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Street racing is obviously illegal and incredibly dangerous, but that has never stopped people from doing it. While we don't hear nearly as much about the scourge of Japanese tuner cars as when The Fast and the Furious first hit theaters over a decade ago, illegal street racing is still bubbling under the surface all over the island nation. An excellent new documentary short from Bowls Films takes a look at the Kanjozoku from Osaka, Japan; a group that claims to be partially responsible for the tuning style known as JDM. The group gets their name from their preferred route known as the Kanjo. It's a 4.77-mile long loop of connected highways running right through the city of Osaka. You might expect a hardcore group of illegal Japanese racers to show up with highly tuned Nissan GT-R and Toyota Supra coupes, but the Kanjozoku evidently eschew all of the others in favor of one particular car that they love: the Honda Civic. According to the video, that vehicle of choice came in part from the city's location. Osaka was relatively near the one-make Civic races held at Japan's legendary Suzuka racetrack. The hatchbacks thus became the default weapons for the Kanjozoku's street battles. The guys interviewed for the documentary go so far as to claim that their scene created the whole concept of JDM tuning. The whole video is a really interesting portrait of an illegal racing scene crafted out of friendly competition. Scroll down for a brief look at the Kanjozoku of Osaka – it's worth it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJW-Bsrnmk

Indonesia's 'Mat rempits': Winner gets to have SEX with LOSER'S GIRLFRIEND Every weekend night in Taman Aries and Puri Kencana, Kembangan, West Jakarta, Indonesia, sees illegal motorcyle street racing by teenagers. Other than the danger factor of the racing circuits, these teens also bet for money and sometimes, their girlfriends, according to a report on Indoboom.com. Bets can range from $10 to $100 and can even go up to $1,000. When betting using their girlfriends, the report states that the racer that wins gains the right to have sex with the loser racer's girlfriend. Police have said that they routinely conduct raids in the areas. Metro Kembangan's Head Police Commissioner Agus Herru is supportive of a plan to enforce compulsory education hours so as to get the teens off the streets, according to the report. Source: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=191832:indonesias-mat-rempits-winner-gets-to-have-sex-with-losers-girlfriend&Itemid=4#.UpL04MRkN8E

Rome is still on track to host a round of the world championship in 2012 or 2013, the Italian capital's mayor revealed recently. A possible street race in the famous city has been on the cards for quite some time now, but it had been thought that political obstacles had thwarted the plans. But mayor Gianni Alemanno told a morning television programme on Rai 1 television stating that "from 2012 or no later than 2013, a grand prix will take place in Rome.