RackaRacka YouTube prankster in court for 'scuba driving' water-filled car to bottle shop | ABC News

An Adelaide YouTube prankster who drove a car filled with water to a local bottle shop has faced court for the first time over the stunt.

Michael Alexander Philippou, who runs the popular RackaRacka YouTube channel along with idential twin brother Danny Philippou, today faced the Christies Beach Magistrates Court charged with numerous driving offences.

The 'scuba driving' video was posted in January 2019 during a heatwave in Adelaide, and attracted millions of page views.

Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-15/youtube-prankster-in-court-for-driving-car-filled-with-water/11869148

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