Street Gods: Inside NYC’s Underground Car Meets (Part 1)

Car meets were once the first step in making a name for yourself in New York’s underground street racing circles. Now, car clubs like the Mpireboyz are using them as a space to legitimize and promote talented drivers and dirt bike riders from NYC. VICE’s cameras follow car clubs and drivers from Queens and Brooklyn as they work to legitimize New York City’s emerging car culture against opposition from the NYPD.
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[@VICE]

Watch part 2 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joa3gIabhZ1pqac

[@BambooAMG]

“Yo,it’s lit right now “. Toyota Camry shows up

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Haha this scene is funny

[@PolyFPV]

Their car meet looks like a regular parking lot

[@BabaYagaRacing]

Lmfao

[@aaaaatttttt7383]

ChwyNiblet that’s we’re car meets go down you foo

[@GasSoakedRag]

lmfao

[@louisdonaghy9820]

How far back is that mans seat

[@johncholmes643]

It's actually the back seat.

[@pauly260]

If that seat was any farther backward, it would vote for Trump.

[@BrianKeith2006]

It's in the trunk

[@1pyroace1]

It was bugging me too

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@Anthony Lopez So it's not cool to do the gangsta lean and sit in the middle anymore ?

[@sheriffrust]

Vice: we don’t condone this type of behavior Also Vice: Street GODS

[@pawamusic1301]

You know they condone it😂😂 they are called VICE

[@foreign_0bject825]

lolll

[@GrandpaHollows]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGGTn4uZm6x9frM👀

[@bullymaguire431]

More like street cringe.

[@jaidenarias5912]

Do you want to talk/learn about God and Jesus? God and Jesus both love you and can help you with whatever you may be going through

[@jenniferannison4390]

‘...He’s putting his life on the line like everyday.’ Yeah, he’s a hero-savin’ the world one wheelie at a time

[@FIGNAS83]

Hahaha 🤣🤣

[@whatsupfoo4592]

😂😂😂

[@wezrodz]

🤣😂🤣

[@Boomhauersdad]

@@Satchel732it gives them an outlet at the expense of the safety of others on the road? Lmao you people act like you own everything

[@thahairyturk19]

No one: New Yorker: “Ya Hurd”

[@angelgjr1999]

Here people just say “Bet”. Or “No cap”.

[@mariew4422]

Serious? I thought ppl said that everywhere. Been here my whole life bt still lol

[@GoddSpeed]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@biggahboy]

"Nah mean"

[@dominicpeters8451]

@@angelgjr1999 and period.

[@nikoaskanoasquavitch3420]

This feels like a poorly developed ps2 racing game

[@etonchambers4872]

Lmao so true

[@CrimsonFlame567]

I have fond memories of midnight club 3 dun remix on the ps2

[@BabaYagaRacing]

😂😂😂

[@nycarlifestyle7354]

Smd

[@muhammads8691]

Lmaoooooo 😭😭

[@elibeninato474]

Half these cars are stock, with a cheap straight pipe job.

[@shahaba8335]

Bro you just a hater like i don’t kno why you talkin son like you prolly got a Honda you just mad you not like us like come to us and race us and we’ll see if you can talk all that ❗️ you just mad you not like us 🤣 nyc to the top ‼️

[@CallerID]

@@shahaba8335 chill... hondas are cool tuner cars

[@609filmz7]

M3 NYC The guys in the video dont know shit about cars

[@scabootie]

Yo ma cleans my pipe straight up

[@fastlife__95_14]

Texas at the top what you talking about

[@rma_trackdays]

As someone who works in top level pro motorsports, it's safe to say these guys wouldn't last 10 minutes.

[@Momlover45]

Ion think they care 😂

[@nlsdrf1290]

Shiver me timbers

[@robertparis5680]

Probably not lmao. 99 percent of these guys cars probably wouldn't even pass tech. Butttt i imagine multi class racing with all these cars would be hilarious

[@se_kefe]

You wouldn’t last on the streets

[@1mikesofocused42]

You from top level top level in L.I? Ricky?

[@muunrunner4070]

These guys can be shooting each other in the streets, when the bikes and cars come out, they squash the beef, said no one ever.

[@copeyano718]

😂😂😂

[@homerthompson6028]

HAHAHA

[@inmybag5002]

RIGHT EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING 😂😂

[@trevoncowen9198]

Arnulfo Perez ig u never been to Detroit

[@muunrunner4070]

@@trevoncowen9198 nah never, they be squashing beef like that, in Detroit?

[@MarioLoco03]

"Ive been doing this for 20 years and no one has sponsored me" LOL Bruhhh, you are doing wheelies in the street. wtf do you expect?

[@byronhill4629]

MarioLoco03 I’m sure his carefully written sponsorship proposals got lost in the mail. 😂

[@HDsKillzProductionS]

@@byronhill4629 this dude is not your local yankee bum..he got 100k followers so yea he deserves a sponsor

[@Rev-RN]

@@HDsKillzProductionS 100k followers but no sponsor? Maybe he should make himself a more marketable client

[@HDsKillzProductionS]

​@@Rev-RN he doesn't need to do anything .. they'll come to him

[@jasone4460]

HD skillz productions It’s been 20 years and nothing. No one is coming.

[@JustTahmid]

I hope people don't start assuming this is what all car enthusiasts are like, these people are a different breed 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@johnconnor7501]

Yea

[@danielrobinson4795]

Yea because they about make you ashamed to be one.

[@JustTahmid]

There's another Mpire group in London and here they are also a joke. Their requirement to join their group is you need to either have an M car or have over 500bhp. The guy who runs the UK side drives a stock MK4 Supra with less that 200hp and claims he's spent £15k building it, he hasn't. Refuses to show anyone his engine bay or race anyone.

[@shahaba8335]

JustTahmid Stfu none of these are stock you just tight you don’t got a whip like ours ‼️

[@colossalbigfoot256]

This is when Hollywood tries to tell it like it is. Dumbest car culture type vid yet. Worse than F&F TD

[@JuggKidJu25]

Him: Yall ready for the car meet!? The employees: Throws gang signs

[@DWP.GAMING]

🤣

[@R0cket_Rabbit]

Came here for cars. Instead my right ear is dead.

[@mufasaiam7794]

Your headphones are on backwards. It's supposed to be your left ear

[@kaiary]

@@mufasaiam7794 no

[@R0cket_Rabbit]

Mustafa Supas Read other’s commenting on the audio issue. The sounds is more right side heavy. I’m pretty sure yours is backwards.

[@mufasaiam7794]

@@R0cket_Rabbit mine can't be worn wrongly. They're one of those ear canal shaped plastic heads

[@BabaYagaRacing]

Ahahah

[@axem.8338]

Nobody : New Yorker: "you know what I am saying"

[@nycarlifestyle7354]

Axe M. Facts b

[@B0ULLIE]

@@nycarlifestyle7354 deadass

[@jordan3649]

ok zoomer

[@PopBenji98]

You eard

[@sharkdawg]

Axe M. You forgot deadass at the end

[@Gearsturfs]

If vice has access to it, it’s not underground

[@TheLexiconDevils]

Real talk

[@cheapscifi]

Truth

[@djholidaytv414]

Facts!

[@vegeta12379]

I mean Vice is the same company that snuck in AND out of North Korea

[@vlone75]

You don’t even know what you talking about, just watch the next couple episodes, this the “known” part of it.

[@travisstamp7428]

2:27 that white lancia delta is the best thing about this entire documentary. Fucking gorgeous!

[@ThatTurboProbe]

Better believe it. Looks absolutely amazing, even though I'd prefer it to be in red but hey, everyone has different tastes and they all have to be respected at the end of the day.

[@843Reboot]

THAT CAR IS SO FUCKING SEXY I JUST CREAMED

[@yepyepyepyep1407]

Texas: hold my beer while I pull up my 1000hp+ digger

[@SuperLilsimon]

What's your ig your prolly slow...

[@mikeross5627]

These corny dudes can’t compare to Texas rides.

[@briand3029]

8:40, his logic is very skewed as opinions are inconsistent when comparing what he says throughout the entire video.

[@ninonino8686]

these guys are such clown shoes

[@tariqwalker81]

Lol we got 1000hp cars too so what’s your point?🤔

[@vs5617]

Rear: "I got the fastest BMW, ya hurd???!!!" (Steps out of his Mercedes)

[@TheHelloImTom]

2 cars

[@EpicMCFilmz]

fid his ig threedirty5

[@EpicMCFilmz]

find*

[@EpicMCFilmz]

and then delete this comment clown

[@Deussues]

These guys are the reason why us car enthusiasts are frowned upon. By putting peoples lives at risk on public roads and putting themselves at risk too it just hurts car culture.

[@J8den]

Meh, they dont affect us in the West. Barely saw any tuner cars they're all lame BMW'S, chargers, and civics in NY

[@elixbori9723]

@@J8den as someone from NYC I agree and can confirm 🤦🏻‍♂️ and it’s embarrassing, they’re everywhere and always think they’re fast, I drive a 370z and the amount of clapped out civics and altimas that attemp to race me is rediculous

[@se_kefe]

They built the car culture

[@InfuzeDcyphR]

​@@elixbori9723 You'd get rekt son

[@ReasoningPie]

Joey: “One thing I got on these kids is driving skill” Joey: Does mediocre donuts in his automatic BMW.

[@jadelajouz2996]

What kind of car you own?

[@ReasoningPie]

Jad Elajouz Focus ST, only comes in stick. WBU?

[@ex35240sx]

@@jadelajouz2996 what kind of car do you own?

[@reynaldoray7539]

Calls drag racing straight line racing

[@Gusomilkprod]

@@ReasoningPie Awwww shit, ST bro here.

[@KD-no1tf]

2:33 As soon as I saw New York and street race I was waiting for the Albanians to appear 😂

[@alectorellishiddenchips1725]

lol

[@arberselimi4034]

Yooo for real same here. Only reason i watched hahah

[@vespasian1695]

Hahaha bro Monolo and mpireboyz loves Albanians

[@nardi493]

Do the albanians have a value in street races in NY? I'm not from there.

[@theSCclub]

Ciku pretty much have value in NY street and pop culture here

[@thefinestgames]

Driver: *steps on the gas slightly* Fatty: *hE's CoMiN' iN hOt!*

[@Tanner.Emery_]

"I have a 2jz engine, and an American transmission, in a German car. So its basicly a hybrid"

[@__NM-]

Did not sound like a 2j either. T56 part killed me

[@justingregory2731]

I was thinking the same Sounds like a ls motor

[@hairyfoot8661]

I stopped watching after this part🤣🤣

[@jakekinsey8984]

@@__NM- i was looking for this comment lmao. didn’t sound like a 2j at all

[@nyomp9403]

You not heard a straight piped inline 6 with big cams?

[@ginr67]

“ I have the fastest bmw in the tri state ya heard” *after getting out a benz c63 🤨

[@royaljmedia1342]

Gin I am he does his 2jz big single turbo swapped 335i is one of the quickest cars on the street

[@royaljmedia1342]

smoke404 lmao come to New York and drive with us we’ve all done over a 100 on the highway even with cars on it

[@Ahmed90401]

@@royaljmedia1342 a 100 mph? Really? Really? Really? Reallllyyy?? I'm taking a screenshot of this, need meme material for the forums. You guys give racing a bad name.

[@royaljmedia1342]

@@Ahmed90401 there would rarely be cars on the highway at night but we make sure its empty enough

[@Ahmed90401]

@@royaljmedia1342 dude, flex when you've seen car culture around the world, the Japanese would run circles around you guys, while the Germans would fly past, doing 240 miles per, completely legally, and American V8's running 9's down a quarter mile just for fun. And YET, you guys think that somehow you're the shit, boggles my mind.

[@joseguevara3637]

If you wanna see the real car scene look up “Texas Streets”

[@drills3172]

Jose Guevara lmao texas aint shit, best care scenes are Florida, Jersey, Cali, or Chicago

[@joseguevara3637]

Snagology Texas is the super bowl of street racing not no take overs nobody does that shit down here. That’s why everyone comes down here for TX2K and FL2K for some real street racing.

[@jyricss986]

Snagology honestly

[@tt-ln4mc]

Texas has the best scene. The fact they dont do stupid street takeovers is enough, plus they definitely have the fastest cars in the country

[@Yoamochuu]

yass go to a crack heads street and youl see some real shit

[@MotorHeadTech]

When most of the cars are leased & when its time to return them stock...

[@erik8467]

"they give us a park we can ride at..." It's called a racetrack buddy, they exist

[@ItsJustCams]

Literally... Watkins Glen...

[@YourAwesomeAsian]

@@ItsJustCams Yeah because people from LI or NYc are going to drive hours up there

[@freeweights101]

@@YourAwesomeAsian ppl who race actually drive hrs away to actually race this is done all the time

[@ATrashStudio]

​@@YourAwesomeAsian A car enthusiast that won't drive 4-8 hours from NYC to Upstate NY.... hmmm they don't seem very enthused

[@thehALomolov2]

"He's next level, he's got a sponsor so they make his gears stronger or whatever" Yeah... these definitely sound like car enthusiasts and not 6 year olds that barely know what a car is.

[@tylergullion9787]

Literally about to type this same thing lmfao

[@SpaceyCortex]

High tech milinium materials n shit

[@MrJvcksxn]

Glad that bothered someone else. Weirdest “car scene” I’ve ever seen.

[@tino897]

I love how all of them drive bmws. Like the most basic thing you can do to be a car guy wannabe. Only dude that got my respect was the Reaf dude. He rised from being extremely poor to this. Im not surr if its entirely legal the way he did it, but still respect.

[@MrJvcksxn]

tino897 Dude was still a fucking dork. “Coming from nothing” is everyone’s back story. Guy still knows nothing about the culture he’s pretending to love.

[@mrfunatparties6763]

Bet they cant tell the difference between a turbo and an alternator.

[@christianmarche993]

I remember summer of 1999 2 guidos arguing about power increase from an "unda-enclosa" on a sport bike. One claimed 10 hp. Sign me up! 😂😂😂😂

[@TheLexiconDevils]

Or tune triples by ear the candy ass gayboys

[@PravSrpski]

you dont need to know anything about cars to have fun with them

[@DSperformance96]

@@PravSrpski yeah but its way more fun if you do know. That guy probably didn't put the 2j in himself, otherwise he would have said 2JZ upfront, and not "supra motor"

[@tino897]

@@DSperformance96 He could have said it since he doesnt know what the reporter knows about cars. Second i know motors and stuff but i CANT swap a motor. Im not good with mechanical stuff and by the time i learn it... Like i dont want to do it. I would prefer a professional to do it and me pay him for his hard work. But hey if someone wants to do it all himself even more respect from me.

[@ericmorale2183]

4:30. .. “I have the fastest BMW in the tristate.. as he walks out a Mercedes.

[@armandoreyes2634]

Eric Morale he wasn’t talking about that car

[@guccinektas7398]

i thought the exact same thing LMAO

[@alphazuluz]

Eric Morale he has a 2JZ swapped BMW 335i. He was talking about it, not the Benz he was currently in.

[@Toxic2T]

The fastest BMW shell, since it's 2JZ it lost the essence

[@DeadCraftMiner]

Nicolas T the new supra is basically a BMW made by Toyota tho

[@patrykochmanski6156]

When he's telling the story of how his friend died in the car crash and he says "He thought we're gonna race or something, and Im like NO NO". I feel like he's either lying for the camera, or he feels so guilty that he told himself that that's what happened and started believing this, in order to not blame himself for his friend's death. Just think about it, this man is in a car with three girls, and he's gonna be motioning "no" with his finger to the other car? Doesn't seem likely.

[@loftier1163]

Patryk Ochmanski what he said is very possible and I admit it’s a dickhead move but I’ve done that with my friend

[@jawaadjamil1752]

i was thinking the same, makes sense for that level of guilt. and the way he is in this documentary alone, I can't imagine a younger version of him with a car full of girls

[@805fillmore]

Idk about this one, he seemed to be pretty emotional about it.

[@rexflores8461]

I mean if there was a state trooper present and it resulted in a big crash I'd imagine that it would be hard to lie about the event. Idk

[@AbsentBabyDaddy]

I was thinking the same but it’s harder to pass off a lie with 3 witnesses in the car and that cop patrolling the highway when he said state trooper

[@budsblades7211]

New movie "THE SLOW AND THE CURIOUS"

[@tt-ln4mc]

LMFAOOO

[@silverdropstang]

Lmgdao🤣🤣🤣

[@neuroleptika]

Special olympics of street race

[@critique-real]

The main guys 335i pushed 950hp😂

[@yunseongg]

My right ear is bleeding now..

[@jessegardner33]

Bro why do they do the headphone user like that

[@gsjourney3054]

Lemon Difficult cuz who watched vids with headphones

[@gsjourney3054]

Oh shit y’all I see how the stereo makes it so bad my right ear hurts etf it’s like all the noise is on that side but still some on left

[@nycarlifestyle7354]

Smd

[@cs2294]

Well now I know to never buy a BMW or an AMG Mercedes from the NYC area lol

[@alexanderwood4379]

CS 💀💀💀

[@alexw2112]

Well any car in that matter because of all the salt there

[@manboi2195]

2:27 HE SAID FAMILY AND THIS A DOCUMENTARY BOUT STREET RACING YESSSSS!!!

[@justinwinn01]

Dom

[@ThatTurboProbe]

FAAAMILY

[@retrodad1973]

Tons of winning here - Tire companies, brake pads, gas stations, .....

[@KrispyMedia]

Ouch this so cringey guys. If you need some actual NY culture, lets talk.

[@realottripleog7740]

Krispy Media lmao you show em what’s up! I love your content!

[@angelomartinez3381]

Tell em Krispy!!

[@jesusloveyou9523]

Upload some clean culture videos bro

[@wilazn]

Show em how it's done Krispy. I was laughing during this whole video. So bad.

[@felixbpj]

Oh yes! Love your work Chris! You are an amazing cinematographer👍🏻 keep up the good work💪🏻

[@ADVRaiderKTM]

This looks so staged. Feels like these guys are living in early 2000s after they saw the fast and furious 1

[@vespasian1695]

BoomerE30 you never been to an mpireboyz meet in nyc bro, it’s funnest shit ever and real deal

[@liammiddleton3064]

I was thinking need for speed underground and midnight club los Angeles

[@KingLegendary1]

inside new york's men who never grew out of being a teenager phase...

[@yurrr4338]

What’s wrong with liking cars as an adult

[@KingLegendary1]

@@yurrr4338 liking cars is great, disrespecting your vehicle and acting like a degenerate has nothing to do with car appreciation lol

[@armolina789]

I hope these people realize that the hobby they do can kill innocent people all because they want to have immature fun.

[@CoolClipsAnimations]

@@KingLegendary1 disrespecting your vehicle how

[@Scollati]

Tf are you even speaking about gang ?

[@ondrejrehacek6837]

"makes the motor strong and whatever...." bruh

[@mort7987]

And these dudes supposed to be car guys... Homies probably would look for the cylinders in a rotary

[@homerthompson6028]

One of the best comments sections I've seen in a while.

[@thegaragegymgrind]

Watch part 2...even better lol

[@redline350zHR]

Hell yeah

[@zerla6018]

@@thegaragegymgrind exactly. Me got no relationship with the culture but even the way they talk- there's just gotta be a catch Xd

[@zurkathonyscott9618]

This is like watching kids fooling around

[@TA-ez5ve]

Just for everyone watching who’s not actually involved in the automotive world either mainstream or grassroots, all the bmw guys in this video are the jacked up instagram tools everyone else makes fun of. Not indicative of the many chill people with way more exciting cars than an auto beamer... Another swing and miss on this culture Vice :/

[@DerPilotMann]

No kidding. These dudes weren't "legitimizing" anything.

[@devingera8408]

SULPHITES CARCINOGENS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that guy knew like nothing about his car like he didn’t even pop the hood for the video you can tell he didn’t build his car

[@Pesticide7G]

I mean my M6 says different

[@Niko-bf7nw]

yeah these dudes are so funny the lies man the fuckin lies!!.

[@Floateritos]

Lmao u sound like a fatass hater 😂 obviously don’t know shit about whips

[@TheColombiano89]

These guys are so corny. I'm embarrassed for them.

[@99north72]

this is how all new yorkers seem to me 😂 money doesn’t make you cool smfh 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@carn1fex_]

Nope, all of you sound more like little kids.

[@diegogonzales414]

exactly.. this ponytail guys friend dies in a car wreck because hes a reckless idiot and cant control himself.. yet this guy still does the same thing after his death.... hes next up for sure. hopefully he doesnt kill any innocent people along with him. these guys are filled with so much ego and think they're so fucking cool. zero class, just pure stupidity and recklessness

[@donettatrump2025]

@Fuhq Boi it just shows how b.a.d vice is. Vice just pushing propaganda to keep the white horse press pass

[@donettatrump2025]

@@99north72 none of this is cool.

[@Brombones77]

I was waiting to see some cool cars. This “scene “ leaves a bit to be desired.

[@DigitalKi11er911]

David Lewis about the lifestyle not the cars

[@elianpz]

@@DigitalKi11er911 wack af

[@akllls617]

David Lewis a lot of wack cars .. what we call in my area “ricers” you can buy a German car but you can’t hide a ricer

[@Epck]

The point is there is nowhere to drive your car anywhere around ny

[@DigitalKi11er911]

elianpz come see for yourself, you will have the time of your life, and once you do, you’ll do anything to get that feeling again

[@batalioaneromane]

0:15 - "In a race car, the joy behind smoking people, the joy behind winning a race it's better than sex, dude!" . Something tells me that guy never had sex :))

[@deebogotyou1494]

Everyone here who participated in this video took a permanent L in life

[@devinmoncyo3840]

deebo gotyou how so

[@SuperSaglow]

Cause they're endangering the lives of others for personal thrill. Legitimate losers.

[@akllls617]

Devin Moncyo cause they look like losers

[@sloppytaco9629]

@@akllls617 definitely got the skills of losers!!!!!

[@simple__7268]

Sean nahhhh they just lame asl

[@danielrobinson4795]

I didn't realize this was a comedy vid till I started watching it.

[@hnriksen5105]

every kid who played nfs back in the good old days, this was the dream life. Street racing, cars/bikes, and a whole lot of car freaks who have a passion for the same thing as you.

[@Bob-pd8qz]

Idc what anyone says, NY has one the weakest car scenes in the US.

[@howtocrypto1112]

I'm from NY, I approve this message

[@OMERDULI]

I am also from NYC and I approve this message

[@JD-ny3vz]

Facts the bike scene is poppin tho cars nah

[@davidcraig7771]

Not the Government true, they should have filmed Texas instead

[@JERZEELOON]

I grew up going to Front Street in philly

[@andrewlarson9320]

how did yall find car dudes THIS corny? have yall not been on instagram?

[@jordanheffelfinger3265]

Andrew Larson ok boomer

[@gustavoechevarria9369]

They haven’t watched actual street racers who go on abandoned back roads to rip cars with more than a 1000hp.

[@SalM405]

KILLTHEMQWIKLY yessir

[@heatchamps2011]

@@gustavoechevarria9369 the guy on the vid has a 2jz 335i

[@StereoSoundAgent]

Remember the time one of you Mpireboyz ran over a NYC police officer in time square doing an open-diff one-wheel-peel in a C63 AMG, then hit a bunch of cars getting away? Let's here that story.

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Word up it’s on KZbin

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

I think he got away too maybe not but he was Wildn It’s on viralhog

[@702xRyder]

Shit that was them

[@duanerackham9567]

The fact he got away though. After running over a cop, in times square. Not saying we should condone that behavior, but that's a lot of street cred

[@BrendanRSX]

they got away but they were later caught. The driver was charged with attempted murder and the passenger was counted as a "witness"

[@412fish]

I respect the passion but I like how these guys can't understand the cops sweating them for doing this on public and residential streets.

[@Nique385]

Dave Fisher Yea, I’m from NYC and you always see these dudes on highway. I’d rather there was a park or track for them too because all that tailgating and crazy lane changing is dangerous

[@fred0gz759]

They literally kill people at the end of the day there in 2 ton machine

[@sashypooh409]

​@@Nique385 There used to be one by the aqueduct... I looked it up and now theres one in valley stream and manhattan? That cant be right ....

[@kingtesticles123]

"yeah hes sponsored so they like make the motor strong or whateva"

[@gregthayer8964]

lmfao

[@williamdoody]

A lot of these guys make us mechanics angry.

[@williamdoody]

Troy Burtwell never said money? Wtf u talking about

[@phabeoncapper1192]

Troy Burtwell yoooo William doody you got mocked way to much su u fanny ahahh😭

[@joaotopi]

It sounds like he understands the total of 0 about cars.

[@godfatherofdrums]

Worst thing vice has put out in years ... I’d rather watch my grandma take a dump

[@IndelibleHD]

Lol!!!!

[@lydellthompson831]

Umm Chief😳

[@eriknephrongfr8847]

I’d like to watch her take a dump too. Can you attach a video link?

[@anthonyamigo8818]

Lmao

[@out_on_bail]

This is so cringe. They are literally doing some weak ass burnouts in stock cars and think they are amazing. Cringeeeee

[@aksel8342]

Welcome to New York

[@MrKillroy26]

Bro doing wheelies expecting sponsorship. Gotta do more than that my guy.

[@dogedude9537]

He has sponsors now, just takes a large following for companies to want to take you seriously.

[@minorcek]

I'm going to do 150 down a residential street because I'm passionate about my hobby. It's hard growing up in Brooklyn is rough because it's super judgmental

[@bw4500]

Hahah I know, these guys are so dim, they're hilarious but the fact that they're infringing on so many people's safety isn't And to Mr Murda, yes I suppose this is better than mass murder, what a bar you have set

[@corey4413]

@Murda Gz Wow dude, I shot up 15 schools just last week. Does this mean I can't street race in Brooklyn? Ffs lemme see if I can return this gas

[@marcosorduno9203]

@Conor he say Brooklyn dog

[@bravodefeated9193]

lay down spikes on these sonovabitches

[@johnfnrambo2105]

Way to take two completely different moments of a conversation and try to sound funny doing it while attempting to boost your shitty self esteem.

[@christianmarche993]

"I GOT THE FASTEST BMW IN NYC." with a Toyota 2JZ in it... rest my case.

[@SuperLilsimon]

What's your Instagram what are you drive bro? Lol....

[@gullylifestyle99]

He not the only one my boy have the same set up only thing it’s totaled

[@baileysims]

The inverse of the mk5 supra.

[@christianmarche993]

@@SuperLilsimonAll Suzuki 250+hp GSX-R1000 Turbo charged WSBK Factory as in works XRC engine dry and wet clutch setups (Google XRC XRF and XRO SERT). All Ex-Mladin and SERT. Suzuki works cams, titanium connecting rods, titanium valves, Art Pistons, close ratio gearbox. Magnesium wheels, Full Nissin WSBK brakes, Carbon fiber swingarm with quick change rear, full Showa Works forks with quick change front, shock, and steering damper, carbon fiber brake rotor centers, carbon fiber, every bolt is titanium. Not on Instagram or FB, don't even own a car. Some of us enjoy powerful machines without throwing up gang signs, aspiring to be influencers hanging out in parking lots and gas stations imitating video games and battling with homicidal/ suicidal civil servants while endangering the general public. Have 3 more GSX-R's in trackbike configuration if it matters. Frankly I tuned into the video to confirm what a bunch of simpletons the NYC "car culture" attracts. Thank you Vice for confirming what I knew about the NYC tuner car subculture. Aiiiiiight

[@christianmarche993]

@@baileysims Toyota outsourcing to Subaru, BMW and yes even Chevrolet (the Toyota Cavalier) really have me shaking my head. They went the wrong direction.

[@tougecorsa]

*does burnouts, pulls, wheelies....* 5 mins later when the cops show up: I miss the good old days when it was all calm

[@demonkiller3418]

The go to line

[@saturndesigns2339]

Luka M33 it was never calm in this city 😂

[@mpwrnyc]

Peter Mentis smart man exactly

[@antwonlukolic]

“Albanian family, very crazy” lmaooo word

[@idonhavaim]

As someone who lives in NY and was a part of this community for years, I realized that a lot of this is clout chasing and hype or an underlying desire to be recognized for doing dumb stuff. I stopped going to all the meets because most have died, lots of these kids don't even know why they are into cars. I just go to cars and coffee in PA or some events in CT way better and with real enthusiasts. The NYC car scene is just cringe. Also lots of these people have never gotten real driving lessons and are literally battling death everyday by driving recklessly.

[@DannyLrides]

Bryan F. Carpio U from Westchester? Your name looks familiar.

[@idonhavaim]

@@DannyLrides Nah Jamaica

[@Test-tz8pg]

Sounds exactly right. All car enthusiasts I know don’t weave in and out of traffic during rush hour, cover their cars in stickers that have their Instagram handle, or not even know what their “sponsors” did to their engine. Most that I have met are not yelling 24/7. The only people I know that do those things are Instagram clout chasers. I live in a part of the country where the majority of car culture around here is classic cars, and there is a small subset of tuner culture, but nothing like that shitshow like what’s in the video. A lot of the organizers of the car meets around here put a lot of effort to making these events a safe place to enjoy cars, where you won’t get run down by a stray mustang, or beemer in this video. Which makes the meets so much more relaxed and enjoyable.

[@JuanSanchez-fq7kl]

Hunts point scene is the cringiest nothing but Dominicans rentals shits pathetic

[@nismocash989]

Bryan was probably the biggest douche turd out there LOL, that's why they don't want him around no more.....driving around his rice rocket 🚀

[@t0mmyt3llam]

Best friend dies speeding on highway. Says he feels responsible and it hurts yet still Continues to speed and do dangerous shit everywhere he goes

[@Lortenerfrisk]

And so endangering others just like that drunk fool who killed his friend

[@paytonneill594]

How does he hurt and feel responsible if he is dead....🤨

[@fred0gz759]

@@paytonneill594 because he made him race the real sad part is they did it to impress some fat girl right hand to god

[@fred0gz759]

@@paytonneill594 if I’m lying I’m flying

[@WARDOGOD-2]

exactly, that’s why tracks are made but niggas who spend 10k on a chain don’t wanna spend $100 to go to a track

[@gtabro1337]

Wasn't one of Midnight Club's intros shot in a closed-off NY street with actual pimped up cars?

[@bufolloww9602]

yea it was for the cover they shut down time square for it

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Yeah they were from Mischief videos

[@DouEditz]

The good ol days

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Cr55zy those guys are still on vinWiki’s channel

[@RPD___]

The KZbin channel VINwiki did a video about a person who drove for that scene.

[@Chrispage2]

Am I the only one who finds these streetracers cringy af :D

[@TheLexiconDevils]

They’re carpark cowboys ... street racers know how to drive 😂

[@Pwr404]

you are not alone. lol

[@davec7299]

As a New Yorker from Queens...this embarrasses me!

[@mariecolette9066]

Would u cringe if it was 1950/60s NYC? Ever since cars were invented young dudes have done this exact same thing, in every city everywhere..why judge them for passions that have been the same for generations. They're better than others their age doing worse things or nothing at all with their life.

[@Chrispage2]

@@mariecolette9066 I am not saying they are worst of worst, but I am saying that I find these guys cringy the way they present themselves.

[@brandontheamazing4]

Alright so I was here at the shoot and there’s some things i’d like to say 1:This doesn’t portray the NY car scene at all. Mpire boyz is an IG team they don’t portray the real car scene out here 2: at 5:26 after the mercades does the burnout and rubber is on the street, it wasn’t the mercades, it was a 5.0 mustang

[@CFootprints]

Can we push this comment up a bit? Vice man...you used to be cool.

[@MichaelMavashev]

I second this and I was there too.

[@TheColombiano89]

Why was this so wack?

[@KaMil-gw2qr]

THANK YOU. These people are a joke. The scene used to be bigger but with all the exposure and police infiltration its become harder to actually race and organize the shit. Some kids made a youtube video of them speeding on the highway and all of a sudden they are "street racers". Get the fuck outta here.

[@Dillon000]

Bruh how can anything you say be trusted when you spell Mercedes like “mercades”...

[@davrocket5304]

ghetto underground car club: "stronger motor"LOL

[@dankdizzl3546]

"I've been riding for 20 years and ain't got no sponsor yet." That's because Red Bull doesn't have wheelie competitions my man. Take your DIRT bike to the track.

[@joshuatrivette3538]

Jeff Woodruff this mean but facts but there is one like mini game that’s freestyle but it’s not the main competition it doesn’t bring money in😂

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Yea, they haven't realized that doing GAY wheelies is something an 8 yr old can do!

[@AdrenalineRushMX]

@@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK yea just need to learn the rear brake game

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

@@AdrenalineRushMX Its easy bro. been doing wheelies since I was 12. Its no great feat. Getting 20 feet of air off jumps while doing tricks is hard. Pulling a wheelie is gay!

[@wookie7916]

Gotta realize these guys never had the chance to ride dirt tracks given their situation growing up, streets all the got

[@Anonymous-lc1hc]

U got a detailing shop but your employee is washing cars in circle motion... any car guy knows this is the number 1 thing you should avoid

[@garygoodger]

Thought the same lol

[@HochstartHarry]

Now that you said it... Dam what idiots

[@P2Feener305]

He’s a hack what can you expect

[@nycarlifestyle7354]

Smd

[@Kajacot]

Unfortunately in NYC, you don't have to be good to have a successful business. Recently got my windows tinted, and they did a shit job despite being a legit tinting place. They were packed, and get constant business. There's just too much demand, not enough supply. It's not like a small town where reputation matters. Half the shops here don't have an online presence and change their name every couple of months.

[@703fishing3]

There is a "park" where you can ride at, it's called a track, there are thousands of them.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

they know how slow they really are. A race track would call them out

[@YelloNation]

Michael Mccarthy Obviously racing isn’t what’s wanted to be done....

[@Flayeshy]

703fishing there is no tracks sadly in ny you would have to go deep into jersey

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

There are no race tracks of any kind in LA either. You load your car on a trailer and haul it to a track.

[@HochstartHarry]

Well most tracks dont lile drifting and have noise regulations aswell and a track day is very expensive. In germany its even worse... We have no place that allows drifting in a 500km radius... So we hit up closed industry areas n shit lile that at night

[@stefanwolf8558]

This video is a prime example of: "Tell me you're stupid without telling me that you're stupid"

[@Colt-Forty5]

Some cringeworthy people in this video. And everyone is driving automatics talking about “driving skills” *LMAO*

[@MrCleaN-ls6qz]

If you consider the actual racing world and not this amateur shit....that's a pretty mute point.

[@kapss0832]

Autos faster then sticks in today’s legit racing....

[@kapss0832]

I mean you want to feel your car and be apart of ya machine that’s cool and fine but when it comes to racing majority of the time it’s the autos winning

[@sunjohnsun]

@@kapss0832 they maybe faster but having a manual can help heaps, F1 cars might not be stick but the driver still has to choose the gear

[@almightyretrosoul]

I’m hip I thought I was the only one who peeped that shit.

[@qlsltwo]

“Street Gods”? More like street clowns.

[@jasonk4244]

qlsltwo smh 🤦‍♂️

[@bawsnitti]

😂😂😂😂

[@shastaweston]

For real

[@joaquintamayo3126]

Street pendejos

[@nevercommitsuicide]

and you can’t do any of that🤣

[@duhstorm562]

Finally found that guy that goes around winning races against people that don’t know they racing 7:15

[@OMERDULI]

lol

[@tristenroupp3805]

dtdurke lmao facts

[@quincydogskin8691]

What his name

[@ElSikario100]

How does this not represent car culture? It's not like they're only there for Vice to make a video and then they all go away. Like them or not these guys still exist when the cameras are off. Just because you don't agree with their lifestyle doesn't mean they don't represent car culture. This is exactly how most non-car people see enthusiast. Whether they're a *good* representation of the culture is another story. Obviously street racing is dumb, and dangerous to anyone involved directly or indirectly. Some people commenting on here just straight hypocrites acting like they never done a highway pull or a burnout.

[@zqmikey]

thats what im saying. Even without "vice" Filming disregarding there culture they're racing and placing down BETS and still upgrading cars and what such. If they're going up against each other in the street blocking the roads. It''s litterally called street racing. idk why they dont like the guy in the ponytail i think hes cool.

[@ElSikario100]

@@zqmikey I know people in their late 40s that use to do the same bullshit back in the day. Mfs acting like these dudes ruining the car scene lol it's just nobody had smart phones before to record every second of their lives, this ain't new.

[@zqmikey]

@@ElSikario100 lol , I actually have a teacher that used to race in Japan with jdm cars. And he got like 3 kids most likely in his 40s but he described it just how I thought it would be. Checking out the cars including the parts etc and having fun tbh

[@johnfnrambo2105]

@@zqmikey Yeah he's a good dude, his back story about his mom's and best friend made me realize he's got a good heart.

[@johnfnrambo2105]

@@ElSikario100 spot on

[@bismillahmashallah]

These are some grown as men 😂

[@veilsideFD3S]

Only grown ass men got $$$ to do that type of shit

[@yepyepyepyep1407]

You know how expensive it is to build a vehicle

[@bismillahmashallah]

Yep Yep, Yep, Yep yes I do I actually own a couple cars lol

[@yepyepyepyep1407]

Middleastbeast built yourself? unlike the people in this video that seem to get them built by some shop, cause I’m bout to buy a Silverado with a lq9 cam it, valvetrain upgraded, bore the block smaller head gasket, forged internals and buy a supercharger for it

[@gsjourney3054]

Yep Yep, Yep, Yep why a Silverado

[@snivek1036]

“Has a 2jz with a t56” Proceeds to sound like a merc v8

[@burst7770]

Kevin Castillo You’re stupid af lmaooo

[@clayblack631]

Hahahaha I no! Glad it wasn't just me

[@mondaymurder23]

i was about to say this shit too bro that sounds nothing like a 2JZ

[@demonkiller3418]

@@mondaymurder23 isn't a T56 a manual trans too? I didn't see him shift

[@blaqjac21]

he was talking about his bmw 335 not the fuckin benz . he played a clip of it drifting before they took it down to do the swap

[@leytonsroom5675]

I thought I was gonna see some awesome JDM rides and actual drifting on a track or something, lol.

[@damn8028]

people don't rip overpriced low power cars in the real world unless they're millionaires

[@ImJugg]

a lot of that use to go down in tokyo

[@rtd6840]

And these aren’t real car guys. They sound like rich dudes who just pay people to build their cars but know nothing about them

[@vinnybenza8774]

RTD. Im a car guy but not a mechanic infact i let professionals do the work because they who know what to do when i ask for something. I suggest you to wacth the story of the midnight club in japan.

[@interceptingfist5682]

Sounds like every KZbinr

[@mikeski3061]

Imagine thinking doing burnouts and donuts makes you a good driver 🤣🤣🤣

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Being able to control a drift is a driving skill so wtf you saying

[@StepTronic]

CAN Control it’s not difficult anyone can do it.

[@rbatista20]

Go on ig and look up Team_nohesitation😂that’s what we about

[@BIGMoodNY]

@@StepTronic so why isnt everyone doing it?

[@victortakflakt]

Hey! Steering right and using the throttle is extremely difficult!

[@TEAMSTEAM4LIFE]

“Hey instagram boys pretend you’re on need for speed most wanted”

[@arecklessmadcap]

Joey looks like he smells like axe body spray and cheesesteaks

[@theangryitalian7922]

Leb Hendo 😂

[@noelespirtu8165]

Leb Hendo axe stinks.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Back in the 80s he woulda been a Guido with drakkar and some gold chains and a half buttoned shirt to show his chest hair. Preferred car by the 80s Guido? Iroc-z is top dog. But you can get by in other f-bodies. So when you see the jokes about a mullet and an iroc , it's all bullshit they couldn't afford them.

[@Ali01007]

Leb Hendo you like you’re jealous of him.

[@arecklessmadcap]

Ali Hassan how did you know? So jealous lol

[@stezzymedia564]

I’m from NY and this just isn’t it 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ws8061]

Nah this is half the New Yorkers I've met. Type of guys that tell you they're from NY when you're introduced.

[@williamdoody]

When you say you have the fastest car in a state. Most likely you don’t.

[@elixbori9723]

Bro facts they make us look so stupid 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@donnycabrera2041]

I’m from NY and think this is absolute garbage. Meets like those are why the car community can’t do anything anymore.

[@Jayo1851]

Donny Cabrera stfu

[@YoungHeartedSoul]

agreed and if one of them dies they cry foul. Speed and a huge city dont mix.

[@WimlyDoon]

I think it depends on the host man, you're not going to keep a community alive on sitting around in a parking lot every other night. The car scene's always had a bandit or outlaw element to it, and you can host tame meets and meet great people but seeing a nissan toast some tires sounds like a better saturday night that sitting in an abandoned walmart's parking with a bunch of lowered civics

[@jawn5787]

@@Jayo1851 you're the type of person to attract cops and ruin shit for everyone

[@erickh82082]

Facts these guys are sawft

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

A real driver always wear safety belts because if you’re driving your car right, you’re going to get thrown around the cabin without being belted in. Putting a belt on is like strapping the car on.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Haha , the way I drive ? I always use a seat belt. Sometimes I install a little clip on it to hold me tight in the seat so you can't move around. To me , wearing a belt is cool , not wearing one is uncool. Dontcha wanna be cool like a racecar driver ? They wear seatbelts.

[@TheTony13tyamaha]

No one in that video knows what or ever seen a real driver in person.

[@loumancuso4188]

I'm from NY and this is sad display of non-talented, lackluster people and cars. Its a shell of a scene on how it used to be in the late 80's, early 90's.

[@definitelyrice]

whatchu know bout an indian dude w/ rx7s?

[@Vashtorical]

@@definitelyrice red rx7? I believe I know who you soeak of, friend if a friend, we're talking fd3s.

[@definitelyrice]

@@Vashtorical Nah this was late 80s early 90s/2000s era, he never had an FD3S til we moved to florida.

[@loumancuso4188]

@@definitelyrice Sounds familar you know where he was from? The guys I hanged with were all into American muscle. Did have a friend with a 93' Toyota Supra twin turbo. That thing was fast as hell before it was stolen. We had about 15 guys who would race. Other towns used to come seek us all the time. Mainly from the Bronx and Westchester.

[@definitelyrice]

@@loumancuso4188 He was from brooklyn, most of the stories and pictures I have are from fountain avenue, he had some friends with supras, porsche turbos, hes guyanese. Idk what name he could have gone by, chris or ishwar. He'd beat cars coming off trailers in the rx7.

[@onYaFace2023]

"Reaf..... u mad annoyingly cringy ju heardddd"

[@RJ_Groot]

those guys are all legends in their own minds.

[@franco6683]

​@Kamil15158fax

[@K-xor]

@Kamil15158 Of course you should be a legend in your mind, but by backing it up with real legendary actions, not doing shady stuff and illegal races putting innocent people at risk because you are too spoiled.

[@masonkim7]

2:29 pfff 'family'. yeah right. Vin Diesel wannabe.

[@narcis3720]

Trust me noone wants to be like cringe-overlord Van Deeble

[@bobgilmore421]

this isnt motorsports. just a bunch of fried dudes with cars

[@MADLITS1K]

Billy Melenhorst 😂😂😂

[@redline350zHR]

Fried is right...im from NY but all these guys do is smoke weed all day

[@highlydosed1589]

This the best vice video ever

[@2ndShiftSupremeOverlord546]

Pretty good gathering of the kind of people I never wanna be around.

[@solidsnake3861]

love the cars but cant stand these type of dudes just bragging

[@mrch33sehed93]

Agreed! Buutt that's how they live their lives. Always feeling the need to impress people 🤦‍♂️

[@h1989w7373]

Ego maniacs! little boys that never grew up, sad part is they'll be 50 years and never grow up, really sad

[@solidsnake3861]

@@mrch33sehed93 yeah totaly right

[@whatsupfoo4592]

@@mrch33sehed93 when you young, dumb and full of…😂👍🙏

[@justinbrown5044]

“Race car” as he is in a automatic bmw lol

[@danebk08]

Justin Brown my boy reaf is a rocket he has a jz in his bmw

[@nizmo6364]

@@danebk08 what kind of person jz swaps a BMW!

[@Flayeshy]

Justin Brown some nascars n drag cars are auto 🤷🏾‍♂️ thats stick auto thing dont really mean Shit

[@sonic10130]

Ikr when he was all talking like "race car" stuff i was surprised he was driving an automatic bmw 😆

[@Flayeshy]

Noiissu shit ok then 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@FaZeTenSe]

Wow man the story of that guy's best friend really touched me, may he rest in peace my guy.

[@slammed___dc4766]

“I don’t like driving unless I’m racing” sounds like a great car enthusiast. They all look like tools who pay people to build their cars

[@Kayotik96]

Bro I was thinking the same exact shit.

[@antolivdiaz]

Who gives a shit. The point is that the car is built the way he likes it

[@Ytreallybugginwithhandles]

The Stig's Mexican Cousin thats actually very far from what it’s actually is but ok

[@antolivdiaz]

@@Ytreallybugginwithhandles please clarify for me then

[@Maccat]

@@antolivdiaz built not bought... weak as piss to get somebody else to modify your car!

[@BoostedBill96]

Doughnuts, roll racing on the highway, and "the straight line thing" lmao it's shit like this that gives car enthusiasts a bad rep

[@siddharthkrishnan3317]

Granted, the vast majority of us gearheads, particularly motorsport people, are pretty chill. These are a few excited riled up dudes that are, as obnoxious as they are, not doing harm. Except for the highway bullshit, of course.

[@hayesgauthreaux8273]

I feel like any other car scene is better lmao

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

South Carolina's says hi.

[@Jbullock93]

Toronto says wagwan

[@JonAlycia]

I lost brain cells just watching this