Boy racer

The derogatory term boy racer refers to a person, usually a male in his late teens or early twenties, who drives his car in an intimidating or dangerous way for fun. Their cars are most often regular models customised with spoilers, wide tires, flared fenders and go-faster stripes. Cars driven by boy racers are often small, and it's not uncommon that they are "all show and no go". An example of a boy racer car of the old generation is the Ford Escort (both the early rear wheel drive versions such as the RS2000 and the later XR3i variants) due to their low cost and easily tuned engine, while modern boy racers generally use hot hatchbacks such as the Honda Civic or the Nova SR. According to the stereotype the new generation doesn't know much about tuning the engine. Movies like The Fast and the Furious have caused additional interest in boy racing.

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Spoilers - Tire - Fender - Ford Escort - Hot hatchback - Honda Civic - Nova SR - The Fast and the Furious

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Americans often use the somewhat derogatory term "rice burner" or ricer to describe the same concept. In Australia, the term hoon means the same thing. In Canada, the term "rice" is commonly substituted with the term "French", especially in eastern Ontario near the border of the French-speaking province of Quebec, exept in quebec, where they use the US term Ricer. In the United Kingdom the term is also known as a Barry Boy.

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Americans - Rice burner - Australia - Hoon - Canada - Ontario - Quebec - United Kingdom

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Morrissey had a 1995 hit with "The Boy Racer".

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Morrissey - 1995

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