This is probably the ultimate ‘oh crap’ moment… as it was described by Murray Turner who tweeted this link to a pretty funny and terrifying experience at the same time – the moment you loose your steering column while driving in a high-speed race car.
For those who can’t view the video, you can see the driver pull off and a few seconds later his entire steering column detaches itself, while driving at a high speed. He seems to panic for a second and then slows the race car down with the help from the parachute out the back and throws the steering wheel and column to the side.
On a side note, I’m sure many taxi drivers can sympathise with this driver when they lose their screwdriver ‘steering’ wheel…
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This is probably the ultimate ‘oh crap’ moment… as it was described by Murray Turner who tweeted this link to a pretty funny and terrifying experience at the same time – the moment you loose your steering column while driving in a high-speed race car.
For those who can’t view the video, you can see the driver pull off and a few seconds later his entire steering column detaches itself, while driving at a high speed. He seems to panic for a second and then slows the race car down with the help from the parachute out the back and throws the steering wheel and column to the side.
On a side note, I’m sure many taxi drivers can sympathise with this driver when they lose their screwdriver ‘steering’ wheel…
Follow Robyn on Twitter @RobsSilverstone