Illegal street race in Sa Pobla: Two German cars duel in the industrial area

Dangerous race in the middle of the morning in Sa Pobla

On Thursday around 9:15 a.m. in La Vileta, the heart rates of employees at a small workshop rose—not because of a broken engine, but because two cars with German license plates accelerated side by side on the adjacent straight for a duel over roughly 400 meters. Several employees immediately pulled out their phones and filmed how two vehicles with German plates carried out a duel over about 400 meters.

According to eyewitnesses, they were electric vehicles that started without barriers and without safety precautions. The site is not a closed course: trucks and delivery vehicles kept driving, workers stood at gates and glances lingered on the roaring engines. A woman from a neighboring hall later said: I have never seen anything like this in the middle of the week.

What witnesses report

The people on site approached the cars to confront the drivers. According to observations, they claimed to understand only English, and asserted that it was for filming a video. When some witnesses threatened to call the police, the drivers and their companions quickly left the scene. An attempt to reach the local station directly reportedly failed—at least at the time of the observations no one could be reached.

Several employees expressed concern: The straight section is not meant for races, and it was, as one truck driver put it, 'only luck that at this time there were not more people on the road.'

Why this is not an isolated incident

On Mallorca there have been repeated cases of illegal races, not only at night but also during the day. In the Serra de Tramuntana mountains, cameras have now been installed to identify drivers. That helps—but only insofar as violations occur on monitored sections. Those who are clever at avoiding detection simply seek other routes, say residents.

The consequences are more than just loud noise: residents report increasing insecurity on rural roads, damage to freight loads and damage to private property. Authorities have already announced fines and charges, but tracing the scene is often difficult, especially when vehicles with foreign registrations are involved and witnesses give only vague information.

What should happen now

Locally, business owners want less noise and more police presence. Measuring devices, controls during off-peak hours, and faster reporting systems would help, says a business owner from La Vileta. In the short term, the memory of this risky action lingers: two cars, a short sprint, and the risk that on another day not everyone will get away with it as easily.

Note: Anyone who observes something should provide as precise information as possible about license plates, time and place and, if possible, make safe recordings. They can help prevent such scenes in the future.