Outlaws: Inside the Violent World of Biker Gangs by Thompson Tony

Author:Thompson, Tony [Thompson, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hachette Littlehampton
Published: 2011-08-03T22:00:00+00:00

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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

In March 1994, the Midland Outlaws travelled to Florida in order to attend Daytona Beach Bike Week, a ten-day-long festival that competes with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for the title of biggest in the US. At the airport, with their patches covered up, they again split up into small groups in order not to draw too much attention to themselves as they walked through the border controls. Boone, Link and Dozer approached the counter together.

‘What do you do for a living?’ Link was asked, as he approached the booth. He hesitated a moment too long and the official immediately became suspicious. ‘Come on, come on, tell me what you do for a living. You shouldn’t have to think about it.’

‘I’m a mechanic,’ said Link and soon afterwards was allowed to pass through.

Boone was next. ‘What do you do for a living? Don’t think about it, just tell me.’

‘I’m a mechanic too,’ said Boone. ‘I work with that bloke who just went through.’

‘Okay. Where are you staying?’

Boone fished into his pocket and pulled out the note with the address the Florida Outlaws had given him. Having come direct from them, Boone assumed it was a ‘safe’ address that would not draw any undue attention. But as he read it out, Boone could see a deep frown appear on the official’s forehead.

‘Give me that again.’

‘Boone quickly transposed some of the numbers in the address, hopefully choosing a property on the other side of the road and pretended like he’d made a mistake.

‘I should hope so. That first address you gave me is the headquarters of the notorious Florida Outlaws. They’re one of the worst, organised crime gangs in all of America. They’ve been responsible for at least eighty unsolved murders in the last couple of years alone. Whatever you do, don’t have anything to do with them.’

All the Midland Outlaws made it safely through immigration, but as they gathered outside the terminal waiting for their ride to take them to the clubhouse, they started to feel uncomfortable, a feeling that got worse when they received a text message telling them that Rainer wasn’t going to be able to make it to the show and that they would be on their own.

They had been to war with rival gangs, they had shot at their rivals and been shot at on countless occasions. They had fought and fucked and partied the way only outlaws can. But for the first time ever, they were beginning to worry that they had gotten in over their heads.

With its near-constant sunshine, glorious beaches, vibrant party scene and heavy emphasis on a laid-back lifestyle, Florida has long been a biker’s paradise. The first race meeting at Daytona Beach took place in 1937 and, apart from a hiatus during World War Two, the rally has taken place every year since. Today, every March, some half a million bikers from around the world attend the ten-day long event making it one of the largest gatherings of its kind on the planet.

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