Missing Parts

Posted by Tracey (Maryland, United States) on 1 August 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.

Thankfully only the car was missing a few parts, not the driver who did escape without harm. They actually flipped the car back over and he drove again!

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Comments (13)

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

A great of the moment shot, lucky driver, a newsreel shot

1 Aug 2008 5:16am

Jrask from Pasadena, United States

haha, there certainly seems to be a lot going on in this image :)

1 Aug 2008 5:41am

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

They are having way too much fun. Great shot Tracey.

1 Aug 2008 6:49am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

that is interesting Tracey, they flip it over and he starts driving again, love those rednecks, where men are men and women are Godesses ;) Oh I adore the photo lol

1 Aug 2008 11:04am

@Lorraine: Does that make me a godess? ;0)

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Cool, these rednecks are.

1 Aug 2008 11:31am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I like that it looks as if the guy has just single-handedly thrown the car over. Gives a different perspective on the event!

1 Aug 2008 12:12pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Pretty wild scene!

1 Aug 2008 2:03pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great moment, well captured. They don't look the dress for safety.

1 Aug 2008 2:31pm

@Graham Russon: There are *some* safety requirements. They have to wear a helmet, they have to have a reinforced driver's side door, and they remove all glass except the windshield. They also have emergency crews there at the ready!

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

I certainly looks much worse than flipping it over and driving again. It's amazing how these races have things like that happen, and I've seen it myself, but then people die in something much less on the road. Sorry for the sombre thought for such a fun sport. You got a great capture.

1 Aug 2008 2:35pm

@sherri: You are right! I think the difference is that the speeds are much less than on the road. They wet the dirt so the tires spin a bit to help keep the speeds down. It actually is not as dangerous as it looks!

Rags from Plano, United States

I love the title as well as the image.

1 Aug 2008 3:45pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

What I would like to know: are there also female drivers? Or is this just a hobby for the guys?

1 Aug 2008 6:37pm

@MadScientist: There was one woman driving and she did really well. Most of the drivers, though, are men. They picked on her and smashed her car up pretty good, but she lasted until within 3 cars of the finish! Girl power ;0)