In the
UK, boy racers are also noted, not only for their
insane driving, but for their
insane cars. Boy racers like modifying their cars. For many this simply involves fitting
spoilers,
air dams,
wheel arches,
tinted windscreens,
alloy wheels etc; ie cosmetic enhancements. It's the equivalent of women wearing makeup and tarty clothes; it's supposed to attract a mate.
However, some boy racers go a bit further. They either fit massive
stereos, or go completely barmy, and add
televisions,
playstations, and
DVD players. This gear is colectively known as
ICE;
In
Car
Entertainment. It should be noted, that this is normaly in midsize cars such as Ford Escorts.
Moreover, other boy racers modify their
engines. This engine modification can be as simple as changing the air filter and exhaust, to add 10bhp, or as
psychotic as adding
nitrous oxide injection, and more than doubling the engines power. Hybrid
turbos,
superchargers, and ignition timing chips are also common.
Overall, boy racers can end up spending substantialy more (or sometimes many times more) than the original value of their car in order to look cool. They end up with cars that are often horrendous to drive, and impossible to
insure; the tradeoff is that they are very fast and look oh-so-cool.