Man caught speeding with no licence plates in Bathurst said he was ‘re-enacting’ Bathurst 1000

A man caught speeding told police he was just doing a ‘re-enactment’ of the Bathurst 1000 after travelling on the wrong side of the road at more than 45km/h over the limit.

The 49-year-old from Sydney was busted speeding at 125km/h around Mount Panorama on Friday at about 11.20am in an unregistered Ford Falcon.

Police had received a call from a local who witnessed the driver speeding the wrong way around the racetrack without any licence plates on.

When police stopped the driver he returned a negative breath test but officers then learnt his licence had been suspended for drink driving two weeks earlier.

When asked why he was driving so erratically, the man responded: ‘I’m just doing a re-enactment’ in relation to the Bathurst 1000 race.

He also claimed the service centre ‘was closed’ as to the reason why he didn’t get an registered vehicle permit.

The 49-year-old told police he’d imported the Ford from South Africa, picked it up in Melbourne and was planning on driving it back to Sydney.

Police impounded the car for three months due to the excessive speed.

The 49-year-old was issued with a field court attendance notice to appear in court in March for driving while suspended.

He was also fined for speeding and using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.