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 the legendary AJS 7R 350 cc "Boy Racer" Boy racer refers to a particular model of motorcycle and a type of sub-culture based around passenger vehicles. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...
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In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...
In biology, a subculture in a population of a microorganism is when one microbe colony in such a population is transferred onto blank growth medium and allowed to freely reproduce. ...
Originally "Boy racer" was the name of the AJS 7R, the 1951 to 1962 350-cc racing motorcycle produced by Associated Motorcycles. It was so called because of its perceived affordability in contrast to the contemporary 350 Manx Norton. AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England company A. J. Stevens Ltd. ...
Associated Motorcycles (AMC) was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded as a parent company for the Matchless and AJS motorcycle companies. ...
Norton 850 Commando Norton is a British motorcycle marque from Birmingham and founded in 1898. ...
Boy racer is now a New Zealand, British and Irish colloquial term for a person, usually a male in his late teens or early twenties, who drives his car in an intimidating or dangerous way for fun. Their cars are most often regular models customised with spoilers, wide tires, flared fenders and go-faster stripes. Cars driven by boy racers are often small, and it's not uncommon that they are "all show and no go", in that the cars are not the highest performance model in the range or would not be considered competitive against "genuine" sports cars. Limited funds, young age and inexperience at driving are reasons why a person might prefer to buy a base level, 1-litre Peugeot 106 and equip it with a bodykit and sports exhaust rather than simply buying a harder to find and much more expensive to insure 106 GTi. This Ford F-150 pickup truck has two spoilers one on the roof and another on the tailgate. ...
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A fender is a portion of an automobile body that frames a wheel well. ...
Renault Clio featuring the classic style of go-faster stripes. ...
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An example of a boy racer car of the old generation is the Ford Escort (both the early rear wheel drive versions such as the RS2000 and the later XR3i variants) due to their low cost and easily tuned engine, while modern boy racers generally use hot hatchbacks such as the Renault Clio and the Nova SR. The Ford Escort was a small family car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
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The Renault Clio is a supermini/subcompact produced by the French automaker Renault. ...
The Corsa is a supermini that has been produced by General Motors European subsidiary Opel since 1983. ...
According to the stereotype the new generation doesn't know much about tuning the engine, though there is little evidence to prove that this is true of the majority of people who would be categorised as "boy racers". Not everyone who owns modified cars are willing to spend thousands of pounds/dollars on the engine.
Movies like The Fast and the Furious and MTV's Pimp My Ride have caused additional interest in boy racing. Boy racers tend to be dictated by trends from popular racer medias like Max Power and Fast Car, spending lots of money to keep up with the trends. Recently they can been seen moving away from The Fast and The Furious influenced Jap Style into the drifting bandwagon largely hyped by magazines, despite some owning unsuitable FWD cars, causing a lot of displeasure amongst genuine drifting enthusiasts. The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, and directed by Rob Cohen. ...
This article is about the television show. ...
Max Power is a UK-based magazine covering the performance tuning car market. ...
Fast Car magazine is a UK-based automobile magazine covering the car tuning market. ...
A Toyota Supra in drifting exhibition in Atlanta in 2005. ...
Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
Typical upgrades for a boy racer include large stereos (which often take up the whole boot and can be heard playing dance music or happy hardcore from down the road); extravagant paint jobs; oversized exhaust pipes; large spoilers; hood scoops on non-turbocharged cars and neon lights underneath the chassis. Lowering a car is an extremely common modification.
Such modifications are also favoured by genuine enthusiasts. Boy racers would be distinguished from these enthusiasts by the overall performance and quality of the cars they drive and the modifications the make in relation to the overall performance of their car. For example, a stereotypical boy racer might own a Vauxhall Nova 1.1 with oversized wheels and exhaust, and they might use it to drive round town centres at night showing off to the crowds of people heading for pubs and clubs, while the enthusiast might own a modified Toyota Supra which they drive only at weekends.
Boy racers might also flout most motoring laws, such as running their foglights during the day, speeding, weaving through traffic, cornering too hard etc. Challenging superior sports cars is another dangerous pastime which seems extremely common; it is almost an occupational hazard for a sports car driver in the UK to be challenged at the lights by someone in a small hatchback.
Not all young drivers with modified cars fall into this bracket, with many driving their cars in a sensible manner. Car modifiers and cruisers who take a pride in their vehicles are generally well behaved and often have respect for other road users. There is often no distinction in the mainsteam media between the boy racer and modified car enthusiast which can lead to the latter being tarred with the same brush. In essence the boy racer is to the car scene what hooligans are to football; however, it seems that many young male drivers are regarded as boy racers regardless of circumstance. The 'Boy racer' term itself is considered by some to be derogatory, as not all car modifiers are necessarily in their teens, or of the male gender. Most 'boy racers' do not associate themselves with the term, and instead think of themselves as car enthusiasts. Some even have a wolf in sheep's clothing style car which looks like a standard 1.1 Ford Fiesta but underneath beholds a 2.0, thus looking like a boy racer, with low profile tyres on a lowered ride. Thus showing real enthusiasm about the mechanics of a vehicle rather than the all show and now go that is usually tagged along with boy racer name.
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Australia In Australia, the term hoon refers to those who drive in an anti-social and dangerous manner. For other uses, see Hoon (disambiguation). ...
Canada In Canada, the term "rice" in "rice rocket" etc , is commonly substituted with the term "French", mostly in eastern Ontario near the border of the French-speaking province of Quebec. In Quebec and many other areas, the US term Ricer sees more common use.[citation needed] Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
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New Zealand Boy racers in New Zealand generally drive later model Japanese imports as well as late model Euro's, but also drive newer models too. Often these vehicles are modified with things designed to make the car look good rather than go fast, be lowering, changing the vehicles colour and putting larger wheels on.
But due to New Zealands more laxed laws on the modification of vehicles you generally see the late model turbo'd(RE: Lancer Evo, Subaru WRX, Mitsubishi GTO) vehicles, and vehicles with variable valve timing(RE: Mivec Mitsubishis, Vtec Hondas, NEO Nissans) easily putting out more than double the power of the factory vehicle. (RE: 1000hp Street legal GTR skylines, 600hp Street Legal GT4 Celicas, 500hp Mitsubishi Evo's, VR4's, GTO's, 400hp Hondas, 400 HP Neo Nissans, 400hp Mivec Lancers) and hence forth the illusive 10second street legal car (fast and the furious stereotype) is more common in New Zealand then most other countries.
New Zealand has many clubs devoted to the gathering of likeminded people who go out to deomstrate their cars new modifications (be it looks or power) RE: Chosen Few, 8 Ball Rollin, Illist Car Club, Slap n Tikle, Car Enthusiasts New Zealands, Kings of Diamonds, and many more.
In New Zealand there are also the "boy racers" who do not follow the laws of New Zealand when modifying their cars and demonstrating bad driving. These are the few who give most "Boy Racers" (RE: Car Enthusiasts) a bad name. These people lower their car by cutting springs or removing them altogether.
United Kingdom In some parts of the United Kingdom, where car culture is sometimes seen as being inextricably linked to chav culture, (the same can also be said for the links with Skanger&Scobe Culture in Ireland, the term) and the term Barry Boy can sometimes be used. It is interesting to note that because of the obvious links between chav culture and car culture the word chav may be used in reference to boy racers. During the height of the XR3's popularities in the eighties and early nineties as they were a choice of boy racers, they and owners were referred to as XR3 Moron. Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Scanger or skanger is a derogatory term for members of a youth subculture group in Ireland (especially Dublin). ...
The stereotypical boy racers in the UK can be easily identified. They tend to prefer small cars like Novas, Corsas, Saxos and Clios with small engines usually ranging between 1.0 litre and 1.4 litres. (Engines with higher capacity are usually sold in the UK as slightly sportier in character and due to increased insurance premiums, might be beyond the financial reach of the stereotypical boy racer.)
United States Americans often use the somewhat derogatory term "rice burner", "rice rocket", or ricer to describe the boy racer concept. A riced Dodge Neon, including clear taillights, an overly large spoiler, Fart cannon tailpipe, non-functional hood scoop, body kit, despite having no performance modifications to the engine. ...
In popular culture In Germany, the typical boy-racer cars are the Golf GTI and the Opel Manta. Such popularity for the latter car led to a 1991 film parodying its drivers, titled Manta, Manta[1]. VW Golf Mk. ...
The Opel Manta was a rear-wheel-drive sports coupé motor vehicle built by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors, from 1970 to 1988. ...
In the United States, the boy-racer culture was made popular by the MTV television show Pimp my Ride and the movie The_Fast_and_the_Furious_%282001_film%29. Typical American boy-racer cars are the Chevrolet Cavalier, Dodge Neon, Ford Probe, Toyota Corolla. These are the most commonly riced cars, and drivers of these cars often 'look down' on ricers who drive cars such as the Subaru Impreza, Honda Prelude, Mitsubishi Eclipse and other 'wimpy' cars. This article is about the television show. ...
The Fast and the Furious is the title of multiple racing-themed action films: The Fast and the Furious (1955 film) The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) (first sequel) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) (second sequel) The Fast and the Furious...
The Chevrolet Cavalier was Chevrolets version of the compact GM J platform. ...
1997-99 Dodge Neon coupe The Neon was a compact front wheel drive car introduced in January of 1994 for the 1995 model year by Chrysler Corporations Dodge and Plymouth brands. ...
The Ford Probe was a coupe produced by Ford, introduced in 1989 to replace the Ford EXP as the companys sport compact car. ...
The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. ...
For the high-performance versions of the Impreza, see Subaru Impreza WRX and Subaru Impreza WRX STi The Subaru Impreza is a compact car that was first introduced by Subaru in 1993. ...
The Honda Prelude was a sport compact manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda from 1978 through 2001. ...
The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a two-door, four-seat sport compact automobile that has been in production since 1989 for left hand drive markets including the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. ...
Tonight with Trevor McDonald devoted an entire episode to Boy Racers on the 13th of October 2006. Tonight is the name of a British television newsmagazine, anchored by Sir Trevor McDonald and produced by the ITV network since 1999. ...
Queen mentions boy racers in their song "I'm in Love With My Car" on their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ...
Im in Love with my Car is a hard rock song by English rock band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at The Opera. ...
// January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case. ...
A Night at the Opera is a 1975 album by English rock band Queen. ...
Morrissey had a 1995 hit with "The Boy Racer". For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ...
See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ...
Sacha Baron Cohen's 2002 movie Ali G Indahouse features many boy racer-style autos. This article is about the British comedian. ...
Ali G Indahouse: The Movie is a 2002 movie directed by Mark Mylod starring the fictional character Ali G, performed by the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. ...
There is a band based in Flagstaff, Arizona with the name Boyracer. Nickname: Location in Coconino County the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Coconino County Government - Mayor Joseph C. Donaldson Area - City 98. ...
Due to the high cost of importing large automobiles and gasoline, Puerto Rico has long been associated with the "boy-racer" type of car. See: Import scene. The Import scene or Import racing scene refers to the subculture that revolves around modifying imported brand cars (commonly referred to as imports), especially those of Japanese brands, for street racing in foreign countries. ...
Alternate Uses In the United States, Boy Racer is more often used to describe a car (not a person) which has a sporty or "racy" character, despite being completely stock and not very fast. This is because the car may stereotypically appeal to young ladies who want to race the boys. Their cars, then, are "boy racers." Such cars would include the Chevrolet Beretta, Pontiac Grand Am, and Toyota Celica. The Chevrolet Beretta was a front wheel drive coupé produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1987 through 1996. ...
The Pontiac Grand Am was originally a mid-size car and later a compact car that was produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ...
For the high-performance versions of the Celica, see Toyota Celica GT-Four. ...
The Ford Grand Am Cup racing model of the Mustang, the FR500C was nicknamed "Boy Racer" by Ford executives. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...
The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance road racing competitions in North America. ...
For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see Ford Mustang Variants. ...
The Ford Racing Mustang FR500C is a highly tuned race variant of the 2005 Ford Mustang, featuring a 5. ...
See also the legendary AJS 7R 350 cc Boy racer A Café racer, originally pronounced caff (as in Kaff) racer, is a type of motorcycle as well as a type of motorcyclist. ...
A custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been modified to improve its performance by altering or replacing the engine and transmission and to make it look like no other car on the road. ...
Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Cruising is a social activity among teenagers in many United States towns that primarily consists of driving a car around looking for friends. ...
For other uses, see Hoon (disambiguation). ...
T-Bucket hot rod Hot rods are older, often historical, cars. ...
The Import scene or Import racing scene refers to the subculture that revolves around modifying imported brand cars (commonly referred to as imports), especially those of Japanese brands, for street racing in foreign countries. ...
To joyride is to drive around in a car with no particular goal, a ride taken solely for pleasure. ...
This article is about the television show. ...
Scanger or skanger (IPA: ) (female: howiya[1]) is a derogatory term for a stereotypical member of a youth subculture group in Ireland, similar to the chav in the United Kingdom. ...
This article is about a stereotypical description. ...
Ripspeed is a sub brand of Halfords, an automotive parts retailer in the UK. The brand was purchased in the late 90s by Halfords, and operates as one of the five subsections of a store if it is present. ...
Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal auto racing which takes place on public roads. ...
A riced Dodge Neon, including clear taillights, an overly large spoiler, Fart cannon tailpipe, non-functional hood scoop, body kit, despite having no performance modifications to the engine. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Q-car. ...
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