UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Speed-seekers in Dubai have been founds using the emirate’s long, straight highways to hold illegal races, reaching speeds of nearly 200mph (300km/h), police say. But their pastime could be a thing of the past after police seized 81 vehicles they say were being raced. The number plates had been taken off to make the cars harder to identify. Drivers will face 100,000 dirham fines ($27,000; £19,000) and owners will need to pay 50,000 dirham, local media say. (BBC)…[+]