This Racer Escaped His MX-5 Just As It Burst Into Flames
Racing driver Ben Waddell had to bring his Mazda MX-5 to a stop after the fuel tank burst, leaving the vehicle just as a huge fire erupted
Skip Barber Formula Series regular Ben Waddell endured a terrifying moment while taking a break from single-seaters at the weekend.
He was driving what looks to be a Mazda MX-5 when the fuel tank burst, showering him in petrol. He immediately went off track and stopped, hurled the steering wheel away and got the hell out of there. Not a moment too soon it turned out, as the car burst into flames just as he was exiting.
Although the car is - as you can see above - in a bad way, Waddell himself walked away with only a few blisters.
A lucky escape…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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The A/C was turned on too high
Other photos taken at the disaster
*This is a joke plz don’t murder me Miata lovers.
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Too much hairspray
I’m glad you made it out alive! A lot of people don’t make it out on time!
LEAKED PICTURES OF THE AFTERMATH!
This makes me so sad. ;(
unbuckling yourself and opening a door may look easy but when all that adrenaline is pumping thru your veins i promise you its not.
Only took about 15 years to get out of the vehicle.
Hot damn!