Seven police cars chased a go-kart at high speed for five kilometres through the winding streets of the western German town of Moenchengladbach but were not able to keep up with the teenage speedster.“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 said.
Police later discovered the go-cart driver hiding in a garage. The 18-year-old driver admitted he had taken refuge there after seeing the garage door open while fleeing the police. “He told us he knew driving a go-kart 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.”
Moenchengladbach is the home of two Formula One racers: Nick Heidfeld of BMW/Sauber and former driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen.