LA STREET RACERS
After nightfall in Los Angeles, young men and women behind the wheels of very fast cars rev their engines and rip down city streets for ego, money and bragging rights…
It’s a California tradition that dates back to the 50’s and was indelibly memorialized in the movie ‘American Graffiti’…
But in the wake of several bystander deaths, the cops are no longer turning a blind eye. Now, LAPD is employing sophisticated tactics and techniques to chase down hot rods, press charges & confiscate or even destroy the cars.
Follow the young drivers and mechanics of Compton-based Custom Performance Racing (CPR) as they try to turn their struggling start-up custom shop into a success and transition from the world of illegal street racing to the even bigger money world of legit drag racing…
Almost every guy behind the wheel or under the hood at CPR has done time for illegal racing - including felony evasion. Trouble is: the adrenaline rush of the sport is hard to kick.
But if any of them are busted street racing again, their cars will be crushed and they’ll wind up back in jail.
