Category Archives: Street Racing: Hong Kong

Riding With Hong Kong Street Racers Phone call at lunch: -Do you want to make some extra money? -What for? -To Take Photos. -Of what? -People… it’s not black mail… -What kind of people? -Just someone’s family -In what way? -Has to be in Central.. -What do you want to use it for? -Just picturesContinue reading “Street Racing: Right Wrong Right Wrong”

Riding with HK street racers This is the forth saturday they said we were going to explore random abandonned places in the city. First week, they didn’t call. Second week, I called and Fai said someone’s had a fight, and it’s cancelled, Wah said Fai had some work to do, when I saw him theContinue reading “Street Racing. Filmmaker Notes May 02 2004”

Filmmaker’s diary Today I recieved an email from someone who said, he really enjoyed what I wrote about the street racers because he could really relate to how I felt about them and that he hopes the project is still on. I felt really encouraged and realized I haven’t updated this for a month, whichContinue reading “Need to Refocus”

Street Racing: Hong Kong This post refers to the Article in BC magazine:Live Fast, Die Young Walking pass the garages, I looked across the street, standing on the curb are two kids furiously reading away. In their hands the copy of BC. I ran across the road! “Hey! What do you think?” “The photos makeContinue reading “More reviews from the Street Racers Themselves”

Hong Kong Street Racing. I finally gathered enough copies of BC to hand them out to a few of the racers. I was a very surprised how happy they were about it. I thought they would be blasé about it, coz they are always featured in the car mags over here. The guy’s who IContinue reading “My Article: Street Racer Approved.”

Here is my article for BC Magazine Live Fast, Die Young: A Night With the Street Racers

I went over to the garages today because it’s the day before New Year. I thought I should say “Hi” and wish them all a good year of the Monkey because their shops will be closed. I go, “Hey, Happy New Year” and Mun goes, “Ai! You can’t do that. It’s not good!” “Sorry!” IContinue reading “Not Supposed to Wish them a New Year Yet!!”

Here is my article for BC Magazine Live Fast, Die Young: A Night With the Street Racers According to oral accounts, street racing began in Hong Kong in the early seventies when truck drivers took to the roads to race each other out of boredom and rebellion: two of the staples in the birth ofContinue reading “Live Fast Die Young”

Riding With Hong Kong Street Racers At the end of our ride, as I was walking into my apartment block Mike called me back and asked a favor. Something I don’t think I can deliver on. I tried with something else, I went out on a search, but came out blank. I had forgotten aboutContinue reading “Street Racing: Agreements Impossible to Keep”