Photog Cheats Death As Funny Car Tries To Eat Him Alive...

[mosconiac]

...and keeps snapping photos!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1234929/Cheating-death-The-moment-British-photographer-narrowly-escapes-crushed-runaway-drag-race-car.html

[chr2002ca]

Pretty amazing. I think it all happened so quickly he just didn't have a chance to react.

...and keeps snapping photos!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1234929/Cheating-death-The-moment-British-photographer-narrowly-escapes-crushed-runaway-drag-race-car.html

[Blake Foster]

maybe thats where the saying
" Drag Racing, because football and rugby only require ONE Ball"
comes from

[deuce_454]

i doubt it was going 250 mph though.. it was barely past the 60 foot mark when it spun... cool pics, and one cool photographer though!:hail:

[Bakaruda]

That is so cool.

[XcYZ]

Awesome!

[GregWeld]

Amazing nobody was hurt! And the pix are beyond incredible!

Back in "da day" -- I worked at Portland International Raceway.... that was '68/69/70/71... so "safety" wasn't as strict as it is now.. and I've seen my fair share of big wrecks and dodged a few flying parts (think, BEFORE blower straps!)... and when this stuff goes bad... there's no way you can react before it's too late.

Not trying to steal the thread -- but I'm also an internationally licensed pyro -- and I always love the scenes in the movies where the guys hear the bomb "click" and they start running and outrun the fireball... I got news for you... that ain't gonna happen! When it goes "click" --- you won't hear the boom... or see the fireball! LOL

[WSSix]

I bet he was thinking "The grand kids are gonna love this!!!"

That picture with the wheels spinning and they are right there... wow!!

[Nick L]

I'd have been long gone. Screw the shot. Not good ol' Andy. He's a pro.

Nick L.