This Racer Escaped His MX-5 Just As It Burst Into Flames

Racing driver Ben Waddell had to bring his Mazda MX-5 to a stop after the fuel tank burst, leaving the vehicle just as a huge fire erupted

Skip Barber Formula Series regular Ben Waddell endured a terrifying moment while taking a break from single-seaters at the weekend.

He was driving what looks to be a Mazda MX-5 when the fuel tank burst, showering him in petrol. He immediately went off track and stopped, hurled the steering wheel away and got the hell out of there. Not a moment too soon it turned out, as the car burst into flames just as he was exiting.

Although the car is - as you can see above - in a bad way, Waddell himself walked away with only a few blisters.

A lucky escape…

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GTA Motorsport

The A/C was turned on too high

10/24/2016 - 11:02 |
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Gus (SQUAD SQUAD)

Other photos taken at the disaster

*This is a joke plz don’t murder me Miata lovers.

10/24/2016 - 11:03 |
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Gus (SQUAD SQUAD)

Up Next: 10 Photos Taken Moments Before Disaster

10/24/2016 - 11:18 |
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Darude Her Right In The Sandstorm™

Too much hairspray

10/24/2016 - 11:43 |
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Dominic Gardner

I’m glad you made it out alive! A lot of people don’t make it out on time!

10/24/2016 - 12:01 |
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Neco Arc

LEAKED PICTURES OF THE AFTERMATH!

10/24/2016 - 12:49 |
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MikeTheMiata (MiataSquad) (MarinerSquad)

This makes me so sad. ;(

10/24/2016 - 14:24 |
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Anonymous

unbuckling yourself and opening a door may look easy but when all that adrenaline is pumping thru your veins i promise you its not.

10/24/2016 - 16:44 |
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BugAudi

Only took about 15 years to get out of the vehicle.

10/24/2016 - 18:04 |
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Claudiu

Hot damn!

10/24/2016 - 19:44 |
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