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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 08:54 AM
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In Pro Drag YAS Marina Circuit March 2012 (Abu Dhabi).

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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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That was epic!! i wonder what was the exact cause? Loose nitrous hose?
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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omgawd wow that would have scared the pants off me if I was the guy next to the drivers door
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Damn! That was a big explosion!
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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why the hell would you stick your head in there haha
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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why the hell would you stick your head in there haha
^ Yeah it's weird, seems like he's trying to cool down the engine by blowing.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
omgawd wow that would have scared the pants off me if I was the guy next to the drivers door
Would have **** my pants if I was that guy. LOL

Glad nobody got injured! It could have been bad if that happened when those guys were standing in front of the hood!
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Lucky they all walked back otherwise it would cause a lot of injurys!
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Is that some sort of 4th gen/5th gen hybrid or is the video quality just poor?
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 08:50 PM
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pretty crazy. That could have been a lot worse
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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yeah imagine if the guy still had his head in there when it blew up
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