Detectives are investigating a boy racer who crashed his car into a tree then bragged about it on a website.

A driver calling himself Paul from Hove posted dramatic photographs of his smashed-up motor at Sussexcarz.com He then boasted he had been driving at 70mph in a 40mph zone on an icy Sussex road and had not been wearing a seat belt.

"Paul" says he could enter the incident for "crash of the year 2007".

He has pasted pictures of himself by his Nissan Skyline and close-ups of the smashed-in boot, dented roof, interior covered in broken glass and crunched-up bonnet.

The site shows him jokingly posing at the scene of the crash with his head in his hands, as well as car parts, including half a bumper, lights and wing mirrors, found scattered at the scene.

Another user of the site, calling himself Rob from Uckfield, posted a reply saying he admired him for being able to make fun of himself.

Chief Inspector Jim Taylor from Sussex Police said a team was investigating the website.

He said: "This website is highly irresponsible. He admits driving at nearly double the speed limit on icy roads with no seat belt and from the images of the car, he is lucky to escape with his life.

"Our job with the road policing department is to try to reduce casualties but this website seems to glorify road traffic accidents.

"Myself and my colleagues have, this week alone, had to deal with nine very serious and fatal road traffic accidents."

Sussexcarz.com, also known as SMCC or Sussex Modified Car Club, bills itself as "one of the largest regional, modified car clubs in England". It says as well as attracting members from Sussex, it also attracts interest from across the UK and abroad.

It says: "Our aim is to provide a source for modifiers to get into the legal side of the community, to show off their cars and meet like-minded people."

The Argus emailed Sussexcarz.com yesterday about the investigation but did not get a response.

In a report on boy racers last year, police pinpointed boy racer hotspots around the county.

These included Angmering; Splash Point in Worthing; West Green car park, Bewbush, and the A23 in Crawley; Staples car park, Sovereign Harbour and Prince William Parade in Eastbourne; Pelham car park in Hastings; Halfords car park in Bognor and the seafront road from Littlehampton to Rustington.

In Ringmer, residents have been urged to write down registration numbers of speeding cars and report them to the police.