Monday 29th October 2007

Go-kart getaway

Teenager in go-kart outruns police

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Catch me if you can...

Bank robbers take note.

If you want to show the police a clean set of heels forget your old Jags and Audi S8's – what you need is a go-kart.

A teenager taking a kart for a spin through a German town with seven squad cars in hot pursuit managed to give them all the slip, according to reports.

The unnamed 18-year-old led the convoy through the streets of Moenchengladbach for three miles but they were unable to match his pace.

He even spotted a private garage with an open door and decided to hide out.

'We were chasing him across town, but the squad cars couldn't keep up because the go-kart was able to take the corners faster and he was able to get away,' police spokesman Willy Thevissen told reporters.

Police did find his hiding place and were later said to have charged him with driving without a licence and driving a go-kart on a public street, which unsurprisingly is not allowed in Germany.

'He told us he knew driving a go-cart on the street is illegal," the spokesman said.

'But he had purchased the vehicle from a friend and said he had no other way of getting it home.'

[g60racing]

Class, I used to live their full of cobbled streets and the town centres on a massive hill - I'm surprised the Go-Kart didn't vibrate itself to pieces.

[Li Moo Bai]

This is baaaad. it's bad enough with the scourge that is the chav-ped 'round our way without them getting any more ideas

[danrc]

The next Schumacher?

[cen]

Maybe that's the reason for Sussex Police to equip their traffic department with a Lotus Exige.
Well when I drove the future Son in law's Elise it felt like a Go Kart

[[AJ]]

Plod don't let you have any fun these days!

[mattsayle]

next thing will be 'Teenager escapes police on Mobility Scooter'

[SS HSV]

I am going to Moenchengladbach on the 8th and 9th. I wonder if my clients will present a different story?

[mcrico]

haha funni and trust me you cant get away from the police on a mobility scooter i tried and miserably failed

[SpeedyGonzales]

mattsayle said:

next thing will be 'Teenager escapes police on Mobility Scooter'

I was thinking of buying one of those once, and then tuning it.

[DamonDash]

have you guys seen "KARTVADER"?

http://www.kartvader.com/

if it was anything like that im not surprised the police could not keep up!

you can get a good look if you go to youtube and search kartvader...

Edited by DamonDash on Monday 29th October 19:34

[flattotheboards]

thats quality.

[mattsayle]

SpeedyGonzales said:

mattsayle said:

next thing will be 'Teenager escapes police on Mobility Scooter'

I was thinking of buying one of those once, and then tuning it.

A NOS tank, uprated suspension, wheelie bars, alloy wheels, slick tyres, bucket seat the list is endless lol

[little-red-canam]

Good job it wasnt here, the police couldn't catch a cold, wonder what the road tax and running costs would be ? ( now theres an idea ) on a nice sunny day a quick run to the office, oh I forgot we dont have sunny days anymore here.

Edited by little-red-canam on Tuesday 30th October 08:00