Video of the week: USA
Illegal drag racing is rampant on the streets of America, if you know where to look. Seen here is what happens when the cops got organised and almost managed to bust an entire unsanctioned event. Almost.
Illegal drag racing is rampant on the streets of America, if you know where to look. Seen here is what happens when the cops got organised and almost managed to bust an entire unsanctioned event. Almost.
In 1998, Japanese racing driver Tetsuya Ota was involved in a chain reaction collision during a GT championship race. Ota was trapped in his Ferrari for more than 50 seconds while exposed to 800-degree temperatures. The safety crew was slow to respond as fellow drivers frantically extinguished the flames. The result ended with serious burns to Ota and a lawsuit against track promoters and sponsors.
There’s a saying that money can’t buy love. It seems money can’t buy driving skills either, as demonstrated eagerly by this Ferrari owner at the drag strip.
Here’s a real-life car chase video from America. The guy killed some people and was running from the cops. He didn’t make it. It is a nice demonstration of what happens if you speed in a tall 4WD.
Everyone rags on woman drivers. Here’s a video of a completely avoidable mishap in Europe.
Most of you have seen drifting videos from Japan and Europe, featuring all the regular ho-hum rear-wheel-drive cars. Well, here’s one from somewhere in Europe, where a truck shows some BMWs how to do it right.
Here’s a bit of our Lexus LS460 L road test. The part where the 460 did a 360. And survived.
Chevk out this hooligan, apparently from Libya, going in circles in a beater Honda Civic with bald tyres. What’s worse is the number of people he could easily kill with a slip of the hand. Wait for the last part of the video. The guy is seriously a comedian.
Most people know the consequences of jumping red lights. Those social rejects who cannot figure that out either have their cars impounded or simply end up killing themselves and others. Sometimes they actually survive by sheer luck, as this surreal traffic video from America shows.
There are many people out there who make us wonder how they ever managed to get a license when they cannot even move a car into a parking space. The problem is present in Italy too, where some cannot even figure out if a car will fit in a particular space. Not a glowing tribute for women drivers either. Stay within the lines, people.