A man who boasted online about driving his sports car more than 100 km/h over the speed limit on a residential road has been convicted of careless driving.

BMW fans of the 5 Series Forum site reported a posting to York Regional Police on April 9 after the 19-year-old driver of a 2006 BMW M5S bragged that he had been blasting along Apple Blossom Drive, near Bathurst Street and Major Mackenzie Drive.

Fans of the site lambasted Vladimir Rigenco of Vaughan and encouraged him to slow down and be more cautious, police said.

Rigenco plead guilty to careless driving and was sentenced to a year of probation. Rigenco cannot drive for six months, must take a driving program and also pay a $1,000 fine.

Police thanked users of the forum for reporting the incident and remind drivers that police are online as well.