My Idea -
Underground Street Racing -
This project is very different to anything I have done before and has taken me out of my comfort zone by photographing cars, a subject matter I have all ways found difficult.
Underground street racing will be an interesting project to photograph due to the legally grey area that surrounds it. From what I have learnt so far street racing can be segregated into 3 main parts;
Drifting
Racing
Cruising
I will attempt to photograph each section in such a way that it shows each section very strongly.
‘Drifting is all about getting the car sideways’ a quote from one of the drivers I met. The ‘drifting’ cars can be very different to the rest due to the fact that they are designed to be slid sideways at high speed; sometimes reaching speeds of up to 80mph. Normally takes place near large roundabouts and gently curving roads.
According to my sources the racing aspect has been becoming less and less in recent years due to a massive crack down by Kent Police. These cars are built more for straight line speed and tight cornering. This aspect will be difficult to capture due to the crackdown.
Finally the most legal aspect of Underground Street Racing, Cruising. Cruising is generally where groups of modified cars (from all the above) gather in pre-arranged locations around London and Essex to simply show off their cars to other drivers. Though there still is a competition element where drivers have ‘I.C.E Challenges’ some cars having speaker systems with over 4,500 watts RMS sometimes the subwoofer is 1000watts alone. This will be the easiest aspect to photograph due to the stationary nature, it also gives me a chance to see the engine bays and inner workings of these incredible cars.
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