A man performed dangerous burnouts on a busy major road outside Summernats and sped away at more than 80kmh over the speed limit with two children in the car.
Aaron Fleming, 22, burned spirals of rubber on Northbourne Avenue to the cheers of onlookers in January this year.
"I hope you are terribly ashamed," magistrate James Lawton said on Wednesday.
The magistrate handed Fleming a wholly suspended six-month jail term, 300 hours of community service and a $500 fine.
His license will also be disqualified for 12 months.
Fleming had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated dangerous driving, speeding and driving an unregistered car in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Mr Lawton said he was "gobsmacked" Fleming, who had previously been injured in a motor vehicle accident, "would ever do anything like this".
"The video is objective evidence of the stupidity of what you did," he said.
"What could have happened to that innocent person at the tram stop who thought it was safe to cross... [and could have got] cleaned up by you."
The magistrate also described Fleming's justification for the burnouts as "idiotic".
A TikTok video of the reckless driver shows his Holden Commodore disappearing behind clouds of smoke as it burned rubber on to the road, with people yelling encouragement in the background.
A prosecutor argued Fleming's car lost traction on the road for up to 16 seconds, with at least 20 pedestrians standing close by.
The court heard two children aged under 13 years old were in the man's car, the spinning of which propelled mechanical parts up to 20m.
"The accused not only conducted burnouts but continued to drive dangerously, which appears to be celebrated," he said.
Fleming then sped off down the road, passing a crowded light rail stop at 125kmh in a designated 40kmh zone.
He drove straight through two red lights, with his passengers opening the car doors as they passed other vehicles on the road.
Defence lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith argued Fleming accepted responsibility for his actions, and had been "cheered on and encouraged" by bystanders.
"[It was] an act of defiance and stupidity following a rush of blood to the head," he said.
"A lack of planning, a lack of thinking underpinned the offending."
Mr Kukulies-Smith also noted Fleming's car had been impounded since January, which had served already as a punishment for his client.
