Despite the 80 km/h speed limit, Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper clocked, for one, Christijan Albers' Minardi grand prix car at 200 km/h.
And, despite the publication of a glowing council report, a road safety spokesman said 'experts' saw the installation of only plastic barriers as 'positively dangerous'.
Anthony Carey added: "What we saw ... is considered by experts as possibly criminal negligence." -GMM