Speeding YouTube biker jailed

A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself speeding at up to 130mph on YouTube has been jailed for 12 weeks. Sandor Ferenci also added video of himself performing wheelies, skids and racing on the opposite side of the road around Banbury, Oxfordshire onto the internet site. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving at Oxford Crown Court. In addition to his custodial sentence, he was also disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to take an extended driving test before he is allowed on the road again. Judge Terence Maher told Ferenci that he had carried out "lunatic and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres at considerable speed". The court heard that Ferenci, a carer, was spotted performing wheelies on his Yamaha R6 bike on the A422 Banbury to Brackley road on June 10 this year. Brian Payne, prosecuting, said a motorist saw Ferenci's antics, which caused another driver to have to brake sharply, and took down his registration number. He later contacted police, who traced Ferenci to his home in Fulwell Close, Banbury. The court heard that when officers called at his home, before they had a chance to say anything to him, Ferenci asked them: "Is this about the YouTube video?" Police then discovered that he had posted the video clips of himself on the internet. The footage, which was played to the court, had been filmed by a friend from various angles including from a footbridge. It shows the bike performing wheelies, wheelspins and skids, causing the tyres to smoke, the bike undertaking other vehicles and driving at excessive speed. Mr Payne said it was impossible to attribute an exact speed at which Ferenci was driving but police have estimated he may have reached up to 130mph.

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ITN | October 20, 2008

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