Adelaide hoons organise burnout competitions on Facebook
Residents of a South Australian neighbourhood are fed up and furious about a gang of hoons holding burnout competitions in their street.
The streets of Elizabeth East, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs are beginning to resemble a race track.
The hoons perform burnouts and other high-speed manoeuvres during the night and day in the middle of suburban streets.
Resident Tahlia said all she can smell through her house is burnt rubber, and the hoons have left her worried about her safety.
“Sometimes I get anxiety if it’s late at night thinking: ‘What if they crash into the fence or into the house?’” Tahlia said.
“My kids’s bedrooms are right there. It’s a bit scary.”
The events are organised through a Facebook page and attract hoons who share a passion for driving dangerously.
Annoyed resident Pat Schultz said described the group as “plain idiots”.
“I can’t say what I’d like to say but, no, it’s just unbelievable,” Ms Schultz said.
“They’ll kill somebody and it’s not just them it’s other people.”
Another resident said the neighbourhood didn’t feel safe anymore.
But the hoons insist it’s just another sport and they aren’t doing any harm. They also didn’t object to being filmed in broad daylight.
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“A lot of people drag race, play footy, a lot of people play tennis, golf,” one of the hoons said.
“It’s not dangerous. If people can’t stay out of the way of a burnout then it’s their fault really. It’s only dangerous if you don’t know how to steer. If you can’t drive don’t skid.”
Another hoon said there are worse things the group could be doing.
“Pop tyres, not pills,” he said. “It’s better than having a drug habit, I guess.”
