Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandok brought the GTO safely back to the grass at Goodwood, preserving a car worth $50 million or more.
Vintage racing is risky, even at prestigious events like the Goodwood Revival and Monterey Motorsports Reunion. When you are racing a one-of-36 Ferrari 250 GTO, a car that sits alongside the Mercedes 300 SLR and McLaren F1 as, mistakes and mechanical maladies can potentially spell the end of a $50 million car. Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandok almost found that out the hard way, finding himself backwards and on fire in a 250 GTO during a race at Goodwood earlier today.
The car started spewing smoke first, then fire on the exit of a corner. The rear wheels snapped out immediately afterward, sending the car into a spin. Chandok somehow regained control quickly, thinking fast as he re-oriented the car and drove it straight onto the outside grass where emergency workers could attend to it.While Chandok escaped without any sort of injury, a post on social media shows that his racing boot melted in the fire.
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