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Welcome to the Brighton cruise. A high octane
underground event that's just one of a score of
similar cruises taking place on any given weekend
throughout Britain, attracting a dedicated following
who’ve given up a night’s clubbing to watch the
owner of a Vauxhall Nova melt his tyres. Which
begs the question, er why?
Guy 25 (Vauxhall Vectra rally car):
‘We do it because we love cars and we love to
show off. Why do people drink 15 pints on a Saturday
night? Because it gives them a buzz – the same
reason we do this. I'm not going to burn my tyres
cos they cost about £140 each, but a burnout is
actually very skillful – to spin the wheels on
the spot without losing it.’
Kelly, 22 and Amy, 23 (hot-hatch Peugeot):
‘We both love cars and are quite mechanically
minded. So rather than spend our cash on drink,
CDs and clothes, we’d rather save up for a new
interior, dash, rims or whatever. There’s a better
atmosphere at a cruise than in any nightclub so
we go to most of the cruises in the South. A lot
of girls cruise around with their tits out but
I don’t. I’ve got to keep my seatbelt on.’
Brad, 24 (flash Mazda van):
‘People come here for different reasons. I'm not
interested in burning my tyres or racing – I prefer
the cars to cruise slowly so you can see what’s
on them. I’m here to show  off
my car. It’s a Mazda pick-up B2000 I’ve been working
on for the last eight months. There's a telly in
the front, fish tanks in the doors and 15 miles
of cable in the bloody thing. It’s worth about £13,000
but I'm not selling it. Not until I get something
else to pose in anyway.’
- Simon Hacker
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