Motorsport in Auckland?

forerunner for the blow off article of the year:

Reid believed the race car, which has a top speed of 300km/h, was doing more than 160km/h at the peak of its crossings. He was driving on one of the clipon lanes which was closed at Christmas to be resurfaced and which would reopen to the public on Monday. He said the lane had not been properly swept and at the top of the bridge the surface was quite slippery. "It was mega slippery at the top but we always knew that would be the situation and it was just great to show the public a little bit of what we were about." He said even with the slippery surface, he never worried he would lose it. "It was fully under control." He said the event, to promote the sixth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Taupo in a fortnight, gave him a real buzz, particularly with police support. "I absolutely thrived on it. It was a very unique experience which you don't come across every day. "It was mega, it really was." - NZPA

i honestly don't know what the article seems to be promoting here. maybe one: that motorsports in auckland is no more, thanks to the wisdom of the local council. perhaps two: that speeding is probably all right over the harbour bridge, as cops were also involved in this little man's stunts. save the boasting in a real race track, boy, and just maybe you'd make a difference to motorsport fans. the bridge? fah! try 180km/h at 2:15am.