With most popular TV shows and movies, there is bound to be spinoffs. The hit Discovery Channel show Street Outlaws is among these shows as, over the years, the show has seen its fair share of spinoffs. The most recent one called Street Outlaws: Fastest in America returned on Monday for its second season. The season premiere episode showcased tons of action packed grudge racing and the usual high amount of drama. The final race of the episode featured a very high stakes race between Al Boogie from South Carolina in a '69 Chevy Camaro and Boddie from California in his silver Chevelle.
Gotta Pay To Play
The video above shows just how high the stakes were. The two racers put $10,000 on the line for the race and, in addition, Boddie offered to give Boogie the hit. This means that instead of both cars leaving at the same time with the flagger, Boogie leaves whenever he is ready and Boddie has to chase him down. In a street race, that is a huge advantage for Boogie, as every fraction of a second counts.
Street racing has a lot of secret rules and virtues, and one of those is that pride is everything. Boddie giving Boogie the hit means that both are putting their pride on the line. If Boddie can chase him down and beat him, it would be a crushing blow to Boogie's pride and the loss would hang over his head forever. As JJ Da Boss from the reigning champion MSO team pointed out, the rivalry between Boddie and Boogie has some deep roots and both drivers are putting a whole lot more than just money down.
Racing Is Everything
As with all "reality" shows on TV, there is bound to be a fair amount of scripted drama. Street Outlaws definitely follows this narrative as not everything is as real as it seems, but one thing that can be certain is that once the drivers are in their cars, the race is a race whether there are 10 cameras rolling or no cameras.
The men and women on the show may be playing a part to some extent, but they are all serious street racers – that is their main focus throughout the show. Because no matter what, the races won and lost by each driver go far beyond the show itself. They are all fighting to keep and gain street cred, which they carry with them both on and off the show.
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