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NOS Overboost Causes Lexus IS Drag Race Crash

Drag racing might seem like one of the safest forms of racing, but this is not entirely true. If you think about it, how can it be safe to put the hammer down with the ESP turned off? This means that when you decided to see if your can gather speed faster than the one next to you, you have to be prepared to tame the beast.
The adjacent video gives us a good example of what can happened if you’re not ready to do that. The clip brings us two Lexus IS vehicles that take part in a 1/8 mile drag race. The driver on the right brings out too much Nitrous oxide (NOS) during the race, which causes the car to spin violently.

He misses the other car by a few inches and hits the wall with the right rear corner of the car. Click the “play” button to see why Pirelli’s “Power is nothing without control” is more than true.
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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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.
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