I've never really been a fan of standing starts...

Aussie V8 Supercar Action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wUvMKUlFLo&feature=player_embedded

I saw that this weekend... kuhWHAAAkuhWHAHHHHKABLAMMO! poppoppop

This needs to be a Foster's Commercial... "BBQ"

whoa

ricky bobby ..im on fire im on fire>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. fire crew guy was phoning that in ?

Australian for fender bender.

DILYSI Dave wrote: Australian for fender bender.

you made me LOL...

I heard the same thing happened to Randy Pobst last weekend at Miller, minus the fireball, but still with heavy damage. I guess the new S60 race car can't come soon enough now...

Dang! That looked like a movie explosion.

Gee whillikers Batman, are you sure you used enough Bat-dynamite?

Was that a pinto?

^ thats the first thing i thought too.

Teh E36 M3 wrote: Was that a pinto?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT0J0rcJTLo

just think how much more exciting that would be if they still did the old school GrandPrix starts where the drivers have to run up to the car, strap in, start the car, then go..

does anyone still do that any more?

novaderrik wrote: just think how much more exciting that would be if they still did the old school GrandPrix starts where the drivers have to run up to the car, strap in, start the car, then go.. does anyone still do that any more?

You are thinking of the old "Le Mans" style starts that were once the norm in sports car racing.

IIRC, the last time this was used at Le Mans was 1969, and it quickly fell out of favor everywhere else. Sometimes, the drivers would not bother to strap in at all, so that they could get away faster! Of course, this was after they bothered to include safety belts

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Burt Bacharach...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWaDjG_DNW0

Wow that was crazy!