Young Saudi Street Racers in Jeddah (25 images)

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Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race.
  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.A young Saudi Street racer, and member of the "Subaru Fans Club"--a group of racers who exclusively race Subaru models, meets with fellow members and prepares to race his Subaru legacy (pictured silver)...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.The various cars of the "Subaru Fans Club" sit lined up in a mall parking lot late on thursday night, before the racing begins on the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.A Saudi police car waits in a speed trap on the King Abdul Aziz Road in Jeddah. A heavy police presence ensures that many tickets and warnings are given, with some of the worst speed offenders being taken to jail for a night or two, according to racers in the "Subaru Fans Club."..Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the "Subaru Fans Club" check out each others cars in a mall parking lot before a night of racing in the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi, 29, and father of two, checks the engine of a friends modified Subaru Legacy--a member of the "Subaru Fans Club" street racing group, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.. .Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi, 29, and father of two, checks the engine of a friends modified Subaru Legacy--a member of the "Subaru Fans Club" street racing group, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi, 29, father of two (R) and friends, check the engine of a friends modified Subaru Legacy--a member of the "Subaru Fans Club" street racing group, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.One of many modified sports cars sits in the mall parking lot where racers gather for a night of racing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi, 29, father of two (L), Fahd, 16 (C), and other members check the engine of a friends modified Subaru Legacy--a member of the "Subaru Fans Club" street racing group, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.The son of a "Subaru Fans Club" member shows his model race car in a mall parking lot where his father has come for a night of racing with friends...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.A Corvette races down an avenue in Jeddah as street race spectators look on, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Spectators watch as a car, modified with hydrolic lifts, races down the streets during underground street races in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Spectators watch as Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi, 29, races his car down a street in Jeddah, during underground street races on Thursday night...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Cars, driven by members of the "Subaru Fans Club" wait in traffic on their way to a second rally point, after a police raid on their first one forced them to relocate...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Suleiman Nasr Sudukhi (C facing camera), 29, talks with fellow members of the Subaru Fans Club in their "secret spot" a seldom traveled strip of road in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club watch friends race head to head at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club watch friends race head to head at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Two members of the Subaru Fans Club go head to head in a street race on a deserted strip of road in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club watch friends race head to head at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club watch friends race head to head at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.A member of the Subaru Fans Club checks a friends engine during the clubs thursday night underground races at their "secret" spot--a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.A member of the Subaru Fans Club checks a friends engine during the clubs thursday night underground races at their "secret" spot--a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Fahd, 16, listens to music in his car during a break from racing at the Subaru Fans Club "secret" spot on a deserted road in the suburbs of Jeddah...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club talk amongst themselves at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

  • 2/27/2009 Jidda, Saudi Arabia.Members of the Subaru Fans Club watch friends race head to head at their "secret spot" in the middle of the night, in a sparsely populated area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...Caught between east, west and boredom, Saudi Arabia's youth today find themselves in a changing cultural landscape with very little to do. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second largest Red Sea port city, where woman are forbidden to drive by law, young men in modified sports cars, many inspired by American movie franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Torque," take to the streets on Thursday nights to race. ..

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