If you are from the NY are you may want to be careful for a while...
Interesting read.
http://nydailynews.com/front/story/382993p-325042c.html
Might explain the expanded police presence as of late. I am just glad I got to have some Times Square runs befors things got shut down. I am most definately a little annoyed with this. I never wanted to make a buck of anything, just have a good time. It's just unfortunate that Rob's DVD will bring unwanted attention to Manhattan stuff.
City's Maserati maniac
He speeds through city to make DVD
By CARRIE MELAGO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Lamborghinis gone wild?
That could be the name of a new series of DVDs a New Jersey man is set to cash in on — showing motorists driving ultra-luxury cars around Manhattan at dizzying and extremely dangerous speeds.
For three years, Rob Ferretti has been filming a crazy corps of wealthy daredevils racing through the city as fast as 130 mph in Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis and other sports cars with six-figure price tags.
"It's stuff you'd never expect to see in New York," said Ferretti, 25. "When you think of Times Square, you think of cops on every corner, not Ferraris doing burnouts."
Cops aren't amused.
"This sort of reckless behavior brings stupidity to a new level. I only hope they don't hurt any innocent people," said a veteran NYPD officer after viewing clips from the DVDs. "Now that we're aware of it, we'll be watching."
Ferretti's been hawking the lead-foot footage online, but come April 11, his DVDs, repackaged under the brand "Super Speeders," will be on the shelves of major retailers and sold on television.
His second DVD, "1 Lap in NYC," promises viewers will "see NYC faster than ever before."
In the video, two Lamborghinis — each costing about $300,000 and able to go from zero to 80 in six seconds — speed about 130 mph along the West Side Highway. Still, they manage to stop at all the lights.
Other flashy cars do doughnuts on 10th Ave. and zoom up a traffic-free FDR Drive.
But Ferretti's favorite moment is footage taken before dawn on an October day in 2004. About 25 Ferraris are parked on the sidewalk near the TKTS booth in Times Square, attracting tourists and prostitutes alike. One by one, the Ferraris peel off the sidewalk and tear down Seventh Ave., leaving only smoking skidmarks.
Ferretti became enamored of pricey vehicles while working at a North Jersey golf course as a teen and started meeting up with other fanatics at car shows and impromptu get-togethers. Like other enthusiasts, he downloaded amateur car videos from the Internet.
About four years ago, he decided to try his hand at directing. He bought a $300 camera and hopped in his friends' cars. The footage that Ferretti posted on the Internet became so popular that he decided to make some cash by packaging it as a DVD and selling it online.
His first video, "Beyond the Quarter Mile," became an underground hit. And when Spike TV and other programs began licensing his footage, he quit his day job. Now, with the help of a production company, his New York-based DVD and a new one — "Super Speeders Across America" — will be available to exotic car lovers nationwide.
Ferretti admits he's had dozens of traffic tickets. "It comes with the territory," he said.
But he contends he has fans among cops and that there has never been an accident while he has filmed.
That's not by coincidence, he says. Lots of the footage is from early in the morning, when roads are deserted.
"You don't see close calls here," he said. "Everybody is aware of what's going on and they look out for each other.”
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