Have you been at a Street Takeover? If so, why'd you go and was it worth it? If you haven't, have you seen them happen before? I'd love to hear about your personal experiences with this odd...activity. Of course, thanks for watching and hopefully, subbing!
Am I guilty of drifting or sliding as the cool kids call it off the highway at night or a windy road…. yes. But whenever I do anything like that I make sure I AM THE ONLY one who can be injured. With street racing they go to spots to avoid contact with pedestrians. The part of takeovers that I cannot get down with that is causing a terrible look for all of us. is their total and complete lack of care for pedestrians and other people.
I've been to 1 "takeover" in my life, I was at a late night car meet and some guy in a 370z was talking up how good of a driver he was to anyone who would listen (he also said that I was probably a shitty driver cuz I'm gay just to give you an idea of the kinda person this was). After a while everyone was kinda sick of him so he decided to "prove himself" by going to one of the intersections outside the meet lot to start doing some donuts, then a Hyundai Genesis and an Rx8 joined in and shit started to get wild. The cops eventually got called causing the meet to scatter and in the chaos 370z guy smacked a curb and destroyed his rear suspension before trying to escape on foot, idk what happened to him after that I dipped out and hid in a convenience store nearby and when I cop saw my modded VW and asked if I knew anything about the takeover that was going on nearby I feigned ignorance and he left me alone. I don't think that was a worth wile experience I'll just stick to more well organized events from now on and not go to sketchy midnight meets I hear about on Instagram.
I have been, I have participated in PARKING LOT takeovers in past years, and i think they need to STOP. There are people/companies out there who will make a designated space for this type of "event". this should not be done on public roads. The worst part about it is people outside of the car community don't understand the difference between cars that are highly modified and go to shows and charities and sponsored events, and cars that have few modifications and just like reeking havoc on the road. WE ARE NOT THE SAME. But car enthusiast like myself are often mistaken for those who partake in street takeovers so the wrong crowd gets targeted.
When it comes to street racing I feel like most people try to go to a place that is empty and not public with a lot of people around. Hell in Initial D they have spotters to make sure there isn't traffic around blind corners so they can actually race as "safe" as possible. When I have gone to places we usually are out of the city or in an industrial area.
@@AlexMartini. I've been trying to do track days as we have a track that opened back up again for a good price. I stopped doing the whole street racing thing a whole ago as it's not worth the trouble. Also I drive fwd so most drag races don't go well 😅
The one time I (allegedly) got into a street race was on a completely empty interstate in the middle of the night. I've had a few people try me but only once have I felt the situation was safe enough to really go for it. Then on our 3rd or 4th setup me and this dude rolled past a cop going 40 in 2nd gear, door to door, windows down, engines screaming, on an empty interstate. Yeah we split up after that.
@@grantkendrick277 After a RS3 rolled badly drag racing a Tesla that's when I really stopped. They were racing when it just got warm so the street sweepers weren't out yet. The dude hit some gravel at like 160+kmp/h. The cops got really bad during covid after that, and for modified cars due to the noise and "allegedly" low ticket revenue.
As a younger enthusiast I feel like I’m subject to a lot more hate due the the effect takeovers have had on the car community, I personally cannot stand takeovers and I would love to see them disappear. The car community would greatly benefit if takeovers stopped happening. i believe people who go to takeovers aren’t car enthusiast, they’re attention seekers.
Well and it's harmful to regular car meets because you have more assholes bleeding into meets trying to show off by revving excessively and driving aggressively in and around the location of the meet. So general chill meets where people just stand around talk about their cars are now getting broken up and banned from locations because these street takeover types are trying to turn every single car meet into a takeover
Yes same here it’s a stigma that’s is really frustrating since it paints all of the enthusiasts let alone the younger ones in a bad light because everyone thinks that the street takeovers is what everyone does
I didn’t think of the more negative impact with the younger folk because typically as people get older, they always blame the younger folk. That’s an unfortunate truth, but I appreciate you trying to get it fixed before it gets worse. I truly believe that if you can avoid giving it more attention, more viewers, and more attendees, it’ll die on its own. Even negative attention can spawn more attendance. I know this video is no exception of that which is why I thought about posting it for a long time… Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
I'm totally against it and will never find them as car enthusiasts in any way, shape, or form. The media or law clumping real enthusiasts together is a complete insult to the real car community. Living in LA, where these are just too common, is just getting more violent each weekend. I can't say I'm an angel since I have street raced ages ago in a wide empty street with no more than 50 people but we all had rules to keep any spectators away if something happens after a start. I get that younger people can't afford track time but they won't be able to afford a lawyer or penalties if caught either. I can rant forever but it's just irritating. I'm glad you kind of touched on this topic though. Keep up the content dude!
Thank you so much man, it means a lot. It’s crazy that it’s getting more relevant vs. less and I hope there’s a way to separate whatever these takeovers are vs. true, genuine enthusiasts. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
april 2021 my daughter was killed by a street racer. now the irony is I've been a car enthusiast since 12(43 now) its conflicting in a sense that I know the risks yet I know the passion. have I street raced? yes. all the time. but I have always tried to not put anyone in danger as most as I can. have I had crashes? no. stay safe out there I do not want anyone to hurt because of a mistake. and really dont want anyone to have a death in their conscience.
I'm so sorry that happened man. I couldn't imagine what you would go through in terms of emotion and that situation. Always be safe, have fun, and be aware of your surroundings. Hope you're doing alright brother. - Alex
Personally I cant find the willpower to support takeovers because I've been a regular to different car meets/shows where everyone walks and talks but suddenly a group of 10-15 cars come in and drift/burnout/launch through the parking lot and hit people/cars. They're mostly of the younger generation of car enthusiasts and not all of them are bad. From the ones I talked to (just to get an understanding as to why) and they said they do it for the instagram story or snapcat/tictok clip. I dont understand why you wanna do something illegal and post it to your personal account for it to be used as evidence against you. Logic baffles me sometimes. There's a difference between doing something dangerous and doing something dangerous in a controlled environment. From my opinion they "look and sound" like they're chasing the high of doing something dangerous/illegal and getting away with it, and in doing so they gain popularity within their crowd. Sadly I've been present when critical injuries took place and it shocked me so hard that I barely even attend any car shows anymore. For my safety and sanity.
This is a really good explanation man, thank you. I suppose it makes sense, just a more aggressive version of doing burnouts at a show. What’s a shame is that they’re going into someone else’s event and screwing up their time and ruining it for the event organizers. More people just need to find a empty k mart lot lol
@@AlexMartini. a large annual car show near me just got cancelled until further notice due to these hooligans coming in and drifting and doing burnouts and two stepping loudly. They tolerated it the first few times but cancelled any future shows after one of these idiots badly hit some guys restored 1968 camaro.
Never been to a sideshow and probably never will..nor do I condone it or illegal street racing. I would say side show drivers are car enthusiasts but not all car enthusiasts are into sideshows and illegal street racing. Rap is hip hop but not all hip hop is rap if you get what I’m saying. There are different elements to this thing.
I’m glad my dad warned me about these when I first got my liscence. It really sucks that these are the parts of the car scene that get “popularized” and shown by the media
Well the news only likes to talk about the negative stuff out there and none of the positive so try to focus on the positive inf you can! Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
As auto enthusiasts we do not claim anyone that attends street takeovers or claim they are drifting they have no skill or talent except for causing trouble and hurting people
This video is exactly what we needed. Thank you🙏🏻 It’s great to see other enthusiasts denouncing takeovers, but like you said, there is a big difference between us and the people who participate in them. Now the only question is how do we communicate such a reasonable and wise concern to people who have no respect for anyone?
You need to avoid them as much as possible. Try to discourage it, shut it down, get active in local communities and make people feel a bit bad for wanting to do it haha. Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
Dude you've been killing it lately. I used to watch the FI channel a while ago, I only stopped because I lost interest in the topics it covered, but you were always my favorite part of it. When I saw you launched your own thing I was a bit doubtful at first but you keep proving with every video that you can legitimately make quality, interesting, insightful, and consistent content and keep that personality and character that made you great as a host. Cheers.
I really appreciate that man. I’m trying to develop an innovative way to talk about things without losing who I am. My goal is to experiment, try new things, but always be authentic and genuine. At the end of the day I’m just a car enthusiast that loves to talk with people about it. Hopefully you enjoy this content and future content to come. Appreciate the sub
I've met a couple people who instant associate car enthusiasts with takeovers and it's so frustrating to explain to them that most enthusiasts (I've met) really aren't into the whole takeover scene. Gives decent people a bad rep. Also if you wanna turn donuts in front of a crowd go find a parking lot or industrial park. Don't do it near people's homes or on roads they need to get to work or to run errands. It's still going to be frowned upon but you can at least say you put 2 seconds into considering other people's safety and sanity. I couldn't imagine how livid I'd be if I was running late for work and some clowns had an intersection shut down, I don't care how sick their donuts or cars are.
Yeah I don’t think people want to associate with it which is why I think its two different groups.. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
Great history lesson Sir. I remember when in Highschool, I used to listen my friend tells the story of street takeover, doing donuts / burnout on Suzuki Carry Pick Up, door open, jam the gas with one foot and half the body hanging out. Such a crazy time.
It’s been around a long time and that’s something I wasn’t aware of until I did some more research! It’s crazy to hear and see that but doesn’t make it any less dumb. P.S. Appreciate the comment man, it helps a lot.
I'm 38 and I've been part of the car scene since I turned 16, owning everything from a 3rd gen F-body to an FC Rx-7, Hondas, Scions, Big Turbo Focus ST and So on. I've been to countless meets and " Street Races" back in the day. Unfortunately things have changed soooo much. These Street takeovers are ridiculous and shine a horrible light on the different communities. One thing for sure is You won't see someone who goes to a Cars and Coffee show up to a takeover!
Thanks for the comment man. It’s cool to hear your history and I hope that takeovers go away.. Thanks for the comment by the way. Hopefully the content earns a sub but if not, have a banging day! :)
Aite, there are no takeovers/sideshows where I live. (Extremely glad for this) Car enthusiast’s here just meet up at a parking lot and cruise at night or meet up at the drag strip where they practice safe drags. When I see the takeovers in the US I don’t see the use or point of doing this. A bit dumb to try and swing your car around hella people man
Sounds nice… In my town in America everyone seems to hate the car community. It’s illegal to cruise, there’s a curfew, and there are a bunch of stupid laws regarding regarding the road in this county. They don’t allow meets either. The only time car people are allowed to do anything is for the July 4th parade held here.
@@williamwoodruff1800 Wooooooooww, that’s not right at all. So outside of the 4th, do yal just bring the cars to a home and just chill? Like where is the enjoyment in that?
@@MikeTee242 We mainly leave town to do anything, or just get together eat each others houses if there's enough space in the driveway. There is a long road that has windy turns similar to touge and has some straights. People who street race usually go there and make sure no one is around. That's kinda all that happens here lol.
For me, the difference between street racing and takeovers is the boundaries set. Generally, street racers set boundaries and rules with the safety and respect of regular drivers in mind. Take Touge for instance, most of the time in the U.S. most people will stay in the right lane at all times, unless they have people that can watch for traffic. For takeovers, the said safety and respect is completely disregarded. They quite literally block off intersections, or in some cases entire INTERSTATES, with the intention to do blatantly dangerous and risky things, for no other reason than to, "burn rubber". I am completely against takeovers, and always will be. It's making a community that already has gone under tremendous scrutiny look even worse.
I like the way you broke that out..Truly. Nice job man. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
I'm in Ohio and in my area we had a really good relationship with local pd. We would all meet up in an industrial park and the police would leave us to meet and race as long as we stayed away from public roads. 3 months we had a "takeover" take place in the middle of the busiest intercestion in the city (none of them were our regulars that did it.) Now we have been banned from meeting anywhere in public.
Sounds like they just cause a bunch of poor negative PR and it ruins it for the rest of the community. What a shame… P.S. Appreciate the comment man, it helps a lot.
THANK YOU ALEX!!! You never see real car enthusiasts in car take over videos just rebellious kids with money and a slight interest in cars, a real enthusiast doesnt build his car and then destroy it on a saturday and a few nights in jail.
It's a shame too, the drivers are skilled enough to hold angles and tandem, they could've just went to the track and have drift sessions there, way more fun and you get to progressively improve your skill as a driver
Up here in Ontario Canada the street takeover scene in Southern Ontario gave the provincial government the excuse they needed to change the definition of stuntdriving. Now it's so vague that basically any spirited driving can get your can impounded and you license turned to a lemon.
I like how Alex is doing his own channel! Fitment industries had so much talk and lots of big words & Bla Bla which is not bad!.. This channel is way more informative and educating while still keeping the same vibe of honesty and hanging out talk. I love it!
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We need to promote more race events like “MKE real street takeover” to completely change the idea of what a takeover is. MKE Takeover is just No prep drag racing on a closed course. They are fun as can be and if people start thinking that’s what a takeover is then this whole thing will die off.
Do it safe, do it right, have fun. Just keep the dangerous stuff off the streets where there are families, ya know? P.S. Thanks for the comment and hopefully, sub!
Fun fact- in South Africa that is widely known for high crime rate, violence, etc theres closed squares plazas for "spinning". (mentioning this because similarietes like door opening or waving through the window) Why comparing this? Because in this topic, this wild, savage country is more civilised than usa. Sorry heh it may be too simplificated explanation, but imo unlimited access to internet in everyones pocket is main and only reason. Maybe not the takeovers overall (you can manage takeover while sitting with guys in cafe) but its reason why it happenes so often. Also theres aspect of "crowd courage". The more people theres more chance to escape without consequences
I agree with just about everything you said. The part about sideshow people are not car enthusiasts - I believe most of those people take pride in their rides at minimum. They are there to show it off and say “my V8 Charger can swang better than your V6 Charger” etc. but again, that’s not everyone. Apart from that, 100% agree. Sideshows or “takeovers” are just getting worse. The ATL area has seen its effect within the past year and it’s slowly beginning to stem out from these popular cities to other rural areas. Should have stopped a long time ago, but here we are.
Thanks for the comment man and sharing your thoughts. I hope it doesn’t get worse; I hope it gets better for all of our sakes. Thanks for the comment by the way. Hopefully the content earns a sub but if not, have a banging day! :)
An Australian here that is also late to the party. When i see video's of 'Takeovers' it just looks bad, to me it just screams 'no respect' to anyone or anything. Here in Australia we do have our street burnouts (which have way more talent then takeovers) but its always done away from the general public like in an industrial park, car park or on back roads out of respect because our burnouts take up the whole width of the street, and you don't want to involve the general public. I ain't even a burnout guy and i know the etiquette, prefer the thrill of gripping a road to the car's maximum potential when spirited driving. But those takeovers just look bad in the enthusiast community and have no respect for no one.
Do you think street takeovers will ever come to AUS? I feel like it’s just a matter of time right? Ps thanks for the comment and hopefully, sub! It means a lot! New video drops on Monday 😃
@@AlexMartini. all g, already subbed 👍 i will leave a like if i haven't already. Honestly no i don't think it'll happen here, we already have our burnouts that are done away from public and thats enough for everyone. If it were to happen though, i think the car community would take action to stop it because of the attention it would bring and how strict the police are as it is. It wouldn't be the 1st time the community has taken that action.
To add to my other comment, takeovers near my college campus pretty much put an end to our schools car club. The campus pd would no longer allow any sort of gathering of vehicles (even just parking together in an empty garage on campus) after local street takeovers became an issue. The club became pretty much completely inactive due to the inability to gather. This hurt the younger automotive audience since it was a responsible way to enjoy cars and meet others with the passion
I went to a "Parking Lot Meet" back in 2018. Went all the way down to Chicago for it. At first it was fine. Then all of the sudden, they made a burnout lane, and the organizer of the event was trying so hard to shut that down. About 15 minutes later, cops came from every direction on this parking lot and it legit felt like the scene from the beginning of 2 Fast 2 Furious after Monica Fuentes goes "It's time to get out of here". People just scattering to their cars to get away. I just stood there knowing the cops were just going to take after them. We were able to leave just fine. Now while it was cool, there were way too many people being disrespectful to the people just trying to shop at the Walmart where the event was taking place, and I don't condone that. Haven't gone back since because as seen on social media, its a fucking mess.
The muscle car resurgence of the late 2000s and early 2010s have made an abundance of cheap RWD cars available. Not saying that's a contributing factor. Just something I noticed
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I think that street takeovers can be bad when not done right, I’ve seen too many videos of people getting hit by cars. If you want to go out to an empty road and do a burnout that’s fine but when you risk the lives of hundreds of other people that’s when I say it’s enough. Great video man!
My biggest issue is that they put people who don’t want to be involved in it in danger as well with street racers that I know wait till there are no cars on the high way or find empty roads I don’t care about people doing burnouts and donuts at a empty parking lot in my city the biggest issue Is that when we host a meet take over kids go to the parking lot next to us and get shit shut down
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the thing most people fail to mention is there’s 2 types of takeovers/sideshows there’s 1. the idiotic meets and 2. the safer takeovers 1. -fire gets involved -no respect for innocent pedestrians or bypassers -guns -fireworks -violence 2.-no fires -let innocent by passers go home and stop the show to not hurt an innocent pedestrian -usually ask for permission to shoot a video or “movie” -usually taken place in empty areas and yes i support street takeovers and street racing, it just depends if you go with Type 1 or Type 2. if you’re there to have fun and not hurt anyone then yes i support that. But if you go just to have fun and not worry about the safety of others especially innocent pedestrians then no i dont support that
@@AlexMartini. just take a look at AriAndCars versus most of the other takeover videos. Ari is skilled and will not do anything he isnt comfortable with and stays within his limits while also having permits to shoot the videos or “movies” and do burnouts,donuts,manjis etc. when hes out in a public road he makes sure its empty before swinging it or doing anything crazy. meanwhile the idiotic people at the Type1 meets would swing it without caring for anyone else’s life or property
Hey I meet you at formula drift Atlanta I’m the guy who asked for a so you want an AE86 I felt dumb when I got home bc it was already made🤦🏽♂️ but you’re so cool and it was a pleasure to meet you!
The only time I have ever been to a takeover, what is when my car group or group of friends decided to go to one. Even then I’m full of tension and anxiety because I know it’s not something you should be doing, and how easy it is for cops to come and trap everyone in. It can be really really fun to watch, but the danger factor is very prominent as well. Because of the danger factor, everyone being confined, and the lack of skill most of the drivers have along with the destruction of property I never seen the point of enjoying these things or how it makes you a car guy
Yep the only time I really show up is when everyone has permission to be here… which actually happens more than you’d think in Grand Rapids… some performance shops will make legal drift pits and burnout pads and shit to do some real fun meets that the cops can’t touch and nobody gets hurts 👍
@@AlexMartini. I don’t really go anymore because I realize attending them fuels takeovers, which is ruining the car scene. I feel like every person I can convince to not to go to Official Legal takeover is one more step I took to preserving the automotive hobby
@@AlexMartini. like I said, I don’t go unless a shop has it going on legally like an event or something. I won’t go drive around with a group of 20 chargers and challengers and watch them take over intersections for 10 mins at a time running from cops…. Not my cup of tea I like parkin’ and chillin’
Here in kc it’s almost a weekly thing to see this, I’m not for it at all because there more police in the area now that are messing with people that don’t take part in the takeovers just because we have a nice car.
These take overs are part of the reason why I stopped going to car meets. I used to go just to look at other people's cars and takeover idiots would show up just to do donuts and leave which ended up with the meets shut down. The weekly meet ended up getting kicked out of the location because takeover idiots kept showing up
Damn that’s absolutely terrible man. What do you guys do now for automotive events? Also, thanks for the comment and hopefully, sub! New video on Thursday!
@@AlexMartini. I am subbed. Been subbed since you announced leaving fitment. As of what I do now, honestly I haven't really been out to any car meets since I moved a little further away. Since that meet got kicked from their location they've been bouncing around from spot to spot and I just haven't had the time to go back. Plus it already took an hour to an hour and a half to get there from my old place but where I am now it's even longer.
Street takeovers is something that I’m completely against. In my opinion if you are going to mess around you do it where there is nothing to hit, no one to disturb or hit.
Nothing quite like waiting on the Bay Bridge in a modded car while a handful of guys do donuts blocking traffic. Down side, aside from having to wait, is once traffic starts moving if you're in a car that looks like it could have participated, and that's anything modded to a non-car person, you're a target for a ticket.
I didn’t even know that was a thought. I couldn’t imagine the amount of profiling that could occur from the events and being around them. Dang that is a rough situation. Has it happened to you? Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
@@AlexMartini. I was in a caged E36 M3 track car during a takeover on Treasure Island (between SF and East Bay) in 20. Thankfully I didn't get pulled over when I got to the SF side of 80, but the hate from fellow motorists coming my way during the last leg of the bridge was excessive. More fingers and brights flashed than I care to remember, and needless to say I wasn't doing anything other than driving home. If cops had been out pulling over cars I'm certain I would have been.
Yeah, In Houston we had a group of what I’m assuming young adults, who shut down a portion of a freeway to drift in their trucks. People wanted to go home bro, but mfs were deadass just drifting because they thought they were cool.
Street racers that plan routes and take precautions get to do it for a long time. Takeovers are just for young kids to show off to each other, most of street racing in my area is generally for money. Maybe if they actually learned their cars character and flaws then actually modified them(GET GREAT BRAKES) they’d be less accident prone and get less attention
@@AlexMartini. honestly no, I suspect it’ll probably get enough attention to get cracked down on to the point that anyone that would try it would need something insanely fast to consistently get away without getting caught up. Some states are already taking more seriously like NY and VA, maybe it’ll spark some neo tuner movement?
I’ve never been to one but I’ve heard of some. Also I enjoy your content I remember when you was making vids for fitment industries but it’s nice seeing you with your own channel keep it up and enjoy it
I agree completely. With street racing, at least there is some pride to it as a car enthusiast whether it comes down to building the faster car or being the faster driver. You have to use skills that are crucial to being an enthusiast. Sideshow people just do donuts and wreck automatic RWD sedans
This youtuber named alex choi had a meet and I liked it because it was chill at the parking lot not that much cars revved up and no burn outs. The second spot was up in stunt rd and maybe like four people did donuts but thats about it then we went to a gas station and that was it. From what I know no one crashed and no one was hurt.
2 years ago when I first started going to local car meets they were huge and chill. Now if a car meet is even a medium sized event it gets rowdy and the cops shit it down so no one even hangs out anymore. 😕
I swear, being young and growing up dreaming to be in the automotive scene is so much harder with inflation taking away my good deals, takeovers darkening the public view of the car scene, and gas... pain, thinking im gonna need something ugly and sad to be able to be in the scene.
Buy something less popular and make it your own. Thats my advice. All the popular cars you see are going to be expensive, if you get something less common you can do lots of custom mods to it and make it a nice car to drive but still be inexpensive.
@@engineerisengihere44 Its been awhile since you sent this, but I took your advice. I might be looking into an Infiniti g20 soon that im excited to (slowly) cruise around in!
I sometimes need to do some hard driving, late on an empty road. Always alone, I know the damage that can be done if I were to fuck up something, or the tires fail. Gf bugs me about letting her come with and I always give her the very adamant "no". She doesn't understand that sometimes her being there will be that one distraction to break focus. There isn't a "restart" button.
Takeovers completely ruined the car scene in Central florida for me. Street racing and takeovers are so different. The takeovers seem to have started as a way for people without the nicest or fastest car to get a lot of attention. It doesn’t matter what you have, if you are doing donuts in a crowd and causing mayhem on crowded public streets, people are gonna look. Street racing was a thing, but it was with scouts, two cars and on empty middle of nowhere and generally didn’t draw much attention because they weren’t harming anything or anyone. Takeovers caused any automotive activity to be viewed as destructive.
Dang, I’m sorry to hear that man. Sounds like it’s getting way worse before it gets better. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
I'm from Portland and we had 2 takeovers block off a whole bridge blocking traffic for miles. It fucked all the people just trying to get home or go to the store.
Honestly the way i see it, its kinda like going deep on the moshpit in a travis scott concert: sure you gon get stomped on, but the adrenaline and the excitement is just unmatched. Its the same type of vibe here: dangerous but unmatched enjoyment. I myself haven’t taken my car to a takeover mainly because i know the limitations of my skills (and cuz i drive a 3v mustang😭) but i have been to them and honestly its almost like a movie. yes, there are private takeovers which are generally on secluded areas like abandoned warehouses or parking lots and garages with few ppl, as there are public takeovers which are on intersections and major freeways with everyone blocking off. but the overall thrill is what keeps me going
@@AlexMartini. to be frank with you, i cant answer that since i have never really been in an instance where someone has been injured. traffic and hooning around yeah but never an “ohhh sh*t he got ran over”
Back in the day it was street drag racing for us. Hooliganism and gang affiliation was looked down upon and sometimes resulted in violent or swift ejection from the meetup. These aren’t the same people
Do you think the same applies to this group or do you think the drag racers and gang activity of the past is the same as street takeovers and violence that’s in this gen? Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
@@AlexMartini. I think it’s just exhibitionism and doesn’t really fit into the street/drag conversation. These enthusiasts are in it for a different experience and social effect.
Same problem in the uk scene. People have died been paralised and other peoples cars being written off, just because a few egos overtake skill and judgement and people seem to dumb down 50%
Takeovers are dangerous I can’t lie I went to a couple of takeovers and I stop going when I wasn’t paying attention and a car slid past me I felt the wind and the force when he pasted and it was my last one I learn my lesson
There is something called MEGA MEETS in Austin tx. The last time I went to one it was a park n chill event with over 600 cars (you dont have to pay to enter) and after almost 6 months of not attending a meet because if work and school I went to the latest one and it had a take over vibe. There was a side of the parking lot for take overs and NO ONE was on the other side of the meet wich was the park n chill. I have to say that take overs are stupid and leads to people getting killed .
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@@AlexMartini. its pretty popular in Austin as far as I know and the take over side is in a empty parking lot with the people far away from the cars but close enough to see itm
Me and my cousin think (here in the southern tip of Africa literally called South Africa smh) ((in our own language)) that driving outside of any safety rule is called kak. (Shit. You're driving shit.) The thing is that you better be good or rather realize that you have to be good to drive bad. This mentality has allowed us to really save ourselfs from shit. Like 40km/h or I dunno like 20 mph drunk drunk but aware that we not good rn..so we can't drive kak you see?
This is interesting; do other people use the terminology or no? I love hearing about car communities outside of US/Euro so please keep sharing! I do really appreciate the comment though, and hopefully, sub! We drop a new vide on Monday and I’d love to hear your thoughts :)
2 years ago, I used to go to the these events and at the time I thought they were cool. I was in a group chat where we would get the next location in case police show up me and a friend called it quits around 1AM, until this one morning word got someone got their head blown from going underneath a trucks wheel. After that reality hit and I realized these shows were stupid and straight up dangerous cuz no one cares about you until you’re injured
It’s fun to hoon around; safely. It’s not fun to leave the potential death of yourself in someone else’s hands by accident because you didn’t understand the risk and dangers. If you’re going to be silly, go be silly by yourself, then find a local track to practice your craft. I do really appreciate the comment, and hopefully, sub! We drop a new vide on Monday and I’d love to hear your thoughts :)
Takeover culture and sideshows are hands down the worst thing to be associated with car culture and car enthusiasts. Just in my local area in the middle of Washington, small town, has had tons of issues with local gov because of them. It has caused legitimate car meets and events to be canceled or halted by local businesses because of the association. A bunch of bad eggs spoiling the nest for all of us.
@alexmartini I actually did a video about this myself, but not nearly as well done as yours. I caught a lot of heat over it. Maybe I'm just old, but it's definitely giving car enthusiasts a black eye.
I am a car enthusiast and I used to go to takeovers. I always had the mindset that me not going to takeovers isn’t gonna make a difference in the car community so why should I even care. I stopped going to takeovers when it ended me up in jail one night actually. That’s when i stopped but I’d say 10% of the people who go are actually car enthusiasts a lot of us do work on our cars and have passions for cars. Yes takeovers are dumb and I am done with that scene.
i personally been to take overs before in san jose and down in LA it use to be fun asf doing donuts in empty or abandon buildings. gave us all like need for speed or even the first fast and furious vibes but when it got hot into the public eye in 2015 2016ish probably when i stopped going to them due to undercover cops got into the groups or even group creaters making fake addresses to impound cars. i remember watching two cars smashed into eachother back in the day and they would just dab it up and be like "we knew what could of happen." Now, theres no accountability or chill anymore if you look at someone the wrong way or let alone hit a car the other driver or even the fucking crowd itself would smash the other car to bits. guns being drawn too fucking much and for some reason even illegal fireworks is a thing now? its just too much now so many little kids now being run over or being in the drifting car not holding on properly and being flown out the car and no one helps out or even stops the car from running them over just sad.
It just keeps ramping up and up and up man.. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
There’s really no accountability because the odds of getting caught are..low. P.S. Thanks again for the comment and hopefully sub. It means a lot to have the support to keep this channel growing!
Present today !!!! But I am always qatching these on TH-cam they are very dangerous and honestly setting back the public image on car culture. However, it's similar to the rebellious nature of the Japanese bokuzaku (don't know if I said that properly ) era
Takeovers would NEVER happen without a crowd to watch them and egg them on. Street racing in built up areas is not much better. Country roads are where it's at, where there are no innocent lives to be risked.
It's just about being smart and doing it in a controlled environment or waiting until you can get to an official track! P.S. Thanks for the comment and hopefully, sub! Appreciate it :)
Anyone out here in the CA bay area knows the sideshows are a big deal. The deeper into east bay you go the more hectic the shows get, over on the peninsula or by SJ is very tame compared to what goes down in Oakland. Hundreds of people gathered around an intersection with the lights from fireworks popping off and lasers flashing around the pit, and the ringing of occasional gunfire. Is it dangerous? Absolutely. But you feel something when those straight piped V8s roar inches away from you. Your opinion of “takeovers” is not valid until you’ve been in the 510.
You don’t think an opinion is valid if the activity you participate in commonly injure and sometimes kills pedestrians? You don’t see anything wrong with that? I’m not demeaning how it feels. But just because it feels a certain way doesn’t negate the impact it has on those around you which have 0 intention of being a part of it.
@@AlexMartini. All I’m saying is that we do it differently down here, sideshows are apart of Bay Area car culture and I no amount of “oOh ThEy’Re GiVing tHe Car CommUNiTy A bAd ReP” will change anyones mind. You all (car TH-camrs) share the same opinions about sideshows and none of you are from the area so it goes to show what you’re missing out on. It’s something you truly gotta experience.
That's basically what the unofficial H20i in Maryland is now. Just one giant street takeover. Every year I take my daughter to a karate tournament that happens shortly after H20i, I'm afraid I'm going to get pulled over in my WRX.
Two things, 1) everyone not in the car community thinks because I am driving a modified 92 civic sedan that I and take overs/sideshows are both the same people. Go me at every light, and harass me by swapping front wheels, even with my little kids in the car. Its my daily, and seems ironic no? 2) I live in Battle Ground now but grew up in pdx, and the side show take over group(s) near a certain famous place because of how many deaths occurred in a short period when the side show crowd joined ranks with takeovers and tried their hands at street racing. Now I know they who race have suffered losses in the US and abroad, I cant condone or deny anything in my past that is public record. I just set an example by not doing it even if I happen up on a little get down, I park and talk to anyone who will listen about boundaries, rules(or guidelines), to help negate anyone else dying for fun. I treat it, street racing, like teenage pregnancy should have, its gunna go down my friends, arm them with knowledge and hope they listen, all 5 of mine do, first two graduated high school which I didnt. I said that to say this, leave it better then you found it, or lose it forever. I understand the rush please believe, and occasional jaunts on the freeways can get a bit saucy, but I will brake and stop it before I let my ego end my or anyones life. EOS. Thank you Alex, gods work youre doin.
@@AlexMartini. chill factor in people is low, instant everything etc etc, rap didnt ruin anything, mob mentality and tribalism will though. Much love keep at it my dude we can make changes at a people level not a law enforcement level.
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If they were in the community we could make some effort to police their behaviors internally but, as you've noted, they're really not in the car community. They're just drawing a disproportionate amount of heat to our community. I don't know that there's much we can do directly to stop their behavior but there's probably some positive things we can do to bring a different kind of attention to our own community. Toy runs? Car meet + bake sale? I'm being a bit facetious but the principle stands.
Alex, I am speaking as a Toronto car design student, car enthusiast, and wanna be drifter. I can speak for many young people when I say; take overs can be the only outlet to get into the scene when you are broke, or new. Take overs consist of all breads, but lead to smaller groups of private meets local to areas. Tracks are 1-2 hour drives, and often don’t allow young drivers who want to race, or drift. Especially around ontario. Personally I don’t attend take overs, because I have met people out of those scenes who showed me how to get into drift events on track. That being said; it is hard to afford events, and still somthing I am rarely able to attend, being a car design student in school.
I appreciate the transparency on your comment man. Is there not like auto cross or anything like that around either? It may be worth looking into and if not, there’s a huge opportunity to start your own regional sports car club where you can get help from people like the SCCA on hosting sanctioned auto cross events. Not having an outlet though can be super difficulty so I definitely get that feeling as well. Thanks for the comment as always and if you’re subbed, I truly TRULY appreciate it!
@@AlexMartini. there are open lapping and private drifting events; at Toronto motorsports park, shannon ville, and grand bend. But these events occur rarely, and competitions are thin. When events are held; spots are limited. 60 spots is usually the max for drivers, meaning many people cannot attend. Cars are often required to be built, or at least manual; blocking out many young drivers who like to drift, or race, but would not be let on track. The issue is takeovers have 10,000 plus people following their social media pages, and thousands of people who want to attend/do. They are free. Any car can go. The numbers of people attending these events in toronto can be in the thousands, on any givin weekend, and trust me, the only people who go; are motorheads. People who don't like cars, or motorsports; do not risk attending, or simply don't wanna be out at 3AM on a random street. Its young people that are very motivated and driven. People try very hard with what they have, to enjoy motor sports, no matter where that be. Another issue is; the smaller private street events are where people build their skills, experience, and confidence to know if A; they wanna spend the money to go on track and B; not get caught by the police. Large events can be tempting because the odds of getting in trouble with the law; are vastly lower than if the police roll up on 6 cars taking turns drifting a road (a private event). Even when "proper street racing" or "proper street drifting" occurs; it is not something filmed or publicized; because that would ruin it for everyone involved. People do try to put together groups, and smaller scenes of drift events, but they are limited in track selection, and time for events. Sponsors are limited because they focus more on stock car racing in ontario. Even the short track ovals; would rather not have drifting take place. Leaving very few events for young people to host, or go to legally. I do see an opportunity for motorsports to excel in Ontario because of the thousands of young people who love it, but a lot of money needs to be invested into the sport; that just isn't being invested, rather negative attention is being brought to the fact that; young people are into cars. Thanks for the reply Alex. Been a subscriber to FI for years, and I am digging the new channel you've started. Congrats on the success!
I’m not gonna lie I did a lot of dumb shit some would call dangerous,when I was younger . But I smartened up after seeing someone die in a wreck. I realized that actions really do have consequences..
@@AlexMartini. but I feel the new generation is just super rowdy and don’t know where to put the energy. While I know some of them just like doing illegal shit that makes everyone look bad
I'm totally against takeovers. The only races I've been to are after midnight deep in the industrial districts of my local big city. There's nobody out there other than racers, but even then people have been injured, people at the events themselves
I think the actual drivers at sideshows are enthusiast of cars but it’s the crowds that ruin it for everyone. They just wanna see all the bad things happen. They don’t care how talented some of the drivers are. I mean look at guys like sideshowtone great driver but he started from takeovers. A couple years back takeovers used to be fun and somewhat safe for what we were doing but now it’s all instagram bs just trying to go viral and that’s what kills it for me personally
I personally think street takeovers are more dangerous than other “hoonigan” activities like street or touge racing, Because you are putting others who don’t want anything to do with the activity in much more danger. Touge racing is secluded on a back road most people don’t take especially at 12am or later, people who are in the touge scene in my opinion have much more respect for those around them and aren’t trying to harm anyone or put anyone in danger but themselves.
Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head with the differences. Crazy that there can be respect in one hooligan scene vs. another. P.S. Appreciate the comment man, it helps a lot.
I’m just getting into the automotive scene and was recently at a small street takeover I was expect like a fat and furious style takeover but it we really just some guys in there cars being loud and driving hesitantly on the wrong side of the road there was probably 20+ Cars and wasn’t anywhere near what I’ve heard about street takeovers
Minneapolis or where at? That’s super crummy man and I’m sorry.. I do really appreciate the comment though, and hopefully, sub! We drop a new vide on Monday and I’d love to hear your thoughts :)
It just sucks that if your a car enthusiast that doesn’t have the money to go to drift tracks or drag strip. Im from the county an we’ve always went to a old shut down mill or a hardly used road. But never in middle of the city 🤷🏼♂️
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I understand the hype of takeovers and the community in some ways has a positive impact because they are a lot of times in dangerous cities we’re people are choosing to spend their nights drifting in a group instead of committing violent crimes. BUT people take it to far and to reckless things outside of the intersection we’re the takeover is happening. It has pros and cons but overall needs change
To me, there's nothing wrong with revving engines, and burning some rubber. When it goes beyond that, that's where I have to draw the line. "Takeovers" are a mere misdemeanor. Shootings, and 'smash and grabs' at nearby retailers is a felony. If they stuck with just the car stunts, it isn't so bad, as long as no one gets hurt/killed.
@@AlexMartini. sometimes if someone crashes the crowd starts destroying the car and attacking the driver, it's called getting town taxed, might be related to "go dumb USA" movie from oakland were everyone starts jumping on the cars idk
Have you been at a Street Takeover? If so, why'd you go and was it worth it? If you haven't, have you seen them happen before? I'd love to hear about your personal experiences with this odd...activity. Of course, thanks for watching and hopefully, subbing!
Am I guilty of drifting or sliding as the cool kids call it off the highway at night or a windy road…. yes. But whenever I do anything like that I make sure I AM THE ONLY one who can be injured. With street racing they go to spots to avoid contact with pedestrians. The part of takeovers that I cannot get down with that is causing a terrible look for all of us. is their total and complete lack of care for pedestrians and other people.
I've been to 1 "takeover" in my life, I was at a late night car meet and some guy in a 370z was talking up how good of a driver he was to anyone who would listen (he also said that I was probably a shitty driver cuz I'm gay just to give you an idea of the kinda person this was). After a while everyone was kinda sick of him so he decided to "prove himself" by going to one of the intersections outside the meet lot to start doing some donuts, then a Hyundai Genesis and an Rx8 joined in and shit started to get wild. The cops eventually got called causing the meet to scatter and in the chaos 370z guy smacked a curb and destroyed his rear suspension before trying to escape on foot, idk what happened to him after that I dipped out and hid in a convenience store nearby and when I cop saw my modded VW and asked if I knew anything about the takeover that was going on nearby I feigned ignorance and he left me alone. I don't think that was a worth wile experience I'll just stick to more well organized events from now on and not go to sketchy midnight meets I hear about on Instagram.
Definitely not real car people. Sad people die due to these idiots.
I have been, I have participated in PARKING LOT takeovers in past years, and i think they need to STOP. There are people/companies out there who will make a designated space for this type of "event". this should not be done on public roads. The worst part about it is people outside of the car community don't understand the difference between cars that are highly modified and go to shows and charities and sponsored events, and cars that have few modifications and just like reeking havoc on the road. WE ARE NOT THE SAME. But car enthusiast like myself are often mistaken for those who partake in street takeovers so the wrong crowd gets targeted.
Nopes, they're mobbed by careless people with vehicles that can injure and or kill people.
When it comes to street racing I feel like most people try to go to a place that is empty and not public with a lot of people around. Hell in Initial D they have spotters to make sure there isn't traffic around blind corners so they can actually race as "safe" as possible. When I have gone to places we usually are out of the city or in an industrial area.
Thanks for the comment man, it means a lot. Do you think you'll ever get into autox, drifting, or HPD?
@@AlexMartini. I've been trying to do track days as we have a track that opened back up again for a good price. I stopped doing the whole street racing thing a whole ago as it's not worth the trouble. Also I drive fwd so most drag races don't go well 😅
The one time I (allegedly) got into a street race was on a completely empty interstate in the middle of the night. I've had a few people try me but only once have I felt the situation was safe enough to really go for it.
Then on our 3rd or 4th setup me and this dude rolled past a cop going 40 in 2nd gear, door to door, windows down, engines screaming, on an empty interstate. Yeah we split up after that.
@@grantkendrick277 After a RS3 rolled badly drag racing a Tesla that's when I really stopped. They were racing when it just got warm so the street sweepers weren't out yet. The dude hit some gravel at like 160+kmp/h. The cops got really bad during covid after that, and for modified cars due to the noise and "allegedly" low ticket revenue.
Definitely, a lot of street racers go to industrial areas, or port areas at night, where there isn’t anyone around or driving on the roads.
As a younger enthusiast I feel like I’m subject to a lot more hate due the the effect takeovers have had on the car community, I personally cannot stand takeovers and I would love to see them disappear. The car community would greatly benefit if takeovers stopped happening. i believe people who go to takeovers aren’t car enthusiast, they’re attention seekers.
Well and it's harmful to regular car meets because you have more assholes bleeding into meets trying to show off by revving excessively and driving aggressively in and around the location of the meet. So general chill meets where people just stand around talk about their cars are now getting broken up and banned from locations because these street takeover types are trying to turn every single car meet into a takeover
Yes same here it’s a stigma that’s is really frustrating since it paints all of the enthusiasts let alone the younger ones in a bad light because everyone thinks that the street takeovers is what everyone does
I didn’t think of the more negative impact with the younger folk because typically as people get older, they always blame the younger folk. That’s an unfortunate truth, but I appreciate you trying to get it fixed before it gets worse. I truly believe that if you can avoid giving it more attention, more viewers, and more attendees, it’ll die on its own. Even negative attention can spawn more attendance. I know this video is no exception of that which is why I thought about posting it for a long time…
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They're so fun tho. I love going to takeovers and shining lasers at people.
@@FnGRZupra doesn’t matter if their fun, they need to stop
I'm totally against it and will never find them as car enthusiasts in any way, shape, or form. The media or law clumping real enthusiasts together is a complete insult to the real car community. Living in LA, where these are just too common, is just getting more violent each weekend. I can't say I'm an angel since I have street raced ages ago in a wide empty street with no more than 50 people but we all had rules to keep any spectators away if something happens after a start. I get that younger people can't afford track time but they won't be able to afford a lawyer or penalties if caught either. I can rant forever but it's just irritating. I'm glad you kind of touched on this topic though. Keep up the content dude!
Thank you so much man, it means a lot. It’s crazy that it’s getting more relevant vs. less and I hope there’s a way to separate whatever these takeovers are vs. true, genuine enthusiasts.
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april 2021 my daughter was killed by a street racer. now the irony is I've been a car enthusiast since 12(43 now) its conflicting in a sense that I know the risks yet I know the passion. have I street raced? yes. all the time. but I have always tried to not put anyone in danger as most as I can. have I had crashes? no.
stay safe out there I do not want anyone to hurt because of a mistake. and really dont want anyone to have a death in their conscience.
I'm so sorry that happened man. I couldn't imagine what you would go through in terms of emotion and that situation. Always be safe, have fun, and be aware of your surroundings. Hope you're doing alright brother.
- Alex
I’m really sorry for your loss bud.
you have my condolences my good sir
@@AlexMartini. first year was awful. But had to learn to let go of the pain. She will always be with me one way or another.
@@spideybuildscars thanks man.
Personally I cant find the willpower to support takeovers because I've been a regular to different car meets/shows where everyone walks and talks but suddenly a group of 10-15 cars come in and drift/burnout/launch through the parking lot and hit people/cars.
They're mostly of the younger generation of car enthusiasts and not all of them are bad. From the ones I talked to (just to get an understanding as to why) and they said they do it for the instagram story or snapcat/tictok clip. I dont understand why you wanna do something illegal and post it to your personal account for it to be used as evidence against you. Logic baffles me sometimes. There's a difference between doing something dangerous and doing something dangerous in a controlled environment.
From my opinion they "look and sound" like they're chasing the high of doing something dangerous/illegal and getting away with it, and in doing so they gain popularity within their crowd. Sadly I've been present when critical injuries took place and it shocked me so hard that I barely even attend any car shows anymore. For my safety and sanity.
This is a really good explanation man, thank you. I suppose it makes sense, just a more aggressive version of doing burnouts at a show. What’s a shame is that they’re going into someone else’s event and screwing up their time and ruining it for the event organizers.
More people just need to find a empty k mart lot lol
@@AlexMartini. a large annual car show near me just got cancelled until further notice due to these hooligans coming in and drifting and doing burnouts and two stepping loudly. They tolerated it the first few times but cancelled any future shows after one of these idiots badly hit some guys restored 1968 camaro.
Never been to a sideshow and probably never will..nor do I condone it or illegal street racing. I would say side show drivers are car enthusiasts but not all car enthusiasts are into sideshows and illegal street racing. Rap is hip hop but not all hip hop is rap if you get what I’m saying. There are different elements to this thing.
Like a venn diagram a bit. I can totally understand that. Thanks for your comment on it man!
I’m glad my dad warned me about these when I first got my liscence. It really sucks that these are the parts of the car scene that get “popularized” and shown by the media
Well the news only likes to talk about the negative stuff out there and none of the positive so try to focus on the positive inf you can!
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As auto enthusiasts we do not claim anyone that attends street takeovers or claim they are drifting they have no skill or talent except for causing trouble and hurting people
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This video is exactly what we needed. Thank you🙏🏻 It’s great to see other enthusiasts denouncing takeovers, but like you said, there is a big difference between us and the people who participate in them. Now the only question is how do we communicate such a reasonable and wise concern to people who have no respect for anyone?
You need to avoid them as much as possible. Try to discourage it, shut it down, get active in local communities and make people feel a bit bad for wanting to do it haha.
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Takeovers are so fun. Street racing is also super fun :)
Dude you've been killing it lately. I used to watch the FI channel a while ago, I only stopped because I lost interest in the topics it covered, but you were always my favorite part of it. When I saw you launched your own thing I was a bit doubtful at first but you keep proving with every video that you can legitimately make quality, interesting, insightful, and consistent content and keep that personality and character that made you great as a host. Cheers.
Hes like the band member that starts his own solo work and it is arguably better than the bands work
I really appreciate that man. I’m trying to develop an innovative way to talk about things without losing who I am. My goal is to experiment, try new things, but always be authentic and genuine. At the end of the day I’m just a car enthusiast that loves to talk with people about it. Hopefully you enjoy this content and future content to come. Appreciate the sub
I've met a couple people who instant associate car enthusiasts with takeovers and it's so frustrating to explain to them that most enthusiasts (I've met) really aren't into the whole takeover scene. Gives decent people a bad rep. Also if you wanna turn donuts in front of a crowd go find a parking lot or industrial park. Don't do it near people's homes or on roads they need to get to work or to run errands. It's still going to be frowned upon but you can at least say you put 2 seconds into considering other people's safety and sanity. I couldn't imagine how livid I'd be if I was running late for work and some clowns had an intersection shut down, I don't care how sick their donuts or cars are.
Yeah I don’t think people want to associate with it which is why I think its two different groups..
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Great history lesson Sir. I remember when in Highschool, I used to listen my friend tells the story of street takeover, doing donuts / burnout on Suzuki Carry Pick Up, door open, jam the gas with one foot and half the body hanging out. Such a crazy time.
It’s been around a long time and that’s something I wasn’t aware of until I did some more research! It’s crazy to hear and see that but doesn’t make it any less dumb.
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I liked that little intro thing, with the vhs thing at the end showing the topic of the video. It was neat. 10/10 would intro again
Thank you sir!
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I'm 38 and I've been part of the car scene since I turned 16, owning everything from a 3rd gen F-body to an FC Rx-7, Hondas, Scions, Big Turbo Focus ST and So on. I've been to countless meets and " Street Races" back in the day. Unfortunately things have changed soooo much. These Street takeovers are ridiculous and shine a horrible light on the different communities. One thing for sure is You won't see someone who goes to a Cars and Coffee show up to a takeover!
Thanks for the comment man. It’s cool to hear your history and I hope that takeovers go away..
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Aite, there are no takeovers/sideshows where I live. (Extremely glad for this) Car enthusiast’s here just meet up at a parking lot and cruise at night or meet up at the drag strip where they practice safe drags. When I see the takeovers in the US I don’t see the use or point of doing this. A bit dumb to try and swing your car around hella people man
Sounds nice… In my town in America everyone seems to hate the car community. It’s illegal to cruise, there’s a curfew, and there are a bunch of stupid laws regarding regarding the road in this county. They don’t allow meets either. The only time car people are allowed to do anything is for the July 4th parade held here.
@@williamwoodruff1800 Wooooooooww, that’s not right at all. So outside of the 4th, do yal just bring the cars to a home and just chill? Like where is the enjoyment in that?
@@williamwoodruff1800 time to move
@@MikeTee242 We mainly leave town to do anything, or just get together eat each others houses if there's enough space in the driveway. There is a long road that has windy turns similar to touge and has some straights. People who street race usually go there and make sure no one is around. That's kinda all that happens here lol.
Sounds like you’ve got it made man! Love it!
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For me, the difference between street racing and takeovers is the boundaries set.
Generally, street racers set boundaries and rules with the safety and respect of regular drivers in mind. Take Touge for instance, most of the time in the U.S. most people will stay in the right lane at all times, unless they have people that can watch for traffic. For takeovers, the said safety and respect is completely disregarded. They quite literally block off intersections, or in some cases entire INTERSTATES, with the intention to do blatantly dangerous and risky things, for no other reason than to, "burn rubber".
I am completely against takeovers, and always will be. It's making a community that already has gone under tremendous scrutiny look even worse.
I like the way you broke that out..Truly. Nice job man.
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I'm in Ohio and in my area we had a really good relationship with local pd. We would all meet up in an industrial park and the police would leave us to meet and race as long as we stayed away from public roads. 3 months we had a "takeover" take place in the middle of the busiest intercestion in the city (none of them were our regulars that did it.) Now we have been banned from meeting anywhere in public.
Sounds like what happened in toledo
@@calebsiefke7394 yep
This is the reason I hate takeovers
Sounds like they just cause a bunch of poor negative PR and it ruins it for the rest of the community. What a shame…
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THANK YOU ALEX!!! You never see real car enthusiasts in car take over videos just rebellious kids with money and a slight interest in cars, a real enthusiast doesnt build his car and then destroy it on a saturday and a few nights in jail.
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@@AlexMartini. I have never been to one nor do I plan to ever go to one, they never end well and so many people get hurt there
It's a shame too, the drivers are skilled enough to hold angles and tandem, they could've just went to the track and have drift sessions there, way more fun and you get to progressively improve your skill as a driver
Gotta get em out of that phase as soon as possible lol
Up here in Ontario Canada the street takeover scene in Southern Ontario gave the provincial government the excuse they needed to change the definition of stuntdriving. Now it's so vague that basically any spirited driving can get your can impounded and you license turned to a lemon.
Dang. I had no idea that was a thing!
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I like how Alex is doing his own channel! Fitment industries had so much talk and lots of big words & Bla Bla which is not bad!.. This channel is way more informative and educating while still keeping the same vibe of honesty and hanging out talk. I love it!
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We need to promote more race events like “MKE real street takeover” to completely change the idea of what a takeover is. MKE Takeover is just No prep drag racing on a closed course. They are fun as can be and if people start thinking that’s what a takeover is then this whole thing will die off.
Do it safe, do it right, have fun. Just keep the dangerous stuff off the streets where there are families, ya know?
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Fun fact- in South Africa that is widely known for high crime rate, violence, etc theres closed squares plazas for "spinning".
(mentioning this because similarietes like door opening or waving through the window)
Why comparing this?
Because in this topic, this wild, savage country is more civilised than usa. Sorry heh
it may be too simplificated explanation, but imo unlimited access to internet in everyones pocket is main and only reason. Maybe not the takeovers overall (you can manage takeover while sitting with guys in cafe) but its reason why it happenes so often. Also theres aspect of "crowd courage". The more people theres more chance to escape without consequences
I agree with just about everything you said. The part about sideshow people are not car enthusiasts - I believe most of those people take pride in their rides at minimum. They are there to show it off and say “my V8 Charger can swang better than your V6 Charger” etc. but again, that’s not everyone.
Apart from that, 100% agree. Sideshows or “takeovers” are just getting worse. The ATL area has seen its effect within the past year and it’s slowly beginning to stem out from these popular cities to other rural areas. Should have stopped a long time ago, but here we are.
Thanks for the comment man and sharing your thoughts. I hope it doesn’t get worse; I hope it gets better for all of our sakes.
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An Australian here that is also late to the party. When i see video's of 'Takeovers' it just looks bad, to me it just screams 'no respect' to anyone or anything. Here in Australia we do have our street burnouts (which have way more talent then takeovers) but its always done away from the general public like in an industrial park, car park or on back roads out of respect because our burnouts take up the whole width of the street, and you don't want to involve the general public.
I ain't even a burnout guy and i know the etiquette, prefer the thrill of gripping a road to the car's maximum potential when spirited driving. But those takeovers just look bad in the enthusiast community and have no respect for no one.
Do you think street takeovers will ever come to AUS? I feel like it’s just a matter of time right?
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Honestly no i don't think it'll happen here, we already have our burnouts that are done away from public and thats enough for everyone. If it were to happen though, i think the car community would take action to stop it because of the attention it would bring and how strict the police are as it is. It wouldn't be the 1st time the community has taken that action.
To add to my other comment, takeovers near my college campus pretty much put an end to our schools car club. The campus pd would no longer allow any sort of gathering of vehicles (even just parking together in an empty garage on campus) after local street takeovers became an issue. The club became pretty much completely inactive due to the inability to gather. This hurt the younger automotive audience since it was a responsible way to enjoy cars and meet others with the passion
Its tragic because some people just enjoy seeing the cars, not the stupid people doing burnouts in stock dodge chargers and lexuses
Dang. Thanks for sharing.
I went to a "Parking Lot Meet" back in 2018. Went all the way down to Chicago for it. At first it was fine. Then all of the sudden, they made a burnout lane, and the organizer of the event was trying so hard to shut that down. About 15 minutes later, cops came from every direction on this parking lot and it legit felt like the scene from the beginning of 2 Fast 2 Furious after Monica Fuentes goes "It's time to get out of here". People just scattering to their cars to get away. I just stood there knowing the cops were just going to take after them. We were able to leave just fine. Now while it was cool, there were way too many people being disrespectful to the people just trying to shop at the Walmart where the event was taking place, and I don't condone that. Haven't gone back since because as seen on social media, its a fucking mess.
It just sounds that things get out of control way too fast.
The muscle car resurgence of the late 2000s and early 2010s have made an abundance of cheap RWD cars available. Not saying that's a contributing factor. Just something I noticed
You can get good power without a lot of money these days if you’re willing to buy some ugly things..
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I think that street takeovers can be bad when not done right, I’ve seen too many videos of people getting hit by cars. If you want to go out to an empty road and do a burnout that’s fine but when you risk the lives of hundreds of other people that’s when I say it’s enough. Great video man!
Thank you very much man and I think we’re on the same page with it all!
My biggest issue is that they put people who don’t want to be involved in it in danger as well with street racers that I know wait till there are no cars on the high way or find empty roads I don’t care about people doing burnouts and donuts at a empty parking lot in my city the biggest issue Is that when we host a meet take over kids go to the parking lot next to us and get shit shut down
It's dangerous for everyone involved :(
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5:59 - 6:01 reminds me of the scene from "The Interview". "Same same, but different, but still same"
hahahaha. I love it!
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the thing most people fail to mention is there’s 2 types of takeovers/sideshows there’s 1. the idiotic meets and 2. the safer takeovers
1. -fire gets involved
-no respect for innocent pedestrians or bypassers
-guns
-fireworks
-violence
2.-no fires
-let innocent by passers go home and stop the show to not hurt an innocent pedestrian
-usually ask for permission to shoot a video or “movie”
-usually taken place in empty areas
and yes i support street takeovers and street racing, it just depends if you go with Type 1 or Type 2. if you’re there to have fun and not hurt anyone then yes i support that. But if you go just to have fun and not worry about the safety of others especially innocent pedestrians then no i dont support that
I wonder; can you send me video links of the difference between the two?
@@AlexMartini. just take a look at AriAndCars versus most of the other takeover videos. Ari is skilled and will not do anything he isnt comfortable with and stays within his limits while also having permits to shoot the videos or “movies” and do burnouts,donuts,manjis etc. when hes out in a public road he makes sure its empty before swinging it or doing anything crazy. meanwhile the idiotic people at the Type1 meets would swing it without caring for anyone else’s life or property
Hey I meet you at formula drift Atlanta I’m the guy who asked for a so you want an AE86 I felt dumb when I got home bc it was already made🤦🏽♂️ but you’re so cool and it was a pleasure to meet you!
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@@AlexMartini. I’ll be going to formula drift in Atlanta next year, I’ll see you there
The only time I have ever been to a takeover, what is when my car group or group of friends decided to go to one. Even then I’m full of tension and anxiety because I know it’s not something you should be doing, and how easy it is for cops to come and trap everyone in. It can be really really fun to watch, but the danger factor is very prominent as well. Because of the danger factor, everyone being confined, and the lack of skill most of the drivers have along with the destruction of property I never seen the point of enjoying these things or how it makes you a car guy
Yep the only time I really show up is when everyone has permission to be here… which actually happens more than you’d think in Grand Rapids… some performance shops will make legal drift pits and burnout pads and shit to do some real fun meets that the cops can’t touch and nobody gets hurts 👍
Do you guys still go to them or did you stop attending?
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@@AlexMartini. I don’t really go anymore because I realize attending them fuels takeovers, which is ruining the car scene.
I feel like every person I can convince to not to go to Official Legal takeover is one more step I took to preserving the automotive hobby
@@AlexMartini. like I said, I don’t go unless a shop has it going on legally like an event or something. I won’t go drive around with a group of 20 chargers and challengers and watch them take over intersections for 10 mins at a time running from cops…. Not my cup of tea I like parkin’ and chillin’
Here in kc it’s almost a weekly thing to see this, I’m not for it at all because there more police in the area now that are messing with people that don’t take part in the takeovers just because we have a nice car.
Yeah the indirect profiling has to be incredibly annoying man..
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That and it totally killed any good relationship the police had with allowing/not caring about actual street driting in the West Bottoms
These take overs are part of the reason why I stopped going to car meets. I used to go just to look at other people's cars and takeover idiots would show up just to do donuts and leave which ended up with the meets shut down. The weekly meet ended up getting kicked out of the location because takeover idiots kept showing up
Damn that’s absolutely terrible man. What do you guys do now for automotive events?
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@@AlexMartini. I am subbed. Been subbed since you announced leaving fitment.
As of what I do now, honestly I haven't really been out to any car meets since I moved a little further away. Since that meet got kicked from their location they've been bouncing around from spot to spot and I just haven't had the time to go back. Plus it already took an hour to an hour and a half to get there from my old place but where I am now it's even longer.
Street takeovers is something that I’m completely against.
In my opinion if you are going to mess around you do it where there is nothing to hit, no one to disturb or hit.
Facts.
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Nothing quite like waiting on the Bay Bridge in a modded car while a handful of guys do donuts blocking traffic. Down side, aside from having to wait, is once traffic starts moving if you're in a car that looks like it could have participated, and that's anything modded to a non-car person, you're a target for a ticket.
I didn’t even know that was a thought. I couldn’t imagine the amount of profiling that could occur from the events and being around them. Dang that is a rough situation. Has it happened to you?
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@@AlexMartini. I was in a caged E36 M3 track car during a takeover on Treasure Island (between SF and East Bay) in 20. Thankfully I didn't get pulled over when I got to the SF side of 80, but the hate from fellow motorists coming my way during the last leg of the bridge was excessive. More fingers and brights flashed than I care to remember, and needless to say I wasn't doing anything other than driving home. If cops had been out pulling over cars I'm certain I would have been.
Yeah, In Houston we had a group of what I’m assuming young adults, who shut down a portion of a freeway to drift in their trucks. People wanted to go home bro, but mfs were deadass just drifting because they thought they were cool.
How long did it last?!
you talking bout the recent one on 45 north or the first pre covid one that they did on 59 south?
Street racers that plan routes and take precautions get to do it for a long time. Takeovers are just for young kids to show off to each other, most of street racing in my area is generally for money. Maybe if they actually learned their cars character and flaws then actually modified them(GET GREAT BRAKES) they’d be less accident prone and get less attention
Do you think it’ll ever go away?
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@@AlexMartini. honestly no, I suspect it’ll probably get enough attention to get cracked down on to the point that anyone that would try it would need something insanely fast to consistently get away without getting caught up. Some states are already taking more seriously like NY and VA, maybe it’ll spark some neo tuner movement?
I’ve never been to one but I’ve heard of some. Also I enjoy your content I remember when you was making vids for fitment industries but it’s nice seeing you with your own channel keep it up and enjoy it
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These people make us average car enjoyers look bad. I will admit I drive like an idiot sometimes, but never do such dumb things like these.
Not when it’s severely hurting other people.
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I agree completely. With street racing, at least there is some pride to it as a car enthusiast whether it comes down to building the faster car or being the faster driver. You have to use skills that are crucial to being an enthusiast. Sideshow people just do donuts and wreck automatic RWD sedans
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This youtuber named alex choi had a meet and I liked it because it was chill at the parking lot not that much cars revved up and no burn outs. The second spot was up in stunt rd and maybe like four people did donuts but thats about it then we went to a gas station and that was it. From what I know no one crashed and no one was hurt.
So do you go to more street takeovers or are you saying just shows also have it?
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@@AlexMartini. shows also have it and I'll go to a meet depending on who is hosting it.
2 years ago when I first started going to local car meets they were huge and chill. Now if a car meet is even a medium sized event it gets rowdy and the cops shit it down so no one even hangs out anymore. 😕
Where are you located?
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I swear, being young and growing up dreaming to be in the automotive scene is so much harder with inflation taking away my good deals, takeovers darkening the public view of the car scene, and gas... pain, thinking im gonna need something ugly and sad to be able to be in the scene.
Buy something less popular and make it your own. Thats my advice. All the popular cars you see are going to be expensive, if you get something less common you can do lots of custom mods to it and make it a nice car to drive but still be inexpensive.
@@engineerisengihere44 I appreciate all advice, I’ll keep my eye out for some low key legends
Go for an off-meta build! Watch some of my first videos to get some easy tips but that’s how I found diamonds like the C5 A6 2.7T, E55, and 996 turbo
@@engineerisengihere44 Its been awhile since you sent this, but I took your advice. I might be looking into an Infiniti g20 soon that im excited to (slowly) cruise around in!
I sometimes need to do some hard driving, late on an empty road. Always alone, I know the damage that can be done if I were to fuck up something, or the tires fail. Gf bugs me about letting her come with and I always give her the very adamant "no". She doesn't understand that sometimes her being there will be that one distraction to break focus. There isn't a "restart" button.
Always be safe sir. It's #1 priority.
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well explained & well said man. thank u
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Takeovers completely ruined the car scene in Central florida for me. Street racing and takeovers are so different. The takeovers seem to have started as a way for people without the nicest or fastest car to get a lot of attention. It doesn’t matter what you have, if you are doing donuts in a crowd and causing mayhem on crowded public streets, people are gonna look.
Street racing was a thing, but it was with scouts, two cars and on empty middle of nowhere and generally didn’t draw much attention because they weren’t harming anything or anyone. Takeovers caused any automotive activity to be viewed as destructive.
Dang, I’m sorry to hear that man. Sounds like it’s getting way worse before it gets better.
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I'm from Portland and we had 2 takeovers block off a whole bridge blocking traffic for miles. It fucked all the people just trying to get home or go to the store.
:(
Honestly the way i see it, its kinda like going deep on the moshpit in a travis scott concert: sure you gon get stomped on, but the adrenaline and the excitement is just unmatched. Its the same type of vibe here: dangerous but unmatched enjoyment. I myself haven’t taken my car to a takeover mainly because i know the limitations of my skills (and cuz i drive a 3v mustang😭) but i have been to them and honestly its almost like a movie. yes, there are private takeovers which are generally on secluded areas like abandoned warehouses or parking lots and garages with few ppl, as there are public takeovers which are on intersections and major freeways with everyone blocking off. but the overall thrill is what keeps me going
I guess my only question is does the thrill outmatch the damage it does for pedestrians?
@@AlexMartini. to be frank with you, i cant answer that since i have never really been in an instance where someone has been injured. traffic and hooning around yeah but never an “ohhh sh*t he got ran over”
Back in the day it was street drag racing for us. Hooliganism and gang affiliation was looked down upon and sometimes resulted in violent or swift ejection from the meetup. These aren’t the same people
Do you think the same applies to this group or do you think the drag racers and gang activity of the past is the same as street takeovers and violence that’s in this gen?
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@@AlexMartini. I think it’s just exhibitionism and doesn’t really fit into the street/drag conversation. These enthusiasts are in it for a different experience and social effect.
Same problem in the uk scene. People have died been paralised and other peoples cars being written off, just because a few egos overtake skill and judgement and people seem to dumb down 50%
Crazy that it takes that for people to realize it's too dangerous..
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Takeovers are dangerous I can’t lie I went to a couple of takeovers and I stop going when I wasn’t paying attention and a car slid past me I felt the wind and the force when he pasted and it was my last one I learn my lesson
Yeah it’s an incredibly dangerous place to be..
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There is something called MEGA MEETS in Austin tx. The last time I went to one it was a park n chill event with over 600 cars (you dont have to pay to enter) and after almost 6 months of not attending a meet because if work and school I went to the latest one and it had a take over vibe. There was a side of the parking lot for take overs and NO ONE was on the other side of the meet wich was the park n chill. I have to say that take overs are stupid and leads to people getting killed .
How is that show even still running??
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@@AlexMartini. its pretty popular in Austin as far as I know and the take over side is in a empty parking lot with the people far away from the cars but close enough to see itm
Me and my cousin think (here in the southern tip of Africa literally called South Africa smh) ((in our own language)) that driving outside of any safety rule is called kak. (Shit. You're driving shit.) The thing is that you better be good or rather realize that you have to be good to drive bad. This mentality has allowed us to really save ourselfs from shit. Like 40km/h or I dunno like 20 mph drunk drunk but aware that we not good rn..so we can't drive kak you see?
This is interesting; do other people use the terminology or no? I love hearing about car communities outside of US/Euro so please keep sharing!
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Great video man keep it up
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The fact that only half the cars in these takeover videos where the early 2000 g35s is shocking, I expected at least 75%
2 years ago, I used to go to the these events and at the time I thought they were cool. I was in a group chat where we would get the next location in case police show up me and a friend called it quits around 1AM, until this one morning word got someone got their head blown from going underneath a trucks wheel. After that reality hit and I realized these shows were stupid and straight up dangerous cuz no one cares about you until you’re injured
It’s fun to hoon around; safely. It’s not fun to leave the potential death of yourself in someone else’s hands by accident because you didn’t understand the risk and dangers. If you’re going to be silly, go be silly by yourself, then find a local track to practice your craft.
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Takeover culture and sideshows are hands down the worst thing to be associated with car culture and car enthusiasts. Just in my local area in the middle of Washington, small town, has had tons of issues with local gov because of them. It has caused legitimate car meets and events to be canceled or halted by local businesses because of the association. A bunch of bad eggs spoiling the nest for all of us.
Do you think it’ll get better or worse as time goes on?
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@alexmartini I actually did a video about this myself, but not nearly as well done as yours. I caught a lot of heat over it. Maybe I'm just old, but it's definitely giving car enthusiasts a black eye.
Really? Sorry to hear that.
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1:00 this song sounds like it was pulled out from Pixel Car Racer
hahaha I hear it now!
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@@AlexMartini. I thought this was Fitment Industries.
I am a car enthusiast and I used to go to takeovers. I always had the mindset that me not going to takeovers isn’t gonna make a difference in the car community so why should I even care. I stopped going to takeovers when it ended me up in jail one night actually. That’s when i stopped but I’d say 10% of the people who go are actually car enthusiasts a lot of us do work on our cars and have passions for cars. Yes takeovers are dumb and I am done with that scene.
How long were you in that scene? I always want to know more about that stuff because i’ve never been in it nor do I plan to.
@@AlexMartini. I was only in the scene for a little over a year, If you want to more I can answer the best of my ability
Wow finally a video explaining this to as good degree. Thanks Alex!!
You betcha man! Thank you for all the support!!
i personally been to take overs before in san jose and down in LA it use to be fun asf doing donuts in empty or abandon buildings. gave us all like need for speed or even the first fast and furious vibes but when it got hot into the public eye in 2015 2016ish probably when i stopped going to them due to undercover cops got into the groups or even group creaters making fake addresses to impound cars. i remember watching two cars smashed into eachother back in the day and they would just dab it up and be like "we knew what could of happen." Now, theres no accountability or chill anymore if you look at someone the wrong way or let alone hit a car the other driver or even the fucking crowd itself would smash the other car to bits. guns being drawn too fucking much and for some reason even illegal fireworks is a thing now? its just too much now so many little kids now being run over or being in the drifting car not holding on properly and being flown out the car and no one helps out or even stops the car from running them over just sad.
It just keeps ramping up and up and up man..
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You’re my new car information guy, and im new to the scene, so im trying to learn from you :)
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I remember they the blocked the 60 freeway couple yrs ago and did a take over broad daylight with traffic, nuts
There’s really no accountability because the odds of getting caught are..low.
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Thank you for this video.
Of course man. Thank you for watching it!
Present today !!!! But I am always qatching these on TH-cam they are very dangerous and honestly setting back the public image on car culture. However, it's similar to the rebellious nature of the Japanese bokuzaku (don't know if I said that properly ) era
Could be. Do you remember what happened with the bosozoku thought? It didn’t end well haha.
As a G35 owner, I’m a little embarrassed by how many G35s were in those clips lol
Hahahaha I mean if the shoe fits 👀 KIDDING
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Takeovers would NEVER happen without a crowd to watch them and egg them on.
Street racing in built up areas is not much better. Country roads are where it's at, where there are no innocent lives to be risked.
It's just about being smart and doing it in a controlled environment or waiting until you can get to an official track!
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we on the lodge wit it!! Good shit mentioning Detroit in here
Hahahaha
Anyone out here in the CA bay area knows the sideshows are a big deal. The deeper into east bay you go the more hectic the shows get, over on the peninsula or by SJ is very tame compared to what goes down in Oakland. Hundreds of people gathered around an intersection with the lights from fireworks popping off and lasers flashing around the pit, and the ringing of occasional gunfire. Is it dangerous? Absolutely. But you feel something when those straight piped V8s roar inches away from you. Your opinion of “takeovers” is not valid until you’ve been in the 510.
You don’t think an opinion is valid if the activity you participate in commonly injure and sometimes kills pedestrians? You don’t see anything wrong with that?
I’m not demeaning how it feels. But just because it feels a certain way doesn’t negate the impact it has on those around you which have 0 intention of being a part of it.
@@AlexMartini. All I’m saying is that we do it differently down here, sideshows are apart of Bay Area car culture and I no amount of “oOh ThEy’Re GiVing tHe Car CommUNiTy A bAd ReP” will change anyones mind. You all (car TH-camrs) share the same opinions about sideshows and none of you are from the area so it goes to show what you’re missing out on. It’s something you truly gotta experience.
That's basically what the unofficial H20i in Maryland is now. Just one giant street takeover. Every year I take my daughter to a karate tournament that happens shortly after H20i, I'm afraid I'm going to get pulled over in my WRX.
Really? I though that got pretty well smacked down
@@AlexMartini. there are still people trying to do it, but not as bad as it was.
Two things, 1) everyone not in the car community thinks because I am driving a modified 92 civic sedan that I and take overs/sideshows are both the same people. Go me at every light, and harass me by swapping front wheels, even with my little kids in the car. Its my daily, and seems ironic no? 2) I live in Battle Ground now but grew up in pdx, and the side show take over group(s) near a certain famous place because of how many deaths occurred in a short period when the side show crowd joined ranks with takeovers and tried their hands at street racing.
Now I know they who race have suffered losses in the US and abroad, I cant condone or deny anything in my past that is public record. I just set an example by not doing it even if I happen up on a little get down, I park and talk to anyone who will listen about boundaries, rules(or guidelines), to help negate anyone else dying for fun. I treat it, street racing, like teenage pregnancy should have, its gunna go down my friends, arm them with knowledge and hope they listen, all 5 of mine do, first two graduated high school which I didnt. I said that to say this, leave it better then you found it, or lose it forever. I understand the rush please believe, and occasional jaunts on the freeways can get a bit saucy, but I will brake and stop it before I let my ego end my or anyones life. EOS. Thank you Alex, gods work youre doin.
Wow….That’s absolutely insane man. I hope this sort of stuff calms down because it’s helping absolutely nobody.
@@AlexMartini. chill factor in people is low, instant everything etc etc, rap didnt ruin anything, mob mentality and tribalism will though. Much love keep at it my dude we can make changes at a people level not a law enforcement level.
I don’t even go to car meet or car and coffee anymore. It not family fun anymore because there is always that one dude that needs to flex
Don’t let one bad apple ruin the hobby man!
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If they were in the community we could make some effort to police their behaviors internally but, as you've noted, they're really not in the car community. They're just drawing a disproportionate amount of heat to our community. I don't know that there's much we can do directly to stop their behavior but there's probably some positive things we can do to bring a different kind of attention to our own community. Toy runs? Car meet + bake sale? I'm being a bit facetious but the principle stands.
You nailed it.
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Alex, I am speaking as a Toronto car design student, car enthusiast, and wanna be drifter. I can speak for many young people when I say; take overs can be the only outlet to get into the scene when you are broke, or new. Take overs consist of all breads, but lead to smaller groups of private meets local to areas. Tracks are 1-2 hour drives, and often don’t allow young drivers who want to race, or drift. Especially around ontario. Personally I don’t attend take overs, because I have met people out of those scenes who showed me how to get into drift events on track. That being said; it is hard to afford events, and still somthing I am rarely able to attend, being a car design student in school.
I appreciate the transparency on your comment man. Is there not like auto cross or anything like that around either? It may be worth looking into and if not, there’s a huge opportunity to start your own regional sports car club where you can get help from people like the SCCA on hosting sanctioned auto cross events. Not having an outlet though can be super difficulty so I definitely get that feeling as well.
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@@AlexMartini. there are open lapping and private drifting events; at Toronto motorsports park, shannon ville, and grand bend. But these events occur rarely, and competitions are thin. When events are held; spots are limited. 60 spots is usually the max for drivers, meaning many people cannot attend. Cars are often required to be built, or at least manual; blocking out many young drivers who like to drift, or race, but would not be let on track. The issue is takeovers have 10,000 plus people following their social media pages, and thousands of people who want to attend/do. They are free. Any car can go. The numbers of people attending these events in toronto can be in the thousands, on any givin weekend, and trust me, the only people who go; are motorheads. People who don't like cars, or motorsports; do not risk attending, or simply don't wanna be out at 3AM on a random street. Its young people that are very motivated and driven. People try very hard with what they have, to enjoy motor sports, no matter where that be. Another issue is; the smaller private street events are where people build their skills, experience, and confidence to know if A; they wanna spend the money to go on track and B; not get caught by the police. Large events can be tempting because the odds of getting in trouble with the law; are vastly lower than if the police roll up on 6 cars taking turns drifting a road (a private event). Even when "proper street racing" or "proper street drifting" occurs; it is not something filmed or publicized; because that would ruin it for everyone involved. People do try to put together groups, and smaller scenes of drift events, but they are limited in track selection, and time for events. Sponsors are limited because they focus more on stock car racing in ontario. Even the short track ovals; would rather not have drifting take place. Leaving very few events for young people to host, or go to legally. I do see an opportunity for motorsports to excel in Ontario because of the thousands of young people who love it, but a lot of money needs to be invested into the sport; that just isn't being invested, rather negative attention is being brought to the fact that; young people are into cars. Thanks for the reply Alex. Been a subscriber to FI for years, and I am digging the new channel you've started. Congrats on the success!
I’m not gonna lie I did a lot of dumb shit some would call dangerous,when I was younger . But I smartened up after seeing someone die in a wreck. I realized that actions really do have consequences..
That's sometimes what it takes. Unfortunately, that cost is still too much.
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@@AlexMartini. but I feel the new generation is just super rowdy and don’t know where to put the energy. While I know some of them just like doing illegal shit that makes everyone look bad
I'm totally against takeovers. The only races I've been to are after midnight deep in the industrial districts of my local big city. There's nobody out there other than racers, but even then people have been injured, people at the events themselves
I think the actual drivers at sideshows are enthusiast of cars but it’s the crowds that ruin it for everyone. They just wanna see all the bad things happen. They don’t care how talented some of the drivers are. I mean look at guys like sideshowtone great driver but he started from takeovers. A couple years back takeovers used to be fun and somewhat safe for what we were doing but now it’s all instagram bs just trying to go viral and that’s what kills it for me personally
I personally think street takeovers are more dangerous than other “hoonigan” activities like street or touge racing, Because you are putting others who don’t want anything to do with the activity in much more danger. Touge racing is secluded on a back road most people don’t take especially at 12am or later, people who are in the touge scene in my opinion have much more respect for those around them and aren’t trying to harm anyone or put anyone in danger but themselves.
Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head with the differences. Crazy that there can be respect in one hooligan scene vs. another.
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I’m just getting into the automotive scene and was recently at a small street takeover I was expect like a fat and furious style takeover but it we really just some guys in there cars being loud and driving hesitantly on the wrong side of the road there was probably 20+ Cars and wasn’t anywhere near what I’ve heard about street takeovers
Are you going to go to another one?
saw a takeover in MN this year and i dipped but some got arrested. like BRO...
Minneapolis or where at? That’s super crummy man and I’m sorry..
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@@AlexMartini. its around Minneapolis (Brooklyn Park). And yes I'm sub already
It just sucks that if your a car enthusiast that doesn’t have the money to go to drift tracks or drag strip. Im from the county an we’ve always went to a old shut down mill or a hardly used road. But never in middle of the city 🤷🏼♂️
Where are you from Brian? Would be cool to hear!
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I understand the hype of takeovers and the community in some ways has a positive impact because they are a lot of times in dangerous cities we’re people are choosing to spend their nights drifting in a group instead of committing violent crimes. BUT people take it to far and to reckless things outside of the intersection we’re the takeover is happening. It has pros and cons but overall needs change
what are your thoughts on side shows in parking lots or places that aren’t public roadways
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Are those Michellin Cup2 in the background?
Yes sir
Good show. Thanks Alex
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To me, there's nothing wrong with revving engines, and burning some rubber. When it goes beyond that, that's where I have to draw the line. "Takeovers" are a mere misdemeanor. Shootings, and 'smash and grabs' at nearby retailers is a felony. If they stuck with just the car stunts, it isn't so bad, as long as no one gets hurt/killed.
Ever thought about doing video on Pontiac g8 gt’s?? I’d love to see it if you ever do🙌🏽
I’ll add it to the list!
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Drags is pretty big in New Zealand but I dont hear it getting into news and shit like USA takeovers
Ppl also aren’t usually stupid enough to stand in the middle of the skids or get as close as I see in these takeover videos
It's pretty wild out there.
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I drift. On a track. I drive my car there but I keep the hooning on track. Takeovers are dangerous and make the real drifters look bad.
I’d agree with that. I think it makes all of us look bad.
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One thing i dont understand about takeovers/sideshows is the "town taxing" i understand what it is but not why they do it lol
What do you mean?
@@AlexMartini. sometimes if someone crashes the crowd starts destroying the car and attacking the driver, it's called getting town taxed, might be related to "go dumb USA" movie from oakland were everyone starts jumping on the cars idk
As a young enthusiast (and also a huge fan of dodge lolol) I’m glad to see people doing more to separate these people from the real enthusiasts lol