City to screen hoons, bogans

Alex de Vos
GEELONG’S reputation for “car culture” has attracted the premiere of a movie about hoons and bogans, according to its creator.
Writer, producer and director Aaron Stevenson said he would unveil Hoon Capital in Geelong next month.
The Bendigo resident said his six-part television series explored the Australian phenomenon of “hoonism” and what drove people to take extreme risks behind the wheel.
Mr Stevenson said Hoon Capital included commentary about Geelong and “its strong car culture”.
“From my understanding there are quite a lot of hoons in Geelong,” Mr Stevenson said.
“Geelong is a car-oriented town and makes up a large part of our demographic.”
Mr Stevenson said the series did not intend to encourage dangerous driving.
“We’re not pro-hoons,” he said.
“We explore why people do things and the psychology behind it.”
The documentary follows an Independent report in 2008 that revealed Geelong was the second-worst city for hoon offences in regional Victoria behind Bendigo.
In 2006 Geelong police were given new powers to impound, immobilise or confiscate cars if officers caught drivers drag-racing, performing burnouts or engaging in other dangerous driving.
Mr Stevenson said the television show would also explain the state’s anti-hoon legislation.
“We have this legislation but people don’t know what it’s all about,” he said.
“The series doesn’t have a positive slant on hoons – we’re not saying you should be a hoon.”
Fatal Impact Productions will screen Hoon Capital at Geelong’s Ford Museum on July 19.