A Lime Scooter "drag race'' through the streets of Dunedin yesterday was more intimate than expected.
Two University of Otago students, Luke Beer and Levi Milton, raced each other on e-scooters at noon from the intersection of Duke and Castle Sts, through the University of Otago, to Leith St Liquorland.
The field of entrants was significantly smaller than the Facebook event page indicated, after 656 people clicked attending.
![University of Otago students Luke Beer (left) and Levi Milton zoom through North Dunedin on Lime scooters. Photo / Gerard O'Brien](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CUEG4W7AQIBNOJNEB52ZN24OBE.jpg?auth=a00069d6b282c4b983351947ba2f76c8e52888da06d426ede3df7910fcf31f28&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
Initially, the police and Dunedin City Council had raised concerns about the event and said they would monitor the race.