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12-15-2009, 09:06 AM
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Check this guy out.. Talk about wanting to get the best picture...
this is one lucky dude..
"This is the terrifying moment a British photographer cheated death as an out-of-control drag racing car careered towards him out of control.
Andy Willsheer kept snapping even as the 250mph car spun towards the crash barrier at Pomona Raceway in California.
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ixzz0ZlmZBMU1"
Andy Willsheer barely takes a step backwards as the 250mph dragster bares down on him
How it happened: As Drag racer Steve Gassparelli accelerated away from the line his 'funny car' suddenly veered to the right
There was nothing more Gassparelli could do but sit tight and hope the fuel-laden dragster did not explode
With the 250mph funny car heading straight for him, Willsheer calmly snapped away - even though other photographers were running in the opposite direction
And yet closer: In the blink of an eye the dragster was almost on the Briton... but he kept the viewfinder of his camera clamped closely to his eye
The giant back wheels loom large as Gassparelli's car strikes the concrete barrier
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/...12_964x635.jpg
Inches from death: The wheels were still spinning as the car mounted the barrier...
Up close: Andy Wilsheer's photo as the drag race car bounces off the barrier in front of him
Photographer Andy Willsheer calmly snapped away as car careered towards him
"Miraculously, the wrecked vehicle landed just feet away from the photographer, who escaped unharmed.
The high-powered machine, capable of going from 0-60 mph in under a second, skidded off the track after its right side wheels hit an oil slick.
Only the concrete barrier prevented Willsheer from being killed by stopping the car dead just three feet away from where he was standing.
‘The crowd were yelling out for him to get out of the way and he kept on taking pictures,’ said one eyewitness.
‘He really is lucky to be alive, but he must have taken some great photos.’
Safety teams shut down the engine as soon as it stopped and driver Steve Gasparrelli also walked away unhurt."
this is one lucky dude..
"This is the terrifying moment a British photographer cheated death as an out-of-control drag racing car careered towards him out of control.
Andy Willsheer kept snapping even as the 250mph car spun towards the crash barrier at Pomona Raceway in California.
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ixzz0ZlmZBMU1"
Andy Willsheer barely takes a step backwards as the 250mph dragster bares down on him
How it happened: As Drag racer Steve Gassparelli accelerated away from the line his 'funny car' suddenly veered to the right
There was nothing more Gassparelli could do but sit tight and hope the fuel-laden dragster did not explode
With the 250mph funny car heading straight for him, Willsheer calmly snapped away - even though other photographers were running in the opposite direction
And yet closer: In the blink of an eye the dragster was almost on the Briton... but he kept the viewfinder of his camera clamped closely to his eye
The giant back wheels loom large as Gassparelli's car strikes the concrete barrier
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/...12_964x635.jpg
Inches from death: The wheels were still spinning as the car mounted the barrier...
Up close: Andy Wilsheer's photo as the drag race car bounces off the barrier in front of him
Photographer Andy Willsheer calmly snapped away as car careered towards him
"Miraculously, the wrecked vehicle landed just feet away from the photographer, who escaped unharmed.
The high-powered machine, capable of going from 0-60 mph in under a second, skidded off the track after its right side wheels hit an oil slick.
Only the concrete barrier prevented Willsheer from being killed by stopping the car dead just three feet away from where he was standing.
‘The crowd were yelling out for him to get out of the way and he kept on taking pictures,’ said one eyewitness.
‘He really is lucky to be alive, but he must have taken some great photos.’
Safety teams shut down the engine as soon as it stopped and driver Steve Gasparrelli also walked away unhurt."
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i like how it says "Andy Willsheer kept snapping even as the 250mph car spun" ..... when you can clearly see in the pics he broke and wrecked right past the 60ft box.....doubt the car was going 250mph. lol
12-17-2009, 09:14 AM
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lol.... Yeah I would have been running for the bleachers like everyone else did...
Maybe through the camara it looked further away than what it was.. and then when he looked at the pics.. He realized what an idiot...lol
Maybe through the camara it looked further away than what it was.. and then when he looked at the pics.. He realized what an idiot...lol
