The 26-year-old Punchbowl driver was clocked by Tamworth highway patrol officers at 99km/h on Marius St which has a 50km per hour signposted speed limit.

Officers were patrolling Marius St when they detected the man just before 6pm on Sunday.

He lost his licence on the spot for six months and was slapped with a $2350 fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km per hour.

The man will also lose five demerit points and police are making investigations to strip the licence plates from the car too.

“This was an incredibly high speed in a built up area of Tamworth,” Highway patrol Sergeant Michael Buko told The Leader.

“It’s a reminder that highway patrol officers are everywhere over the country music festival and motorists are warned.

“We could be around the corner at anytime so we urge motorists to enjoy the festival safely and do the right thing on the roads.”

And, the majority of festival-goers have been behaving themselves, according to police.

Operation Kirkton – the squad of officers policing the festival – has seen just a handful of incidents over the first weekend of the 2017 street party.

Operation Kirkton Commander and Acting Superintendent Jeff Budd said revellers had towed the line.

“Police are very impressed with the behaviour of festival patrons,” he said.

“Officers have been proactively engaging community members that are hanging or milling around in the streets.

“There have been a few issues with intoxicated persons trying to gain entry to pubs and clubs after security staff have banned them at the point of entry.”

Acting Superintendent Budd said the 12.30am lock outs and scanners had again proven their value.

“The staff at those licensed premises don’t want intoxicated patrons in their venues,” he said.

“They’re not allowing unruly patrons or troublemakers in and police have been there supporting them in their endeavours.

“And this is another example to show that the scanners and lock outs are working in our community.”

More than 200 officers have been deployed onto the festival beat on foot, pushbikes and buggys to police the crowds.