Regular fliers within the FACT CTR have often commented that Thunder City Jets do not seem to comply with the CTR speed requirements.....
It would be interesting to know the consequences iro damage to aircraft when a bird hits it, when it is going much faster than 200kts IAS as compared to being flown at 200kts IAS.
I was always told that several a/c are speed limited to protect certain items of the airframe (ie windscreens) from damage caused by outside sources ie possible bird strikes.....