A group of Oropi residents, fed up at boyracers hooning it up on their street, have taken to spying on the drivers - then barricading them in and calling police.

Four cars with trailers prevented the vehicles leaving and when police arrived two young drivers had their cars impounded.

The treasurer of the Oropi group, who did not wish to be named for fear of retaliation, said residents were sick of "disturbed nights".

Not only did the young drivers allegedly rip up vacant land at the end of the street but lights had been "shot out" and letter boxes damaged.

Four drivers, their cars pulling trailers, blocked in the boyracers on a straight on Phillips Drive and more cars further up the road lit the way with their headlights.

Phillips Drive resident Jan Booysen said that "skids" on top of the sections Mr Askin was trying to sell were deterring new neighbours.

"People are like 'holy ****, I'm out of here. I don't want to have to deal with this'.