Part 1: The Simpler Times (Street Racing & Neon Lights) Back in 2001, life was simple. The hardest challenge Dom Toretto and Brian O’Conner faced was stealing a truckload of Panasonic TV/DVD combos and escaping the local police. The stakes were low, the neon lights under the cars were bright, and the entire plot revolved around quarter-mile drag races, shifting gears 45 times in a ten-second sprint, and sipping cold Corona beers at backyard barbecues.
If you had a tuned Toyota Supra, a Nissan Skyline GT-R, or a Dodge Charger, you were a god on the streets of Los Angeles. All that mattered was muscle under the hood, NOS tanks, and keeping your eyes on the road.
