V8 Supercar driver Karl Reindler was forced to run for his life after his Holden Commodore went up in flames at the beginning of a race in Perth, Australia. A rear end collision with fellow V8 Supercar driver Steve Owen punctured the car’s fuel cell, causing it to explode in the unbelievable manner you see here. While Reindler’s $US600,000 Holden was destroyed beyond repair, both drivers involved in the crash managed to escape with relatively minor injuries.
Hat tip to 7shades: Repping the Antipodes!
Steve
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 12:24 PMdoes this remind anyone else of taledega nights?
dave
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 1:01 PMhe got 3rd degree burns to his hands and a few other bits…
bazuden
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 1:49 PMWow! I thought fuel cells were supposed to prevent explosions like that?
Clarence
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 2:47 PM@bazuden – fuel cell in this case is referring to the petrol/gas tank. :-)
red t-rex
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 4:10 PMyes but the honeycomb cell fuel tank has been available for years to prevent this sort of thing. I think that’s what @bazuden was referring to.
ref: Racing Fuel Cell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tank
BCK
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 6:06 PMYou should see the INCAR footage!!!!