Goodna hoon’s brakes, exhaust glowed red, tyres exploded

The details of a frightening series of burnouts at notorious Brisbane street racing hot spots, where one Goodna hoon’s tyres exploded and exhaust and brake calipers glowed red, has been told in court.

A Goodna panelbeater’s tyres exploded and his exhaust and brake calipers glowed red in a series of hooning incidents in which he narrowly avoided cheering onlookers, a court has heard.

One of the three incidents happened at a notorious street racing venue in Brisbane’s southwest just days after an onlooker lost their leg when a hoon car ploughed into him.

Dylan Michael Anderson, 23, was sentenced this morning in Richlands Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to six counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle.

Police prosecutor, Sgt Shane Stephenson, said the late-night incidents took place at Viking St, Wacol and at Formation St, Gailes on August 22, September 4 and September 23 last year.

Several hundred people were at some of the incidents, cheering, filming burnouts on their phones and some were even holding up signs reading “Skid’’.

Anderson leaves Richlands Magistrates Court.

Sgt Stephenson said most of the burnouts Anderson performed, which were filmed with hidden cameras, were about one minute in duration and saw the streets covered in smoke.

He was fist pumping in the incident on September 4, during which a male onlooker ran out on to the street and touched his car at one point.

“It was a high speed burnout. He narrowly missed the gathering and nearly hit a man in a hoodie. There were sparks,’’ Sgt Stephenson said.

In another incident, Anderson’s tyres were worn down to the metal, which could be heard on the surveillance device touching the ground.

But when Sgt Stephenson alleged Anderson’s brake calipers and exhaust glowed red, he called out from the dock: “That’s bulls*@#.’’

Magistrate Stuart Shearer said the remark indicated Anderson was not remorseful for his actions, which he said marked him out as an “idiot’’.

Richlands courthouse.

“It’s completely mindless. What level of intelligence do you need to think this sort of thing is entertainment?’’ he asked.

“It’s idiotic behaviour. One of these incidents was at Viking Drive (sic) a day or two after someone had their leg amputated.’’

Anderson said he was unaware of the incident, but Mr Shearer pointed out to him that that was not the point.

He said fines alone were an insufficient deterrent as Anderson had already racked up $9000 in fines, only half of which he had so far repaid, in a shocking four years on the road.

To date, he had accumulated 34 demerit points, six demerit point suspensions, two SPER (State Penalties Enforcement Registry) suspensions for not paying fines, and one count of drug driving.

“He’s never had better than a P plate,’’ Mr Shearer told Anderson’s solicitor, Zynal Khan.

But Mr Khan said his client was remorseful, in full-time employment and had removed himself from his associates, was now living with his mother and was supported by his girlfriend.

Mr Shearer fined Anderson $2500, imposed 120 hours of community service and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.

Anderson’s car was previously impounded.