THE EMBARRASSING TRUTH ABOUT UK CAR CULTURE

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With tensions currently high around the topic of streetracing and car meets in the UK I wanted to take a look myself to see where everything is going wrong and how we can move forward without car events being much harder to organise or potentially banned!
As a disclaimer I realise some people may not agree entirely with my views in this video.... everyone is entitled to an opinion and you more than welcome to share your own :)
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[@Dalbayob69]

Getting old but I’m still a petrolhead and can appreciate nicely built and modified cars. Unfortunately lately the trend is to have a car with pop&bang map and call it ‘tuning’. It’s cringe as F.

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Snap I love a car that sounds good and even a car that does pop now and then naturally but the over run tune is not good in any way. I must be passed my sell by date too.

[@Mickulty]

Honestly I love a quick car but any time I hear pops and bangs out the likes of a BMW 1-series or Merc A-class I just think "what a tosser". Particularly when it's in the process of navigating the supermarket car park...

[@TheNorville2]

Found out today that my car pops, downloaded a turn for my TT but had really been taking it easy since doing so, to my surprise when i was coming down the gears I heard a bang, shocked I was and managed to recreate it again... very please it does not do it all the times like some of the cars i hear.

[@mclarenjohnf1]

@@TheNorville2 Possibly not a pops tune, some cars that are stage 1 or 2 it is a natural affect unlike the ones that you change down a gear and it sounds like an airbomb battery going off on fire work night.

[@mclarenjohnf1]

@@Mickulty I know how you feel, I saw a older fiat panda on a dual carriage way not long ago i thought it was about to blow up at first as soot was coming out on every pop and bang, the exhaust is like a straw from a box of juice, the rear wiper was vibrating off the window with the bass from its sub and he must have stuffed all his 3 mates in the thing as the arches were on the tyres.

[@stevefinch5890]

Uk car scene. Financed car, pop and bang map, set of coilovers and some wheels, then the obligatory matching track suits and man bags. The epitomy of shit. 😶

[@apb3251]

You forgot tattoo on leg/arm/neck/all

[@midlifecarsis6420]

You've just described all of Chris' builds 🤣🤣🤣

[@RandomClips27.]

Rather have pops and bangs anyday coming from a exhaust then them coming from a gun which would be true if they ban it

[@Lamster66]

@@apb3251 And that's just the Women!

[@Lamster66]

@@RandomClips27. What makes you say that. most of these car guys ain't gangsters. Most are young kids that still think having a financed car with an after market exhaust might get them layed.

[@500bht]

Mid 90s car meets we’re just the best times cosworths r/s turbos everywehere .max power days 🤘

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Max Power, Redline and local organised groups, I went to a few great meets like at Santa Pod Raceway and Castle Donington Circuit and some others.

[@jameswitton-bw3dy]

The car meet scene died with max power ect , tend to stick to local pub meets in the week now or classic shows , vw shows or caffeine and machine

[@crg92]

This stuff always happened, only diffrence is everybody didnt gave a camera phone in there pockets and uploading it to social media.

[@shona5512]

It didn't happen to this degree though. Crowds of people recording everything has made the childish people do even more childish people because they think they have to show off for an audience

[@karlfeast]

@@shona5512it did you know it was worse as there where less cameras especially places like Mansfield

[@FrankieGoold]

​@@shona5512 it happened a lot more than it did now, there were car parks full and magazines like Revs & Max power used to go around to them.

[@soundperformancereviews2360]

The problem is, in the old days cars were different and modded properly..and a lot of people just liked to view them. Nowadays the scene is POWER and the only way to show it off is by ragging it everywhere

[@wayned3122]

Yep, we have the same issues in the US. I built my car for autocross and trackdays but I also like to go to local car meets and shows to talk to people and encourage them to try the safer autocross and trackdays rather than doing 'stupid' stuff on the streets. We have lost several spots for meets due to people being disrespectful to the owners or the group putting on the event. Not sure what the solution is but I keep trying to talk to as many people as I can.

[@davidholder5471]

Interesting take on it all and hard agree with the obsession with pop and bang maps. If your car pops a bit on the overrun when it’s warmed up that’s lovely, if it sounds like a firework display on the way to Maccies you’re an embarrassment to your family.

[@oliverdillingham4772]

Gutted this wasn’t a build vid but a really interesting alternative and well put together 👌🏻

[@Chris_Slix]

Got a banger for you next week 😊 you wont be disappointed

[@olie3146]

I blame it all on 'pops and bangs bruv' 🙄

[@thatcarladmatt]

Great video. Definitely think a small number of people let it down for the majority such as leaving places at speed and making as much noise as possible. Who knows how it can be resolved in the future as can’t please everybody. Keep up the epic videos. Just subscribed.

[@OliverReilly1]

I think it’s always been a thing to be honest. The only difference is that in the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s, it wasn’t recorded and put on social media. Ask your dads or uncles what they used to get up to and they will be able to tell you personal stories or stories of others doing insane stuff. We all did silly stuff in cars and some of us can say we can got away with it. The law nowadays doesn’t want anyone to get away with it because it’s a great way of making money because the people driving nice cars are the only ones that will pay.

[@amamatusiewicz3172]

When I was younger, my dad used to take me to many car meets. They were usually well organised and they used abandoned airstrips for racing, car sound system, loudest exhaust etc. That’s the way forward if anyone can get a permission.

[@connorkeatley5793]

Mad the fact how Ethan still turns up to the airport strip in his m3 every Sunday. Yet it’s “not your scene”🤣 💩

[@jordanlee1009]

Trust me make it make sense

[@Talltwunt]

What's it got to do with chris if it's what ethan does?

[@Studelube]

Financed ST's and Golfs already make our shows awful.

[@pb3382]

What about some st’s and golf’s that arent financed, are they better than financed ones? Trying to figure out what the difference is? When i saved a good bit of money. I could have purchased my 2021 rs6 urban outright, but decided to buy a flat outright. Rent the flat, the profit from the flat pays the 5 year finance agreement on the rs6, AND the rs6 will be mine at the end of the agreement, and the flat making me money for the rest of my life, i could have bought the rs6 outright to run about for a few years to say its not on finance, but i was never spending that amount on a massive depreciating asset. Because in 5 years that rs6 would still be worth about 50% of what i paid for it, whether it was on finance or not. Need money to make money my man. Think wisely. That flat is making me £925 a month profit for the rest of my life, if i spunked that into the rs6, i would have no flat making me money.

[@ISLAMICSTORIES13]

@@pb3382 You did it correctly. finanicing can be beneficial if you do it right. majority of people are living above their means and using it to flex on people. for example I have an RT challenger I bought all cash. and guys with scat packs and hellcats that are financed for 8 years and they can barely even afford make fun of me. thats why financed car guys are annoying.

[@pb3382]

@@ISLAMICSTORIES13 i dont know what an rt challenger or a scat pack is, genuinely dont they must be american by the sounds of it, but yeah IF they are making fun of you, then sure give them it right back. But people who finance cars can do what they wish with their money. It takes good credit and a good income to finance expensive cars. Regardless how they wish to purchase these things doesnt effect us. Many people out their wasting their money on much worse things in life. People actually slag people for getting the newest iphone’s on contract, because they have a 4 year old iphone that is not on contract, its absolutely madness how people are focusing so much on other peoples lifes, chill man, were all not here for long anyway. Social media has caused this nonsense. You do you.

[@ISLAMICSTORIES13]

@@pb3382 thats interesting. you dont know about dodge cars like the hellcat? and I agree with your points, but here in USA its gotten to the point financing cars is super easy. no one gets denied, you can get the most predatory loan for 96 months 30% APR if you truly want the car that bad. I could go get a lamborghini today knowing I cant afford it. its good to let ppl know not to do this and live in their means. repossessions are currently up higher than 2008 recession.

[@pb3382]

@@ISLAMICSTORIES13 ohh my god 30%!!!!!! Thats absolutely madness i like in scotland UK the highest interest rate here is 11.9% 8.9\9.9% you are doing well. I cant believe that 30%

[@michaeleggleston594]

Great alternative video on how the car scene is changing and I agree with you every way, if this carries on will we have shows to go to must have to clamp down on the attitude of these people who ruin other people's passion

[@EEYY954]

If you own any of these cars and go to any car park meets, youre car is not a sports car, you cant drive fast, stop accelerating hard and you should never rev bomb anyone ever, grow up: Any Pre 2020: VW Golf anything less than an R BMW 1 Series anything less than a 135 Ford Fiesta All of them are slow Honda Civic anything less than an Type -R VW Polo all of them are slow A-Class anything less than an AMG Ford Focus anything less than an RS Audi A1 and A3 anything less than a RS Vauxhall Corsa and Astra all of them are rubbish If there are any other rude boy cars youre sick of seeing, just comment below. I am so glad this video highlights the council estate car guy warriors.

[@samist4339]

Agreed but you have to take into account 99% of these people are under 25 and are not wealthy 😂 Plus Insurance in this country is a kill joy for anyone young wanting something spicy

[@EEYY954]

@@samist4339 because you cant handle anything spicy, have you seen how the under 25 drives? They are terrible! The young in this country are stupid, most under 25 car guys are dumb and they shouldnt drive anything more than 250hp until 25, similar to a motorcycle license. You see the same tracksuit wearing rude boys trying to think they have ANY skill in a car but they dont.

[@AI-Records24]

This just came off as I think I’m better than everyone else

[@Lamster66]

There used to be a car show on an industrial estate which was practically Burger King's car park in the evenings after all the other businesses had closed. It was usually a good showing of classics and Americana. It got so popular that often celebs turned up either to show off a classic or walk round looking at them. It was really popular for many years. Until the Boom box and underlighter bozs turned up in straight piped civics and fiestas It wasn't long before the classics disappeared along with the Americana and were replaced with the EVO squad pretty soon the only people that went to see them was the Police!

[@ItsJustJem1]

People only care about the “instagram clout” and street racing in “mexico” because they’re a “certi driver”

[@RMW25]

Correct Chris, I think this is also the reason it’s getting a lot more costly to insure certain cars. I have an m140i and since gaining 3 years extra no claims - 9 years total. My insurance has risen 50%. The company has said this is due to horrendous claims coming from m140i drivers in the last few years I.e drivers coming out of a 1L eco boost into a 300+ brake m140 tuned to the moon

[@christame994]

Good topic. Cheaper track days is what's needed. Take the danger off the street!

[@midlifecarsis6420]

Sprints and hillclimbs are very cheap and very little wear on the car. Besides, like I said in my comment, you can't use finances as an excuse then spend thousands to make your car sound like it's misfiring or burn tanks of fuel pointlessly blasting up and down a straight road.

[@aelaan12]

Every night I hear the revving and the squeals of tires. The police sirens between 10 PM and 1 AM as I live beside a long stretch of 4 lanes "highway". There is a culvert median and almost each morning there are fresh tracks of kids that spun out. They're doing 1/2 mile "races" and have their cars all pulled into a public parking lot. Cops do try to get them off the road, but it is 30 minutes later and they are back. The road has a max speed of 55 miles but most go 80 or more. I love seeing souped up cars and see them on the track (we have two tracks nearby) and just wondering why they do not open the tracks, but that has to do with insurance and such I assume.

[@ianswann2792]

Great video Chris. The street scene has changed so much since the late 70s early 80s when we were cruising the streets.

[@KangoV]

Best fun I ever had with My R33 GTR VSpec RB30/26 was down at Ace's Cafe. Was quite a while ago now, but awesome day out.

[@garriecurtis7267]

Good to meet you at caffine and machine Chris M3 looking good

[@markwilliams5654]

It's really sad being a petrol head nowadays

[@sychopathicgaming2079]

Really enjoyed this little switch up from the usual video style! Keep up the good work!

[@samrp2011]

Good work calling out the street racing Chris. The more KZbinrs do this the better! Re performance did a great bit on it the other month

[@Jamoo420]

Fair play chris there's so many issues regarding driving in the UK as it is with poor/terrible drivers. The last thing we need is to lose our car scene because of anti-social behaviour and people who don't care about how they behaviour and how its affecting other people, businesses and daily life for everyone with unnecessary traffic. As cafe and machine say "DON'T BE A DICK"

[@freedom240188]

Easy sorted get rid of women drivers that will be half the issue sorted then these kids with pops and bangs and corsa's. And st's. But at end of day we all learned some were. Was just picking our spots 😊

[@Cloud-yp4eh]

There are two different groups of nobheads here. Some with expensive cars revving the nuts off with no front plates and some with chaved up cheap cars revving the nuts off in a B&M car park.

[@BenGillam]

making the initials stand for them, b&m, bellends and muppets

[@apb3251]

@@BenGillambargains and mongs

[@midlifecarsis6420]

Exactly. The only difference between the Caffeine and Mong meets and Bargains and Mongs meet was the location and the incomes of the attendees. God I hate Caffeine and Mong so much, grow a pair of balls and do a track day or a hillclimb.

[@Lamster66]

@@BenGillam Couldn't have put that any better! As for the hunting for plebs racing up the duel carriageway has all the same aspects as dogging!

[@ricki2k10]

I used to run some of the car meets and its meant to be static. The issue we had was that they are public and hard to regulate with a handfull of people. Sometime we would see 100+ cars in a tesco car park for example and the same as caffeine and machines issue, the minority will always ruin it for the majority. There are a selection of people out there who just dont care about the car culture. They only care about being centre of attention at the time 🙈

[@apb3251]

Been going in for at least 50 years. When the motorway network opened up ability for racing

[@mclarenjohnf1]

The M25 Orbital. One anecdote that interests me is that yuppies racing from South Mimms services on a loop in the late 80's.

[@apb3251]

@@mclarenjohnf1also as a result by all the thefts of hot hatches that made some of them uninsurable like a Cosworth or Lotus Carlton but the yuppies bought them and then lost them

[@mclarenjohnf1]

@@apb3251 So true I know a company owner who had 3 Escort RS Cosworth's all stolen all the insurance recommended deterrents fitted to his house and car and in the end they refused to insure the car any more and each time the scumbag was caught, the oldest was 16 the youngest if my brain is right 13. None went away.

[@mattpearce5437]

The car scene has been like this for absolute years now I can’t see it improving apart from places like caffeine and machine and dubclub, these days “car time” is spent just sat at home going through insta 🤦🏻😂

[@alexirving1251]

Nope, not for me either, got caught up in something like that in Birmingham leaving the NEC, just idiots racing around causing havoc, nothing wrong with a good old car show, a leisurely walk around and a chat with a few owners never harmed anyone, no need for all this reving and racing.

[@NessDark4]

Great informative and opinion-filled video. Sadly I feel like it's a two-sided affair where there isn't any helping legislation so the people make up their own rules outside of it and gives car culture a bad image to the public eye.

[@ZafiraSteve]

The problem is social media

[@andygreenfield6320]

I’m 62 and still love cars. Nothing new here as I remember going to Southend car cruises where similar things would happen at pier hill and the kursal roundabout with all the custom cars with chromed up exposed rear axles. People would try to get back ends of cars out round at each roundabout with police just watching.As soon as it’s shut down in one place it will just start up at another. The cars get more powerful and unfortunately minor errors can be fatal .

[@mrdanielknight]

There were always a few plebs at every car meet back in the day, the difference now is they have a few 100 thousand subscribers and have the influence over so many people that want to imitate their lifestyle.

[@renshawdrives]

Nice to see my car in a youtube vid - the Cupra Estate on track at 0:12... The other problem with track days is not just how expensive they are (e.g. Gassed on Track shown at the beginning of the vid was £250 for half a day, then there's fuel, brake pads and tyres, track day insurance etc. to think about on top of that), but the fact that there's only a single track (Blyton Park) in the entire country that regularly does weekend track days. What else are people who like driving their cars and watching/meeting other people driving supposed to do on a weekend. Whenever I go to a race or show on a weekend, I get bored and want to go drive my car - I'm very fortunate to be able to do regular track days and don't have to worry too much if I have a problem since I work from home. There are even fewer organised Rallys than there are trackdays, and the ones that there are, are very difficult to find out about, or prohibitively exclusive/expensive as track days for most people, especially well organised ones if you want to avoid the same kind of yobbish behaviour at supermarket/industrial estate meets and being stuck in a jam of dozens of noisy boy racers with dangerous driving habits, and even if you manage that, you're on public roads where you can't drive anywhere near the full capability of pretty much any car, and could still just spend hours in traffic and having to avoid farm vehicles and white van drivers on the wrong side of the road while you're trying to enjoy a nice scenic route in the countryside.

[@griferz]

Me and my dad got pulled over in Kidderminster just because we were driving together me in my wrx sti and dad in a golf gti, and neither is crazy but we went for a nice drive and a pub lunch but we didnt do anything asbo but they got 4 cops to box us in and accused us of racing. They sat and watched our dash cams then let us go.

[@jim8462]

This is why I got rid of my dash cam

[@AI-Records24]

@@jim8462just take sd card out if you’ve been doing anything mad

[@Henry.Riccato-Smith]

Until it's deemed "uncool" to drive erratically on public roads like a dribbling fool then this problem will persist. I'm all for inclusivity but on this occasion I want to suggest that car enthusiasts begin to be exclusive and disassociate from anyone who drives like a 🔔🔚. If you want to be taken seriously about cars, don't attend "those" types of meets, ignore the videos across social media and spend you attention wisely by commenting on the genuinely impressive car enthusiasts efforts by attending proper events and subscribe to people like Chris' content. Drive safe, have fun and drive spirited in a controlled environment👍

[@TheMadmostin]

I go to wheels on Wednesday. Worcestershire. Nice variation of motors and no stupid driving. Nice video btw

[@AnonymousAndy2]

Re pops & bangs. I love nice sounding cars & a nice burble on over run is great. But these pops & bangs just sound like the car is misfiring 😂

[@Tornado2409]

then there's the remapped diesels with DPF deletes

[@fullyrc8555]

There needs to be facilitates where people can go. They could make places for car meets. As it’s such a big thing and could generate money. But everything gets banned in the uk that invokes fun! So many rules!

[@AI-Records24]

Majority of people love to be governed and told what to do next, how to do it, and what’ll happen if they don’t do it how they’ve been told. It’s so weird because in other countries some almost rule themselves and people get along fine and are much happier because there’s an outlet for everyone that wants some sort of freedom from the state. Here though, some people think you should be jailed for 5 years for doing 100mph on an empty motorway (saw this as a reply to a police post on x the other day).

[@jackmason2792]

Used to go to car park meets and I found them as pointless then as I do now. Organised events and sites that specifically cater for the community like caffeine and machine is the only way forward

[@martinwilson2527]

Really like this style video Chris, shows how car culture has shifted (some good, some bad) - who knows where it will end up!

[@Secretmafia.]

I agree with everything said but track days aren’t £25k u can pick up a three hour track day at donnington park for £100-£150 and for full day it’s like £250-£300

[@HlspwnsWorld]

I’ve been on both sides of the coin. So at no point would I criticise people for something that I have done my self. Being a tad older these days, I could think of nothing worse than turning up to a super market car park or car meet with the pop and bang crew. I’m not a fan of pop and bang maps, and think they will kill the modified car scene. Racing on the road happens, and it can be fun to have a little tussle. But in all fairness there is a time and a place, and it should not really happen on the public roads. Like speeding, it’s something everyone has done, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment, only this evening driving home from work I hit the brakes hard while slightly ahead of an Alfa Romeo Giulia then tucked behind him, simply because we were both heading towards a small island in a built up area after making progress from the lights. Something that worried me was that this guys bumper was all taped up from previous crash damage. Experience told me fun’s over, time to chill, heading into that sort of road at speed was not a good idea. Thats the big problem of going out and meeting big groups of modified cars on an evening, it just turns into racing on public roads. Not everyone has the common sense to concede, which just leads to crashes with others or a member of the public. It can be fun when you’re doing it, and bloody scary if you’re not involved and just driving to get somewhere. It’s hard because any modified car with a loud exhaust gets put in the same stereotypic box. With the sterile electric cars being shoved down our throats. I do see the modified petrol cars being banned 😮

[@marklynch9527]

Great vid, nice to get out of the garage, do some road trips this summer to obscure locations

[@PaulThomasHarris]

When Chris was lack luster enthused I totally agreed. It’s was when you were first licensed that may be fun. But 6 weeks later it’s lame

[@GCMYT]

LOVE THIS VIDEO - Thanks for making it Chris.

[@johng7304]

Adam C is the prime example of a youtuber who glamorises the idiots at car meets. He thinks it’s clever!

[@moneywaiter4857]

Are you on about Adam C with nearly 700,000 subscribers ?? he must be doing something right 🤣

[@johng7304]

@@moneywaiter4857 doesn’t make it right. Millions of people watched Jimmy Saville on a Saturday night. What’s your point?

[@AdamC3046]

Never been compared to Jimmy Saville before 😅🙄 Calm down, your ignorance doesn't need sharing much further.

[@johng7304]

@@AdamC3046 it’s not ignorance, just a fact. Your videos are mostly about these idiots who spoil car meets. The Jimmy Saville comparison, maybe not so much, but looking at you I could be right on that too!

[@apb3251]

There are a lot of Jimmy Saville types at those car park meets taking their school girl girlfriend along with them

[@ocdetailsautomotivedetaili1781]

stopped going to meets over 4 years ago... would rather go to the track

[@thatsjustthebass1589]

As an a nearly 50 year old bloke surely part of having a car is its where to hang out away from your parents when you're young

[@LethallyReptarded]

Uk car meets died for me a while back when the garage that's adjacent to the biggest car club in my area basically chopped shopped my car and then threatened my life when I said I was going to police and going to release the video I got of them doing it. So now I just work on my shit at home and go out on my ones. Less hassle and I won't get stabbed that way

[@RosskoPeeko]

I can’t say it’s even I’m getting old but the whole go to a carpark and just rev the shit out your car and then do stupid drags down the bypass has never been a thing for me. Track days and organised events like C&M or ford fair is what it is for me.

[@AM-xf8mu]

As long as the car enthusiast is enjoying their own car build, that's all that matters really, shouldn't give hate to some one enjoying their fiesta or their aventador.

[@louispring3027]

“Where were you when you saw your first electric bike burnout?”

[@kiezbird4818]

Government should let us use old run down air strips there's loads about that ain't being used

[@49cchris]

Hams hall street racing was epic back in the day! 🏁

[@rabmc]

All the DMO fan boys. Cringe

[@vxracing380]

Your face says it all! Glad I'm not the only one that feels the same way.

[@dbank6107]

Ive a stock i20N with odd crackle and thats enough fir me.

[@vxady123]

The best and proper Uk car scean died way before you tube was even a thing....

[@symonsugden1351]

Good video chris very interesting different from your usual but I enjoyed. Maybe future video on insurance costs for younger drivers also mods people do to their cars at car meets . Why on earth you dont have more subscribers is beyond me.. Same for evil gt used to love watching Ben All the best and keep me real and you will get to mats league 😊

[@simonwalsh1673]

I like you, have been to many car events over the years and have given up on the modern shows, full of finance bagged fiestas. I enjoy taking my 309 to little local shows and feel it’s a more inclusive environment, and good spot to socialise. I still do motorsport based activities too, but have a different car for that. If you fancy going to a rally or some advice I’d be happy to help ? Thanks for the coverage of my 309 in the video, I know you didn’t have much choice 🤣

[@user-rp8qx5lb1h]

I love fast cars and cycling. Good drivers look after others on the road. enjoy your cars, I love mine.

[@purkie23]

Get you branching out! Really really good video 👌

[@pauljackson2907]

How grumpy were you with the street meets… 😂

[@EEYY954]

because they suck haha I love how they think they race but cant drive faster than the slowest boys on a track day lol They spend more on a rubbish exhaust than take a few track days and courses which would be much better for them!

[@freedom240188]

Snowflakes are everywhere 😅.

[@michaellindsay2495]

Great vlog Chris.. I think the street stuff is just too dangerous to the public. More coffee and car meets would be the job…

[@jellybeans4249]

What’s with that dash cover Chris?

[@eugbrat]

I thought it didn't look right

[@rosshornby8968]

The dark side of the scene could be stopped overnight , there needs to be legal drag-strips built in most major cities. People can go there and get there adrenaline out then go home safe 🙏

[@peterneish]

Nice idea, but legal drag strips require public liability insurance and there are so many health and safety laws that apply that it isn’t practical! The only way that would work is if someone opened a private strip and charged entry, and even then, the cost of insurance would make it prohibitive!

[@iainrutherford184]

I think you hit the nail on the head Chris: it's not necessarily an age/ maturity thing, but perhaps a combination of these. The evolution of man (and car meets) 😊.

[@robwakelin5559]

Our regional accents, you have to love it. "Loadsa cars here int'they"

[@andretosolini5995]

To be honest, this video says a lot about how much you and other true gear heads appreciate the car scene. Some appreciate the scene while others want to be seen by acting like fuck knuckles. I am American and loved in the UK for about 11 years with the US military. I went to Snetterton, Silverstone, Nurburgring and many other tracks. Your track days drives are wayyyy cheaper than ours. And you have more tracks than we do. I love in Georgia and there’s some of the biggest illegal street racing in Atlanta. Even though they have Road Atlanta track to use. Problem is that it’s not cheap to race on compared to your costs. At the end of the day, you’re not going to stop illegal street racing. How I see it is, the more you make it illegal, the more they wanna do it. Why don’t cities, councils, towns etc make a race night every other weekend where they close down certain roads (which are safe to use) and allow motorists to race on them at their own risk? Let them race while maintaining safety and security. If the city, council etc shut down the road, you can’t access it. But if you close it, and allow street racing while allowing citizens to get around to shops, homes etc, all while allowing some racing to happen, it might help. But at some point, there will be danger and injuries/death occurring. Either way, you’re never gonna stop racing. But if the government, city, councils etc pitch in, they might get better involvement rather than banning it and trying to stop it. When you do that, people find ways around it and mistakes happen. Just ,y 2 cents. Love your channel brother and wish you nothing but the best in the future. Keep the videos coming. I watch them all the time.

[@chrisaris8756]

Just been to a dinner at a nice pub with the Jaguar Drivers Club. Great evening and no one got arrested. I actually don’t have a problem with street racing but it will lead to draconian restrictions. Remember when Shelby drove a Cobra down the M1 at high speed - it wasn’t any where near 200mph the press claimed, but they made such a huge fuss and the thick politician’s knee jerk reaction was to bring in the dreadful and stupid 70 limit which blights our life to this day.

[@MrLense]

That's the problem. There is still people wanting to do things illegally. The whole "certi" drivers thing. Chavs and Yobbos that choose to still meet at Tescos at 11pm rather than do something legit. If you're in the south, you're literally at least an hour away from a Caffeine and Machine and there are loads of other businesses doing "cars and coffee" more local elsewhere. Yeah I get track days are expensive, going to the nurburgring is expensive. That is one thing that needs to be addressed.

[@jameshudson2587]

I spotted you was in my manor from the scenery the classic car show was in Tansley Matlock

[@ash_mk1_escort]

Just choosing the right car meet can change your mind on the scene, “the drivers collection” car meets/shows are done right. No fucking about just a nice vibe!

[@eastyscorner]

The government should let people like us use derelict air strips for this purpose. It's on private land and away from everyone towns etc. I think this would be a good thing for the car scene

[@insomniac9366]

Does anybody know of a good obd for new Nissan ?

[@urbanjungle9600]

The MVP of this video is that bench at 2.51 😂

[@keironj199]

Street meets never used to be an issue until all of the certi drivers started crashing and wronguns started bringing underagers with them who were 10 steps into the path of traffic to record a 1.0 fiesta pass by at 30mph popping

[@328irossi]

Not sure I get this video…. Illegal meets and street racing has been going on forever! Only difference is now you got all the kids financing golf R’s and m140’s who don’t have a clue how to drive and getting a pops and bang tune. That’s the issue.

[@ro63rto]

The idiots are what killed the original Chelsea Cruise in London.

[@samdub]

Great video this! Also purchased obd11 with your link too thanks

[@BigMattRob]

Invite only car shows> I know u gotta know the right people But if u got the right car and ur not a dick, u’ll make friends in the scene and be invited

[@grantnash4487]

I dont think trackdays are too expensive. A trackday at bedford autodrome is around 100-150 all day. I have a golf gti and brakes are cheap. The kind of people at car meets usually cant drive and would be dangerous at a track day anyway.

[@AI-Records24]

Problem is you have to book in advance to get that price, go on now and most are above £300. These people don’t have the money or good financial planning to be able to book in advance so when they look at the prices they end up just leaving it.

[@oliverbassil7943]

No denying that you had the biggest grins when you rocked up at the supermarket and heard the pops and bangs 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Nic_1812]

Can’t believe you were at the bowl and I wasn’t 😞

[@jackcameron6656]

This comes across as stuck up, that’s another problem in the car scene, if you ain’t got a certain car with certain parts you are not welcome,

[@jim8462]

Bit sad giving these young guys grief. We were all young once and when we got our first car a little tear up was so much fun. Yeah I’m older now but a little run on a duel carriage if someone pulls up is still fun although being very rare. I remember being 17 in my Clio at purely cruise in city limits car park and driving down there in a convoy of ten or so was a lot of fun.

[@Chris_Slix]

Agree with everything your saying 😊 thats not the point im making

[@freedom240188]

Very good comment pal pitty most are making video's that just seem against it. A wee razz is key to enjoying life. These pops and bangs are a pain to be fair. But this video has a negative vibe towards the young team. The music aswell😅. And saying that guy almost crashed he braked and seen the cars so how he almost crash 🤔. Just seems this is for views. All about that 💰

[@amydelevingne3826]

i like you even more with this realization. respect!

[@BenGillam]

great video Chris and well done for speaking your what may come across as an unpopular opinion. Cruises back in the day late 90s/early 2000s were bad to sometimes but back them the average 20 year old had a fiesta, corsa or nova etc. These days I see guys who like barely like they are through puberty driving m2s financed up to the eyeballs cars a lot quicker these days and with that talent runs out a lot quicker. Maybe some kind of subsidy or way of making track days cheaper might cost government and police less in policing or dealing with the aftermath i like adam c but really think he should try and distance himself from this kind of behaviour, to so,e extent because it's become a thing people show off even more when they see him, don't want to see him getting hassled by the police as a result. unfortunately young men (mostly) won't be told and will be a dick no matter what anyone says because they won't be told and don't think it affects anyone and they will kill the scene.

[@jamesankers8328]

there will always be one that spoils it chris, just how it is....the scene died around 20 yrs ago to be honest...

[@51madmitch]

The 2nd and 3rd were good to see top end super cars, well managed and organised, car meets for Astra Golf Corsa etc making a pop and bang etc should not be in/on public car parks or roads, that’s where all the trouble and bad press comes from, and the drivers not as clever as they think !!!

[@RandomClips27.]

Its never going to end unless you give them a place to go simple we use to have youth centers then government stopped them and look whats happening now kids with knives they stop this young drivers will get into even worse things i blame the government simple

[@Bunchofhelmets]

As you said, the big issue is we have no where to go anymore. They're closing track because noise and Karen's, can't hang out in car parks due to "anti social" behaviour. Social media heros need to sod off trying to show off on the gates.

[@markwilliams5654]

The car scene died years ago unfortunately Chris is a saddo like the rest of them😮😊

[@jackmalpass9968]

Didn’t realise that was you in the X3, I was in the blue GTR at gassed on track at the start of the video

[@renshawdrives]

Serious piece of kit that, enjoyed hearing it roar past me in the Cupra Estate 😁

[@pb3382]

@@renshawdrivesi have an estate too, old man cars but we move 😂😂😂

[@1bmw_Clubsport]

Is not only in the UK.. Look at the big GTI meet at Wörthersee that doesnt exist anymore because the locals hated how people drove around the place. Its not the UK car scene that the problem, its 50% of the "petrolheads" who doesnt know how to play along.