Thursday 17th August 2006

Speed camera snaps F1 car

Dike dash triggers cash cow

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Nabbed!

A speed camera captured the high-speed dash of F1 driver Robert Doornbos' Red Bull Racing car across Holland's Afsluitdijk this weekend.

As we reported yesterday, Doornbos drove the length of the straight, 20 mile dike which protects Amsterdam from the sea's incursions.

But a speed camera nabbed him -- and it can't have been a Gatso because we've heard how they don't work above 170mph, and Doornbos' top speed was 201mph. We haven't heard yet whether he'll get a NIP in the post.

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[zoidberg]

Didn't realise it was April 1st. Looks like a nifty bit of photoshoppery to me