would be something like 90% to 10% (the 10 being the ones who would take that up), and that's assuming that the skid pad route would allow for that legality of headassery (because I don't think if there were enough skidpads out there that they would even allow for half the stuff we would see in the takeover vids due to insurance requirements, etc.). But maybe that's me being pessimistic af.

[@rod5577]

@@Tikbalang5.0 I think you make a good point. It would also be hard to do in town without at least a noise ordinance being violated. Plus then the owner of that area would be taking on some liability for dumb people engaging in low skill driving. Then you have the formalities of making every participant and spectator sign a waiver. Then admission cost to be there. I think you're right that it would be too much to ask from the types of people who engage in these things.

[@Tikbalang5.0]

@@rod5577 yeah and good point bringing up the noise ordinance (I forgot people are actually getting drag strips and road courses shutdown for that very reason because they buy a house next door to one and then expect things to be quiet, the logic is so flawless here).

[@mikebas7325]

If the internet clout and fame pays through social media because of views and so forth then my 2 cents blames the social media outlets.

[@equisnrolly]

The CT car scene has been devolving so hard ☠️

[@robsalle5096]

I used to get bullied for liking Nascar….now apparently it’s cool to watch cars go in a circle as long as your doing it illegally🤦‍♂️

[@sithe7577]

At least for nascar you get paid to go in circles. Takeovers are for clout. 😎

[@trevordeblaey8937]

Customized G35 owner here. I HATE street takeovers with every fiber of my being. I've had cops nearly pull me over with no laws broken and I've actually had them tail me just because I own a g35. This dangerous stuff needs to stop. Not only does it make all car owners look bad ,but it will will result in anti car community laws so strict that the car scene will die out. We will eventually be outlawed and taxed just to be passionate about cars. If you do this stuff, please please just invest in rc cars instead. Or just go to a track.

[@jimmynickelz]

The motorcycle mob mentality comparison is 🎯. However, its much easier to go fast with fake confidence in a car than on a bike. Going 190 on a bike takes balls regardless of the size of the mob. Going 190 in a car only requires an encouraging passenger.

[@purp6137]

I think anyone who participates in street takeovers regardless of age should be trialed as an adult and serve prison time along with them never getting their licenses back. Give them ZERO chances, they're ruining it for everyone who actually are car enthusiast. They have given the community such a bad name and has only gotten worse from here on out, time to take them out for good.

[@corail53]

And if you go that far you won't have a car scene. Cops don't have much in the way of lineancy, you start cracking down hard on that - they will then go after every modded car out there and throwing the book at you. This happened where I live and we seldom ever had takeovers.

[@TheRockStar04261999]

Here's my 2 cents, if you have to do street takeover activities, go do it somewhere like an abandoned warehouse or construction site. 1. less police presence. 2. removes the interruption of other's lives. Or go do it on the track, I'm no saint, I have a few heavy speeding tickets, have street raced and swam on the highways and what I've found is the the 120$ open lapping entrance fee is a lot less than the reckless or careless driving tickets

[@lowkeydiegoduran4724]

Yeah idk why these fuckers don't try to find an empty construction site or empty shipping lot. I remember going to an empty lot behind an old warehouse where they parked the trailers in my uncles 06 gto. It was raining, and we had tons of space to do nice, controled slow sliding, plus the rain made the tires not squeal and make a ruckus, and the only people there were me, my cousin and my uncle

[@caseykilpatrick3725]

Thank you for saying that these takeovers have nothing to do with street racing!! Because it's the truth!! These takeovers are ruining it for the street racing seen!! 💯💯💯

[@markbrown8141]

This is the exact reason why I stopped involving myself in the car community..I do not want to get myself in any sort of trouble with the law for having any sort of attachment to these takeovers

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

I understand the thrill factor of it, but back in the day it used to be just a small group of friends, usually a car club, taking it to empty side streets and vacant lots at plazas and warehouses. The only place that got this wild was always the Bay Area, but nowhere else (at least in California). When I was involved in the car scene around 2015-17, the takeovers happened at car meets, but at least they waited at least two hours into the meet before doing burnouts, but it’s been way outta control over the last 6 years.

[@BlueRice]

Been to car meet. There is always little silly things that happened but not to the extent of this kind. The only street take over was far away from people and real street race for money.

[@KenBober]

There was a street takeover down the street from where i work in Connecticut. 3 miles away from the police barracks (troop C) and not 1 cop showed up. Even after they attacked a woman and her mr2, they showed up 2 hours after everyone left.

[@warriorsofftime2782]

The problem arises in the fact there's no place for these people to go, tracks and drag strips are closing down in record numbers, why? Because a lot of the time they are next to residential areas and these places are loud. So people complain to the city, the city gets to many complaints, city is going to shut the place down, then the resort for these kids is a takeover.

[@Neipalm]

I've seen people try to compare the scenario to how skateboarders used to not have anywhere to ride and have fun in a safe way before many cities started building skate parks. But this is not the same. The notion that there's nowhere for these people to go drive their car doesn't work here. The kind of person that would decide to fuck around at a sideshow or do burnouts in an intersection street takeover isn't the same kind of person who would go do autocross, time attack, or drift at an event. They don't have the skill or interest in the hobby, they just want to be a menace to society. Maybe they could go to a drag strip but they'd get embarrassed and laughed out of the place because their shitbox or base model Charger gets gapped by a real drag car. If you talk to someone that is interested in cars and actually wants to become a better driver in whatever particular style, they probably aren't the same type of dumbass who would ever find themselves at a street takeover. Unfortunately though, these young clout chaser influencer or easily influenced types get lumped in with normal car enjoyers and the average underinformed person isn't going to be able to differentiate them.

[@jvillain9946]

A skateboard isnt a 6000 pound death machine

[@mentrumgaming7541]

Its crazy to me that they dont just "ask" to do it. If youre gonna do it either way, getting permission before hand will save everyone a headache. When I lived in pensacola, Fl, the group leader for Pensacola/emerald coast car scene went to a few grocery stores and asked if we could do burnout meets. One of the first stores that we asked said yes, and all they asked was that we put some effort into keeping everyone safe and to try to fix the pavement when we were done.

[@minimumeffortenthusiast8242]

I hate street takeovers, it gives the rest of us real enthusiasts a bad image. However, as these people are young, they often times don't have the money to spend on going to track events, drag events or whatever. So it's understandable why they choose takeovers. Not defending them, but I can see the reason, even though it's an irresponsible reason, it's like you said, they're young, stupid and the mob mentality kicks in. They should definitely start cracking down on them harder, but at the same time I can only see regular people feeling more and more animosity towards the regular car enthusiasts. It sucks but it is what it is.

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

I just wish they had the sense to choose a different, more secluded area to do their dumb stuff.

[@minimumeffortenthusiast8242]

@@jonathanpinckney9227 couldn't agree more. But I imagine they takeover intersections because it makes it harder for cops to reach them over the massive traffic jam it causes. Unlike a secluded parking or whatever we're they could get blocked off easily. However a secluded place means the chances of the cops showing up are much lower. Idk, I barely even go to car meets anymore, shits crazy some times.

[@isocuda]

It's crazy to me because back when I was that age we shut down intersections to let the train zip through and we fucked around a little bit, but we hated being near populated areas. We did drags/drift in industrial parks/empty parking garages or cat'n'mouse out in the remote parts of the state forest where we just had a chill meet at the waterfront and the people down to cruise or race went out in smaller packs. It was weird though like we'd run from cops and shit, but we'd also tell the cops about cars we saw fucking around near the crosswalks in the tourist areas. If you were chill you could hang, but if you were just a being a nuance we'd be like "This spots taken, go park the fuck over there" Looking back on it, everyone that was tight in our groups either formed legitimate clubs, tuning shops, going to the track or wound up working in motorsports, etc. It's all fun and games until someone shoots up the place because the cops aren't doing anything about it.

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

Sadly, I'm wondering how long until that happens, too. In the video, there's footage of that one guy holding that chopping tool.

[@RAM_C5]

Takeovers look real umm.... "dark". I have a feeling a lot of the vehicles are stolen.

[@5kdaking334]

Now I love street take overs. I’m under 21, in jersey, and love cars. Take overs are fun. Not the ones that take over public streets or highways, or the ones hitting and running. I like ones in controlled parking lots or behind buildings. Okay a donut or two is cool on a empty road, but don’t set fire, block, or get mad and crash out over this. I don’t participate in things with crash out dummies. Yes me my friends may do dumb ish but we don’t do it if we could hurt ppl. Not justifying this foolishness but doing donuts in closed intersections are much safer then speeding 40 over. It’s fun to be reckless but you can be safely. Yea I drive my car but I glide thru traffic, I don’t squeeze thru.

[@bigsoup6240]

I used to make fun of many car enthusiasts. But if takeovers did any positives. It made me realize stanced guys and other sub classes of car enthusiasts are not so bad compared to takeover clowns. *I’d like to apologize to the stance guys, you guys aight 🤣*

[@airadve]

simple fix: build skid-pans in remote places and host night meets, not rejecting minors, but monitoring them, and have safe viewing positions.

[@chrisunrau7360]

That won't help when most of them don't give a shit about the actual car community, they just do it for clout. The harshest of penalties for anyone involved, all the way down to people recording videos and uploading to social media. Take away licenses for life and give jailtime to the drivers, thousands of dollars in fines for even spectating

[@airadve]

@@chrisunrau7360 the general idea is that fines are still given to drivers, but only drivers. this inclines the drivers to go to the controlled events, and no cares means no takeover and no videos for social media. it would also be much easier to give punishments to drivers than the 100's of people watching.

[@-gnicE-]

Not everyone can be blessed with an IQ over 75, but those of us who are won't be found at a takeover event.

[@RandomCommenter-qu2oc]

People with an iq of 65 or over will only ever be found at one takeover and get bored

[@scrooge201]

I swear to god if there’s anyone in these comments trying to defend takeovers I’m about to roast the ever living dog outta ya

[@VisionCityMayor]

Moved out of SoCal (a hotspot for takeovers) about 3 weeks ago where I actually went to highschool with like 4 people that I saw were takeover participants (through insta and snap). For like one or two of em i tried dm'ing them asking if they knew the gravity of the situation and they unsurprisingly gave me stupid answers like "yolo". Safe to say i don't talk to em anymore, but it's funny cos now I've just moved across the bay from where the entire takeover scene started for college, so chances are I might meet more.. *intelligent folks* like those people...

[@northeastpull735]

The black and white clip of the firebird or c5 vette when you are talking about the history gets me lol

[@GR1MRACER]

I Completely hate takeover events. I used to say just take it to a racetrack and organize a event. Now since my local track closed last year I dont care anymore do it. Fucking send it trough a crowd of people, your car will sell real cheap in a police car auction.

[@nicholastapia6511]

If you're 17 in Texas you get the straight to jail card

[@N4CR]

This definitely calls for new, stricter laws to crack down on dangerous personal freedom.

[@AJ-ed7mx]

It calls for just being a halfway decent person tbh

[@97Ant]

These people aren't even car enthusiast, they call them boring.

[@greengabe5]

It’s all social media. They do it for clout. Plain and simple.

[@rockyrocker23]

more cameras than people

[@hotshtsr20]

90s street racing scene was similar. At first, it was car dudes hanging out and seeing who was faster. Then The Fast and the Furious came out and it all went to shit. Only thing that eventually stopped it was the police impounding and crushing cars.

[@alexb.1320]

Similar situation around here. Something happened in the early 90's that went from semi-responsible street racing on back roads out of the way of anyone, to a younger crowd that didn't care where they where, what traffic happened to be around, or who saw them (aka the cops).

[@hotshtsr20]

@@alexb.1320 Yep. Bummer was the police went after the semi-responsible guys running in industrial districts (where no one was) because it was easier to find than randomly looking for idiots racing through traffic. Whole scene died pretty quick once the crusher came out, which is too bad as it was a less terrible outlet for young guys than a lot of other options

[@largebills337]

People will defend ANYTHING to be edgy on the internet. Ask them again if it is THEIR parked car that gets set on fire for fun, if it is THEIR brother that gets ran over and killed by somebody who just takes off into the night driving a stolen car. People are funny until they're not.

[@Psyrecx]

*My FE3S will never be found anywhere near a takeover...* F that noise.

[@UltraMagnis]

Be careful dudes......similar happened in Australia and the government had jack of it. Now we have some of the strictest rules surrounding hooning and street racing in the world. It was a dark time for the culture here. It almost killed it and idiots doing take overs were the cause. Plus a bunch of idiots hooning round the highways and stuff. Roll racing on the highway blocking traffic for huge top speed runs etc. Its a slippery slope, and now just to modify your car the cost is huge here due to all the engineering and mod plating you have to do for it to be legal. All because of shite like this. They'll ruin it for everyone just like the wankers did here. Hopefully it settles down but it tends to not. Just ramps up until the government has to step in.

[@lars1588]

As an under-18 car enthusiast, these things really get on my nerves. These are groups of hooligans, not people passionate about their vehicles and the art of driving. People like that would go to a track in a well-built car. Some forms of serious (sometimes also illegal) street racing also don't bother me because of how serious and dedicated the participants are, but these street takeovers are not that at all. Just idiots in bone-stock (or questionably modified) cars with nothing better to do.

[@5pointohno15]

Simple solution for underage kids if caught, hold their parents accountable with the maximum penalty. I don't approve of street racing, but I'd take the 10 people doing it out in the middle of nowhere over 100+ people shutting intersections down and giving the car scene bad rep.

[@asianpower3000]

I feel like this is a bigger issue of what to do with minors doing illegal things. This is also why so many "kia boys" are young, legally not much can happen to them, so why not steal a car, why not use that car to do donuts, why not hit and run? Unless we introduce heavier legal punishments on kids, which is unlikely, this will keep happening.

[@christianchime8520]

You should go to a take over and interview them, it would be a great video, they’ll talk properly with mask tho

[@pauledwards9210]

On the one hand this seems like a great idea, I would love to see it but the more you can distance yourself from takeovers the better

[@ernestuy7128]

Sorry but this is a pretty terrible idea. Coming with a camera and interviewing is the exact attention that fuels this stupid behavior.

[@greg_gaming]

nobody is gonna give bruh the spots 🤣

[@JesusChrist-uu2te]

1. They're not car people, they're hoodlums. I've seen videos of people getting the crap beat out of them because they accidentally hit someone. I've seen a video of a car shot at because I guess it came too close to another. 2. They're the result of fatherless homes or homes where there is no structure. 3. Who's cars are these because, my assumption is you're not beating your own car. It's stolen, their moms, or their girlfriends or some kid they talked into letting them drive. There weren't any tracks nearby for the majority of us. Whatever happened to sitting in parking lots and discussing cars, life, girls? Getting kicked out from one to another. Rolling out for the occasional unsanctioned race. Going home to watch something stupid on TV before crashing out.

[@mcfish206]

Ill say it again. People are only doing takeovers because car people dont have anywhere to do fun car stuff safely without any rules. Theres not alot of race tracks left nor can everyone afford to take their car to a track everyday. So, We can fix the situation by letting people host side shows in private parking lots outside of the city. Obviously, businesses have to agree to it. But literally anywhere thats abandoned or a big open space away from the general public, would be a perfect place to allow these things to happen. Then everyone that goes is knowingly going to something that they can get hurt at, and then no one can sue or complain if they get hurt. (I forgot what the name of that law is) People hate take overs because of the stupid people that go to it, if you allow a safe place for stupid people to do stupid things, then nothing bad happens. I wish I had the power and money so I could buy land that people can come and use for car events.

[@arcanevoid9199]

they arent only doing it because of that, they still choose the dumbest spots regardless

[@Neipalm]

I disagree. People only do takeovers because they want to stir up shit and feel like a badass by doing minor crimes in a mob. That's exactly why most of these takeovers are at intersections or in the middle of a road as opposed to a parking lot or undeveloped cul-de-sac in the middle of nowhere. If they wanted to just dick around and do burnouts or donuts with a dozen friends then they would go have fun in an area away from the public. But these kind of morons want to draw a crowd around innocent people so they know there's a lesser chance of them actually having consequences for their dumb actions. It's specifically why word gets spread of these things on social media and why they happen in areas where they know they aren't going to be met with resistance. Pretty much they want to fuck around like this because they know they won't have to find out.

[@chrisunrau7360]

These aren't car people, they are shitty individuals that want clout and fame, the adrenaline rush of fucking shit up and breaking the law. I doubt many of them even own the cars they are using, mostly stolen.

[@CJBuilt]

I have been in the scene for a bit and anyone who says they do not like 2steps, burnouts, donuts is a liar. BUT there is a TIME and PLACE! Go in the middle of no where and be an idiot. My biggest issue with the takeovers is its down the street from a PD, BK and abuela Esters house. Like come on man... But thats what gives them the thrill. The fact that its so bad and they can get away with it. Clout Culture is the problem. Which is why most of the people defending it are on tiktok and stuff. Its all for clout and hype and a 10 second TikTok post... I think it will come to an end but it does not seem soon nor does it seem like it will be a positive ripple effect into the car community as a whole...

[@Maned_X]

its only a matter of time where they are gonna start rolling up in swat trucks with all kinds of Riot gear. I seriously wouldnt be surprised if they start watching socials to see where the take overs are going to be, and get people geared up and waiting. i could only imagine the scene when they roll up and shut the take over down with crap like tear gas, but it needs to happen. Stop ruining cars for the rest of us, its only getting more and more expensive, and its only going to get worse if this stuff isnt solved soon.

[@787blah]

They do watch socials to see where the take overs are

[@jasonard4629]

400 credit score activities...

[@caseyrenner2061]

Drew peacock says the best people who go to take overs and side shows are not car people and it ruins the car community

[@BeestingRacing]

Before I get destroyed in the comments I don’t condone it just like I wouldn’t condone drifting out on the street but just like drifting, it started in the streets. Just like NASCAR (moonshiners running from the POPO), it started in the streets…. Most (not all) Motorsport started somewhere in some non-regulated, non-FIA Sanctioned area. Not saying a takeover is Motorsport but how many of you knew drifting would become sport back in the 70s (if you’re that old… I ain’t,but just saying)? We may not understand it because we are old and out of touch but I see it as a good thing. All this is, imho, is the evolution of “Car Culture”. Now ask yourself this, would you rather your “culture” die with you with the EV uprising? Or would you rather your kid have some passion in the same thing you love ..driving any vehicle not just as a commuter. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Neipalm]

This isn't "Car Culture". This is "Clout Culture" plain and simple. That's why it is spread through social media and done in public, high traffic places. They want attention and there is no passion here. That's why almost all of the videos are of old clapped out Mustangs, G35s or G37s or stolen Chargers and Challengers. The people participating in and attending aren't interested in cars, they are interested in being a mob of people doing low class crimes for the thrills knowing there is next to no chance of getting in trouble because their local impotent government has told the police to stand by and watch.

[@chrisunrau7360]

If my kid told me that he was doing takeovers, especially if his reasoning was because this is how car culture is evolving I would beat the stupid out of him for a week straight and make him watch while I crush his car. This is not the evolution of car culture, this is the destruction of car culture

[@Half.Throttle.adventures.]

Its awesome to see this sport gain popularity! If you cant get into this you are not a true car guy. Bonus is how pissed off people get makes me want to see more of it..

[@HirokaAkita]

Sport??? How the fuck is that a "Sport"????? Its literally redlining a car until it breaks while just keeping the wheel on its maximum angle and doing it in a 20ft x 20ft square, trying... TO NOT KILL ANYONE IN THE PROCESS.

[@kindabrightinthesestars]

I love how before takeovers (sideshows) some thought car culture was getting lame and dying but with the same breath claim a little off the book recreation is "just too much" Pick a side nerds. It's either all or NONE!

[@X-Warrior.1119]

It's called being REBELLIOUS!... I mean come on are we all used to being like that when we were KIDS Too?!

[@mvc2177]

Lots of people, young or older, believe there is no repercussions for their actions. People have stopped fearing and that equates to evil doing.

[@driftfits]

Takeovers are some of the lamest shit. Ruined the public car scene. The past few years I only go to the track.

[@mrmidnight32]

If only they’d put as much effort into catching these people as they did for the Jan 6

[@BluntJoint]

its really rubs me the wrong way seeing the takeover shootings over someone bumping into another car. love each oda

[@signal_rr]

The fentanyl of car culture

[@jackkrupka3024]

You know I do think it would be interesting to see the mindset of somone who is defending street takeovers and just listen to their perspective of it.

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

There's one or two running around here. One of them being fasthighwaydriver59732. They've commented a bit on this comments section. CTRL+F to search in-page.

[@princesilvermoon4891]

Everybody gangster till be and the bois show up with our 5 ton trucks and flatten cars

[@foolinnn9125]

Went to a takeover in Sacramento California, was honestly kinda scary, majority of the people had guns on them and were casually walking around with it😭

[@IbeGcoin]

I believe next years street racing theme is "Death Race". 50 cal machine guns have been sold out, as well as concrete coffin bumpers. Too bad I was about to order them in my shopping cart

[@gameabetic]

All takeovers are doing is making owning a fun or modified car harder to own. They are ruining the scene and creating headaches. Hosting meets are more difficult and even going for a simple cruise makes you a target for police. I despise them a lot.

[@Wheelz3]

As a 17 year old car guy I love working on the engines of cars and going to car shows and I collect hot wheels. I hate and like street takeovers at the same time. like I want to go watch one because It probably would be fun but at the same time I hate them because everyone who is just wanting to go some where cant because the road is blocked with cars a people. IDK it is kind of hard to explain

[@skippylegrandgourou2069]

In Europe we do have takeover but mainly for arabic weddings.

[@Genod3500]

with me I have a simple thing parking lots for hooning, no roads blocked, no one who doesn't wanna attend is stuck there, and if you get hurt its all on you.