Mark Richard Goodman, Brett John Holden in court for motorbike speeding

Two Sunshine Coast dads who both purchased new motorcycles and filmed themselves reaching “astonishing” speeds of up to 200km/h through the hinterland have been punished in court.

A firefighter and a manager who recorded themselves reaching high speeds of up to 200km/h through the Sunshine Coast hinterland have been sentenced for their “lunacy”.

Brett John Holden of Birtinya, 46, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle in a dangerous way by excessively speeding and Mark Richard Goodman of Parrearra, 45, pleaded guilty to dangerous operation in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on September 12, 2022.

Police prosecutor David Hoffman told the court the men had met in a carpark and discussed their route before speeding up to 200km/h and crossing white lines on several occasions in Peachester and Cedarton on July 8, 2022.

Senior Constable Hoffman said there were a minimum of 26 high speed offences shown in the 30-minute footage taken by Goodman.

The court heard that if the fathers had been ticketed for the speeding offences, the total value of the tickets would have been $33,000.

“The level of lunacy has no place on the roads that we use with our families,” Constable Hoffman said.

“There were other members of the public that were put in harm's way by their actions.”

Constable Hoffman said it was just “dumb luck” that a serious traffic crash did not occur.

“A speed of 200km/h on a public road is astonishing,” he said.

Defence barrister Kelvin Pearson said Holden was a father-of-three and had moved to the Sunshine Coast nine months ago for a promotion in his position as a food and beverage manager for an up-market hotel chain.

The court heard Goodman worked three jobs, with one being a firefighter and another being a bottle shop worker.

Mr Pearson said both men bought the motorbikes as part of a “dream” that then turned into a “nightmare”.

He said Holden and Goodman were both extremely remorseful for their actions and had entered early pleas of guilty.

Character references were submitted to the court speaking of the men’s good character and contribution to the community.

Magistrate Rod Madsen acknowledged Goodman had been “struggling” at the time of the offending.

Goodman and Holden were both given nine months’ prison, suspended for 12 months.

Holden was disqualified for a year while Goodman was disqualified for nine months.