Boy racers boast of topping 200mph in supercharged cars on YouTube and Facebook with hundreds of thousands of fans.
The foolhardy petrolheads are making cash out of promoting driving normally preserved for Hollywood stuntmen in their souped up motors.
But the difference is these young drivers are screaming down public roads and passing within inches of other motorists.
The Sunday People has seen dozens of videos in which they come within a hair’s breadth of death.
One young man appears to film himself on YouTube’s B7 TMY channel holding a mobile phone in his hand while driving on a public road in a clip which has had 40,000 views.
The channel also shows two pals zooming past pedestrians along London’s busy Oxford Street in a high-powered BMW.
In another video watched by 400,000 people, driver Ollie Miller boasts of hitting up to 210mph in a 1,100bhp Nissan GTR on a private track.
And a video uploaded to Facebook shows a driver hurtling past others on a motorway at 164mph in broad daylight.
A spokesperson for road safety charity Brake said: “It is shocking to see such blatant disregard for the rules of the road, which exist to keep us all safe.
“The dangerous driving demonstrated in these videos could have had potentially devastating consequences.
“There is absolutely no justification for driving like this on our roads, putting people’s lives in danger just to make a YouTube video.
“We hope that the police look into these videos and take appropriate enforcement action.” Last night the videos remained on YouTube, which is owned by Google .
Their hundreds of thousands of views mean they can be nice little earners for the company as well as the people who filmed and uploaded them – thanks to ads placed alongside them.
Many videos feature drivers testing how fast their vehicles can go from 0-60mph.
One sees a man racing a Lamborghini on a public road, as drivers push each other’s abilities. Others see aggressive cornering. As he speeds along country lanes, one driver boasts: “I don’t even know this road.”
YouTube said the videos were not in violation of its policies. A spokesman said: “YouTube’s community guidelines prohibit content that’s intended to encourage dangerous activities that have an inherent risk of physical harm. We work quickly to remove videos that violate our policies.”
Facebook declined to comment.
The B7 TMY channel owner said: “I do not promote dangerous driving and I don’t drive in a dangerous manner. Many young drivers like myself are criticised for speeding simply because we modify our cars.
“The very few that are reckless give us a bad name. You can hardly blame them because all the places that you can legally drive a car to its limits are being shut down due to noise pollution from the cars being to loud.”
Hood Stig, who has uploaded videos to YouTube featuring drag races on public roads, said: “My purpose is not to deliver content in a dangerous way but bring together a community that shares passion, knowledge and love for automobiles.”
He added: “I would be happy to work with Brake in the future to help promote road safety awareness to encourage enthusiasts to stay safe on the roads.”
