Is Boy racer the car or the driver

[thexav]

For someone to be classed as a boy racer is it down to the car or the driver or a bit of both?

Surely if you're young in a rubbish slow car you still drive quickly and erratically earning yourself the title of boy racer. Or is the term "boy racer" in your mind someone who drives a certain type of car regardless of thier driving style?

 

[obi_waynne]

Bit of both IMO. You need a sporty looking car with a few "performance" upgrades and the "I'm the best driver in the world mentality." to make it to "boy racer".

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

Plenty of stickers along with some stretch on hella flush rimz and dumped to the max are the hallmarks of a boy racer/ricer

Wearing a flat cap at any angle is also part of the image as well.

 

[SLEEPER]

The car didn't put the stickers on.
Neither did it fit the pointless exhaust/neon lights/whatever.

The owner did and if he bought like that's down to him as well .

 

[obi_waynne]

Plenty of stickers along with some stretch on hella flush rimz and dumped to the max are the hallmarks of a boy racer/ricer

Wearing a flat cap at any angle is also part of the image as well.

Old people wear flat caps at angles too.

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

not this old person

 

[T9 man]

Plenty of boy racers around my neighbourhood
They seem to deem it a challenge to test out the claimed 0-60mph time of the manufacturer, and if this isn't enough, then they try to make the car look like the more expensive model in the range. A good example of this would be the ridiculous amount of BMW M-series cars driving about with standard wheels, non flared wheel arches and a single outlet exhaust system with a diameter of an empty toilet roll.

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

Over here they also fit a polished stainless rear silencer ??? that has an inlet diameter of T9's toilet roll centre and a 4 inch tip and they sound just awful.

Is it any wonder we call them "fart cans"

Typo correction when I mentioned "flat caps" I should have typed flat brim baseball type caps

 

[obi_waynne]

I have a theory about all drivers who wear hats display sub standard driving techniques.

 

[claymore]

Oi, I wear a bowler hat everywhere I go.

 

[obi_waynne]

Odd Job! I wondered what you were up to now.

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

Typical Volvo driver