Hong Kong street racing

Here is a collection of youtube clips I found about street racing in Hong Kong. A lot of the clips I found were just douchbags who couldn't drive for squat. However, the clips you are about to see below showcase driving from some great/crazy drivers.

First up, we have Mr. Mang Hang (which translates to Blind Magistrate). I'm not sure why he's called that, but he was regarded as one of the best street racers in HK. If I recall correctly he did eventually get caught by police and was arrested for his behaviour, although I don't remember if that included jail time.



BTW the first minute of the video is pretty dumb. He's trying to show his handbrake "drifting" skills in a FF DC2 Type R.... The rest of it is great though.

This is part 4 of a series on youtube. You can watch the other parts by clicking the links in the "related videos" section at the end of the clip. I included part 4 because it's the most interesting one. In case you don't understand Cantonese, he explains how to drive fast on Hong Kong highways by doing things like taking a wide line into a corner and not hitting the apex because this gives more room for error if anything goes wrong.



This guy is a nutter! Some great footage (though unfortunately low res) of him racing around the south side of HK around the Stanley and Shek O areas in a Clio 182. Clio's are not common in HK because European cars in general are not as durable as Japanese cars due to the high humidity and temperatures in HK. Things like the electronics and cooling systems tend to break easliy on Euro cars in HK. Having not seen many Clio's I'm surprised how quick it is. I did see a blue Clio once driving fast along Clearwater Bay road from Choi Hung towards the turnoff to Sai Kung, and he was really fast and must have been doing around 130-150 km/h. I wonder if it's the same guy?



OK, this is not street racing, nor is it in HK but this guy's skills definitely deserve a mention. This is in car footage from the Macau Grand Prix and it looks like qualifying for the local touring car class (mainly drivers from Macau and HK). Notice how close he gets to the concrete walls and barriers!


Finally, a lighthearted video to finish off this post ;-)