Amazing top fuel dragster lucky save

[ColinG]

I saw this in New York on the TV when it was on live and completely forgot about it till yesterday.

Thought I'd share it as it's pretty amazing, there's a slow mo on there too!

http://youtu.be/KDTDtqj_f5w

 

[Advikaz]

Bet his arse was going like a rabbits nose.

 

[aucky]

With the little amount of steering input they have I'd call that sheer luck. Definitely a brown pants moment!

 

[George182]

Wow - lucky save.

 

[Eddie.]

He was a passenger throughout, I doubt he knew about any of how that thing stayed upright.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Mental that managed to come back, would properly scare the hell out of you, probably doing best part 200mph at the time? (seeing as they are over 100 in less than a second and it was quite far into the run)

 

[Chip-mk1]

He was a passenger throughout, I doubt he knew about any of how that thing stayed upright.

Looked like he steered into it, and sounded like he backed off, but I agree that it was far more luck as even if you do the "right things" like he seemed to then 99% of the time in that situation you are still going to be unlucky!

 

[McGherkin]

Been playing too much Gran Turismo 4.

 

[ed55j]

How the hell did that not roll!??

 

[Imran60]

I saw this in New York on the TV when it was on live and completely forgot about it till yesterday.

Thought I'd share it as it's pretty amazing, there's a slow mo on there too!

http://youtu.be/KDTDtqj_f5w

Yes. It is also amazing top fuel.