Placetas motorists challenge other provinces: "It's not because of Facebook, it's here"

"It's Holguín, it's the center, it's Havana, it's malanga and its food stall," said one of the promoters of the clandestine race.

3 | 06/08/2023 - 12:47pm (GMT-5)

Motorists from the Placetas municipality, in the province of Villa Clara, They challenged drivers a few days ago from other provinces to a career.

"It's Holguín, it's the center, it's Havana, it's malanga and its food stall.It's not on Facebook, it's here!"said one of the promoters of the competition, inciting motorcyclists from other cities to face a raceon site,in your locality.

In a video published on the TikTok account of the Internet user identified as "wilbitomildrey", at least six owners of Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles proposed that the demonstrations of speed and power of the vehicles go from social networks and filmed videos to reality.

Hundreds of people joined the challenge and responded to the motorist's call, but many of them assured that in the context of the current fuel crisis in Cuba, the competition was more of an illusion.

"I'm from Holguín, not gasoline to go there," wrote one Internet user.

Others, residents outside of Cuba, indicated that the island's roads are not suitable for carrying out these speed tests. "In Cuba there is no street to handle that," said one.

Some forum members alluded to the illegality of this type of act in the country and warned of the danger of attending such an event, and a large number asked how these motorcycles were brought into the country.

They also pointed out the danger of not being properly dressed for these extremely dangerous trips.

"But it lacks the fundamentals, the suits, the elbow pads and knee pads, if you fall you will be torn to the teeth," they highlighted.

Clandestine motorcycle races are not new in Cuba, where years ago a motorcyclist I could win 10,000 pesos in 20 secondsif he managed to be the fastest on a 200 meter straight line.

However, the world of wheelsIt has been lethalfor those who participate in it.

This year a shocking video of a accident during a clandestine raceof motorcycles in Camagüey, where they warned of the dangers of combustion engines with rim 13 tires, which make the vehicle more unstable.