Edinburgh stag do's Princes Street 'pitstop prank' goes viral with locals in stitches

Published date14 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Five of the unidentified men were dressed in red jumpsuits as Ferrari pit-stop mechanics and the sixth was dressed like the popular Nintendo character, Mario

The men were filmed at a Princes Street stop light and pedestrian crossing on Monday. The men waited for traffic to stop at the red light. Then they rushed towards the first car in line, waving inflatable wheels and a green race car card around. The faux-mechanics did some imaginary work to the car in a few short seconds.

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The impromptu pit-stop ended when the light turned green, and the men jumped around and waved the car off.

The reaction of the driver is not clear from the video, but the men are filmed smiling and waving to the driver as they drove away.

Reaction to the video was mostly positive, with some people wishing it had happened to...

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