The President of the Newfoundland Antique and Classic Car Club is disgusted by a reckless display on Kenmount Road last night that had the potential to cause serious harm.
Video circulating on social media shows a Corvette doing doughnuts in the middle of traffic on Kenmount Road narrowly avoiding collision with a number of vehicles as onlookers scream.
A passenger in a Corvette stunting on Kenmount Road Sept 17, 2026 waving to the crowd
In one video, someone can be seen hanging out the window of the spinning car, waving to people on the side of the road.
Car enthusiasts have gathered at the A&W on Kenmount Road for decades to show off their prized vehicles, but Carl Hamlyn says things have started to take a turn in recent weeks.
Burnout tire marks on Kenmount Road following a group of stunt drivers (VOCM News)
“We don’t condone any of this behaviour, the last few weeks it’s gotten worse at A&W. I left early last night around 8:00 so I was gone when that happened. But it’s happened the last couple of weeks, it’s been getting worse. The car community in this province does not condone this type of action.”
RNC is aware and is expected to provide an update on the situation sometime today.
The city of St. John’s says it is “disheartening” to see unsafe behaviour on the city’s roadways, and council urges residents to follow the rules of the road.
It’s not the first time it’s happened. A driver was ticketed for stunting on Kenmount Road in July.
A stunting Corvette on Kenmount Road in 2015 (File photo).
In 2016, a 25-year-old driver was charged following a similar incident the previous summer involving a Corvette on Kenmount Road.
