What is the very first thing that springs to mind when you contemplate the country of Australia? It’s Kangaroos. Is it common practice in Australia to keep kangaroos as pets? How do they ride them? In the same manner that we ride horses? These are some of the strange queries that we frequently probe our own minds with. Oh wait, we just asked ourselves out loud, didn’t we? Now that you are here, allow us to walk you through some information; the Australian car culture is something that you are not familiar with.
We only recently came to the conclusion that Australia is home to more than just kangaroos; the country also has a fantastic car culture. After Australia’s auto industry hit rock bottom in 2017 as a result of heavy taxation and severe government restrictions, the globe may have believed that the party was over for the Australians. However, things are looking up for the Aussies. To our utter astonishment, the culture surrounding automobiles became even more robust and is still expanding.
Australians are at the top of the list when you talk about people who are passionate about cars. Motor racing is one of the most popular activities in Australia as well as one of the most common. I am not referring to the typical economical vehicle that you would use on a daily basis. I’m talking about those beastly V8 machines here! You understood that correctly. Their passion for the V8 supercars led them to impose a restriction on stock car racing: if your vehicle does not have a V8, you are required to sit in the spectator lanes rather than the racing lanes.
When you think of automobile party meets, you should think about Australia. Australia is a smaller country than the United States and the United Kingdom, but boy, are these Aussies wild! When you hear the authorities of the party talking about and trying to track down the people they refer to as “Hoons,” you may get an idea of how wild the party is. We have little doubt that you have come across some negative commentary regarding these auto meets on social media.