A novice driver from Abbotsford has been fined $468, been banned from driving for 15 days, and has had his car impounded after police caught him speeding at 197 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on a stretch of Highway 1 in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The driver was first clocked by police travelling at 142 km/h in a 90 km/hr zone, but later seen increasing his speed to 197 km/hr while apparently racing a second car travelling at the same speed in what was by now a 100 km/h zone.

The second vehicle exited the highway before the Port Mann Services Traffic Officer could effect a police stop, but the original car — a 2008 grey Infiniti G37 — was pulled over near the 192nd Street exit.

Police are asking for witnesses who may have seen the second vehicle involved in an apparent street race between 152nd Street and 176th Street around 1.20 a.m. PT Thursday.