Ferrari California models are quite rare -- if you live in Australia. Only two are in the country -- and one has been impounded.
Did you hear about this one yet? Ferrari California driver in Australia "Caught in the Act".
Speeding seems to be a pretty serious issue down under. This week, a Perth motoring writer [road and driver type transportation journalist] has been nabbed allegedly doing twice the speed limit in a rare Ferrari worth nearly $500,000, according to Aussie news reports.
Police have impounded the rare Ferrari California being driven by Financial Review motoring writer Rod Easdown -- and it's unclear whether or not the charge of reckless driving for the writer testing the power of the car on an empty stretch of road will stick.
The car has been impounded under "Hoon" legislation for seven days. As only two Ferrari California models are presently on the Australian continent, that means half the Ferrari California car models have been confiscated by the police (a rather funny way to think about it).
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.” Yeah. I'm certain auto news writers are the key cause for at least 30 of those deaths. We're sorry. Now give us the Ferrari back.
Ferrari California clocked at 231kmh Chris Thomson
July 13, 2009 - 6:32PM
Police have impounded a rare Ferrari California - one of only two in Australia - after its driver was allegedly clocked driving at 231kmh through the West Australian Wheatbelt.
Sergeant Greg Lambert said the rare red sports car had been recorded travelling more than twice the legal limit when spotted by police just before noon today.
Sergeant Lambert said the Ferrari's 57-year-old male driver, from the Perth suburb of Wembley, would be charged with reckless driving.
"Just because a car is worth a lot of money, it doesn't give the driver any better road sense," he said.
The car was detected zooming through a 110 kmh speed zone on Julimar Road, near the town of Toodyay.
The $470,000 Ferrari has been impounded for seven days under hoon legislation, and towed to a police receival unit in Perth.
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