Yeah - that type of driving would qualify as 'hooning' and the boys in blue view it very dimly, particularly if the car has been modified. The closest you'll get to an automobile in 'the big house' is when you get to stamp number plates.
It doesn't seem all that strict, but then we are a nation of convicts

Regards,
Chris aka Fat Luigi, Cell Block 3A, Minimum Detention Unit, Woodford