21 November 2007: The fast and the furious

A teenager speeding through a German town with seven squad cars in hot pursuit still managed to give the frustrated officers the slip, police have admitted.

To add to their embarrassment, the boy wasn't driving a high powered car - he was in a go-kart.

After leading the convoy on a 3-mile chase through the winding streets of Moenchengladbach, the 18-year-old driver spotted a private garage with an open door, where he decided to lie low. However, police later discovered his hiding place. He was charged with driving without a licence and driving a go-kart on a public street, which is not permitted in Germany.

Moenchengladbach has produced two Formula One racing drivers. Both Nick Heidfeld and Heinz-Harald Frentzen were born there.