York Regional Police on Friday offered a rare look at street racing from the driver's point of view -- a harrowing incident caught on tape that ultimately ended in two people dead.

In an effort to discourage street racing, police released the video of a Feb. 6, 2005 incident recorded by a camera mounted on the victim's motorcycle.

The footage shows what 29-year-old Gabor Werkmann saw as he and two other motorcyclists sped down Bloomington and Kennedy Roads in Stouffville, north of Toronto.

"It looks like they're out using the public roadways of York Region as their own personal racetrack or private circuit for their enjoyment," said Staff Sgt. Dave Mitchell, the officer assigned to the case.

At one point, the speedometer of Werkmann's Honda R.C. 51 shows an astonishing 248 kilometres an hour -- 148 kilometres over the speed limit.

Because of the violent wobble caused by speed and the bumpy road, the camera shuts off and the video freezes just as Werkmann loses control and he and his motorcycle smash head on into a car at nearly 185 kilometres an hour.

The crash killed Werkmann and the car's passenger, 63-year-old Arnold Hall.

The driver of the car survived but required facial reconstruction surgery.

"We couldn't believe that the video was actually laying there," said Mitchell. "We've seen these videos on the Internet where people post these things on the Internet (to show) their wildest rides."

The two other motorcyclists fled the scene, but returned later. Kristian Nemes, 30, and Istvan Mihaly, 37, were found guilty on Thursday of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. The video was used as part of the trial.

The two men convicted in this case will be sentenced in January.

With a report from CTV Toronto's Paul Bliss