Check out this video with Tanner Faust of Top Gear USA.  Its too bad they couldn’t quite get the formula right for Top Gear in the US, they do some great videos like this one, but the flavor is just a bit off for the American Audience.

Tanner Foust takes the Porsche 911 GT2 RS for a spin in the closed streets of LA, culminating in a drag race against – classic muscle car – the Chevy Nova, and the Dodge Viper SRT10.

This video has the feel of a movie, or a Gymkhana video since the streets are closed, theres an incredible car and a professional driver behind the wheel.  Pushing a car to the limits in Los Angeles has a boyhood dream fixed to it.  Something that you know is bad, but when you can purchase the right to close the streets, it can be legally attainable.  Why not?  Gumball 3000 has used police escorts, and like this video, I’m sure the police have just as much fun watching up close and personal.