Mustangs aiming for the crowd as they leave car meets have almost become a stereotype and, until a few years ago, the pony didn't do too much to redeem itself, with its live rear axle being a dreaded handling Achilles' heel.
Well, the Mustang is now in its S550 generation and the Shelby GT350 models make for awesome circuit animals, but invading spectators' personal space is still an issue, as we can see in the clip below.
The video takes us to yesterday's Cars and Coffee Houston event, where the driver of a GT350 decided it's okay to make a drifting exit.
Alas, all the Nurburgring tweaking in the world can't prepare a car for a driver mixing lack of skill with a thirst for instant gratification, so the Blue Oval machine now looks like it has rear steering, all due to a rather brutal encounter with the curb.
Nevertheless, that curb deserves credit for allowing us to tell you nobody actually got swept away by the spinning car. Nevertheless, bystanders said two or more kids were hit by the people trying to move away from the Ford's path, but no serious injuries have been reported.
Not only did this guy ensure the people-eating legacy of the Mustang gets carried on despite the pony's handling reinvention, but, according to High Tech Corvette, who uploaded this video, he also caused Cars and Coffee Houston to "be kicked out of the current location, [while] there are signs everywhere saying not to do a burnout because it jeopardizes the event,"
In case you were wondering what kind of driver would do that, the clip allows you to see the guy getting merely touched by the crowd's wrath as the exits the car - police presence assured there was no violence involved.
Has the guy learned his lesson? We're not sure, but here's to hoping other aspiring drifters use this as a lesson that the days of Group B rallying can't be reenacted on the street.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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