Cops bust a lead-footed motorist doing 119km/h in a 60 zone while they blast out a VERY appropriate song – and you won’t believe the excuse the wannabe race car driver gives them
- Officers pulled over the hoon on Mt Panorama in Bathurst on Sunday afternoon
- The man behind the wheel was travelling 45km/h over the speed limit at 119km/h
- He told police officers he ‘thought it was a racetrack’ after being pulled over
- The driver was issued an infringement notice, $2520 fine and six demerit points
Police have busted a BMW driver travelling nearly 120km/h in a 60 zone while blasting I Fought the Law over the patrol car’s speakers.
Officers pulled the hoon over on Mt Panorama in Bathurst, on the NSW Central Tablelands, on Sunday afternoon.
The man, who was travelling 45km/h over the speed limit at 119km/h, told police he ‘thought it was a racetrack’ after being pulled over.
Officers pulled the hoon over on Mt Panorama in Bathurst, in the NSW Central Tablelands, on Sunday afternoon
The man, who was travelling 45km/h over the speed limit at 119km/h, told police he ‘thought it was a racetrack’ after being pulled over
He was issued an infringement notice for a $2,520 fine and six demerit points.
His licence was also suspended for six months on the spot, and his registration plates seized for three months.
Officers were listening to British rock band the classic 1979 rock tune by The Clash while making the traffic stop.
NSW Police traffic and highway patrol warned that Mt Panorama, where the annual Bathhurst 1000 car race is held, is ‘not a racetrack’ day to day.
‘It is a public road with a 60km/h speed limit where people reside, businesses operate, and pedestrians walk,’ police said.
‘It is only a racetrack when it is closed to the public and authorised to be a racetrack.’
NSW Police Force Traffic and Highway Patrol Command warned that Mt Panorama, where the annual Bathhurst 1000 car race is held, is ‘not a racetrack’ day to day