But I guess that’s why we both live here rather than blighty or down under.
It's the mixing up of such things with the general unconsenting public that raises an eyebrow.
Hoon's can hoon - just out of earshot of people that want a quiet life and off the community car parks and roadways - there's no shortage of private land and designated drag strips | raceways.
https://aussieinvader.com/the-people/rosco-mcglashan-oam/
https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/wa-built-1600kmh-j...
In the area I grew up, it was expected that your first car would be a V8. Hooning was ingrained into the culture. Back then it was a single spinner, no ABS, no airbags, basically no safety features at all. So what would happen is someone would get their licence, grab as many mates as they could, drive as fast as they could, and wrap their car around a tree killing everyone. Every week there was a news story about a multiple fatality P plate accident caused by hooning.
A culture of dangerous driving and dangerous vehicles led to Australia’s anti-hoon laws. It’s not just “ooh silly nanny state laws for no reason”.