A male radio presenter for a North West radio station was among the seven speedsters arrested on Sunday morning on the Albertina Sisulu (R21) highway near the R562 bridge in the Olifantsfontein area.
Two of the arrested drivers were caught doing 227 and 206km/h in a 120km/h zone.
Operation Bumper-to-Bumper was conducted between 5.30am and 8.30am.
The radio presenter, who is 52 years old, was arrested when clocked at 163km/h driving a Ford sedan at 7.40am.
He advanced the reason that he was rushing to OR Tambo International Airport.
A 44-year-old male driver in a Mercedes Benz ended up behind bars when he clocked a breakneck speed of 227km/h claiming that he was rushing to Germiston where his wife was involved in an accident.
The second highest speedster registered a speed of 206km/h.
He is 39 years old and stated that he was late to pick up people at the airport.
The remainder of the four arrestees were caught doing speeds of 192, 185, 181 and 163km/h. They all said they were dashing to the airport.
All seven arrested drivers were charged with reckless and negligent driving at Olifantsfontein Police Station and later released after posting bail of R1 500 each.
They are expected to appear in the Tembisa Magistrates Court soon.
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