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motorbikes rule the streets of Indonesia
synonymous with the middle class they
allow Indonesian zazz shot at upward
mobility but after hours the ubiquitous
motorbikes are a key part of a more
dangerous economy
this is the high-stakes world of illegal
drag racing teenagers as young as 12
participate in these races they promote
themselves on instagram and winners can
make a small fortune from a single race
however the risks are just as high as
the rewards accidents like this are a
deadly reminder of the dangers of
beautiful drivers there are legal racing
events but street racing still persists
yes our Vice Indonesia correspondent
heads to the suburbs of Jakarta to meet
a rising star in the local drag racing
scene 16 year old ezza wera add masha
dropped out of school and left his
family's home to race on the weekends he
participates in legal racing events
despite his success there as a still
races illegally on the street I mean is
nothing a listen anybody
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nice day
I hope people will not hold me there
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Baja would you want my team up in the
wreckage illa why did you come back as a
rides for Cal ihara the team's owners
convinced him to drop out of school and
leave his rural life behind it comes to
housing tons of cash and flashy gifts at
16 years old he's living far better than
most working-class Indonesia doesn't he
will be lined up it's called a genie
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Bandung four hours outside of Jakarta to
attend a legal racing event
the air stinks of exhaust and oil it's
legal races like this with these racing
machines
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for senior cologne to bear upon but we
are jelly mop aloo paratha Messiah buggy
and really mob everything he needs to
regularly replace the streets to
maintain sponsorship deals that make
racing possible everything from his
helmet and racing gear to his stable of
motorbikes is paid for by sponsors
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today essa is racing with his friend
Oakley chavin okie is older and more
established in the scene he also used to
participate in the street race but left
because the risk was too great
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people like
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why everybody
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it was a good day for essa but successes
like this aren't enough to pay the bills
as it still needs to win illegal street
races to keep the money rolling in EOS
returns to the suburbs of Chicago for
race night Meza has told the crew to
come by midnight for the illegal street
race the crew waits in the car for the
signal that the race is almost went
inside talked to the guys and they said
lately the last two races they started
at 7 even 9 o'clock morning I don't know
why I think less cops
but I think it's gonna be similar to
that or not because it's just started
raining nobody wants to race
in the rain
at the same time I want to stay here to
seven
it's 6:30 we're on the move it's about
time we're on our way through the track
is this in a car across I'm looking to
be a single mom
I'll be outside
there's two million rupiah or about a
hundred and forty u.s. dollars riding on
this race in Indonesia that's about a
month's salary as uh says he doesn't
care but is determined there's more than
money at stake there's pride
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but we didn't be a circle of agree with
the policy derrick orberg engineer
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apparently apparently they're big he's
the big guy he he's the one who deals
with the cops if it's like if it's
getting out of control or they pick up
out of the blue and he's the guy who's
gonna give the cops money to say hey I
need ten minutes here's a few cash for
you give my kids like some time so he's
the guy he's ever
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I think I think Chema lost but did
you see that did you see how they they
they they they flew they
the legs were high they the wind got
what I'm speechless what I just happened
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so they're putting their the bikes back
and like now the streets are back active
like regular cars started coming in so
somebody must have stopped it over there
yep so we've been trying to talk with as
after the race I think he's just tired
and the fact that he lost in front of
many people and you wouldn't want to
talk in front of the camera I mean I
understand I do the same thing if 2
million just left just gone in a minute
so
because that's it for today
the local police know that the town has
become a mecca for illegal street races
units like this confiscate hundreds of
motorbikes a year but the races as well
as injury and death continue to develop
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tonight the police are on the lookout
for illegal drag racers they search for
packs of kids on motorbikes who look
suspicious
it seems impossible to stop street
racing entirely instead the police try
to interrupt the races
it's hard to explain actually we just
kept on chasing em till they disappear
that's basically it
it's a dangerous cat and mouse game that
seems to have no end in sight young
people will continue to be drawn to
illegal street-racing by promises of
money and fame and the police will
always be tailing them