In Madrid, security forces detained 17 members of an organised criminal group involved in arranging and running illegal car races. The case features in «Quemando rueda», a report by «En Portada» presented by Lorenzo Milá.
The programme examines night-time gatherings held at industrial estates and public car parks across Spain. Hundreds of people attend, some to watch and others to show off their cars with drifts and doughnuts. Flames can also burst from exhaust pipes.
Some gatherings escalate into parallel races known as lanzadas, with two cars competing side by side. The report describes the risk of people being hit, along with collisions that can end in fatal crashes. The Guardia Civil de Tráfico has raised the alarm over a systematic increase in reckless-driving offences.
Participants give their accounts in the report. Some say they compete only in safe locations; others face requests for prison terms of up to four years while denying direct involvement in the illegal displays. For contrast, RUSSPAIN has covered a different side of Spanish motoring in its report on a Madrid Pegaso Z-102 display.
