A PERTH motoring writer has been nabbed allegedly doing twice the speed limit in a rare Ferrari worth nearly $500,000.

Police have impounded the rare Ferrari California being driven by Financial Review motoring writer Rod Easdown.

The car was brought into Australia by Ateco Automotive and was scheduled for test drives with WA media outlets this week.

The car was allegedly caught speeding through the WA Wheatbelt at 231km/h.

The red Ferrari California is one of just two of its kind in Australia.

A police spokesman said the rare red sports car had been recorded travelling at more than twice the legal limit when spotted by police on Julimar Rd, near Toodyay, just before noon today.

Police have charged the 57-year-old male driver, from Wembley, with reckless driving. The car has been impounded under hoon legislation for seven days.

A police spokesman said: "The incident should serve to remind drivers that regardless of a car’s capabilities, excessive speed is a contributing factor in about 60 people dying on our roads each year."

A spokesman for Ateco, Mr Edward Rowe, refused to comment.

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...41-948,00.html

i lol'd!

What a joke

only 7 days tho? not 28?

Julimar Rd connects Toodyay to Chittering Rd. Lots of straight stuff with some gentle curves here and there. Good spot for a quick HOON. Pity the cops were there to catch him! If I was the officer on scene I'd be saying fark ya tow truck, I'm taking this one in

Hey at least he wasn't drunk........

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From my understanding if you crashed it , the cost would be on your head not wapol
hense getting tow truck

If I was the cop i would just have asked for a ride

spewing hey, bad luck, least he was out on open roads lol

bet he was gutted!!

but serves him right though no matter what car ya in you shouldnt speed!!!

If you were in that car you would stay on the limit out on the country road ?


its not like you would speed all the way home but for sure anybody would give it couple goes to see what it had.

exactly... its a $500,000 car, of course you would give it some stick out on country roads

Not that im condoning speeding, but damn if you had that car, you would at least strech out a few gears lol

Personally if anyone said they wouldn't , lies haha