[lovehamr]

Good grief I'm glad I don't live there. You guys are getting hammered! In the states SEMA and other groups jump on the stupid stuff as soon as it comes out of someone's mouth.

"The Deputy Commissioner of Police Bob Hasting has been recorded as saying he wants every idiot in modified vehicles off the road. There is no place for these type of hoons and their modified vehicles, he has been recorded as saying."

And your response is "I agree with his comments here."?

I hate to tell you but it sounds like he means you guys to! It does sound like the street racing thing needs to be addressed but rounding up everyone who has a nice car and subjecting them to searches and inspections based on nothing but a whim is Draconian and shouldn't be tolerated. You know, I've always wanted to visit your country. Early in my career I worked with some of your military and based on that exposure I always thought that if there was another country on earth that was a freedom loving, swashbuckling place, it would have to be Australia. Then the great gun grab thing happened and I thought "How could this have happened to those guys I know?" I guess that freedom just got whittled away until no one could fight losing it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some raving separatist or loonie, in fact I've been in our country’s law enforcement community my entire adult life. In that time, one thing that I have learned is that the machine isn't where the problem is. It's not the "modified vehicle" that's the problem; it's the "hoon" (whatever that is. LOL) who is behind the wheel. Whacking someone’s pee pee because the air cleaner on their car isn't approved isn't going to stop street racing any more than chopping up all those guns has ended violent crime. It seems like you guys are loosing more than just carbs and cool cars and someone needs to speak up about it.

Guys, I certainly hope no one was offended by this post. It just sucks to read about fellow enthusiasts who are having there pursuit of freedom trampled under the heels of well meaning jackboots. Good luck guys.
Steve