Drag racing’s a 200mph supercharged sport of mind-numbing power, death-defying speed and OTT levels of testosterone. Pride also plays a massive part as does the exchange of money. Speaking of which, this $10,000 race certainly isn’t one that either of these chaps can afford to lose…
Cue the most heroic driving you’re likely to see this fine and very fresh new year. Watch below as the racer on the left loses its footing early on only to be wrestled back on track by its driver. With the race seemingly lost our hero boots the accelerator and blasts past his smug opponent to win the race in style.
The crowd’s ecstatic reaction really does say it all:
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