A dad-of-four escaped from police following a high-speed chase in a speeding and racing hotspot.
Recovery driver Siddiq Mottala tried to insist he had not been behind the wheel of the sports car and that his registration plates had been taken in Birmingham.
However, police did not fall for his lies and discovered the "stolen" plates in a bedroom at his home, reports Birmingham Live.
Last year on May 29 police officers were undertaking a special operation on the A47 Heartlands Parkway, known to be a popular location where cars cruise and race.
After midnight Mottala was found driving an Audi S3 on a roundabout.
Officers tried to stop him, but he accelerated away, reaching speeds of up to 96mph during the pursuit and then undertaking a slower-moving vehicle.
In one instance, he pulled into a car park where others had gathered, but when police arrived, he was encouraged to get away with others shouting "go, go", according to prosecutor Lal Amarasinghe at Birmingham Crown Court.
Another Audi then blocked the police car to enable Mottala to get away.
An officer saw the Audi's rear registration had a distinctive sticker on it with the outline of a race track.
Later the same day Mottala phoned the police and reported that his registration plates had been stolen - but officers quickly became suspicious and believed it was a false claim.
About a week later the defendant was arrested and when his home was searched a set of registration plates were found in his garden under some car parts, while the ones reported stolen were discovered under bunk beds.
In passing sentence Judge Dean Kershaw said "How on earth you have not been charged with dangerous driving I don't know.
"On that day you went out and essentially made a foolish decision to go and show off about the speed of your car.
"I can not understand how a man of 37 can not see how childish and stupid getting into a sports car and driving in that way is.
"You have four children and a wife. What took place after that was a concerted and deliberate effort to get off the speeding charge."
The judge said that Mottala had told "lie after lie" and that he had only decided to come clean three weeks before his trial.
Judge Kershaw said he had taken into account the impact sending Mottala to prison would have on his children and the fact that he was trying to get away with a speeding charge rather than something more serious.
Mottala, 37, from Ladywood, who had previously admitted perverting the course of justice and speeding, was sentenced to six months suspended for 18 months.
He was also ordered to do 180 hours unpaid work, banned from driving for six months, fined £250 and ordered to pay £250 costs.
Djan Queenie, defending, said: "On May 29 he made his first foolish decision which was to exceed the speed limit. He was acting immaturely.
"He then the second mistake which was not to stop his car. His job is a recovery driver and he was worried he would lose his licence.
"This unfortunately turned into a series of other poor decisions."
She said he had run his business for the last 14 years.
