come and hoon they say.... it will be "like Fast and the Furious", they say...

[davey90]

Link to article.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226501016874

HOW do you make a grown man cry? Try impounding his souped-up car.

Tearful hoons filled the Roads and Maritime Services' inspection station in Botany on Sunday night after police hauled in 23 illegally modified and defective vehicles found cruising the streets of La Perouse, Matraville and Botany.

Eastern beaches police Inspector Leonard James said tears were the "usual reaction" of many of the hoons picked up around drag racing hot spots such as "The Loop" at La Perouse or the boat ramp at Foreshore Rd in Botany.


The Daily Telegraph watched even the toughest guys crumble as police handed out fines and defect orders during the five-hour operation Kilowatt 3, led by Insp James.

Philip Fernandez, from Hillsdale, was driving his 1997 Nissan 200SX to Monterey just before 8pm when police stopped him. They made him follow them to the Lord St RMS station where he received two $99 fines and given five days to fix eight defects - enough to bring tears to his eyes.


"The cop looked at the twin exhaust straight away. I was shocked that I was pulled over," he said. "I already got the brakes fixed. They said the windows are too dark, the tyres are too big and hitting the mud guards. I'm pretty upset. It's going to cost a lot of money to fix, could be up to $3000."
The 26-year-old was one of 30 motorists whose cars were "defected" on Sunday night.
Police also confiscated four vehicles with major defects, issued 88 traffic infringement notices, and charged seven people with driving offences.
The fines ranged from $99 for general defects such as irregular-sized tyres and up to $298 and three demerit points for major faults such as frayed seat belts and wobbly seats.
Elias "Louis" Abi-Mehri, 23, from Merrylands, was heading to La Perouse to show off the 1969 Mazda rotary he bought a month ago when police pulled him over.
The car was "yellow labelled" for major defects.
"It's a very rare car and I've always wanted it. I probably should have stayed home tonight," he said.
"It'll cost me a couple of thousand in repairs and infringements.
"I like to go down and hang at La Perouse. A lot of people go down there to compare cars. It's a big car scene, like The Fast and the Furious."
Insp James said the hoon problems were not exclusive to La Perouse.
"It's in south Penrith, Bankstown, Wollongong," he said. "They stand around, put the music up, do burnouts. You can see the wheel marks all along here. We get a lot of noise complaints from locals.
"Every time we come out and do one of these operations, we help someone whose life is impacted by it."

[ZZT86]

I wonder whether any of these enthusiasts cars were actually more dangerous than they were when stock?

[Surok]

well maybe these people shouldnt drive dodgy cars.. then the police would have had nothing on them.

[st162celica]

the fun days are long long gone.


operation Kilowatt LOL

[tibsy92]

Love how they just had to mention bankstown.. and target "souped-up" cars, im sure a slight mod wont be any more dangerous than stock, unless sure some are just stupidly modified by being lowered to the $hit or rims bigger than the car.. but really? I see cars with bumpers hanging off drive past defect stations, I think that bumper falling off will be more dangerous than a mod like an exposed pod filter.. noise pollution isn't dangerous and the sound increase isnt that great. Hsv's are loud but 'factory modded' so they're alright loud.. the amount of times ive heard one drive past and it's louder than anything
The mods most do probably have no greater danger..

[Nafe]

Simple solution... Modify your car, but do it within the restrictions of the law. If your car is modified within the law, then you're safe. Difficult? I didn't think so.
If you chose to modify your car illegally, it is soley your own fault, not the police departments. Don't get pissed off at them, get pissed off at yourself.
Yeah hoon laws are a bit bullshit, but likewise, keeping your shit legal sin't that hard...