Victoria Police is reminding drivers to leave the racing to the professionals at the Grand Prix this weekend, after two drivers were caught in a dangerous high-speed street race in Truganina overnight.
However the two drivers won't be revving their car engines this weekend, instead their vehicles will have some downtime in the impound yard.
Operation Achilles officers detected a red Ford Falcon and a grey Mitsubishi sedan on Palmers Road at about 8.45pm last night.
It's alleged the two drivers, a male and a female were travelling together at speeds up to 125km/h in a 60km/h zone.
Police will allege the male was an unaccompanied learner driver with no L plates displayed, and the front tyres of his vehicle were dangerously worn down to the inner plies.
Both drivers will be charged on summons.
The 23-year-old Williams Landing male will be charged with learner fail to have licenced driver beside them, fail to display L plates, drive at a dangerous speed, excess the speed limit by 45km/h or more and drive unsafe vehicle.
The 22-year-old Williams Landing female will be charged with fail to display P plates, drive at a dangerous speed, and exceed the speed limit by 45km/h or more.
Operation Achilles has been responsible for charging more than 200 of Melbourne's worst hoon drivers and impounding over 140 hoon vehicles over the past nine months.
As part of Operation Achilles, police saturate known hoon hotspots, ensuring they can rapidly respond to high risk driving events.
Anyone who witnesses dangerous hoon driving is urged to call Triple Zero (000) for an immediate police response.
Anyone with information about hoon activity, such as rubber found on the road or information about anyone involved in this activity is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestoppersvic.com.auExternal Link.
Quotes attributable to North West Metro Region Operation Achilles Acting Senior Sergeant Simon Borg:
"There was no flying through the flags, shoeys or podium finishes at the end of this race. It finished with flashing blue and red lights in the rear-view mirror, a pair of handcuffs and two cars being taken away."
"These two will now have to look at topping up their Myki because if they want to see some actual professional racing, they'll have to catch the bus or the train instead to the Grand Prix this weekend."
"Earlier this week, we arrested two people for an alleged street race which occurred in March, no more than 10 minutes from the spot these people were caught racing last night."
"We have been very clear that we are not going to allow people to race around our streets - the slightest error can result in devastation, and it puts the entire community at risk. If you engage in this type of behaviour it is only a matter of time before we catch up with you"
