Reckless drivers are tearing up the streets of a city centre and beyond in an attempt to go viral on Instagram.
In one video, racers hold their own version of the Fast and the Furious on residential streets, while another duo soar past law-abiding motorists at terrifying speeds.
In another, filmed from inside a car, one driver bombs it through Birmingham in broad daylight as part of a series of footage being shared on social media.
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As the wannabe gang of Dom Torettos treat the narrow residential streets of inner-city Birmingham like their own Silverstone, they're coming agonisingly close to parked cars, reports BirminghamLive.
One page promises "weekly content" and asks viewers to "send in videos for a feature" with thousands of followers and likes.
Last year, Ben Corfield, 19, and Liberty Charris, 16, were killed when a car ploughed into a crowd at a car meet in Oldbury, believed to have been organised on Snapchat, leaving their families devastated.
Ben's heartbroken dad Damian Corfield believes more should be done to close down these social media accounts.
Mr Corfield previously told how his family's life had been "destroyed" by Ben's death saying it felt "impossible" to go on.
"These things are advertised, these car stunts and modifying cars," he said. "Social media, I suppose, is classed as a positive for what they (racers) want to do but for everyone else it's a negative.
"It's making it look like these things are acceptable in society; that dangerous driving is acceptable, making it look like the police have got no jurisdiction over them. It's reckless."
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook has been contacted about these accounts, but has not responded.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, has also called on the social media giant to do more.
It's as these types of accounts blatantly celebrate illegal behaviour which could potentially encourage others to copy their actions and put lives at risk
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