Video taking off 11x its usual first day

Masked driver tells Nine police won't stop illegal street stunts

The South East Queensland report pairs an anonymous driver's defence of hooning with police warnings about filming illegal activity for online audiences.

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9 News Australia Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 112,346 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (10,159).

South East hoon’s warning to police | 9 News Australia

Bailey Kenzie asks the masked driver what he would say to people who call his driving dangerous or stupid. His answer frames hooning as an escape from difficult circumstances, rather than addressing the danger.

The interview anchors a 9 News Australia report showing burnouts, drifting and stunts in traffic around Logan. The Short has drawn nearly 97,000 views in 17 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for that format.

Wearing a black hoodie and a face covering, the anonymous driver describes the pleasure of driving sideways at speed. He says participants use industrial estates away from crowds and insists they are not harassing people. The report also includes footage of public-road stunts and people taking tyres from a trailer.

Filming is part of the story, not simply a way of illustrating it. Kenzie reports that participants are hiring videographers to capture their driving, while Queensland Police warn that posting stunt videos encourages illegal behaviour.

The driver's message to police is blunt: "Just because the police are chasing us, it's not gonna stop us, you know..."

Nine closes with a legal warning of its own, reporting that boasting about crimes online can carry a jail sentence of up to two years.

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