“A picture is worth a thousand words” never fit so well than right here. Last yellow bulb on the tree has come down and the owner of this late-model Mustang has made a sincerely poor choice in launch gear. Normally, this is where the motor is wound up, the driver gives themselves the shock of their life as the car does the polar opposite of what’s meant to happen, the crowd has a hell of a laugh, and the clip ends up on YouTube anyways. But in this case, the Mustang driver is lucky enough to have a chance at redemption: his opponent is in a 1990s-era Dodge Ram, and even if that thing is packing the 360 under the hood, a mid-17 second time is as good as it’s getting without some massive upgrades. Surely Coyote Boy can figure out the gearbox and chase down the pickup truck, right? Only one way to find out…
Going for that Marty McFly launch!
On a related note, it seems like just about every autocross, at least once, I get stuck waiting on the starting line for an extended period of time and then forget to put the transmission in 1st when they give me the green flag.
I’ve been drag racing for 35 yrs and never did something that stupid! EVEH!
All I need now is a face palm image.
Kudo’s for winning, but he should never of been in reverse to begin with.
Yes I would say It`s the poorest gear choice possible .
Why didn’t I think of that. Backup and get a running start.
Never going to red light starting like that
He thought “R” was for “race”.
How did he stage the car?