A man has been arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment after driving his girlfriend's Volkswagen Polo onto the Brands Hatch racetrack in Kent during a Beetle race.

The 21 year-old's friend recorded the action from the back seat and uploaded the clip to Youtube. In the video, his girlfriend, who claims to own the car, desperately begs him to stop as he breaches security and drives onto the track.

The driver, Jack Cottle, defended his actions while speaking to the MailOnline:

"People are blowing it out of all proportion. It was something out of the ordinary. You only live once and I live every day like it's my last. Now I'm getting slated for being different."

The clip below contains the footage recorded by the driver's friend.

Un anglais s'invite dans une course automobile... by Spi0n