I'm sure many of you have seen different "exotic spotting" videos on Youtube where some guy happened to film an exotic parading in town.

One thing I don't understand is that the cameramen always seem to be able to film the car again in several different locations after it had flied off in the initial shot.

Is the camera man simply stalking the car ? It doesn't seem likely because it would be hard to chase a car across the down on-foot.


How does it work?

Maybe the spotters have cars as well? Maybe they know short cuts? Maybe they know where the exotics owners plan to gather? Who's to tell?

What I never understood is why people allow these types to get so close to their car! I would be freaking out someone stalking me with a camera out.

I understand the car is an attraction in its self, but is there no concept of personal space?

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The correct answer is:

E. No

After having seen it with my own eyes, peoples' thoughtlessness and rudeness continue to astound me.

At the Baltimore Grand Prix the first year, a large group of Lamborghinis and Ferraris parked together and an original GT40 thrown into the mix, lots of people milling about...
I saw, not only people touching, leaning, and sitting on the cars, but:
-a guy open the door to a CT 25th Ann and climb inside
-a guy open the door lean into and spill a beer inside the GT40

Peoples' lack of courtesy is unfathomable.

Compared to those kinds of transgressions, someone filming the car is fine by me (except when they themselves are behind the wheel, but that is a whole other level of stupidity).

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Holy crap. That's horrible.

I guess like everything else, there's people who respect your stuff and people who don't.

I'm an exotic spotter as a hobby because of my passion for photography and obsession for cars ever since I was a little kid, especially Lamborghini.

Personally, no, I don't "stalk" the owners when I'm spotting.

I live in the suburbs of Chicago, so if I'm out driving in the suburbs and see an exotic, it's a little hard to "chase" them opposed to when I'm on-foot downtown where cars aren't moving nearly as fast. It's not hard to follow a car for a two or three block radius in heavy urban traffic in a place like downtown Chicago or downtown New York if you're in good physical shape and ready to take a quick jog.

When it comes to parked exotics, yes, I always try and wait outside for the owner so I can get a video of them starting it up and accelerating/driving away. If I have the time, I usually only wait for 15-20 minutes; I think the longest I ever waited was about half an hour. After they fly away, if I see them again, sure, I'll wait for them again!

I don't consider any of this an invasion of privacy (probably because I know to remain patient and respectful) and never had an owner say anything of that sort, either. I've found that about nine times out of ten, the owner will acknowledge me (and other spotters) by revving the car or taking off to make it scream, etc. In fact, without even saying a word, I've even had owners hand me the key to start it up myself or open the door to let me sit in it for a few pictures. This kind of behavior makes me think most people (exotic car owners) are impressed by the appreciation.

Obviously, that all comes from being patient and respectful. I can't believe how some people will act around another person's property.

Lol, most of those videos are from London. These people see these cars every day because they know the spots to stake out to see them again. Not to mention that the traffic through a city is always stop and go, so you can easily catch up to a car that has just launched.

I'm no expert on these videos but they may also have a team of spotters who are spread out on different streets, so they each get a vid of the car and put it together to look like one. Also the videos might not be from the same day...

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Very true! Knowing spots is a big part of it for sure. When I'm downtown in the right neighborhood (Gold Coast), I can run after a car from launch to the next block and follow the car before they park again a few blocks away. That's the only time I like slow-moving traffic.

Spilling beer in my honda would 'cause me to have a hissy fit.

Spill beer in my Lambo?