Three men from Hamilton were arrested for street racing by undercover police over the weekend, police say, and their cars were impounded for seven days.

People in the neighbourhood of Queenston Road and Nash Road North complained about driving, so police in unmarked cars, patrolled the area on Saturday and Sunday nights.

On Saturday night the police saw the driver of a burgundy Buick rev its engine and burnout for about five seconds as it left a parking lot. In a press release, police say they followed the car and arrested the 24-year-old man who was driving, and charged him with stunt driving.

Police arrested the driver of this Buick for stunt driving, and seized his car for seven days. (Submitted by Hamilton Police Service)

On Sunday night in the same area, the press release says that police saw a group of vehicles, which consisted of cars and motorcycles, speeding. They saw the drivers of a red Nissan 350Z and a blue BMW stop side-by-side at a light, and rev their engines and speed off as the light turned green.

Police followed the vehicles but were unable to safely stop the BMW, the press release says, but did stop and arrest the driver of the Nissan. The 26-year-old man was also charged with stunt driving.

Police arrested the driver of this Nissan 350Z for stunt driving, and seized his car for seven days. (Submitted by Hamilton Police Service)

The identity of the person who was driving the BMW is known, the press release says, and police are trying to track down the person to charge them, as well.

On the same evening police say they spotted two more vehicles in the same area driving dangerously, a silver Dodge journey and a grey Mazda 3.

The driver of the Dodge Journey squealed its tires as it pulled from a parking lot. The driver of the Mazda mounted the curb and cut off other drivers as it left the lot to follow the Journey, the press release says.

Police followed the vehicles and, when they came upon them, noticed both vehicles were damaged. Police closed the road to investigate. They discovered the driver of the Mazda had hit the Journey from the rear, which caused the Journey to hit a hydro pole.

There were three people in the Journey. The driver was a 18-year old man and the passengers were a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl.

None of the people in that car were injured, says the press release, but the 23-year-old man who was driving the Mazda did tell the police that his leg hurt. He declined medical treatment.

The man who was driving the Mazda was arrested and charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Anyone charged with stunt driving or any of the related offences, if found guilty in court, faces penalties that could result in a fine between $2000 and $10,000 as well as up to six months in jail and a two-year licence suspension.

All three of the men arrested have court dates in Hamilton near the end of August.