This video is incredible for two reasons. First, when after the drag racer Filippos Papafilippous (what a name) loses control of his bike and smacks into his competitor at almost 200 miles per hour, he ends up landing on his competitor’s wheelie bar like he’s in Mission Impossible. Second, see the smoke? That’s the rear slick MELTING FILIPPOS’ BOOT, which resulted in this:
from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2750866/Astonishing-moment-drag-racer-clings-opponent-s-motorbike-thrown-clear-doing-200mph.html
Could have been a lot worse.
Here’s the video:
For more information, check out this article from…the Daily Mail. Hopefully that’s the last time I’ll ever have to type that phrase out.
Cover photo from Callum Pudge and Geoff Robinson.